You can unlock your phone's potential when you root Android and get access to all it can do. But do you even need that much power?

Unfortunately, that universality doesn’t seem to apply to software launches; Google is reserving first dibs on Android 12 to its own Pixel lineup of smartphones. Talk about nepotism.

Google released Android 12 Tuesday during its Pixel launch event. The new operating system includes several new features and changes, as well as new privacy tools.

Android 12 has just officially launched, and it's available first on Google Pixel smartphones. Here's how to quickly install the update.

The Pixel 6 isn't the only way to experience Android 12. The Pixel 3, 4 and 5 series can all download it now.