News on Mobile OS Releases, November 2021

Android 12

Making the most of Android 12 widgets with customization

With the addition of Material You, wallpapers mesh well with the UI adding a cohesiveness that many people love about their Pixel 6 and 6 Pro. In addition, Google’s widgets play along well and are easy to customize, allowing you to tailor the Android 12 experience even better.

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Android 12 is now available on these devices, with more coming soon

Click the link below to see the full list of devices that can upgrade to Android 12 right now.

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Apple iOS 

Apple seeds iOS 15.1.1 update to fix call drops on iPhone 12 and 13 series

Full content and details (external sources): GSMArena, 9to5Mac

iOS 15.2 beta no longer disables Face ID on iPhone 13 after screen replacement

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Here’s how Background Sounds work in iOS 15

Background Sounds comes with six options: balanced, bright, or dark noise, ocean, rain, and stream. Instead of having its own app, the feature is tucked inside Accessibility settings for iPhone and iPad. While Siri commands don’t work with the feature, you can set up an Accessibility shortcut for Background Sounds or use Control Center to quickly access it too.

Full content and details (external sources): 9to5Mac

What’s new in iOS 15.2 beta 3? Macro mode tweaks, Apple Arcade, more

iOS 15.2 beta 3 is now available to developers, and the update continues to bring new refinements and features to iPhone users. The new release includes more tweaks to the Macro feature on iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max, new promotions for Apple Arcade, and more.

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HarmonyOS 

HarmonyOS 2.0 Feature Review: Large Folders

Full content and details (external sources): HuaweiCentral

Huawei HarmonyOS November 2021 Updates List

Huawei has shared both the November HarmonyOS security patch and the November 2021 HarmonyOS list for eligible devices that will receive the latest software updates. These software updates come with new security patches, added features, system improvements, and performance enhancement by system tweaks.

Full content and details (external sources): HuaweiCentral

More on HarmonyOS 

HarmonyOS Mobile November 2021 security patch details

Huawei has released November 2021 security patch details for HarmonyOS operating system-powered mobile devices. This software update patch comes with security improvements and fixes for different kinds of vulnerabilities and data threats that could compromise the HarmonyOS user data.

Full content and details (external sources): HuaweiCentral

EMUI

Check the Huawei EMUI 12 beta features

Huawei has started to roll out the first EMUI 12 beta software update for the eligible smartphone testers including  – Huawei Mate 40 Pro, P40, P40 Pro, P40 Pro+ and Mate 30 series devices in the global market.

According to information, Huawei EMUI 12 beta changelog brings a bunch of new features under a massive software package size that goes beyond 5.6 gigabytes. The latest software update doesn’t have new features that will enhance your user experience. The EMUI 12 beta changelog reveals adaptation of changes that surpasses EMUI 11 and brings us close to the HarmonyOS user interface.

Full content and details (external sources): HuaweiCentral

Huawei EMUI 12 beta begins in Europe

Huawei EMUI 12 beta update is at the peak level. The company has started EMUI 12 Beta update in Germany with 5 devices. The update can be experienced by downloading the EMUI 12 beta app. In the link below you can check the eligible EMUI 12 beta devices list in Europe.

Full content and details (external sources): HuaweiCentral