Google announced Android 13 at the Google I/O 2022 event held this week. Guess what, Lenovo Tab P12 Pro with its keyboard case was used on the stage to demo large screen devices. In fact, it’s the first tablet to get access to the Android 13 Developer Preview program. If you remember, it was also the first tablet to test early builds of Android 12L. Thanks to good software support, the Lenovo Tab P12 Pro can now get a very early taste of Android 13 through the Developer Preview builds.
The Android 13 Beta 2 build is currently available for the Wi-Fi variant of Lenovo Tab P12 Pro, which has the model number TB-Q706F. To confirm that you have the Wi-Fi variant, navigate to System > Settings > About tablet and check the model number. Also, the device should have been purchased outside China. Lenovo warns that installing the Android 13 Beta on a non-WiFi variant can brick your device.
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Android 13 Developer Preview versions are for testing purposes by developers, therefore Lenovo warns that “Android 13 developer preview builds are early Android OS releases and are intended for application developers only – they are not recommended for general use”. In case you are not aware of the flashing and the problem it can create on your device, don’t jump to test Android 13 so early.
Lenovo has released the Android 13 Beta 2 build for the Tab P12 Pro. It is available through the Lenovo’s Developer Preview Program. The security patch leevel has been updated to June 2022. The beta builds are meant to be tested by developers, as they might contains lots of bugs and some functionalities may not even work at all. Lenovo has not updated the list of known issues after releasing the Android 13 Beta 2 for the Lenovo Tab P12 Pro. It means that those issues might still present in the second beta of Android 13.
