Android 12

Android 12
Version of the Android operating system
Developer	Google
OS family	Android
General; availability	October 4, 2021
Latest release	12.0.0_r60 (SSV1.210916.090) / June 3, 2024
Kernel type	Monolithic (Linux)
Preceded by	Android 11
Succeeded by	Android 13
Official website	www.android.com/android-12/
Support status
	Supported

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.^[4] 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.^[5]^[1]^[6] As of April 2024, it is the oldest Android version still supported.

As of November 2023^[update], Android 12 is the 2nd most widely-used version of Android, with 18% market share (slightly ahead of Android 11, but far behind Android 13),^[7] with 682 million devices. The first phones to have Android 12 were the Google Pixel 6 and 6 Pro.

^ ^a ^b "Android 12 has been released to the Android Open Source Project". Engadget. October 4, 2021. Archived from the original on April 29, 2022. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
^ "Android security 12.0.0 release 60". Google Git.
^ "Android Security Bulletin—February 2023". Archived from the original on February 14, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
^ "Android 12". Android Developers. Archived from the original on February 19, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
^ Cite error: The named reference beta1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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^ "Mobile & Tablet Android Version Market Share Worldwide". StatCounter Global Stats. Retrieved August 11, 2023.

[AOSP-1] "Android 12 has been released to the Android Open Source Project". Engadget. October 4, 2021. Archived from the original on April 29, 2022. Retrieved June 12, 2023.

[release-2] "Android security 12.0.0 release 60". Google Git.

[3] "Android Security Bulletin—February 2023". Archived from the original on February 14, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2023.

[:2-4] "Android 12". Android Developers. Archived from the original on February 19, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2021.

[beta1-5] Cite error: The named reference beta1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[6] Bonifacic, I. (October 19, 2021). "Google's brand new Android 12 operating system launches today". TechCrunch.^{[permanent dead link]}

[7] "Mobile & Tablet Android Version Market Share Worldwide". StatCounter Global Stats. Retrieved August 11, 2023.

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