When is my phone getting Android 12?

Android 12 is right here, and you may obtain it on the Google Pixel, Samsung Galaxy, and different telephones. It’s a reasonably large replace that provides quite a bit, together with refreshed design language regardless of which Android telephone you have got, Materials You theme selections on the Pixel, and new privateness choices.

Naturally, you is likely to be questioning when you will get your palms on it. The reply? It will depend on which telephone you have got. Google and Samsung have been fairly fast with rollouts, whereas others are nonetheless testing beta releases. Most producers have shared some type of plan concerning Android 12, so learn on to search out out when to count on the replace in your telephone.

Which telephones will get Android 12?

All Pixel gadgets going again to the Pixel 3 will get Android 12 on launch day, together with some Android One companions. Android 11, Sony, OnePlus, and Xiaomi all participated within the betas and bought the ultimate launch when it was accessible or very quickly after. OnePlus additionally clarified that, regardless of merging its codebase with Oppo, it nonetheless plans to launch Oxygen OS 12 shortly after the Android 12 launch. It’s additionally been confirmed that Samsung, Motorola, OnePlus, Oppo, Realme, Tecno, Vivo, and Xiaomi telephones will get Android 12 later this yr, although particular person releases will likely be as much as every producer.

Google

Google has launched Android 12 for all Google Pixels relationship again to the Pixel 3, although it comes later than final yr. For the primary time, Google didn’t do the anticipated and began the rollout for Pixels alongside the Android 12 supply code drop. As an alternative, Android 12 was solely made accessible for Google Pixels on October 19, alongside the launch of the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Professional. With Android 12 on Pixels, house owners will get each single Android 12 function marketed. This contains the Materials You redesign, improved privateness and safety choices, and funky widgets. This can even be the final assured software program and safety updates for the Pixel 3, 3 XL, 3a, and 3a XL (with the latter two choosing up the mid-cycle Android 12L replace in March). Google will drop all these telephones from its assured assist lineup by Might 2022.

Google Pixel telephones which have Android 12

• Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Professional
• Pixel 5a (5G)
• Pixel 5
• Pixel 4a and Pixel 4a (5G)
• Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL
• Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL
• Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL

Samsung

Samsung’s rollout of Android 12 and One UI 4 goes faster than anticipated. On November 15, the corporate launched the replace first to the S21, S21 Plus, and S21 Extremely. Shortly after, an replace arrived to carry it to the Z Fold 3 and Z Flip 3.

“One UI 4 helps customers create their very own, optimized cell expertise as a result of Samsung acknowledges that everybody desires to fulfill their distinctive wants and preferences,” TM Roh, president and head of Samsung Electronics Cell Communications Enterprise, mentioned in September. “As we’ve carried out with each iteration of our One UI, we’ve listened to our customers to grasp the instruments and improvements wanted to create a greater, extra dependable, and enhanced general consumer expertise.”

All customers will discover the security measures Google included alongside enhanced customization choices that do primarily what Google’s Materials You does — with out technically being Materials You. You’ll be able to count on each A-series and S-series Samsung telephone launched up to now 4 years to ultimately get One UI 4 and Android 12, although flagships will naturally take precedence. Samsung shared an upgrade plan for Android 12 and One UI 4 within the U.S. through its Samsung Members app. A later rollout with One UI 4.2 introduced Android 12 to cheaper telephones just like the A51.

Going off that, Samsung plans to roll out Android 12 and One UI to older flagships, A-Sequence telephones, and tablets by means of August 2022. Updates will usually begin within the firm’s house market of South Korea, with a fast worldwide enlargement within the following weeks.

Samsung Galaxy telephones which have Android 12

• Samsung Galaxy S21, Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus, Samsung Galaxy S21 Extremely
• Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3
• Samsung Galaxy S10, S10 5G, S10e, S10 Plus, S10 Lite
• Samsung Galaxy S20, S20 Plus, S20 Extremely, S20 Fan Version
• Samsung Galaxy Notice 10, Notice 10 Plus, Notice 10 Extremely, Notice 10 Lite
• Samsung Galaxy Notice 20, Notice 20 Plus, Notice 20 Extremely
• Samsung Galaxy Z Fold, Z Fold 2
• Samsung Galaxy Z Flip, Z Flip 5G
• Samsung Galaxy A32 5G, A32 4G, A42 5G, A52, A52 5G, A52S 5G, A72
• Samsung Galaxy Tab S7, Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 Plus, Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 Fan Version
• Samsung Galaxy Tab S6, Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite
• Samsung Galaxy Tab Energetic 3
• Samsung Galaxy A31, A51, A51 5G, A71 5G
• Samsung Galaxy M22

