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Still have an old device running Android 12? It’s finally time to upgrade
Google has ended support for Android 12, making it unlikely your old device will receive more security updates
- Google is no longer backporting security patches to Android 12 or 12L, as both operating systems have reached end-of-life status.
- This means that device makers will have to backport security patches on their own if they want to provide security updates to their Android 12 or 12L devices.
- Few manufacturers have the resources or desire to do this, so if you still have an Android 12 or 12L device, it’s time to upgrade if you value security.
We spend a lot of time talking about the best Android phones and the latest Android version, but most people don’t have the newest devices with the most up-to-date Android release. In fact, the latest available data from Google showed that the majority of users are still running Android 12 or earlier. Because most users don’t have access to the latest Android version, Google backports security patches to older releases so users with older devices stay secure. However, Google doesn’t maintain support for older releases forever, and Android 12 is the next release that will lose support.
