Well well, here’s a bunch of big-screen improvements for Android, just the sort of groundwork you’d want to see if Google were releasing a folding Pixel next year.

Hopefully these paradigms can bring Samsung and Microsoft UIs into some alignment, toohttps://t.co/1LwBc7debo

— Dieter Bohn (@backlon) October 27, 2021

Here's a shocker: Android "12L" is officially out in dev preview. It's all that 12.1 tablet stuff, the bottom taskbar, split screen, etc. https://t.co/N5velX93yN

— Ron Amadeo (@RonAmadeo) October 27, 2021

Here are the new functional improvements to letterboxing that Android 12L enables:

- Configurable positioning: OEMs can position an app to the L/R side.
- Redesigned restart button: OEMs can give the restart button a new look so it's better recognizedhttps://t.co/bemzuKmA63 pic.twitter.com/1SRl3DLKhD

— Mishaal Rahman (@MishaalRahman) October 27, 2021

Suprise, surprise, here is the next generation of Android (in developer preview): Android 12L https://t.co/t9rDWa27ca

— Andreas Proschofsky (@suka_hiroaki) October 27, 2021

Android 12L is Google’s latest attempt to optimize Android for tablets, foldables, and Chrome OS devices #AndroidDevSummit https://t.co/GgEWmRecBN

— XDA (@xdadevelopers) October 27, 2021

Here's a shocker: Android "12L" is officially out in dev preview. It's all that 12.1 tablet stuff, the bottom taskbar, split screen, etc. https://t.co/N5velX93yN

— Ron Amadeo (@RonAmadeo) October 27, 2021

Android 12 is so last week: Meet Android 12L, now in developer preview https://t.co/Xkj4OAYkP4

— Ron Amadeo (@RonAmadeo) October 27, 2021

Google Announces Android 12L for Tablets and Foldables.https://t.co/QR2rseH86M

— Droid Life (@droid_life) October 27, 2021