Android 12: how to install the beta and which phones it is compatible with

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After a few months locked in the Developer Preview state, Android 12 finally arrives in beta form. Google has introduced this beta program during the course of Google I / O 2021, and it gives the opportunity to see what has been working during the last year. If you want to test Android 12 yourself, you can, as long as you’re running at least Pixel 3. What devices are supported? With the release of Android 11, this marked the end of support for the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL. Those were worthy devices that some people are still managing to keep running, but Google will no longer support them with major software versions. Due to this, the list of supported devices is reduced a bit, leaving the following options as compatible with the Android 12 beta program. Pixel 3/3 XLPixel 3a / 3a XLPixel 4/4 XLPixel 4a / 4a 5GPixel 5 How to install Android 12 beta on your phone Instead of going through various processes, including the need to install the Android SDK on your computer, you can sign up for the beta program directly from your phone. In recent years, Google has made it extremely easy and simple for users to join the program. This has been done so that the latest version of Android can reach the hands of many more Pixel owners before its official launch this fall. These are the steps you will have to follow to install Android 12 beta on your Pixel. Go to the Android Beta Program landing page. Log into the website with the same Google account that you use on your phone. You should see a list of devices you own that are eligible to participate in the Android 12 beta. Click the Opt-In button for the device you want to use. Accept the terms and conditions and click Join Beta. On your phone, go to Settings> System> Advanced> System update> Check update. It can take up to 24 hours for the beta to be available on your device, so if you still don’t see it, check back later. There are a few things to keep in mind when installing the Android 12 beta on your Android phone. First of all, as soon as Google releases the version, there will be quite a few people trying to join the program, all at the same time. This means that you may not be “accepted” into the program right away on your device, but the update will eventually arrive. Second, and perhaps more importantly, we don’t recommend putting Android 12 on your main phone. Just because Android 12 has come out of its developer preview state and into the beta program, it doesn’t mean that all bugs have been fixed yet. There is a chance that some bugs will find their way into the beta program, and that could wreak havoc on the applications you use and trust every day. As a precaution, we recommend that you backup your phone to Google Drive before installing the beta so that you do not lose any valuable information or data.

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