Android 12 could launch on 4 October

(Pocket-lint) - Google's adjacent large smartphone operating strategy update - Android 12 - is successful its last signifier of nationalist beta, and looks apt to motorboat connected 4 October. 

According to Mishaal Rahman, XDA's Editor-in-Chief, Google is readying to merchandise the AOSP (Android Open Source Project) to manufacturers connected that day, which suggests that's erstwhile it could beryllium released to the wide public. 

The timing would surely marque consciousness fixed that each mentation of the nationalist beta has been released astir a period aft the erstwhile one. And with the 5th and last beta landing connected 8 September, it would beryllium a akin timeframe to the docket implicit the summer. 

The Android 12 unchangeable update whitethorn beryllium released connected October 4, arsenic that's erstwhile Google plans to merchandise to AOSP. This tentative merchandise day was besides mentioned by a 3PL. pic.twitter.com/PMN802gQj0

— Mishaal Rahman (@MishaalRahman) September 12, 2021

Google's latest mentation of Android is undoubtedly the biggest alteration to Android successful years, featuring a hugely antithetic graphical interface with overmuch deeper customisation options and a caller plan connection called 'Material You'. 

The caller bundle has revamped widgets, a theming enactment which automatically adjusts your colours based connected your wallpaper, a new one-handed mode and a amended privateness dashboard. 

It was expected that the last nationalist bundle would driblet astatine immoderate constituent adjacent the extremity of September, and is surely going to beryllium the bundle that ships connected the upcoming Pixel 6 telephone bid when that arrives soon. 

If you've been holding disconnected connected installing the nationalist beta connected your Pixel telephone - due to the fact that it's your regular operator - instrumentality this arsenic your reminder that the caller bundle volition beryllium coming to you soon. 

Writing by Cam Bunton. Originally published connected 13 September 2021.