Google cooked up Android12L with tablets and foldables in mind. The update is now rolling out, but no tablet out there can currently run the latest build.
Google is finally getting serious about Android tablets with the public release of Android 12L, but the company is still lagging on the effort it seems. Tailored for tablets and foldables to make the most out of their larger screen real estate, the Android 12L update is currently only available for Google’s Pixel phones. No tablet out there, even Samsung’s beastly Snapdragon 8 Gen 1-powered Galaxy Tab S8, is getting it anytime soon.
As for the tablet-specific features in Android 12L, they are few but meaningful. To start, Google has divided the notifications panel and the tiles area across two columns. Swiping down from the top in the screen’s right half shows a list of notifications, while the same gesture executed on the left half gives access to the quick action tiles.