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Update: Android 12L was folded into the Android 13 update in 2022, and continues in Android 14 and beyond. Android 12L is coming. This might seem like a surprise since Android 12 was just launched a few months ago. But this is a new version of Android that will be released in the Spring of 2022 and will focus on making the OS work better on larger screen devices. That means really foldables and tablets. That’s very exciting because Google had kind of given up on tablets in previous years. And now it looks like it is…

Users of the LTE version of the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite, there’s good news for you. Samsung is rolling out a major software update for your tablet. No, it’s not Android 13 yet. But you’re getting the Android 12L-based One UI 4.1.1 update.Android 12L is a tablet-specific build of Android that brings several new features that let you get the most out of the big screen. These include a persistent taskbar, new gestures, an improved Edge Panel, and more. Samsung baked those features into its One UI 4.1.1 custom software and…

The Galaxy S20 FE is the latest Samsung phone to receive the One UI 5.0 update. Samsung has issued the G780FXXUAEVK3 update for the Exynos 990 version of the device and it comes in at just under 2GB in size. The firmware update also brings the latest November security patch. The update is currently seeding to users in Europe and Russia. More regions are expected to join in the coming days. The One UI 5.0 update is likely the last major Android OS update for the S20 FE which launched in 2020 with One UI 2.5 based on…

A couple of months ago, Samsung released the Android 12L-based One UI 4.1.1 update to the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite. However, the update was limited to the Wi-Fi-only version of the tablet. Now, the company has finally released the Android 12L update for the LTE version of the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite. The Android 12L (One UI 4.1.1) update for the LTE version of the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite is rolling out in India. Other countries could get this update within the next few days. This new software comes with firmware version P619XXU1AVJ2.…

Windows for smartphones may be dead and buried, but its spirit haunts Android – Microsoft has leveraged Android 12L’s advanced theming system to make the interface look more like the Fluent UI that is used on Windows 11. This arrives as a common update for the Microsoft Surface Duo and the Surface Duo 2. The notification shade, Settings screen and the activity feed in the Microsoft launcher have been restyled to look like their Windows counterparts. This means that icons, colors and UI controls have been unified with…

Microsoft’s Surface Duo and Surface Duo 2 handsets are finally getting Android 12L. These are great news, as both of those phones are currently on Android 11, so it was about time they get updated.Both the Surface Duo & Surface Duo 2 are now getting Android 12LSome of you may be disappointed they didn’t get Android 13 at this point, which is understandable, but Android 12L will be quite an upgrade. As most of you know, Android 12L is made for foldables and tablets.With this update, you’re getting Google’s Material…

Microsoft is finally updating its Surface Duo — ahem — duo to Android 12 this week. The company broke the news on its official Microsoft Devices Blog after previously committing to rolling out an update sometime this year. Android 12 was made generally available by Google in October 2021, while Android 12L hit Pixels in March. The star of the show here is Android 12’s big visual refresh. Yup, Material You, dynamic color theming, and more are coming to the Surface Duo phones. The company as even throwing in four new…

The Microsoft Surface Duo is getting Windows-like UI tweaks, as well as the improvements that come with Android 12L, an operating system built specifically for devices with larger screens. In an update on its blog, Microsoft shared some of the changes coming to its folding phone, which include revamped icons, colors, and controls made to look as if they’re on a Windows device.We first heard Android 12L’s coming to the Surface Duo back in March, and after some testing, the update is rolling out on Surface Duo devices now.…

Microsoft released the Surface Duo 2 back in October of last year, but software support hasn’t been that great for the foldable phone. However, that’s not stopping them from issuing a platform upgrade soon. The Microsoft Surface Duo 2 will be getting Android 12L this year, and it’ll share some visuals with Windows 11Microsoft has its Surface Duo lineup of phones, and they’ve gotten a lot of criticism over the less-than-perfect optimization for the Android operating system. The device does a lot of stuff with Android that…

Two weeks ago, Samsung released the Android 12L-based One UI 4.1.1 update to the international variant of the Galaxy Z Fold 3. Now, the update has reached the US variant of the smartphone. The update also brings the latest security patch that Samsung has been releasing to other phones. The Android 12L-based One UI 4.1.1 update for the carrier-locked version of the Galaxy Z Fold 3 is available in the US. It comes with firmware version F926USQS2DVHE and includes the September 2022 security patch. The update is currently…