[Software] The beta 1 of Android 12, the most downloaded in the history of the operating system

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The beta 1 of Android 12 has been the most downloaded beta version of an Android operating system in history, according to the vice president of Engineering of Google for Android, David Burke, who has presented the news of the second beta version.

   Burke reported the data Wednesday on Twitter, where he indicated that Android 12 beta 1 is the most downloaded "by far." The company released this version at Google I / O 2021, its annual developer conference.

The manager has also presented beta 2. This is now available for users who have used beta 1 and for Pixel devices and those selected from some partners such as Asus, Oppo, realme and Sharp, who are enrolled in the trial program.

   At the beginning of the year, the final version of Android 11 failed to exceed the market share of the previous four versions, with a penetration of 4.85 percent in February 2021, when the first Android 12 developer preview was released. However, it is currently in third position in penetration of Android systems, with 13.72 percent, according to data from StatCounter.

   The second version of the Android 12 beta comes with some new features such as a privacy panel to "give users better visibility on the data accessed by apps," according to the developer blog linked by Burke. With this, users will be able to see in an interface which apps access services such as the microphone, the camera or the location, and also when.

   Finally, Google adds what they call a "more intuitive connectivity experience", which affects the interface of the status bar, quick settings and settings. The changes made are aimed at helping users better manage their network connections, and a new Internet Panel helps to more easily exchange between Internet providers and fix network connection problems.