Tags:

• 2026021200 (Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro, Pixel 6a, Pixel 7, Pixel 7 Pro, Pixel 7a, Pixel Tablet, Pixel Fold, Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro, Pixel 8a, Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL, Pixel 9 Pro Fold, Pixel 9a, Pixel 10, Pixel 10 Pro, Pixel 10 Pro XL, Pixel 10 Pro Fold, emulator, generic, other targets)

Changes since the 2026020600 release:

• Sandboxed Google Play compatibility layer: add toggle for granting Play services access to ICC auth in order to support RCS with carriers requiring it for RCS in Google Messages including T-Mobile
• Launcher: fix rare upstream crash when switching users
• Dialer: add new opt-in implementation of call recording using the same framework APIs as Google Dialer with the goal of improving functionality (handover support) and robustness (currently an opt-in setting for testing and then it will replace the previous implementation)
• kernel (6.1, 6.6, 6.12): re-enable standard forced module signing with a workaround to make pKVM compatible with it
• kernel (6.1): update to latest GKI LTS branch revision including update to 6.1.162
• kernel (6.6): update to latest GKI LTS branch revision including update to 6.6.123
• kernel (6.12): update to latest GKI LTS branch revision including update to 6.12.69
• change default quick tile configuration for the new UI (replacing cast, wallet and device controls with camera, microphone and NFC toggles by default)
• Vanadium: update to version 145.0.7632.45.1
• update release signing to handle AOSP APEX changes
• migrate otatools.zip changes to Android’s modern build system (soong)

All of the Android 16 security patches from the current March 2026, April 2026, May 2026, June 2026, July 2026 and August 2026 Android Security Bulletins are included in the 2026021201 security preview release. List of additional fixed CVEs:

• Critical: CVE-2026-0039, CVE-2026-0040, CVE-2026-0041, CVE-2026-0042, CVE-2026-0043, CVE-2026-0044, CVE-2026-0047, CVE-2026-0049, CVE-2026-0052
• High: CVE-2025-22424, CVE-2025-22426, CVE-2025-32348, CVE-2025-48600, CVE-2025-48615, CVE-2025-48617, CVE-2025-48630, CVE-2025-48641, CVE-2025-48642, CVE-2025-48644, CVE-2025-48645, CVE-2025-48646, CVE-2025-48649, CVE-2025-48652, CVE-2025-48653, CVE-2025-48654, CVE-2026-0011, CVE-2026-0014, CVE-2026-0015, CVE-2026-0016, CVE-2026-0017, CVE-2026-0018, CVE-2026-0020, CVE-2026-0021, CVE-2026-0022, CVE-2026-0023, CVE-2026-0024, CVE-2026-0025, CVE-2026-0033, CVE-2026-0034, CVE-2026-0035, CVE-2026-0036, CVE-2026-0048, CVE-2026-0050, CVE-2026-0053, CVE-2026-0054, CVE-2026-0055, CVE-2026-0056

For detailed information on security preview releases, see our post about it.