Google will allow developers to rollback to Android 12 from Android 13 to help them test their apps. There a few caveats and the general public is stuck with Android 13 once installed.
) reveals that Google has devised a way for developers to rollback to Android 12, although Google does warn that this will require the phone in question to be wiped of all data. Google reminds developers to back up their data before proceeding.is doing for developers:"To facilitate app development and testing, we provide modified Android 12 system images for these Pixel devices called Developer Support images.
Additionally, devices that use the developer support builds do not get sent over-the-air security updates, and Developer Support images do not feature the latest security patches. The Developer Support images do feature an updated bootloader that includes security fixes and an incremented anti-rollback counter. Google notes that the Dev Support images are not verified, official releases of Android and are meant only to be used by app developers who are testing their wares.
Google reminds developers to use the issue tracker if they find a new issue that has yet to be brought to its attention. If you're not a developer and wanted to know if you could rollback to Android 12 on your Pixel 6 series phone, the answer is a resounding"No!" And if you want to know why Google won't let you do this, well, now you know.
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