Google rolls out Android 12 Beta for Pixel 5a, official release "just a few weeks away"

San Francisco: Google has released the fifth and final beta for Pixel phones including the Pixel 5a and several third-party devices.

"You can get Beta 5 today on your Pixel device, including on the Pixel 5a with 5G, by enrolling here for over-the-air updates. If you're already enrolled, you'll automatically get the update. You can also try Android 12 Beta 5 on select devices from several of our partners like Sharp. Visit the Android 12 developer site for details," the company said in a statement.

Google says that Android 12 will officially roll out in "just a few weeks away ". However, it is expected to get released by mid-to-late September.

Beta 5 features the "latest fixes and optimizations" that were not included with Beta 4.1.

Google had earlier announced that with Android 12, people will be able to play the game even before they finish downloading it at speed up by almost two times, from downloading the game on the Play store to launching it on your device. The new feature, called 'play as you download', is expected to give more power to Android game developers.

"In Android 12, you can now enrich your app's notification experience by providing animated images in notifications. Also, your app can now enable users to send image messages when they reply to messages from the notification shade," said Google.