Version of the Android operating system | |
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OS family | Android |
General availability | October 19, 2021 |
Latest release | 12.0.0_r63 (SSV1.210916.093)[1] / September 3, 2024 |
Kernel type | Monolithic (Linux) |
Preceded by | Android 11 |
Succeeded by | Android 13 |
Official website | www |
Support status | |
Supported[2] |
Android 12 is the twelfth major release and 19th version of Android, the mobile operating system developed by the Open Handset Alliance led by Google.[3] The first beta was released on May 18, 2021. 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.[4][5][6] As of April 2024, it is the oldest Android version still supported via source code patches.[7]
As of August 2024[update], Android 12 is the 3rd most widely-used version of Android, with 15% market share (far behind Android 13),[8] with 682 million devices. The first phones to have Android 12 were the Google Pixel 6 and 6 Pro.
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