Android 12: news, downloads, supported devices and releases

Android 12 is the version of the mobile operating system of Google’s green robot expected for 2021 with the code name ‘Snow Cone’.

Android 11 has now arrived on smartphones for several months, starting as always from the Pixel, so it is already time to talk about the next release: based on what has emerged so far thanks to the Developer Preview and according to what has happened in the past, especially as regards Supported devices, we can already have interesting indications. So let’s find out what we know so far about the next version of the green robot: here’s what we could expect from Android 12, including features, release period and compatible devices.

As happened with the latest major releases of Android, Android 12 will also see a path that will develop in several phases distributed over time that will gradually introduce the planned innovations. The official information currently only concerns those relating to the Developer Preview, but we already have many indications also at a general level. In Mountain View they thought about a revision of the UI: as anticipated by a leak, the new version should lose the design in transparency in favor of full colors, have 4 Quick Settings instead of 6, have an unprecedented widget section and Present a different time and date position, accompanied by new privacy indicators. It also seems that it will be possible to customize the style of the clock on the lock screen and have the Conversation Widget available, useful for highlighting recent messages, missed calls or other important activities.

The release should also introduce a system of themes that adapt to the background: the color of the theme would be changed automatically based on the wallpaper selected by the user.