Android 12 Preview update
Android 12 is the latest version of Google’s smartphone and tablet operating system. Developer previews became available in early 2021, and the first beta dropped in May. But when will Android 12 be ready for a public release? Android 12 Preview update -Android 12’s Release Date? Eligible devices.
Google is pretty open about the timeline of Android 12 releases. It has a handy graphic as seen below that shows when different releases will be available. At the time of writing, Android 12 Beta 3 has been released. That only leaves Beta 4 which marks “Platform Stability” before the final release. “Platform Stability” essentially means the version is final, just not officially final.
You probably noticed that the “Final Release” marked on the timeline doesn’t have a month listed underneath. The good news is that it’s not terribly difficult to predict when that final release will happen. We just need to look at past Android versions.
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Android 11 only had three beta releases, the last one being in August of 2020. The stable release happened the very next month and was followed closely by the announcement of the Pixel 5.
What's included in the Android 12 Preview?
The Android 12 Preview program includes everything you need to test your existing apps on a variety of screen sizes, network technologies, CPU and GPU chipsets, and hardware architectures.
SDK & NDK tools
- Android 12 SDK, NDK, and tools
- Android 12 emulator system images for mobile devices (64-bit only)
System images
The Android 12 Preview includes system images for a variety of Pixel devices that you can use for developing and testing.
OTA updates for Pixel through the Android Beta program
If you have a Pixel 5, Pixel 4a, Pixel 4a (5G), Pixel 4, Pixel 3a, Pixel 3a XL, Pixel 3, or Pixel 3 XL device, you can enroll the device in the Android Beta for Pixel program to get updates to Android 12 Beta over-the-air (OTA). Once enrolled, your device will receive regular over-the-air (OTA) updates to the latest Android 12 builds through (and including) the final release.
Preview APIs and publishing
The Android 12 Preview initially provides a development-only system and Android library that does not have a standard API level.