Android 12 might fix the Android OS update issue

Android updates have always suffered from the fragmentation problem especially back in the days of Ice Cream Sandwich and Lollipop due to which it took a very long time for OEMs to implement the latest Android update to their devices. Google tried to fix the problem by introducing Project Treble which separated the Android OS framework from SoCs lower-level software.

Google then introduced Project Mainline and made some particular Mainline modules mandatory with every Android update. Now, a XDA recognised developer luca020400 spotted a post by a Google Engineer which indicates that the company is planning to replace the Android Runtime with a Mainline module in Android 12, allowing to update essential OS components via Play Store just like apps.