Although Android 12 has since become one of the platform’s biggest updates ever on a visual level, however, most of those design changes are completely exclusive to Google Pixel devices. Samsung has managed to provide some changes to the device in One UI 4.0. Just like the Google Pixel 6 has it, Android 12 on Samsung devices makes provision for all widgets to appear with rounded corners. Also, a new design language is adopted for some of those widgets and a number of Samsung’s stock apps as well. Speaking of the Android 12’s Dynamic Color feature, it works like a charm. The feature has the ability to pull colours from your wallpaper and then apply them to system accents and many apps.
According to 9to5Google, there are also numerous privacy enhancements in Android 12, with new indicators that visibly show when the microphone or camera is in use, even if it’s in the background. Users can choose to give apps only an approximate location instead of a precise one, and there’s a Privacy Dashboard in the Settings to easily show which apps are using sensitive permissions.
What Samsung devices will get the Android 12 version? Samsung has released quite a number of its Galaxy smartphones and tablets that will eventually be updated. According to the company these devices includes those released within the past two years and even further back. Here is a preliminary list of Samsung devices that have been scheduled to receive updates and their time of rollout.
Galaxy S: On the S-series list only Samsung Galaxy S21 has received updates and rolled out already. All others like the Galaxy S20 and Galaxy S10 lineups have been scheduled to receive updates in the first couple of months of 2022.
Galaxy S21— Available now, (Available globally and in the US)
Galaxy S21+— Rolling out soon
Galaxy S21 Ultra— Rolling out soon (Available globally and in the US)
Galaxy S20 — Rolling out now internationally
Galaxy S20+ — Rolling out now internationally
Galaxy S20 Ultra — Rolling out now internationally
Galaxy S20 FE — Available now (Available globally and in the US)
Galaxy S10 — Rolling out now internationally
Galaxy S10e — Rolling out now internationally
Galaxy S10+ — Rolling out now internationally
Galaxy S10 5G— Rolling out now internationally and available in the US, Verizon
Galaxy S10 Lite — Rolling out now internationally.
Galaxy Note: Samsung’s Galaxy Note lineup, which unfortunately seems it will be going away for good, has only 5 devices scheduled to be updated with Android 12.
Galaxy Note 20 — Available now (Available globally and in the US)
Galaxy Note 20 Ultra — Available now (Available globally and in the US)
Galaxy Note 10 — Rolling out now internationally
Galaxy Note 10+ — Rolling out now internationally
Galaxy Note 10 5G — Rolling out now internationally
Galaxy Foldables: The entire Samsung’s foldable lineup has been marked eligible for the update to Android 12 and One UI 4.0.
Galaxy Z Fold 3 — Available now (Available globally and in the US)
Galaxy Z Fold 2 — Rolling out now internationally
Galaxy Fold — Rolling out now internationally
Galaxy Fold 5G — Rolling out now internationally
Galaxy W22 — Rolling out now in China
Galaxy Z Flip 3 — Available now (Available globally and in the US)
Galaxy Z Flip 5G — Rolling out now internationally
Galaxy Z Flip — Rolling out now internationally
Galaxy A: As Samsung continue to expand its work on updates, the company has confirmed that the update will come to about 15 Galaxy A devices. Around January 17, the Galaxy A52 5G it’s an Android 12 update. Reports say Samsung is starting the update in parts of Europe.
Galaxy A82 5G
Galaxy A72 — Rolling out now internationally
Galaxy A52 — Rolling out now internationally
Galaxy A52 5G — Rolling out internationally
Galaxy A52s 5G — Rolling out now internationally
Galaxy A42 5G— Rolling out internationally (Available in the US on Verizon and Comcast)
Galaxy A32 5G
Galaxy A71 5G
Galaxy A51 5G
Galaxy A51
Galaxy A21
Galaxy A12
Galaxy A02s
Galaxy A01
Galaxy A11
Galaxy Tab: Samsung has announced it is standing by most of its Android tablets devices as Android 12 will be coming to about 8 tablets over the next few months. Although in the Android world, tablets are not a big deal, and finding one with good support is pretty difficult. With the expected updates, Samsung tablets may just be the preferred choice.
Galaxy Tab S7 — Rolling out now internationally
Galaxy Tab S7+ — Rolling out now internationally
Galaxy Tab S7 FE 5G
Galaxy Tab S6 Lite
Galaxy Tab S6
Galaxy Tab Active 3
Galaxy Tab A7 (2020)
Galaxy Tab A7 Lite
After the Galaxy S21 roll out, an official timeline has been released of when to expect Android 12 updates on various other Galaxy smartphones. For the next 8 months, Samsung plans to be rolling out the Android 12, however, the dates displayed on the timeline may vary by region, carrier, or other factors not documented today. Note that, the list below are dates based on Samsung’s official US schedule, but other regions are expected to get the Android 12 updates within the year as well.
December 2021– Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21+, Galaxy S21 Ultra, Galaxy Z Fold 3 (Complete), Galaxy Z Flip 3 (Complete).
January 2022 – Galaxy Z Fold 2, Galaxy Z Flip, Galaxy Z Flip 5G, Galaxy S20+/S20 Ultra/S20 FE, Galaxy Note 20/Ultra, Galaxy Note 10/10+/10+ 5G, Galaxy Fold.
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