It took a while for Asus to roll out the Android 11 update to the ROG Phone 3 and so it has proved with the Android 12 firmware, it’s late but at least it’s here now. This is possibly the last OS update that the ROG Phone 3 will receive with Asus having only committed to 2 years of OS support for the gaming smartphone.
Asus announced the rollout of the Android 12 update on the ZenTalk forums, along with details on the new features that it brings to the ROG Phone 3 which includes refreshed system apps and privacy enhancements.
Changelog
- Revamped Mobile Manager, Contacts, Phone, File Manager, Calculator, Clock, Gallery, Weather, Sound recorder, Settings, Data Transfer, Local backup, Setup wizard, System update apps
- Updated the Console design in Armoury Crate
- Adjusted Quick Settings panel, notification tray, and volume panel to Android 12 design
- Added privacy dashboard, camera and microphone indicators, show clipboard access, approximate location access, and microphone access features
- Replaced ASUS Safeguard with Android 12 Emergency SOS
- Introduced new widget page design in Launcher. Adjusted the position of the screenshot option and removed the hotseat app icons in the Overview page.
- Removed the Quick Settings layout option in the Display settings
- ASUS Phone removed SIP calling support as Android 12 does not natively support SIP calling
You’ll need to make sure that your unit has at least 2.92GB of free storage on your ROG Phone 3 before downloading and updating to the Android 12 firmware, which you can download via the link below if your device isn’t showing that the OTA is available.
