Android 12 release date, rumors and what we want to see

Many people will still be waiting for Android 11 to arrive on their phones, but Google is sure to already be hard at work on Android 12.

While we don’t know much about what the next big Android update will offer yet, there are already a few hints, all of which you’ll find below, along with information on the likely release date.

Then further down you’ll find a wish list of the main things we want from Android 12. And make sure to check back often, as we’ll be updating this article whenever we hear anything new about the upcoming software.

We might get our first official look at Android 12 quite soon, as Google often launches developer previews in the first few months of the year. Android 11 for example arrived in developer preview form in February of 2020.