Android 12: Release Date, Supported device – Everything We Know So Far
This post is being continuously updated to add details about Android 12… Update as of February 11: If you are aware of the Material You theming system for...
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Last updated on August 24, 2022
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This post is being continuously updated to add details about Android 12…
Update as of February 11: If you are aware of the Material You theming system for Pixel devices from Google, turns out Google is rolling it out across different OEMs as well. I am talking about Tecno, Realme, Vivo, Oppo, Xiaomi, Samsung, and OnePlus all donning the new dynamic theming system across its interface. Also, more OEMs are working on the design APIs to adopt such features on their devices as well.
Update as of December 15: Turns out Google has released Android 12 Go Edition based on Android 12. It is a lightweight version for budget and entry-level smartphones promising faster app launches by up to 30 percent with smoother animation, longer battery life thanks to its hibernating apps feature. The Android 12 Go offers translation on-screen content in preferred language, Nearby Share, guest login, and robust privacy controls available at your disposal. Read more about it here.
Update as of October 28: Google has released a new iteration of Android 12 dubbed as Android 12L built for devices with dual screens and foldable displays. It was announced at the Developer Summit and marks the first interim update in years. The Android 12L will allow OEMs to introduce features for larger screen devices although it will be available for those with smaller displays as well. Features such as spatial audio, drag-and-drop are a few ones introduced with Android 12L.[Read more here]
Google has finally revealed their next version of Android called Android 12 to the public with beta update. At the Google I/O 2021 conference, they showcased the latest version with their new ‘Material You’ design which is highly customizable and brings a completely revamped UI. With this new version, Google has focused on privacy, design, widgets, and more.
With the Android 12 beta version, Google has partnered with Asus, OnePlus, Oppo, Realme, Tecno, Sharp, TCL, Xiaomi, Vivo, and ZTE to bring the beta build officially. Currently, the Android 12 beta update is available for Google’s Pixel phones, starting from the Pixel 3 series through the Pixel 5.
If you don’t have a Pixel phone, then you can try the same build on the latest smartphone from the partnered brand including OnePlus, Xiaomi, Realme, Oppo, Vivo, and Asus. Install the best android appson your Phone once you get android 12 so you don’t miss out on new interesting apps.
What’s New In Android 12?
After the release of Android 12 beta 1, these are the confirmed features to get on the stable version according to Google.
Faster Autorotate
Google is progressively refining the autorotate feature on Android 12. With Beta 3, it now works with the front camera. It detects the face and orientation of the user before triggering to rotate when the auto-rotate feature is enabled. It will resolve infinite queries of users accidentally rotating their screens when they lie down or even turn the phone a bit where the accelerometer detects the motion and triggers autorotate. It now uses Private Compute Core to do all the images captured by the front camera to trigger autorotate on-device without any data leaving the device.
Faster Autorotate on Android 12 Beta 3
According to Google, the feature is available on Pixel 4 and above running Beta 3. It will further use the ML-aided gesture detection algorithm among others to bring down the latency by 25 percent.
Games API
Android 12 Beta 3 brings upgrades to Game Mode APIs that allows users to create performance profiles. Here, the Game Mode will prioritize better battery life or high performance with peak frame rates accordingly. The concerning API will be joined with the Game Dashboard that will be available for selected devices later this year.
As reported earlier, now Android 12 allows playing games when the game assets are being downloaded off the Google Play Store. This ensures that all the assets are downloaded and the user won’t have to wait for the download to finish before playing it for the first time.
Improved Scrolling Screenshots
Okay, it’s scrolling screenshots again. However, with Android 12 Beta 3, Google has improved it a step ahead. Now, scrolling screenshots will work on windows that are scrollable. Android 12 Beta 3 scrolling screenshots are based on views rather than taking a bunch of images and stitching them together. Google states that users can tap on “Capture more” which appears if the view is scrollable. Users are free to adjust the crop and more with this feature.
Android 12 Beta 3 Scrolling Screenshots
According to Google, scrolling screenshots on beta 3 will work out-of-the-box for all apps with standard View-based UI. It has rolled out the ScrollCapture API to instruct the app to take scrolling screenshots in case the app users customized UI or non-View-based UI.
On-device search
The Beta 3 brings On-device search onboard which uses the new AppSearch API. The AppSearch feature enables a high-performance on-device search engine where the API has two flavors i.e. a local index and a central index where the former deals with an app to use it with its backward compatibility while the latter deals with showcasing app data on System UI with permission.
