Android 12 Beta was released to the developers by May 18, 2021.
Android 12 is the major update and the new system UI with Material You that's expressive, dynamic, and personal. Extend apps with redesigned widgets, AppSearch, Game Mode, new codecs, new protections like privacy dashboard and approximate location. Improve productivity with rich content insertion, easier blurs, improved native debugging, and many.
Here are some features listed by android:
Personalization - Android 12 allows users to fully personalize the phone with a custom color palette and redesigned widgets. With the so-called color extraction by selecting wallpaper, the system automatically determines which colors dominate, which are complementary and which look better. Colors throughout the operating system the notification sound, the lock screen, the volume controls, new widgets and many.
Fluid motion and animations - Android 12 device responds to touch with smooth motion and animations feel how it comes alive with every tap, swipe and scroll, when dismissing notifications on the lock screen, clock will appear larger so user will know when all caught up.
Redesigned system spaces - The notification shade is lot intuitive and playful, with a crisp, at-a-glance view of app notifications, whatever user currently listening to or watching, and Quick Settings that let control practically the entire operating system with a swipe and a tap. The Quick Settings space doesn’t just look and feel different.
Provided more control over how much information can share with apps. With new approximate location permissions, apps can be limited to seeing only approximate location instead of a precise location.