Breaking: Android 12 Beta GSI goes live ahead of Google I/O 2021

The first Android 12 Developer Preview was released back in February, followed by Preview 2, and recently, Preview 3. Google is supposed to release the Android 12 Beta 1 today to the Pixel lineup. However, the official Android 12 Beta 1 Generic System Image (GSI) packages are already available for download!

A GSI is a prebuilt system image that can be booted on devices that support Project Treble. Even if you don’t own a compatible Pixel smartphone, you can still install Google’s official GSI binaries to test Android 12, provided your device is compatible with Project Treble. You also need an unlocked bootloader. The last thing that we need to say is that flashing a GSI will require you to factory reset your device, so be sure you’re prepared to lose app data before you proceed with this! We recommend you make an off-device backup (such as on your PC or an SD Card) in case anything goes wrong.

Android 12 Beta GSI Downloads

Please refer to the following table for the download links:

Architecture	Download Link
x86+GMS	Download Link
ARM64+GMS	Download Link
x86_64	Download Link
ARM64	Download Link

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