Android 12 with October security patch live, download Pixel factory images & OTAs

Abner Li | Oct 19 2021 - 10:00 am PT

Alongside the new phones, Google today is launching Android 12 for current Pixel devices. In addition to Material You, revamped Quick Settings, and a slew of other Android 12 additions, it features the October security patch. If it hasn’t rolled out to your device yet, Google just posted the official OTA and factory images.

In the most recent Android Security & Privacy Year in Review, Google notes that “no critical security vulnerabilities affecting the Android platform were publicly disclosed without a security update or mitigation available for Android devices.” Additionally, there was an 84% year-over-year jump in security patches during Q4 2018 compared to the prior year.

On a Pixel 5 already running Beta 5, the final Android 12 OTA comes in at just under 5MB with the October security patch from the first Monday of this month. Many users, especially those on the Beta program, welcome that they only had to wait two weeks for the final version of Android 12.

However, it’s slightly curious that Google decided to release now as November 1 — in under two weeks — will see another scheduled update.

The SP1A.210812.016.A1 build is just for Verizon in the US. All other devices can use the .015 Android 12 build.

Pixel 5a: Android 12 — SP1A.210812.015, SP1A.210812.016.A1 — Factory Image (2) — OTA (2)
Pixel 5: Android 12 — SP1A.210812.015, SP1A.210812.016.A1 — Factory Image (2) — OTA (2)
Pixel 4a 5G: Android 12 — SP1A.210812.015, SP1A.210812.016.A1 — Factory Image (2) — OTA (2)
Pixel 4a: Android 12 — SP1A.210812.015, SP1A.210812.016.A1 — Factory Image (2) — OTA (2)
Pixel 4 XL: Android 12 — SP1A.210812.015, SP1A.210812.016.A1 — Factory Image (2) — OTA (2)
Pixel 4: Android 12 — SP1A.210812.015, SP1A.210812.016.A1 — Factory Image (2) — OTA (2)
Pixel 3a XL: Android 12 — SP1A.210812.015, SP1A.210812.016.A1 — Factory Image (2) — OTA (2)
Pixel 3a: Android 12 — SP1A.210812.015, SP1A.210812.016.A1 — Factory Image (2) — OTA (2)
Pixel 3 XL: Android 12 — SP1A.210812.015, SP1A.210812.016.A1 — Factory Image (2) — OTA (2)
Pixel 3: Android 12 — SP1A.210812.015, SP1A.210812.016.A1 — Factory Image (2) — OTA (2)