When Will My Phone Get Android 12 Update? (Regularly Updated)

May. 19, 2021

Android 12 has been officially released on AOSP, and should be available on your supported Pixel phone soon. While not everyone might have a compatible phone on them to get an early taste of Android 12, we have compiled a complete list of phones that will get the Android 12 update – either sometime later this year or next year. You can learn whether your Xiaomi, Realme, Samsung, or OnePlus phone will get the Android 12 udpate or not in this article.

We have separated the list of phones eligible for Android 12 updates based on brands, including Samsung Galaxy, Xiaomi, OnePlus, Motorola, Realme, Asus, and numerous others. Do keep in mind that it could take a few months for OEMs to upgrade their custom skin based on Android 12. Feel free to use the table of contents below to jump to your phone’s brand.

One of the key advantages of being a Pixel user is that you get priority treatment when it comes to software updates. With Android 12, Google has dropped support for the Pixel 2 series and these are the devices that have received the Android 12 update with the official release.

OnePlus no longer holds the reputation for fast software updates and prioritizes its latest flagship release instead. That said, these are the devices that will get OxygenOS 12 based on Android 12 at some point in the future.

The OnePlus Nord N10 5G and Nord N100 will not get the Android 12 update. The companypromises only one major Android updatefor these budget devices, which launched with Android 10-based OxygenOS 10.5.

Samsung currently offersthree years of OS updatesandfour years of security updatesto its Galaxy devices. Hence, all the Galaxy phones that launched with Android 10 and Android 11 should receive the Android 12 update. Here’s a list of Samsung phones that should make the cut:

Xiaomi will bring Android 12 to its devices with MIUI 13. Until the company releases an official list, you could expect the update on these devices:

Moreover, you must be wondering, will Redmi Note 9, Note 9 Pro, Note 9 Pro Max or the slew of Redmi 9 phones will get the Android 12 update? As far as all these phones are concerned, the company may roll out the MIUI 13 update to them, but it’s unlikely they will receive the Android 12 update.

Coming to Poco, here are the devices that are likely to get Android 12:

The Poco M2/ Poco M2 Reloaded, Poco M2 Pro, Poco M3, and Poco C3/ C31 are not likely to receive the Android 12 update. They may get Xiaomi’s latest MIUI 13 for Poco skin with a future update.

Oppo’s customColorOS 12 skinwill give Oppo users a taste of Android 12. The following devices areconfirmedto get the Android 12-based ColorOS update in China, so the update will trickle down to global variants sooner or later.

Realme willsoon unveil its Realme UI 3.0 skinbased on Android 12 in the future. Here are the devices we expect to receive the update. We will be updating this article as soon as the company reveals the exact Android 12 update timeline, so stay tuned for that!

Coming to Vivo, Vivo’s iQOO 7 Legend is the first Vivo phone to get Android 12 beta. While the company will take its own time to incorporate and tweak all the Android 12 changes to its Funtouch OS (Origin OS in China), these are the devices that are likely to get updated to Android 12:

Nokia’s resurrection under HMD Global came with a promise of reliable and timely software updates. Although the update process has slowed down, the company should release the Android 12 update for these phones sooner or later.

Motorola doesn’t have a great track record when it comes to updating its devices ever since Lenovo acquired it. For now, these are the Motorola devices that could receive Android 12:

We could expect Asus to release Android 12 for its latestROG Phone 5 gaming phonesand the recently unveiledZenfone 8 series. Previous generations of these lineups will also tag along for the software update. Here is a list of Asus phones that will get Android 12:

It’s no mystery that Sony had long shifted its focus from the smartphone industry. However, the company continues to release Android flagships that customers usually forget about because of the delayed availability. If you’re one of those Sony users, these are the phones we expect to receive Android 12:

LG hasshut down its smartphone business, but the company is committed to offering software updates to its existing devices and has already shared the list of eligible Android 12 phones. Check out the complete list below:

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So, those are the devices that are set to receive the Android 12 update. As always, you will have to wait for a while unless you own a Pixel device. We will be updating this article with the exact timeline when the phone maker releases the update schedule, so keep checking this space for more information.

Subin writes about consumer tech, software, and security. He secretly misses the headphone jack while pretending he’s better off with the wireless freedom.