Android 12 may bring a convenient feature for those who use their Pixel phone in bed
UPDATE: The first Android 12 beta is official. Read all we know so far about the Android 12 release date and new features.
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Many can probably relate – you're reading or scrolling through social media on your smartphone while in bed, but as soon as you lie on your side, the screen changes its orientation to landscape. So now you have to rotate your phone back to portrait mode, lock the orientation and then continue using it in the orientation that you wanted, without further interruptions. At least until the next time you watch a YouTube video and realize that you forgot to unlock the screen orientation... It can be annoying.
Well, your phone could get smarter about all of this as soon as it gets Android 12, at least so long as it's a Google Pixel phone. As reported by 9to5Google, Pixel phones may get a new "face-based" Auto-Rotate option when they receive the Android 12 update.
Android 12's developer preview release is expected to be released on February 19th, while its public release is expected in early September. As usual, Google Pixel owners will likely be among the first to receive updates to Google's latest software.
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