5 Android 12 features you can bring to any phone

Google’s Android 12 software is packed with interesting treasures – but unless you’re using one of Google’s own Pixel phones, it’s still a ways off from landing in your hands. The tortoise-like pace of most Android updates is another subject for another day. Here, I want to explore some creative solutions for bringing a small but significant smidgeon of Android 12’s goodness onto any device this minute. This minute, you say? Why, yes, Mr. Giggles! With a touch of creativity, you can experience a handful of select Android-12-inspired treats on any Android device, with any Android version – and with very little effort – right now. All you need is the right app and a few minutes of set-up, and some scrumptious Android 12 flavours will be ready and waiting for your ingestion.

To be clear, these aren’t the biggest, most earth-shifting changes Android 12 has to offer. When it comes to elements like the Material You system theming engine or the engine-room-level Android 12