{"id":226408,"date":"2021-04-14T09:31:17","date_gmt":"2021-04-14T06:31:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/leaked-android-12-features-hint-at-ios-style-clipboard-and-location-permissions\/"},"modified":"2021-04-14T09:31:17","modified_gmt":"2021-04-14T06:31:17","slug":"leaked-android-12-features-hint-at-ios-style-clipboard-and-location-permissions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/leaked-android-12-features-hint-at-ios-style-clipboard-and-location-permissions\/","title":{"rendered":"#Leaked Android 12 features hint at iOS-style clipboard and location permissions"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Leaked Android 12 features hint at iOS-style clipboard and location permissions<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

Last year, App<\/a>le introduced some neat privacy-focused features\u00a0in iOS 14 such as a notification pop-up when your mic, camera, or clipboard is accessed, and granular location\u00a0controls.<\/p>\n

Now, leaked Android 12 screenshots indicate that\u00a0Google might bring some of these features to the upcoming version of its mobile OS.<\/span>. Mishaal Rahman and his team at XDA Developers have got their\u00a0hands on an unreleased Android 12 version<\/a> that uncovers plenty of new features, including enhanced privacy controls.<\/p>\n

The report noted that the upcoming version will have a \u201cShow clipboard access\u201d toggle in privacy settings. If enabled, it\u2019ll show you a notification indicating that an app is accessing your clipboard. In iOS, the toast notification for clipboard access appears on the top. In Android\u2019s upcoming version, it might appear on top of your keyboard.<\/p>\n

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<\/a>Leaked Android 12 screenshot showing toast notification for clipboard access<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

XDA Developers\u2019 report also notes that Android 12 brings\u00a0granular location controls that will allow you to give out only an approximate location to apps that request it.<\/span><\/p>\n

Most apps need a location for verification that you\u2019re in a particularregion or a city (say, to determine if a shopping app delivers in your area); for those purposes you don\u2019t need to give out your precise location<\/span>. The leaked screenshot also indicates that you\u2019ll be able to choose between precise and approximate location permission when the app first asks for it. This is a bit better than iOS where you need to switch off the precise location toggle inside an app\u2019s settings.<\/p>\n

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Credit: XDA Developers<\/a><\/figcaption>
<\/a>Android 12 will offer a choice to give out an approximate location to an app<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A leak that appeared in February suggested that Android 12 will also have iOS-like\u00a0notifications for when an app accesses your camera or microphone. However, the new version might bring its own privacy goodies such as a kill switch for all sensors on the phone, and advanced notification controls.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll have to wait till Android 12\u2019s final release in September to see if all these features will reach next-gen phones.<\/p>\n

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