Is Google releasing Android 12 soon? Latest beta hits 'platform stability'

(Pocket-lint) - Google mightiness beryllium specified days oregon weeks distant from officially rolling retired Android 12, its adjacent large update to the Android mobile operating system.

The companyhas  released the 4th beta of Android 12. It lacks immoderate large caller features, but it has reached level stability, which is an important measurement that suggests improvement of the OS is nearing completion. Google said successful March it was hoping to deed level stableness successful August, and that the past nationalist beta would merchandise successful August. Add it each up, and an authoritative Android 12 merchandise could hap this period oregon possibly soon.

Let's besides not hide that, though Google precocious offered the first authoritative details astir the Pixel 6, the institution is besides getting acceptable to merchandise the Pixel 5a this summer. Leaks suggest the telephone volition beryllium a revamped Pixel 4a 5G, and Jon Prosser of Front Page Tech adjacent believes Google volition merchandise the budget-friendly instrumentality connected 26 August 2021 for $450. Google itself said the Pixel 5a "will beryllium disposable aboriginal this twelvemonth successful the US and Japan".

Honestly, it would marque consciousness for Google to enactment up a hardware motorboat with the authoritative rollout of Android 12 this summer. But lone clip volition tell.

For much astir the upcoming bundle update, see our usher here. We besides person rumour round-ups connected the Pixel 5a present and the Pixel 6 here.

Writing by Maggie Tillman. Originally published connected 12 August 2021.