The stable version of Android 12L was released for devices with large screens on March 7, 2022, and was released as 'Android 12.1' for Pixel smartphones on the same date, besides the Pixel 6 & Pixel 6 Pro. Developer Preview 1 of Android 12L was released in October 2021, followed by Beta 1 in December 2021, Beta 2 in January 2022, and Beta 3 in February 2022. In October 2021, Google announced Android 12L, an interim release of Android 12 including improvements specific for foldable phones, tablets, desktop-sized screens and Chromebooks, and modifications to the user interface to tailor it to larger screens. Android 12 stable got released on the Android Open Source Project on October 4, getting its public over-the-air rollout on October 19, coinciding with the launch event for the Pixel 6. A fifth beta, not planned in the original roadmap, was released on September 8, 2021. Then beta 3 was released on July 14, 2021, getting a bugfix update to beta 3.1 on July 26. It was followed by beta 2 on June 9, 2021, which got a bugfix update to 2.1 on June 23. The first beta build was then released on May 18, 2021.

The second developer preview was released on March 17, 2021, followed by a third preview on April 21, 2021. After that, four monthly beta releases were planned, beginning in May, the last one of them reaching platform stability in August, with general availability coming shortly after that. A developer preview was released immediately, with two additional ones planned the following two months. The first phones to have Android 12 were the Google Pixel 6 and the Pixel 6 Pro.Īndroid 12 logo for Developer preview and Beta releaseĪndroid 12 (internally codenamed Snow Cone) was announced in an Android blog posted on February 18, 2021. Īs of March 2023 Android 12 is the most widely-used version of Android, with 22.49% of devices having the operating system installed. Android 12 was released publicly on October 4, 2021, through Android Open Source Project (AOSP) and was released to supported Google Pixel devices on October 19, 2021. The first beta was released on May 18, 2021. Android 12 home screen with Pixel Launcherġ2.0.0_r46 (SSV1.210916.062) / April 10, 2023 11 days ago ( )Īndroid 12 is the twelfth major release and 19th version of Android, the mobile operating system developed by the Open Handset Alliance led by Google.

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