Upgraded my Pixel 4 to Android 12 and told my wife to stay on Android 11. Bugs a...

shriek · on Dec 9, 2021

> what are the new features in 12

In fact they stripped lot of features by trying to hide stuff in layers with that god awful UI. Sometimes I feel like Android tries too hard to be iOS and loses its identify completely. If I wanted an iOS experience I might as well use iPhone.

notyourday · on Dec 10, 2021

> what are the new features in 12?

* Clock takes two lines on a lock screen. Gigantic clock! Because we have poor vision.

* "Now playing" runs on a lock screen and a lock screen only

* Google Assistant cannot be fully disabled

* Native launcher uses VERY LARGE ICONS - 4 max in a row! A-la AARP advertised phone for grandma with big buttons.

* Can't remove Google search bar via native launcher.

* One tap disable?! That's for penguins! We are not penguins! We are senior citizens! Our fingers need exercise!