Material YOU, Revamped UI:
After many years, Google has finally decided to change the visual overhaul of the Android OS. With the Android 12 version, Google has introduced the Material You which brings the color extraction from your installed wallpaper. This will automatically choose the color from your Wallpaper to the whole system such as the Calling menu, Settings, Notifications, Music, Google Apps, and many more.
New Android 12 Quick Tiles
Just like every version, Google also redesigned the quick tiles in this Android 12 version too. Yes, Google has finally removed the round icons and redesigned them with large text tiles which look beautiful, elegant, and quickly accessible.
Fluid Motion and Animations
According to Google, this new version of Android 12 brings a completely new animation and smooth motion which brings a unique feeling to the device. This is achieved by some under-the-hood improvements including reducing the CPU time needed for core system services by up to 22% and reducing the use of big cores by the system server by up to 15%. For more
Notification improvements
With Android 12, Google has redesigned with notification layout to improve the usability, functionality, and animation.
The Quick Settings space doesn’t just look and feel different. It’s been rebuilt to include Google Pay and Home Controls, while still allowing for customization so you can have everything you need most in one easy-to-access place. To know more, click here
Privacy and security improvements
At Google I/O 2021, Google has announced their new privacy system for Android 12 which makes the Android system more secure and transparent. It gives you more transparency around which apps are accessing your data, and more controls so you can make informed choices about how much private information your apps can access.
One-Handed Mode:
When Google first rolled the preview build, we saw the Android system is shifting to the one-handed mode just like iOS. If you swipe down, you can activate the one-handed mode which makes it easy to access the device feature on a huge phone in size. By swiping it brings the top half of the display downwards which allows you to reach the buttons, icons, notification, and more.
If you have any device which is partnered with Google for Android 12 beta such as Asus Zenfone 8, OnePlus 9 series, Oppo Find X3 Pro, Realme, Tecno Camon 17, Sharp, TCL, Xiaomi Mi 11 series, Vivo, and ZTE.
Most Android manufactures release at least two major Android updates for their smartphones. Thus, we can expect all devices that come with Android 10 pre-installed to receive the Android 12 update when it arrives. Of course, there can be a few exceptions or additions to the list. But we do expect the following devices to get Android 12 when it is available.
Huawei | Honor
Huawei P40 | P40 Pro | P40 Pro+ | P40 Lite
Huawei P Smart S
Huawei Nova 7i
Honor Magic3
Honor Magic3 Pro
Honor Magic3 Pro+
LG
Update as of April 12: Despite the fact that LG is already exiting the smartphone market, it has maintained that it will continue to push out Android updates for both major OS and security patches. Turns out LG has published listings of devices that are eligible for Android 12. With that being said, here’s the list of devices eligible for Android 12. Also, check out for the asterisk (*) sign for units that are eligible for Android 13 as well.
LG Wing*
LG Velvet 5G*
LG Velvet LTE*
LG V50S
LG G8
LG Q31
LG Q52
LG Q92 5G
Infinix
Update as of September 20: Note that this is an unofficial list and thus, it is subject to change.
Infinix Hot 11 / 11S
Infinix Zero X / X Pro / X Neo
Infinix Hot 10i / 10S / 10S NFC
Infinix Hot 10T
Infinix Note 10 / 10 Pro
Infinix Hot 10 Lite*
Infinix Smart HD 2021*
Infinix Smart 4 / 4 Plus*
Infinix Smart 5*
Infinix Note 7 / 7 Lite*
Infinix Note 8i*
Infinix S5 Pro*
Infinix Hot 10 / 10 Play*
Infinix Hot 9 / 9 Pro*
Infinix Zero 8 / 8i*
Note: Devices that are marked with asterisk “*” may or may not get the Android 12 upgrade.
Motorola
Motorola Moto G Stylus (2022)
Motorola Edge X30
Motorola Moto G200 5G
Motorola Moto G71 5G
Motorola Edge S30
Motorola G Power (2022)
Motorola Edge 20 | 20 Pro | 20 Lite | 20 Fusion
Motorola Moto G60S
Motorola Moto G60
Motorola G40 Fusion
Motorola Moto G100
Motorola Moto G51 5G
Motorola Moto G50
Motorola Moto G41
Motorola Moto G31
Motorola Moto G20
Motorola Moto G30
Motorola Moto G10 | G10 Power
Motorola Moto G9 Plus | G9 Play
Motorola Edge | Motorola Edge+ | Motorola Edge S
Motorola Razr 5G
Motorola G 5G | G 5G Plus
Motorola Moto G Power 2021
Motorola Moto G Stylus 2021
Motorola Moto One 5G | One 5G Ace
Motorola One Fusion | One Fusion+
Motorola One Hyper
Motorola Moto G8 | Moto G8 Power*
Motorola Moto G Power | G Fast
Motorola Moto E7 | E7 Plus | E7 Power*
Note: This isn’t an official Android 12 supported Motorola smartphones list. There is a high probability that some of these devices may not get Android 12 and especially those marked with the asterisk “*” sign.
