Asus released the roadmap sometime last year and both the ROG Phone 5 and ROG Phone 5s were on the list. And as per the roadmap, Android 12 arrives on the ROG Phone 5 and ROG Phone 5s in Q1, 2022. The ROG Phone 5 series phones are the second Asus phone series to get Android 12 after the Zenfone 8 series. So if you are a ROG Phone 5 or 5s user then your wait is finally over. Android 12 for ROG Phone 5 base variant comes with build number 31.0810.1226.57. The build number is for the model ZS673KS. And the Android 12 update for ROG Phone 5s (ZS676KS) comes with build number 31.0810.1226.57. Since it is a major update you can expect the update size to be larger. Asus officially shared the update news on its forum. Coming to new features, the Android 12 for ROG Phone 5 and ROG Phone 5s come with many new features. Luckily Asus has also shared the Android 12 update changelog and both phones share almost the same changelog that you can check below.

ROG Phone 5/5s Android 12 Update Changelog

Please back up your data before upgrading to Android 12. If you want to downgrade the software version to Android 11 using the official software package, it will erase all data from your device.Upgraded system to Android 12Introduced new ROG UI designRevamped Mobile Manager, Contacts, Phone, File Manager, Calculator, Clock, Gallery, Weather, Sound recorder, Settings, Data Transfer, Local backup, Setup wizard and System update appsMerge Wi-Fi and mobile network settings to Internet settingsUpdated the console design in Armoury CrateAdded extra dim setting, the Drones of Detection theme pack, and AirTriggers’ dual control featureAdjusted Quick Settings panel, notification tray, and volume panel to Android 12 designAdjusted the Classic style of the power menu to match Android 12 design. Separated device control and Wallet to independent pages.Added the Shortcut option in the Security & lock screen settings menuAdded privacy dashboard, camera and microphone indicators, show clipboard access, approximate location access, and microphone access featuresReplaced ASUS Safeguard with Android 12 Emergency SOSOne-handed mode integrates Android 12 design and supports more options.Removed search option in OptiFlex settingIntroduced a new widget page design in Launcher. Adjusted the position of the screenshot option and removed the hotseat app icons in the Overview page.Added the Swipe to invoke assistant option to Gesture settingsRemoved the Quick Settings layout option from Display settingsAdded splash screen animations when launching appsASUS Phone removed SIP calling support as Android 12 does not natively support SIP callingAdded the “Draw overlay permission request” dialog when launching Game Genie for the first timeRemoved the function of swiping up from any position of Launcher, holding, and releasing to enter the Overview page when using gesture navigationAdded the function of going back to the main screen in Launcher by swiping up from the bottom when using gesture navigationAdded the “Convert videos to AVC” option in the USB preferences pageSome third party apps are not compatible with Android 12 yetModified the color of the icons in the 1st-layer Settings to Android 12 black and white designFixed no automatic recording option in the call settings pageFixed an occasional issue where the battery level of a connected Bluetooth headset would not showFixed the “Disable fan when microphone is active” option in Armoury Crate always being grayed out.Fixed an issue with occasional touch responses (ghost touch) when not touching the screenFixed an issue where the lock screen video for dynamic themes would get stuck after waking up the screen.Fixed an issue with scrolling up the feed on the Connect homepage in Armoury Crate would directly trigger page reorganizationFixed an issue where Armoury Crate would freeze when playing music with the Lighting Armor Case on.Fixed an issue with switching a Bluetooth headset on and off during some VOIP callsFixed an issue where theme packs could not be purchased, and the user was directed back to the Google account login pageFixed an issue with parameters not taking effect in the custom mode of the graphics acceleration engine in the game configuration fileFixed a crash issue when opening Instagram AvatarsFixed an issue where swiping right on the Google Now page to browse embedded Youtube videos, the video would automatically pauseFixed an issue when 3.5 mm earphones were inserted while playing games and no sound would play in the earphonesFixed some occasional Quick Setting drop-down issuesFixed an issue where sliding an app in the Recent apps page would cause the app to disappearFixed the occasional issue of system UI not responding

Till the time of writing this article, we haven’t found any user who received the Android 12 update. We guess it is a staged rollout and so it can take a while to be available on all ROG Phone 5/5s phones. If you are a ROG Phone 5 or ROG Phone 5s user, then you will receive the OTA update notification on your phone. If the update notification doesn’t work, you can manually check for the update in Settings > System Update. If you’re in haste, then you can upgrade your phone manually to Android 12 using the available update file.

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