Finally, the Android 12 Beta 2 goes live for the eligible Pixel devices after the release of beta 1 on the Google I/O 2021 Developer Conference event in Mountain View. Meanwhile, Google has also released the Android 12 Beta 2 GSI (Generic System Image) packages for non-Pixel Android devices that support Project Treble.
If you’re one of the Android users who is eager to get an early taste of Android 12 then you can follow this guide. Google has initially released the Android 12 Developer Preview 1 for its eligible Pixel devices in February 2021, followed by DP2, then DP3 respectively.
As Google has announced Android 12 Beta 2 for eligible Pixel models, we’re pleased to tell you that the GSI packages of the latest Android OS version are also available to download officially. Now, if you don’t know about GSI, take a brief idea below.
A GSI (Generic System Image) package is obviously a system image with adjusted configurations for Android devices that’s compatible with Project Treble support. That means Google has made it possible for all the non-Pixel Android smartphone users to flash the GSI package according to the device architecture and enjoy the latest Android OS version.
So, even if your device doesn’t support the latest Android OS officially, you’re still eligible for it. To be very specific, you’ll require an unlocked device bootloader irrespective of which Android device model you’re using.
Whereas it’s also worth mentioning that flashing the Android GSI package on your handset will perform a factory reset of your device completely.
So, you may lose your important data if you don’t back up your device before flashing it. Now, without further ado, let’s jump into it.
Here we’ve shared all the download links regarding your device architecture.
Note: Make sure to grab the specific GSI package according to your device’s architecture. In order to check which architecture your device has, you can run the following command on your Windows computer after connecting your handset to it using the USB cable.
adb shell getprop ro.product.cpu.abi
Once you’re aware of your device’s architecture, just download the particular GSI package from the link above.
Before heading over to the GSI flashing steps, make sure to follow all the requirements properly for a successful flashing process.
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash vbmeta vbmeta.img
fastboot erase system
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot -w
fastboot reboot
Although we won’t recommend you to flash the initial build of Android 12 right now as it may contain multiple bugs or stability issues, it fully depends on you whether you’ll wait for the stable release or not.
That’s it, guys. We assume this guide was helpful to you. Feel free to ask in the comment below for further queries.
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