Android 12 Beta available on phones from nearly a dozen manufacturers

• Nick Gray
• 3 years ago

Google showed off a lot of new features for quite a few of its products during the opening keynote at Google I/O today, but we’re pretty sure that the one thing you’re most interested in is Android 12.

The new Android 12 build appears to be one of the biggest updates to the platform in years with a dramatic UI redesign that puts your personal preferences front and center with the new Material You design language. While Android betas have launched at Google I/O events over the past decade or so to a select number of devices, the list of smartphones eligible to install the Android 12 beta is quite extensive! In total, 11 different manufacturers are participating in the Android 12 beta.

While it’s impressive to see the list of OEMs jumping in on the beta program grow, only Google, Xiaomi, and OnePlus have more than one device on the list.

• Asus Zenfone 8
• Pixel 3
• Pixel 3a
• Pixel 4
• Pixel 4XL
• Pixel 4a
• Pixel 4a 5G
• Pixel 5
• OnePlus 9
• Oneplus 9 Pro
• OPPO Find X3 Pro
• Realme (device not yet named)
• Sharp (device not yet named)
• Tecno CAMON 17
• TCL 20 Pro
• Vivo iQOO 7Legend
• Xiaomi MI 11
• Xiaomi MI 11 ULTRA
• Xiaomi MI 11i
• Xiaomi MI 11x PRO

If you happen to own one of these Android smartphones, you can head over to the Android 12 Devices page and learn how to install the Android 12 Beta on your device. we’ve also put together step-by-step instructions on how to install the Android 12 beta on a Google Pixel smartphone.

Let us know what you think of Android 12 and if you’re planning to jump in on the beta to check out its new features.