The Nokia X20 is HMD Global’s first device to get Android 12.

HMD Global offered its first Android 12 update this week, starting with the midrange Nokia X20. The company says users in this first wave will receive the update by December 17th.

Good. That’s what HMD said it would do, and it’s doing just that. We love to see it.

You’re forgiven if you forgot that the Nokia X20 exists — it’s a mostly unremarkable device with a 6.67-inch 60Hz display, Snapdragon 480 processor, and four rear-facing cameras. In fact, its most compelling features might just be its healthy support policy (three years of OS updates) and an unusually generous three-year warranty.

Generally speaking, the Android 12 rollout has been a rocky one

That’s a great policy in theory — as my colleague Jon Porter pointed out in his…

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