Sleep as Android picks up beta Material You support and Android 12 isn t even out yet
For many, Android 12
is Material You first and foremost, with all the other features and enhancements playing second fiddle to the new (and quite snazzy) dynamic theming and design language. Google s alreadyupdatingsome of its apps to take advantage of the new changes, but one enterprising developer has taken the partially undocumented and non-final APIs into his own hands. Sleep as Android is soon releasing a beta version of the app with support for Android 12 s Material You, and you can download it a few days early here.
Battery life has been an Android bugbear for years. While Google has made some significant changes to its mobile OS to improve things (with success, I d argue), many popular smartphone makers still feel the need to take further steps to enhance longevity and it s coming at a cost. Many go above and beyond the battery life enhancements featured in so-called stock Android, and frequently these alterations cause problems, resulting in issues ranging from delayed notifications, to prematurely killed apps, and even outright breaking behaviors that developers rely on. In fact, the lack of predictability that has ensued under the current laissez-faire power management scheme has become so dire that it recently took the top spot in a developer AMA request thread for Android 11 on reddit. Ultimately, this results in an inconsistent experience for both app-makers and end-users like you and me, and Google needs to put its foot down.