The much-awaited Google I/O 2021 Developer Conference event went live recently and the Android 12 Beta 1 has finally released for a couple of Pixel devices and some other device models too. Asus Zenfone 8 (ZS590KS) has also joined the Android 12 Beta party. Now, if you’re one of the Asus Zenfone 8 (ZS590KS) users, you can easily Download Android 12 Beta for Asus Zenfone 8 and install it.
Initially, Google has rolled out a couple of Android 12 Developer Preview builds to only its eligible Pixel devices since February 2021. Whereas the official stable version of the Android 12 will be released in September 2021 respectively. Now, just like other OEMs, Asus will also start pushing the Android 12 Developer Preview Program for the eligible users to taste out and give feedback for the stable release.
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To be very precise, the Android 12 Beta update won’t include the latest version of the ZenUI to the Asus Zenfone 8 model. It’ll basically offer a clean stock Android (AOSP) like user interface and experience expectedly. As this is in the early beta stage, we won’t gonna recommend you to use it as a daily driver on your primary handset right now.
What’s New in Android 12 Beta?
Android 12 is the latest version and the 12th iteration of the Android OS or you can say it’s the successor of the Android 11 which was launched last year. Android 12 basically introduces a major UI change, multiple improvements with the app privacy, improved lock screen visuals, dynamic theme & wallpaper, all-new notification shade, all-new widgets, fluid motion & animations, privacy dashboard, and more.
- Behavior Changes
- System changes for privacy, security, and performance may affect your app when it’s running on Android 12.
- New features & APIs
- New features from rich content insertion, extensions to native image decoding, compatible media transcoding, and more.