Nokia
Update as of March 30: Nokia has one of the most impressive lineup of devices thanks to their capability to get Android upgrades faster than many other smartphones. The Android 12 on Nokia devices is not yet confirmed since the latter hasn’t confirmed a list of devices nor the schedule that it will follow in its rollout. Google has already released Android 12 Developer Preview v2.1 and will soon release DP3 in a few days time which means the beta updates will commence soon which is when non-Google devices get their hands on the update.
With that being said, here’s a tentative list of Nokia smartphones that will get their hands on Android 12 although take it with a pinch of salt since the Finnish tech giant which is now operating under HMD Global hasn’t confirmed the list yet.
Nokia 1.3
Nokia 2.4
Nokia 3.4
Nokia 5.3
Nokia 5.4
Nokia 8.3 5G
Nokia 8 V 5G UW
Nokia X20
OnePlus
OnePlus 10 Pro 5G
OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
OnePlus Nord N200 5G
OnePlus 9
OnePlus 9 Pro
OnePlus 9R
OnePlus 8T
OnePlus Nord
OnePlus 8 | OnePlus 8 Pro
OnePlus 7T | OnePlus 7T Pro
OnePlus 7 | OnePlus 7 Pro
OnePlus 6* | OnePlus 6T
Note that both OnePlus Nord N100 and Nord N10 5G arrived with Android 10-based OxygenOS 10 out-of-the-box. This renders them unable to receive Android 12 update but take it with a pinch of salt.
Note that last year, OnePlus rolled out Android 11 DP on OnePlus 8/8 Pro in June. This year, the OnePlus 9 series will be official in the coming weeks and thus, it will also get Android 12 DP version soon although we won’t put any timeline just yet.
Oppo
Update as of September 16: Oppo has officially launched the ColorOS 12 based on Android 12. This is the list of devices that will get the Android 12 update although it also contains some models which may or may not pick it up.
Oppo Find N
Oppo Find X3/ X3 Pro/ X3 Neo/ X3 Lite
Oppo Find X2/ X2 Neo/ X2 Lite/ X2 Pro
Oppo F19/ F19 Pro/ F19 Pro+ 5G
Oppo Reno5 4G/ 5G/ Pro/ Pro+ 5G/ Lite/ F
Oppo Reno3/ 5G/ Pro 4G/ Pro 5G/ Youth
Oppo Reno4 5G/ 4 Lite/ 4 Pro/ 4 F/ 4 Z 5G
Oppo A9 (2020)
Oppo A92s
Oppo A94
Oppo A72
Oppo A15/ A15s
Oppo A53
Oppo A93
Oppo F17/ F17 Pro
Oppo A72 5G
Oppo A55 5G
Oppo K7 5G/ K7x
Oppo Reno R
Realme
Update as of November 12: According to the latest update, GT Master Discovery Edition is now picking up Android 12-powered Realme UI 3.0 in China where about 700 people will get their hands on the update. Registration started on November 11 at 11:30 hrs and will be open till registration. [Read more here]
Update as of October 16: Realme has released the Realme UI 3.0 Early Access Roadmap that it will follow for the enlisted devices to get their hands on Realme UI 3.0.
Update as of October 13: It’s here. The Realme UI 3.0 based on Android 12 has been unveiled and with that, users will get their hands on the early access builds this month i.e. October. There are no dates available at the time of writing this. Check it out here.
Update as of October 5: Tipster Digital Chat Station has got his hands on a few screenshots of the new Realme UI 3.0 and turns out it looks more than ColorOS 12 based on Android 12.
Update as of September 23: According to Realme VP Xu Qi, Realme UI 3.0 is based on Android 12 and it is expected to arrive in October. There’s no specific date available at the moment.
Update as of February 24: After OnePlus and Samsung, we have come up with the tentative list of Realme devices that will get their hands on Realme UI 3.0 based on Android 12 once it arrives later this year.
Update as of September 14: Samsung has finally released Android 11-powered OneUI 4.0 Beta update to the entire Samsung Galaxy S21 series weighing at 2422.17MB and has a September 2021 security patch with it. The version number is ZUID/ZUID/BUI8.
Update as of May 25th: Here’s the list of Samsung devices that will get Android 12-powered OneUI 4.0 although it could change if not stay completely true.
