For Android 12 and 12L: Google ends support for millions of equipment

Android 12 and 12L versions are history. Google has determined support for the OS version.

Google has abolished the development and distribution of security patch from 31 March 2025 and thus the Android version was introduced about three and a half years after being introduced.

This means that the devices for which the Android 12 was the last update, which includes the Pixel 3A and the Galaxy S10 series, now do not get any safety update for the nuclear operating system directly from Google. Thus the responsibility was transferred to the device manufacturers. Users can also switch to alternatively alternative Android versions such as a lineage or graphene OS.

Still more than 300 million equipment with Android 12 in circulation

There is data from the number of devices running with Android 12 Statcounter Currently at 12.43 percent. It initially seems like a manageable number, but according to Google, more than three billion Android devices are in circulation, of which more than 360 million are still based on the elderly OS version.

Equipment of Android 12 is potentially unsafe from now on

Ultimately, the end of support means that Google no longer portrays the safety patches for Android 12 and the safety intervals in the version are no longer closed by Google. The 12-Company operating system remains any significant safety gap at the core. However, some OS components along with Google Apps and services that are part of the project mainline are updated through play services.

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Smartphone manufacturers will now have to take care of the related update support for Android 12, but most should not be ready to take this extra work. The only company that can be an exception will be Huawei. Because the current EMUI version is still based on Android 12.

For owners of a smartphone that is still based on Android 12, it will now be In view of the deadline ended support The time to search for a new device is provided with a regular system -related safety patch.

(AFL)