Android 12 Developer Preview Released

Among the changes that users and developers can look forward to with the forthcoming Google Android 12 include:
- Various trust/safety improvements around SameSite cookie behavior in WebView, safer handling of Intents, and other changes in the name of security.
- Compatible media transcoding support for apps not able to handle HEVC. For apps not capable of HEVC, automatic transcoding to AVC will be performed.
- AVIF image support is now in place, based on the AV1 specification.
- Multi-channel audio, haptic-coupled audio effect, and other audio work.
- Foreground service optimizations, notification UI updates, and more.
More details on the Android 12 Developer Preview via the Android Developers blog.
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