Android 11’s first beta build is now available for Google Pixel models and a few other devices. This new Android version does not bring any major changes to the user interface. However, it does bring some much-needed improvements. Most of the updates tie in with enhancing user privacy and user experience.
Android 11 might be released towards the end of August and the beginning of September. And with the stable version of Android 11 out, Google can shift its focus to the development of Android 12. Of course, extremely early testing and development of the next Android version might be underway already.
Even though we’re still far away from the expected release of Android 12. There are a few things that we know so far. In this post, we’ll be talking about Android 12 and what to expect.
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Android 12 Release Date Speculation
Since the official release of Android 12 is still pretty far off, we’d suggest taking this information with a grain of salt. However, if we go by the past few Android releases, then we can make a few speculations. Android 9 Pie was released in 2018 on August 6. Following that, Android 10 released in 2019 on September 3. And at present, Android 11 is still in its beta phase and is expected to release by the end of August or early September. Therefore, taking these release patterns into account, we can speculate that the stable Android 12 will release either in August 2021 or in September 2021.
Android 12: What we know so far?
If things follow the same path as the past few Android updates, we can expect Google to release the first Android 12 update as early as February 2021. This update will come in the form of the first Android 12 Developer Preview build. And as the name suggests, it will be intended towards developers.
Developer preview builds allow the developers to begin developing or updating their apps to support the upcoming Android version. Moreover, it also allows developers to take advantage of new features that come along with a major Android update. As for the naming of the next Android version, it will be named Android 12 without the alphabet or dessert name. Google dropped the naming scheme for its Android releases with Android 10. Thus, we expect Android 12 to be named just that.
At the time of writing this article, there’s little to no information surrounding Android 12. This is to be expected since Android 11 is yet to be released as a stable update. Of course, we can expect to see a host of new enhancements to the Android OS. We might see further developments and support for foldable devices. And if the past trends are to be followed, we can also expect to see Google enhancing user privacy and security. If and when the Android 12 developer preview build arrives, we expect it to first become available to Google Pixel devices.
Nonetheless, we will be updating the post as and when new information pops-up regarding Android 12. Hence, we suggest you stay tuned to GetDroidTips for the latest information on the matter.
Devices which will receive the Android 12 update
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.
- Google Pixel 4 | Pixel 4 XL
- Google Pixel 3 | Pixel 3 XL
- Google Pixel 3a
Huawei | Honor
- Huawei P40 | P40 Pro | P40 Pro+ | P40 Lite
- Huawei P Smart S
- Huawei Nova 7i
LG
- LG Velvet
- LG V60 ThinQ 5G
Motorola
- Motorola Edge | Motorola Edge+
- Motorola One Fusion+
- Motorola One Hyper
- Motorola Moto G8 | Moto G8 Power
Nokia
- Nokia 9.3 PureView
- Nokia 8.3 5G
- Nokia 1.3
- Nokia 5.3
OnePlus
- OnePlus 8 | OnePlus 8 Pro
- OnePlus 7T | OnePlus 7T Pro
- OnePlus 7 | OnePlus 7 Pro
- OnePlus 6 | OnePlus 6 T
Oppo
- Oppo Reno4 5G | Reno4 Pro 5G
- Oppo Find X2 | Find x2 Pro | Find X2 Neo
- Oppo A92
- Oppo Reno3 | Reno 3 Pro
Realme
- Realme X50 | X50 Pro 5G
- Realme X3 SuperZoom
- Realme X3
- Realme Narzo 10
- Realme 6i
- Realme 6 | 6 Pro
- Realme C3
Samsung
- Samsung Galaxy S20 | Galaxy S20+ | Galaxy S20 Ultra
- Samsung Galaxy Z Flip
- Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite
- Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite
- Samsung Galaxy A51
- Samsung Galaxy A71
- Samsung Galaxy M31
- Samsung Galaxy M21
Xiaomi
- Xiaomi Mi 10 5G
- Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro 5G
- Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
- Xiaomi Mite Note 10
- Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Pro
- Xiaomi Redmi 9
- Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 | Redi Note 9 Pro | Redmi Note 9 Pro Max | Redmi Note 9S
- Xiaomi Poco X2
- Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro
- Xiaomi Redmi 10X | Redmi 10X Pro
- Blackshark 3 | Blackshark 3 Pro
Vivo
- Vivo X50 | X50 Lite | X50 Pro | X50 Pro+
- Vivo V19
- Vivo Y15
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.
