We are in the thick of the update season. Most manufacturers have launched stable builds on their recent flagships and have begun to push the new OS out to their older and cheaper phones. Most brands seem to have their respective skins running on time despite the fact that the Pixel phones are seemingly never-ending.
Two dozen phones have received OneUI 4 thus far, and it is clear that SAMSUNG comes out on top. Some of its older phones will not get the update until April through August.
On the flip side of things, both the Moto G Pro and the Velvet received the first update to the OS in March. These brands are likely to be updating well into the late 19th century.
You can read about which of the best phones will get the new operating system. Most brands have released their plans for the year. We don't know if these brands will live up to the maps, and your update schedule will be different based on where you live. We have general estimates for you.
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Here is everything we know so far about when the phone will get the 12th edition of the operating system.
The release date for the new OS will be in the first half of 2022.
The ROG Phone 5 got the stable build in March, while the Zenfone 8 and Zenfone 8 flip got the stable build in the closing days of the year.
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Here is the list of when your phone will receive a new operating system.
Unless you have a Pixel 1 or 2, your phone is not eligible to download.
Most of the eligible phones have received the 12L update, except for the Pixel 3 and 3 XL. The March Drop gave the new look to the Pixel 6 and the 3a.
Here is the list of phones that should be updated.
In April 2021, the company promised to update certain of its phones to the newer version of the operating system. We have marked which of the two will also update to Android 13 and which of the eight phones should jump to the new operating system.
The update has only been sent to the LG Velvet in South Korea, and there is no word on when it will be sent internationally. It will bring core features like privacy tools and improved widgets, but it is unclear how much Material You will make its way into the OS.
It is possible that the quirky phone will need a long time to get the newer update since it only received it in December.
Updating its phones is not something the company likes. Most of them only get one platform update, meaning that phones released in 2020 and early 2021 won't get the latest version of the software. The only phones that will be received in 2020 are the Razr phones and the Moto G Power.
Wondering which phones will get the new operating system? The full list of updates was released by Motorola. The update will be rolling out in February of 2022. Here is the full list of updates.
The moto g pro, motorola edge, motorola edge 20 lite, and motorola edge 20 fusion will be updated to 12.
The Moto G Pro is the only phone that has received the update. It added new tools, like the Material YouUI, a conversationwidget, accessibility improvements, and a privacy dashboard.
It is surprising that phones like the motorola edge (2021) haven't received the update yet. The moto g power takes longer.
It has been a mixed bag. The OS was pushed out to the X20, X10, and G50 by early January, which is when the brand used to offer the fastest software updates. Since then, we have not seen the OS arrive on any other phone.
There are other phones from the same company that are running on Geekbench, such as theNokia 8.3 5G, and theNokia 5.4. Stable updates have yet to be released.
Since its phones typically receive at least two updates, we don't have an official release list, but we do know that some of them will get an update.
We don't know when the remaining phones will receive it, but it is safe to assume the recent X and G phones will be the top of the list. Unfortunately, the X 100 won't receive the new version of the software.
Four new phones will be arriving in the first half of the year, as part of the new lineup from HMD. All of them should have a version of the operating system.
It failed to deliver the promised update to its flagship device, the Nokia 9 Pureview, because it missed most of the deadlines. We had higher hopes for HMD Global a couple of months ago, but the recent radio silence has us worried.
Wondering when your phone will get a new operating system? The stable build was briefly suspended due to major bugs, but was pushed again in December with fixes. It is now available all over the world.
OxygenOS 12 began to roll out to the OnePlus 8, 8 Pro, 8T, and 9R the week of March 21. The stable build of the OS could take some time to arrive in Europe, so you may not have it yet.
The stable build for other phones will not be available until later in 2022.
OxygenOS 12 has been a controversial update due to the fact that the latest software has merged with ColorOS and lost a lot of what made the OnePlus phones distinct. OxygenOS 13 will be released next as a return to form for long-time fans of the brand.
OPPO has made a concerted effort to bring more of its phones to Western markets. The owners of Find X3 Pro, Find X3 Neo, and Find X3 lite should have received ColorOS 12. Some countries have received the Reno 6, Reno 6 Pro, and A 73 5G.
In most eligible Asian territories, OPPO has already released ColorOS 12 based on the Find X3 series, Find X2 series, Reno 6 and Reno 5 series, F19 Pro+, A74 5G, A 73 5G, and A54 5G. The Reno 4 series and a few other phones should be delivered in eligible countries throughout March.
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OPPO plans to bring the update to over a hundred phones, including every phone in the year 2020. The update list for OPPO is expected to be below.
OxygenOS 12 performs as a watered-down ColorOS, but the actual ColorOS 12 release looked and performed very well in our tests. The 11 OS has better icons and spacing, and the Material You color picker tool is unique to OPPO. We are excited to see how the final version works.
There is an official release timetable for the RealmeUI 3.0. The Realme GT has early access to the latest version of the operating system, which uses a new Artificial Intelligence Smooth Engine, 3D icons, and improved Always-On Display features.
The complete Realme update list includes when the company promises to release the early access alpha on specific phones.
December 2021.
January-March 2022.
June-July 2022.
OneUI 4 has been released on dozens of devices. It is truly impressive how far ahead the other manufacturers are. It was ahead of the official OneUI 4 roadmap.
Only a few countries and carrier-locked phones have fallen behind, but the stable version of the Android 12 release has already been given to the S21, S20, Note 20, S10, Note 10, and Tab S7 series.
Here is the monthly estimates for the update list. Many are ahead of schedule. As of mid-March, we have bolded phones that have either fully received it or begun to receive it in most countries.
November 2021.
December 2021.
January 2022.
February 2022.
March 2022.
April 2022.
May 2022.
June 2022.
July 2022.
August 2022.
The update schedule for every eligible phone was not shown on the U.S.-based roadmap. We will try to fill in the blanks as more models are officially released in other countries, but these other models are also supposed to be eligible for the upcoming version of the operating system.
Sony is not the only one that has not revealed its update plans. We think that this will be the Sony Android 12 update list, given that Sony typically offers two software upgrades for its phones.
The update for the Xperia I III and 5 III began in January. Privacy indicators for the camera and mic, native scrolling screenshots, and improved one-handed use were added by Sony.
In March, it began to roll out the new version of the software. We are only waiting for the two phones to receive it.
We were very impressed with the new operating system in the newXiaomi 12 Pro, which is based on the new version of theANDROID 12 OS. Our reviewer described it as clean, modern, and bloat-free, and the new OS adds better storage management, efficient background use, and other under the hood tweaks to make it less resource-intensive.
You can find the official list of everyXiaomi phone expected to receiveAndroid 12.
Major design updates to theUI and a ton of new features have been included in the latest version of the operating system. Some brands have handled the new OS better than others. We will keep this post updated with new information.
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