Samsung Galaxy S21 range will probably get Android 12 by December

Date:
Thu, 14 Oct 2021 09:09:18 +0000

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A Samsung employee claims that Android 12 is likely to land on the Galaxy S21 range by December at the latest.

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There was a time when Samsung was slow at rolling out new versions of
Android, but recently its been doing better, and that looks set to continue with Android 12 , as reportedly the company will start rolling it out by December at the latest.

Thats according to a South Korean Samsung community moderator, who in
response to a query said that Android 12 is likely to come to the Samsung Galaxy S21 range by December at the latest.

This post spotted by TizenHelp only refers to South Korean models of the Galaxy S21 range, so its possible that other regions will have to wait
longer. But if so we wouldnt expect the wait to be much longer, and in fact Samsung brought Android 11 to the Galaxy S20 range in the US at around the same time as in South Korea. Check out the best Android apps These are the best free Android apps Read our full Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra review

Its worth emphasizing also that this post says December at the latest, so we may in fact see Android 12 on these phones before then. Other Samsung phones will probably have longer to wait, as wed expect the Galaxy S21 range will
get the update first, but other high-profile and high-end handsets hopefully wont be waiting too long.

We would still take this claim with a pinch of salt even though it appears to come from a Samsung employee, especially as they sound a bit uncertain, but
it seems likely at least that the wait for Android 12 on Samsungs main 2021 flagships is almost over. (Image credit: Google) Analysis: Android 12, but
not as you might expect

Its worth noting that the version of Android 12 that the Samsung Galaxy S21 range will get wont be the same as the version Google has unveiled.

For one thing, Samsung will put its own twist on it, with the company working on its One UI 4 overlay. These tweaks are the main reason that well be
waiting longer to see Android 12 on Samsung phones than on Pixel handsets
like the upcoming Google Pixel 6 , which is sure to ship with Android 12.

But beyond that, arguably the biggest feature of Android 12 wont initially be present. Were talking about Material You, a feature that lets you drill down and completely personalize the look of Android 12.

It sounds really promising, but its also not present on the Android Open Source Project (AOSP). Thats the version of Android that Samsung and other companies use (and typically build upon with their own forks).

While Google hasnt directly commented on this, some of its own blog posts suggest that Material You will be accessible to phone-makers, and in a
comment to TechRadar , Oppo has suggested that it expects to get access to it eventually.

But right now, seemingly no companies other than Google have access, which means if Android 12 really does come to Samsung phones in December it will probably do so without this key feature, with a subsequent update next year potentially rolling it out. Its just the latest failing in what has so far been a really poor Android 12 launch . Google Pixel 6 event: everything to expect on October 19

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