Samsung Galaxy telephones to get Android 12

• Samsung Galaxy A02s, A01, A11, A21, A12
• Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite, Tab A7,
• Samsung Galaxy X Cowl Professional

LG

At the same time as most Android telephone makers on this checklist have promised Android 12 updates ultimately, one which stands aside (on account of circumstance) is LG. Whereas it has exited the smartphone enterprise, the corporate did promise to replace a few of its flagship telephones, together with the LG Wing, the LG Velvet, V50, and G8, to Android 12 if potential. In 2022, the corporate shared an inventory of all of the telephones it might be updating to Android 12 — although it stresses that the checklist is for South Korean telephones solely. Shortly after, updates started rolling out worldwide, together with to the Verizon and T-Mobile fashions of the LG Velvet and LG v60 ThinQ respectively.

Android 12 might not even be the ultimate cease. It’s not assured, however a now-redirected South Korean itemizing indicated the corporate did plan to go so far as Android 13 at one level. It’s not clear how far alongside LG was within the course of, but it surely wouldn’t be a shock if the corporate did find yourself offering extra assist than anticipated.

LG telephones which have Android 12

LG telephones to get Android 12

• LG Velvet
• LG Wing
• LG v50 ThinQ, LG V50S ThinQ
• LG Q52
• LG Q92 5G

Oppo and OnePlus

Oppo has introduced an Android 12 and Shade OS 12 rollout that can come to over 100 Oppo telephones all through 2022. The Discover X3 and OnePlus 9 (in China) will get the replace first. The corporate will then roll it out to different in style high-end and midrange Oppo telephones by means of the primary half of 2022.

As per an Oppo timeline shared on Twitter, the replace will come to the Oppo Discover X2 Professional and Oppo Discover X2 beginning December 22, 2021, in components of Asia. The corporate didn’t share a European timeline, citing nebulous Common Knowledge Safety Regulation considerations.

On the primary day of December comes our #ColorOS12 based mostly on the #Android12 Roll-out plan! Save the date and apply on time 👇. pic.twitter.com/GidMjorkY4

— ColorOS (@colorosglobal) December 1, 2021

For OnePlus telephones, the corporate has rolled out OxygenOS 12 to the OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Professional. Within the first half of 2022, it plans to carry the replace to the OnePlus 9R, OnePlus 8T, OnePlus 8 Professional, OnePlus 8, OnePlus 7T Professional, OnePlus 7T, OnePlus 7 Professional, OnePlus 7, OnePlus Nord 2, OnePlus Nord CE, and OnePlus Nord. As of March 2022, OnePlus has started rolling out the replace to the 9R, the 8, and the 8 Professional. Android 12 stays in testing for different telephones.

Oppo telephones to get Android 12

• Oppo Discover X2
• Oppo Reno Professional 5G
• Oppo Reno 6 5G
• Oppo Reno 5 Professional 5G
• Oppo F19 Professional Plus
• Oppo A74 5G

OnePlus telephones which have Android 12

• OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Professional
• OnePlus 9R
• OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Professional

OnePlus telephones to get Android 12

• OnePlus 8T
• OnePlus 7T and OnePlus 7T Professional
• OnePlus 7 and OnePlus 7 Professional
• OnePlus Nord 2
• OnePlus Nord CE 5G
• OnePlus Nord

Xiaomi

Xiaomi has revealed MIUI 13, its personal model of Android 12. As with different Chinese language variations of this working system, it bears little resemblance to Google’s iteration. As an alternative, Xiaomi has doubled down by itself distinctive iOS-inspired interface. When you’re a fan of Xiaomi’s strategy, you’ll be glad to know the corporate isn’t stepping away. It’s even including new iOS-styled widgets with MIUI 13. It’s a far cry from Google’s extra enjoyable takes on widgets, but it surely’s constant. Xiaomi can be implementing Google’s Materials You with MIUI 13. Whereas the APIs that make Materials You potential are nonetheless locked to Google’s Android 12L launch, Xiaomi seems to have manually added them to its personal iteration of Android 12. This implies the nifty color-changing options that you just’ll discover on the Pixel will likely be on Xiaomi’s telephones as nicely when MIUI 12 launches with out the hacky or much less elegant strategies different telephone makers on this checklist have adopted. It’s one of many strengths of Android’s open-source nature, regardless of all its foibles.

