Here’s when your Vivo phone will get the Android 12 beta update

By Prakhar Khanna October 21, 2021

Google officially released Android 12 for its Pixel phones alongside the launch of the Pixel 6 series. The release came after the company had already uploaded the source code to Android Open Source Project earlier this month. Now non-Google manufacturers are now detailing their Android 12 beta release timeline for the devices. Vivo is the latest company to reveal when its phones get the Android 12 beta, joining others like Samsung, OnePlus, Oppo, Realme, and Xiaomi.

Vivo announced a list of 30 smartphones that will get Android 12 beta in the coming months. The smartphone list varies from the top-of-the-line Vivo X70 Pro Plus to the budget offerings like the Vivo V20 and Vivo V20i. Here’s the comprehensive list of when your Vivo phone will get the Android 12 update:

End of November 2021:

Vivo X70 Pro+

End of December 2021:

Vivo X60 Pro+
Vivo X60 Pro
Vivo X60
Vivo V21
Vivo Y72 5G

End of January 2022:

Vivo X70 Pro
Vivo V21e
Vivo V20 2021
Vivo V20
Vivo Y21
Vivo Y51A
Vivo Y31

End of March 2022

Vivo X50 Pro
Vivo X50
Vivo V20 Pro
Vivo V20 SE
Vivo Y33s
Vivo Y20G
Vivo Y53s
Vivo Y12s

Early April 2022:

Vivo S1
Vivo Y19

End of April 2022:

Vivo V17 Pro
Vivo V17
Vivo S1 Pro
Vivo Y73
Vivo Y51
Vivo Y20
Vivo Y20i
Vivo Y30

As you can see from the list, Vivo will start its official Android 12 beta rollout with the Vivo X70 Pro Plus in November of this year. The update will be made available for the Vivo X60 series, Vivo V21, Vivo X50 series, Vivo V20 series, Vivo Y20G, and more in the following months. The process is scheduled to last for six months and the Android 12 rollout for Vivo phones will end in April. Meanwhile, a final, stable release for the top-end models is expected to be available in early 2021.

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