crDroid 12.4 is released

December patches, stability fixes, UI polish, and ongoing QPR1 progress

Written on Dec 08, 2025 by Lup Gabriel

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crDroid 12.4 release notes

A clean, stability-focused update that pulls in the latest security patches, irons out several nasty crashes, and brings more polish across UI, media, and customization.

What’s New in crDroid 12.4

System & Core

  • Merged Android December 2025 Security Patches
  • Fixed PixelPropUtils issues that caused app crashes
  • Fixed media playback crash on Chromium-based browsers
  • Fixed icon cache corruption that could lead to ANR events
  • Implemented additional burn-in protection
  • Fixed default blur value in PreferenceController
  • Various small updates, cleanup, and stability improvements

UI & Customization

  • Added sparkle pulse renderer style
  • Added five new unique Google Fonts
  • Updated Google Sans Flex fonts
  • Improved theming for status bar icons under crDroid settings
  • Improved navigation gesture selection in both Settings and Launcher
  • Updated theme picker color bundles from A16 QPR1
  • Updated translations

Launcher3

  • Fixed min usage in XML for CustomSeekBarPreference
  • Disabled predictive back-to-home blur

GameSpace

  • Do not exclude activity from recents

Settings & SystemUI

  • Allow dismissing suggestions
    (should fix Now Playing getting stuck in Settings)
  • MediaArt: Allow lockscreen media art in landscape orientation
  • Updated “later” text in crDroid support

QPR1 Development Status

We’re about 80% done implementing QPR1 features.
QPR releases from Google always come with major code shifts, meaning we can’t just merge—large sections need to be rewritten to match new behavior. A good example is the recent AOSP clock modernization, which changed how visibility is handled via user policy for left/center/right clock positions. This required multiple iterations of adjustments. Even the brightness slider icon and customization under Material Expressive demanded deeper changes to keep everything consistent.

Despite the churn, a significant amount of functionality is already in place, and progress is steady.

12.5 beta / closed-group QPR1 builds are planned for this month, depending on device maintainers. If lands smoothly, we’ll push QPR1 to regular users via OTA afterward.

As always, we take our time. Quality and stability will always trump rushing a release.
Thanks for sticking with us. Cheers!

QPR2 Outlook

QPR1 is the critical stepping stone. Once it’s wrapped up, we’ll evaluate how much AOSP diverged again.
QPR drops always bring significant structural changes, so don’t expect QPR2 work to start or land before January next year at the earliest.

Closing Notes

crDroid 12.4 keeps things smooth while we prepare the larger architectural shifts that QPR1 brings.
Thanks for testing, reporting, and supporting the project — your feedback keeps the momentum going.