Got the Android 12 Update to Pixel 5 Today

[Mr. Lucky]

Was pushed to the phone as an OTA update. Nice improvements, and everything works pretty much as expected. There is one goof I discovered though , and I can't believe it wasn't caught in beta. That is, the Material You color theming keys off the lock screen wallpaper instead of the home screen, where you spend most of your time. I hate to give up my sunset over the Great Smoky Mountains pic, but I'm not going to have everything themed pink lol!

 

[Mr. Lucky]

UPDATE: It turns out there is a way of selecting an alternate theme color. See this page from Tom's guide; it's describing the beta, but it looks the same in the official Android 12 release. Thing is, a bug snuck in since the beta. That is, it stops working at step 4. If you want to go back you can't because the 'Wallpaper colors' button is no longer active.

So, if you want the Material You theming, don't select a basic color... ever!

 

[stuartvowalker]

I have a 4a. Still waiting for the update.

 

[Mr. Lucky]

Still waiting for the update.

You can try forcing the update, like I did:
Settings > System > System update, then regardless if it says "Your system is up to date" tap "Check for update"
If the update is available for your phone, you'll be presented with the option to download it and install. If it says "Your system is up to date" again, you'll just have to wait.

I wouldn't be in a hurry though as I've found another feature that doesn't work. The scrolling screenshot that worked in beta doesn't exist in the release version. The "Capture more" button just isn't there. It was tried with long pages in both Google Chrome and Google Photos.

 

[RCG]

I have a 4a. Still waiting for the update.

My #1 grand daughter has a 4 and got 12 yesterday, as did I on my 5.

 

[Mr. Lucky]

My #1 grand daughter has a 4 and got 12 yesterday, as did I on my 5.

Any oddness noticed, or issues?

 

[RCG]

Any oddness noticed, or issues?

If so, she didn't mention any.

We exchanged texts for a few hours, and I don't believe she had any trouble ........... nor did I.

 

[Mr. Lucky]

FURTHER UPDATE: MY previously reported bug of the Material You feature not keying off the homescreen was due to the fact I was using a 3rd-party live wallpaper. It's still a bug, but different than what I originally reported. Using any of the built-in static wallpapers, the "Wallpaper colors" button does work.

 

[stuartvowalker]

You can try forcing the update, like I did:
Settings > System > System update, then regardless if it says "Your system is up to date" tap "Check for update"
If the update is available for your phone, you'll be presented with the option to download it and install. If it says "Your system is up to date" again, you'll just have to wait.

I wouldn't be in a hurry though as I've found another feature that doesn't work. The scrolling screenshot that worked in beta doesn't exist in the release version. The "Capture more" button just isn't there. It was tried with long pages in both Google Chrome and Google Photos.

Thanks. I've done all that so I'll just hurry up and wait.

 

[stuartvowalker]

Apparently in Australia, Telstra thinks they can do a better job than Google, so they don't release new updates until they've done their own testing...