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Google Android 12.0

Boy on Google Android 12.0

This is the design Google introduced in Android 11.0, shipped again unchanged. It was not redrawn for this release.

Previous release
Boy as drawn by Google in Android 11.0 December 2020 Feature DropAndroid 11.0 December 2020 Feature Drop
This release
Boy as drawn by Google in Android 12.0

Android 12.0

How Google has drawn Boy

  1. Boy as drawn by Google in Android 4.3
    Android 4.3

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  2. Boy as drawn by Google in Android 4.4
    Android 4.4

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  3. Boy as drawn by Google in Android 5.0
    Android 5.0

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  4. Boy as drawn by Google in Android 6.0.1
    Android 6.0.1

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  5. Boy as drawn by Google in Android 7.0
    Android 7.0

    Shipped in 2 releases before it changed

  6. Boy as drawn by Google in Android 8.0
    Android 8.0

    Shipped in 5 releases before it changed

  7. Boy as drawn by Google in Android 11.0
    Android 11.0

    Shipped in 3 releases before it changed

  8. Boy as drawn by Google in Android 12l
    Android 12l

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  9. Boy as drawn by Google in 15.0
    15.0

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  10. Boy as drawn by Google in 15.1
    15.1

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  11. Boy as drawn by Google in 16.0
    16.0

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  12. Boy as drawn by Google in Android 15.0
    Android 15.0

    Shipped in 1 release before it changed

  13. Boy as drawn by Google in 16.0 June 2025 Update
    16.0 June 2025 Update

    Shipped in 2 releases before it changed

Every Google release of Boy

  1. Android 4.3 ✳
  2. Android 4.4 ✳
  3. Android 5.0 ✳
  4. Android 6.0.1 ✳
  5. Android 7.0 ✳
  6. Android 7.1
  7. Android 8.0 ✳
  8. Android 8.1
  9. Android 9.0
  10. Android 10.0
  11. Android 10.0 March 2020 Feature Drop
  12. Android 11.0 ✳
  13. Android 11.0 December 2020 Feature Drop
  14. Android 12.0
  15. Android 12l ✳
  16. 15.0 ✳
  17. 15.1 ✳
  18. 16.0 ✳
  19. Android 15.0 ✳
  20. 16.0 June 2025 Update ✳
  21. 17.0

✳ marks a release that redrew this emoji. The rest re-shipped the design unchanged.

Boy on other platforms

Frequently asked questions

What does Boy look like on Google?
On Google it is the design shipped in 17.0, shown above at full size. Older revisions are listed beneath it.
When did Google add Boy?
Google first drew Boy in Android 4.3, released July 24, 2013.
How many times has Google redrawn Boy?
Google LLC has shipped 21 versions of Boy. Each is dated, so you can see when the design changed.

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