We don't know if it's a permanent change or not (Google won't tell us), but one tweak in Android 12 has us decidedly upset for the update. It may just be a bug, but right now, you can't see your so-called "screen-on time" in the Battery section of Settings on Android 12 Beta 1.
If you're unfamiliar with the term, so-called "screen-on time" or SoT is a common (but highly anecdotal) metric for measuring and comparing battery life. After all, standby time doesn't really matter for most of us past a few days; it's time spent while being actively used that is important. Ergo, Screen-on time: It's time the phone spent with its screen powered on. And though this is a highly subjective metric that can vary drastically depending on how you use a phone, it's a basic number most people have come to understand, even if you have to take any values that folk like I provide in a review with a grain of salt.
