Google is no longer backporting security patches to Android 12 or 12L, as both operating systems have reached end-of-life status. This means that device makers will have to backport security patches ...

Since March 31, 2025, around three and a half years after the Android version was introduced, Google has stopped developing and distributing security patches. This means that devices for which Android ...

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Summary: Google has officially confirmed that Android 12 and 12L have reached the end of official support. They will no longer be getting security patches, and that includes the one for April 2025. If ...

Google has released 'Android 12 Beta 5 ', the final beta version of 'Android 12', the next major version of the Android OS. This version is effectively the final tweak, and Google says the official ...

A screenshot of 'Android 12', the next major version of Android, has leaked. Added 'Theme color' to change the color of the entire OS, 'Conversation', a new widget that simply displays messages and ...