The Android 12-based MIUI 13 China Beta 22.11.17 construct has apparently added dynamic theming assist, in keeping with the "Xiaomi With You" Telegram group.

What's fascinating is that this may very well be the primary OEM implementation that's really based mostly on Google's "monet." pic.twitter.com/y2zGQewufq

— Mishaal Rahman (@MishaalRahman) January 18, 2022

Extra substantively, the privateness options Android 12 ships with are additionally right here. You’ll be notified in case your digicam or microphone is getting used, and Xiaomi has added enhanced face verification, a brand new privateness watermark, and fraud safety. The corporate has but to broaden on the latter two.

Lastly, Xiaomi launched a model of MIUI for tablets, dubbed MIUI 13 Pad. Within the vein of Android 12L and iPad OS, it tweaks the MIUi expertise for larger-screened gadgets and foldables. There’s a brand new taskbar, sooner entry to a home windows model desktop mode, and improved drag and drop.

No Xiaomi telephones at present have Android 12, aside from the newly launched Xiaomi 12-series. The corporate is rolling out a series of beta tests in China, with world releases following after a while in Q1 2022 (January to March).

Xiaomi telephones anticipated to get Android 12 

• Xiaomi 11, 11 Professional, 11 Extremely, 11T, 11T Professional
• Xiaomi 10, 10 Professional, 10S
• Redmi K40, K40 Professional, K30, K30 5G, K30 professional
• Redmi 10X, 10X Professional
• Redmi Notice 11 5G, Notice 11 Professional, Notice 11 Professional+, Notice 10, Notice 10 Professional, Notice 9, Notice 9 4G, Notice 9 Professional
• Xiaomi Pad 5, Pad 5 Professional, Pad 5 Professional 5G

Asus

Asus has announced plans for Android 12 on the Asus ZenFone 8, ZenFone 8 Flip, ROG Telephone 5, ROG Telephone 5S, Zenfone 7, and ROG Telephone 3. These updates didn’t come notably rapidly, with the Zenfone 8 collection getting their secure updates in December, whereas the ROG Telephone and ROG Telephone 5S will get theirs from January to March 2022. Reports from European clients have confirmed the beginning of the March rollouts. With the Asus Zenfone 7 and 7 Pro receiving their updates in Might of 2022, solely the ROG Telephone 3 stays of Asus’ unique roadmap. A beta program is at present underway, so it shouldn’t be lengthy.

Asus telephones with Android 12

• Asus ZenFone 8
• Asus Zenfone 8 Flip
• Asus ROG Telephone 5
• Asus ROG Telephone 5s
• Asus Zenfone 7, Zenfone 7 Professional

Asus telephones to get Android 12

Vivo

Vivo has not but introduced a finalized Android 12 rollout, however the firm has simply shared the plan for beta updates of its Funtouch OS — not less than in India. Flagships like the superb Vivo X70 Professional+ topped the checklist for an replace by November, with lower-tier telephones getting it round April 2022. In China, the corporate will debut a brand new OriginOS Ocean interface on December 9, but it surely’s unlikely to roll this out to the remainder of the world.

Our #Android12 improve roll-out plan is right here!
Get a safer and higher personalised expertise for all of your wants.
Observe @FuntouchOS_IN to discover extra. pic.twitter.com/RPxgdEVpAv

— Vivo India (@Vivo_India) October 21, 2021

Vivo telephones to get Android 12

• Vivo X70 Professional, X70 Professional, X70 Professional Plus
• Vivo X60, X60 Professional, X60 Professional Plus
• Vivo X50, X50 Professional
• Vivo V20, V20 Professional, V20 SE, V21e, V20 2021, V21
• Vivo V17, V17 Professional
• Vivo S1, S1 Professional
• Vivo Y19, Y20, Y20i, Y20G, Y30, Y31, Y33s, Y51A, Y72 5G, Y73,

Realme

Realme has unveiled Realme UI 3.0, its personal tackle Android 12. Very like with MiUI and Shade OS, you gained’t discover any Materials You right here. As an alternative, you’ll discover the corporate redesigning its interface with what it calls “Fluid House Design,” which refocuses on animation and cautious use of white house.

