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Beta 1 Update for 12L feature drop!
Beta 1 Update for 12L feature drop!

08 December 2021

Posted by Maru Ahues Bouza , Director, Android Developer Relations At Android Dev Summit in October we highlighted the grow...


12L and new Android APIs and tools for large screens
12L and new Android APIs and tools for large screens

27 October 2021

Posted by Dave Burke, VP of Engineering There are over a quarter billion large screen devices running Android across tablets,...


Android 12 is live in AOSP!
Android 12 is live in AOSP!

04 October 2021

Posted by Dave Burke, VP of Engineering Today we’re pushing the source to the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) and officially re...


Android 12 Beta 5 update, official release is next!
Android 12 Beta 5 update, official release is next!

08 September 2021

Posted by Dave Burke, VP of Engineering We’re just a few weeks away from the official release of Android 12! As we put the ...


Android 12 Beta 4 and Platform Stability
Android 12 Beta 4 and Platform Stability

11 August 2021

Posted by Dave Burke, VP of Engineering Today we’re bringing you the fourth Beta of Android 12, and moving into the final phase ...


Android 12 Beta 3 for TV is now available
Android 12 Beta 3 for TV is now available

14 July 2021

Posted by Wolfram Klein, Product Manager, Android TV OS Alongside today’s Android 12 Beta 3 release for mobile , we’re also bringing ...


 Android 12 Beta 3 and final APIs
Android 12 Beta 3 and final APIs

14 July 2021

Posted by Dave Burke, VP of Engineering Each month we’re bringing Android 12 closer to its final form, with innovative features,...


Android 12 Beta 2 Update
Android 12 Beta 2 Update

09 June 2021

Posted by Dave Burke, VP of Engineering Just a few weeks ago at Google I/O we unwrapped the first beta of Android 12, focusing ...