Google is pulling the plug on security updates for Android 12 after four years, leaving older devices without further patches unless they’re updated to a newer OS version. Each month, Google posts a ...

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 ...

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Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...

Summary: Google has officially confirmed that Android 12 and 12L have reached the end of official support. They will no longer be getting security patches, and that includes the one for April 2025. If ...

When it comes to the Android threat landscape, we’re into the science of big numbers. Google describes “a vibrant ecosystem with billions of users around the globe and millions of helpful apps,” and ...