While the recently introduced Android 12 brought big changes to the appearance and performance of Google’s operating system on smartphones and tablets, Android is not only intended for top-of-the-range and flagship devices, being in fact the average and affordable ranges the ones that more models distribute throughout the year. That is why, in the wake of its original operating system, Google presents its reduced version, which this year will continue with the usual nomenclature Introducing itself as Android 12 Go Edition.
The company promises faster application launch times, smoother animations and a longer battery life, among other things. Specifically, applications will be able to launch applications up to 30% faster than the same device running Android 11 Go Edition, with more fluid animations; including further a new SplashScreen API available to developers.
Among the highlighted changes, we find that Android 12 Go Edition also automatically hibernate applications that haven’t been used in a while, helping to extend battery life by preventing those apps from unnecessarily demanding system resources.
Meanwhile, the Files Go app Updated will allow you to recover files within 30 days, so you can confidently delete unnecessary files to free up space in the meantime.
On the other hand, the new operating system will include support for sharing applications with other users, through a direct connection to save data using the function of «Share Close» from Android. And when you visit the recent apps screen, there will be options to listen to the news and translate the on-screen content into your language.
On the other hand, the «Privacy Panel» it would remain intact with respect to what has already been seen in Android 12, giving Android 12 Go Edition a single place to see which applications are accessing sensitive data such as the location of your device or accessing the microphone or camera hardware . And you will see privacy indicators in the status bar when the microphone or camera is active.
Finally, it should be noted that Android 12 Go Edition will arrive first through an update for current compatible models, although Google itself has already advanced that Some new devices will also be unveiled in 2022.
