The Samsung Galaxy S20, Galaxy Note 20, and Galaxy S10 aren’t the only devices that started updating to Android 12 today. Asus It also meets its roadmap and has already started updating two of its devices.
The Asus Zenfone 8 and Zenfone 8 Flip are the first to update to Android 12. After several months in testing with beta versions as of today, the stable version of the latest update of Google’s mobile operating system.
Android 12 for Zenfone 8 and Zenfone 8 Flip
A couple of months ago Asus promised that Zenfone 8 Y Zenfone 8 Flip they were going to update to Android 12 during the month of December, and so it has been in extremis. Two days after the end of the month and the year, the Taiwanese manufacturer has started to launch the Android 12 OTA.
The update is coming progressively to your users, who will only have to check from the system settings if they already have the new update available. Asus also offers the update files to download and install manually:
Some of the news that users of an Asus Zenfone 8 and Zenfone 8 Flip will find when they update to Android 12 are the following, according to the list offered by the manufacturer:
- System updated to Android 12
- Refurbished settings, contacts, phone, file manager, calculator, clock, gallery, weather, sound recorder, settings, data transfer, local backup, setup wizard, system update apps
- Quick settings panel, notification tray and volume panel adjusted to Android 12 design
- Added privacy panel, camera and microphone indicators, show clipboard access, approximate location access and microphone access functions
- ASUS Safeguard replacement with Android 12 Emergency SOS
- A new widget page layout was introduced in Launcher. Adjusted screenshot option position and removed Hotseat app icons on Overview page
- Removed Quick Settings layout option in display settings
- ASUS Phone removed support for SIP calls as Android 12 does not natively support SIP calls
- Some third-party apps are not yet compatible with Android 12
According to the update schedule published by Asus last October, the following devices to update to Android 12 and their approximate dates are as follows:
Via | Android Police
In Engadget Android | The “Security and Emergencies” menu will be mandatory from Android 12
