12L feature drop | Android 12

12L is a special feature drop that makes Android 12 even better on tablets and foldable devices. With 12L, we've ... Beta 1 Update for 12L feature drop! Platform AndroidStudio GooglePlay Jetpack Kotlin Docs Games Language English BahasaIndonesia Español–AméricaLatina Português–Brasil 中文–简体 日本語 한국어 Signin Platform Overview Releases Devices Wear Technology LargeScreens MachineLearning Privacy Android5G Platform Overview Releases Devices Wear Technology LargeScreens MachineLearning Privacy Android5G AndroidStudio GooglePlay Jetpack Kotlin Docs Games AllAndroidreleases Android12 Home Featuresandchangeslist 12Lfeaturedrop Home12LfeaturesandchangesGet12LSetupthe12LSDKAPIdiffs-API31→API32 Behaviorchanges Behaviorchanges:allapps Behaviorchanges:appstargetingAndroid12 Non-SDKrestrictions Deprecations NewfeaturesandAPIs Overview Widgetsimprovements What'snewforenterprise Getyourappsready Migrateyourapps GetAndroid12 SetuptheAndroid12SDK Referenceupdates APIdiffs-API30→API31 BroadcastIntents(API31) CommonIntents(API31) Compatibilityframeworkchanges PlatformQPRpreviews Releasenotes GetQPR3Beta2 Feedbackandissuetracker Factoryimages OTAimages GenericSystemImages(GSIs) More Dashboards TheAndroid13DeveloperPreviewisnowavailable.Tryitouttodayandletusknowwhatyouthink! Android12 Platform Releases 12Lfeaturedrop 12LisaspecialfeaturedropthatmakesAndroid12evenbetterontabletsandfoldabledevices.With12L,we’veoptimizedandpolishedthesystemUIforlargescreens,mademultitaskingmorepowerfulandintuitive,andimprovedcompatibilitysupportsoappslookbetterrightoutofthebox.Testyourappson12Ltodayandoptimizeforlargescreendevices! Getstarted Optimizeyourapp AnOSoptimizedforlargescreens In12L,we’verefinedtheUItomakeAndroidmorebeautifulandeasiertouseonscreenslargerthan600sp—acrossnotifications,quicksettings,lockscreen,overview,homescreen,andmore.TryyourappwiththeUIupdates! Learnmore Builtformultitasking We’vemademultitaskingmorepowerfulandintuitive.12Lincludesanewtaskbaronlargescreensthatletsusersdraganddropanappintosplit-screenmodeandinstantlyswitchappsonthefly.Makesureyourappsarereadyforsplit-screenmode! Learnmore Improvedcompatibilityexperience Visualandstabilityimprovementstocompatibilitymodein12Lprovideabetterexperienceforusersandhelpallappslookbetterbydefault.Testyourappstomakesurethey'reoptimizedforlargescreens. Learnmore Developerguides Responsivelayoutsforlargescreens Starthereforgeneralresourcestohelpyouuseresponsivelayoutsthatadaptyourapptotablets,foldables,andChromeOSdevices,aswellasphones. Developerguides Largescreenappquality Whatdoesittaketobuildaqualityexperienceforlargescreens?Thesechecklistshelpyouunderstandhowtobuildanappthatmeetsuserexpectationsontablets,foldables,andChromeOSdevices. Developerguides MigrateyourUItoresponsivelayouts Makeyourapp'sUIresponsivetohandleawiderangeofscreensizesaswellasdeviceorientationsandotherdevicestates. Developerguides AdaptiveUIinJetpackCompose UsethedeclarativeUItoolkitinJetpackComposetosimplifybuildingforlargescreensanddiverselayouts. ContentandcodesamplesonthispagearesubjecttothelicensesdescribedintheContentLicense.JavaandOpenJDKaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarksofOracleand/oritsaffiliates. Lastupdated2022-04-05UTC. [{ "type":"thumb-down", "id":"missingTheInformationINeed", "label":"MissingtheinformationIneed" },{ "type":"thumb-down", "id":"tooComplicatedTooManySteps", "label":"Toocomplicated/toomanysteps" },{ "type":"thumb-down", "id":"outOfDate", "label":"Outofdate" },{ "type":"thumb-down", "id":"samplesCodeIssue", "label":"Samples/codeissue" },{ "type":"thumb-down", "id":"otherDown", "label":"Other" }] [{ "type":"thumb-up", "id":"easyToUnderstand", "label":"Easytounderstand" },{ "type":"thumb-up", "id":"solvedMyProblem", "label":"Solvedmyproblem" },{ "type":"thumb-up", "id":"otherUp", "label":"Other" }] Twitter Follow@AndroidDevonTwitter YouTube CheckoutAndroidDevelopersonYouTube LinkedIn ConnectwiththeAndroidDeveloperscommunityonLinkedIn MoreAndroid Android AndroidforEnterprise Security Source News Blog Podcasts Discover Gaming MachineLearning Privacy 5G AndroidDevices Largescreens WearOS AndroidTV Androidforcars AndroidThings ChromeOSdevices Releases Android11 Android10 Pie Oreo Nougat Marshmallow Lollipop KitKat DocumentationandDownloads AndroidStudioguide Developersguides APIreference DownloadStudio AndroidNDK Support Reportplatformbug Reportdocumentationbug GooglePlaysupport Joinresearchstudies Android Chrome Firebase GoogleCloudPlatform Allproducts Privacy License Brandguidelines Getnewsandtipsbyemail Subscribe Language English BahasaIndonesia Español–AméricaLatina Português–Brasil 中文–简体 日本語 한국어