Though Materials You isn’t right here, wallpaper color-themed customization is, and Realme’s theming engine will choose up colours out of your wallpapers and apply them to system components for a extra cohesive expertise. This gained’t apply to third-party apps like Materials You’s theming does, nevertheless. Lastly, the brand new privateness options in Android 12, together with the digicam, microphone, and placement permission modifications, will likely be current.

The Realme GT 5G would be the first telephone to get it, with the Realme X7 Max, Realme GT Neo 2 5G, Realme GT Grasp Version, and Realme 8 Professional scheduled to select it up by December. Older eligible gadgets will choose it up by Q2 2022 (between April and June).

Realme telephones to get Android 12

• Realme GT 5G, Grasp Version, Neo 2
• Realme X7 Max 5G, X7 Professional, X7 6G
• Realme 8, 8 5G, 8s 5G, 8i, 8 Professional
• Realme 7, 7 Professional
• realme X3, X3 SuperZoom
• Realme Narzo 30, 30 5G, 30 Professional 5G, 50A,
• Realme C25, C25S

Nokia

Whereas HMD World ships telephones operating inventory Android, the corporate hasn’t been notably speedy at rolling out these updates throughout its line. It’s just a little higher this time, because it’s now rolling out Android 12 to the Nokia X20 in certain regions, with updates to the G50 and X10 following in early 2022. The corporate later introduced Android 12 to its 2020 flagship, the Nokia 8.3 5G together with a budget Nokia 2.4.

Nokia telephones with Android 12

• Nokia X20, Nokia XR20
• Nokia X10
• Nokia G50
• Nokia 2.4
• Nokia 8.3 5G

Motorola

Motorola might have crushed everybody to launch the primary Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 smartphone — however the firm doesn’t appear to be as aggressive in terms of the rollout of Android 12 updates. Whereas most of its opponents have lengthy began issuing Android 12 updates, Motorola appears to be in no hurry.

The corporate just lately made a blog post the place it revealed it’s nonetheless beta testing Android 12. The put up lists all Motorola smartphones eligible for the Android 12 replace whereas additionally revealing the official Android 12 rollout for Motorola smartphones wasn’t anticipated to begin earlier than February 2022.

Visually, Motorola’s Android 12 resembles Google’s, with the identical Materials You-style interface. There are some modifications, like the corporate implementing a management center-style quick-toggle space, but it surely appears broadly the identical. Very like Xiaomi, a closer look reveals that Motorola can be utilizing the identical theming engine that powers Materials You on the Pixels.

In March 2022, Motorola began rolling out the Android 12 replace to the Moto G30 and G Professional. In April, the G200 adopted, with the Motorola Edge 20, Edge (2021), and Edge Plus quick on its heels.

Motorola telephones with Android 12 

• Motorola Edge 20, Motorola Edge (2021), Motorola Edge Plus
• Moto G Professional, Moto G200 5G, Moto G 30

 Motorola telephones to get Android 12 

• Motorola Razr 5G, Motorola Razr 2020
• Motorola Edge 20 Professional, Motorola Edge 20 Lite, Motorola Edge 20 Fusion
• Motorola Edge 5G UW, Motorola One 5G Ace, Motorola One 5G UW Ace
• Moto G71 5G, Moto G51 5G, Moto G41, Moto G31, Moto G100, Moto G60s, Moto G60, Moto G50, Moto G50 5G, Moto G40 Fusion
• Moto G Energy (2022), Moto G Pure, Moto G Stylus 5G

Sony

Sony is releasing a comparatively inventory model of Android 12 as per the corporate’s announcement, but it surely didn’t share any rollout plans detailing which handsets would obtain it. Reports indicate an arrival on the Xperia 1 III and the Xperia 5 III in components of Asia and Russia (which the corporate confirmed later), although it may be assumed current flagships from the corporate launched over the previous two years can even be in line for the replace.

What about the remainder?

Finally, all high-end Android telephones and most midrange telephones from the previous yr or so ought to get Android 12, however it might take some time. In any case, take a look at the Galaxy S20 collection, which solely bought Android 11 beginning in January, although Google finalized the OS in September. It’s fairly widespread for even flagship telephones to get the following main software program replace months after it’s launched by Google. This has been a long-standing drawback with Android releases, although it’s definitely gotten higher over time.

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