When it comes to Android 12 release, it is expected to arrive in August/September 2021 as a stable version. Once the first public arrives, Samsung could start rolling out beta builds on its top lineup followed by others. It is expected that Samsung could release Android 12 stable update on the 2021 flagship devices (S21 series and Note21 series) by December if not earlier.
Xiaomi
Update as of September 11: Looks like Xiaomi has added a new smartphone in the internal Android 12 testing phase. I am talking about Poco F3 GT (mojito) and Redmi K40 Gaming (ares) that are now part of Android 12 testing phase.
Update as of September 7: Xiaomi has added some new smartphones in the Android 12 internal testing program. This includes Redmi 10, Redmi Note 10 Pro, Redmi Note 10 Pro max, Xiaomi 11T Pro, Mi 11 Lite 4G, and Mi 11 Lite NE.
Update as of July 5: As per the list of Xiaomi devices to get Android 12 posted by a popular Telegram channel, here’s the list.
Xiaomi 11T / 11T Pro
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G NE
Xiaomi Mi Mix 4
Xiaomi Mi Pad 5
Xiaomi Mi Pad 5 Pro
Xiaomi Mi 11 / Pro / Ultra*
Xiaomi Mi 11i / Mi 11X / Mi 11 Pro / Mi 11 Lite 5G*
Xiaomi Mi 10S*
Poco F3 / Redmi K40 / Redmi K40 Pro / Redmi K40 Pro+*
Xiaomi Mi 10/ 10 Pro/ Ultra
Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite 5G/ Zoom / Youth
Xiaomi Mi 10i / Mi 10T Lite
Xiaomi Mi 10T / 10T Pro
Mi MIX Fold
Xiaomi Redmi 10
Xiaomi Redmi 10X 5G / 10X Pro
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 / Redmi Note 9 Pro / Redmi Note 9 Pro Max / Redmi Note 9S
Note: Devices marked with asterisk (*) are already a part of Android 12 beta development; those marked with hashtag (#) are those that “may” get the update and finally, others are those that will get the update albeit unofficial.
Vivo
Update as of April 11: Vivo made quite a name for itself after rolling out Android 11 update to a handful of smartphones even before Android 11 was official. It has already rolled out across more devices so far and here’s a list of devices that are slated to get Android 12-powered FuntouchOS 12. Take it with a pinch of salt since Vivo hasn’t released the list officially.
Vivo X70 | X70 Pro | X70 Pro+
Vivo X60 | X60 Pro | X60 Pro+ | X60t
Vivo X50 | X50 5G | X50 Pro | X50 Pro+ | X50e | X50 Lite
Vivo X51 5G
Vivo S9 | S9e
Vivo X51 5G
Vivo NEX 3S 5G
Vivo S7 | S7e | S7t
Vivo Y30 (China/ Standard)
Vivo Y31| Y31s
Vivo Y11
Vivo Y20 | Y20s | Y20G | Y20 2021 | Y20i
Vivo Y12s
Vivo Y51 (Dec 2020) | Y51s | Y51a
Vivo Y52s
Vivo Y70 | Y70s
Vivo Y73s
Vivo V19
Vivo V20 | V20 Pro | V20 SE
Vivo iQOO 8 | 8 Pro
Vivo iQOO Z1/ Z1x
Vivo iQOO U1x | U2x | U3
Vivo iQOO 7
Vivo iQOO Neo5 | Neo3 5G
Vivo iQOO 3 5G
Vivo iQOO 5 5G | 5 Pro 5G
Vivo iQOO Z3
Sony
Sony Xperia 1 II
Sony Xperia 1 III
Sony Xperia 5 II
Sony Xperia 5 III
Sony Xperia 10 III
Sony Xperia 10 II
Sony Xperia Pro
Sony Xperia 1*
Sony Xperia 5*
Note that devices that are marked with the asterisk “*” sign may or may not get the Android 12 due to xyz reasons.
Asus
Update as of April 19: Now smartphone manufacturer has officially released an Android 12 supported device and Asus isn’t an exception. It has plenty of smartphones that are likely to get Android 12 although its update schedule takes a lot of heat for constant dealsy and whatnot. Well, we have a tentative list of Asus smartphones that are likely to make it to Android 12 although take it with a pinch of salt at the moment.
Asus ROG Phone 5s
Asus ROG Phone 5s Pro
Asus ROG Phone 5
Asus ROG Phone 5 Pro
Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate
Asus ZenFone 7
Asus ZenFone 7 Pro
Asus ROG Phone 3
Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix
As we mentioned earlier, the Android 12 supported device list is only as per our speculation at the moment. No device on the list is guaranteed to receive the Android 12 update.
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