Even with the slow roll out of updates, we've seen manufacturers like Sony, OnePlus, HTC, Nokia, and others start rolling - out the stable Android
Oreo update to their device lineups.
Samsung has started pushing out the Android 8.0
Oreo update to its devices very recently.
Not exact matches
So we know the game of samsung No android
oreo to s8 user's and note 8 user's until the launch of the s9 so that when we ask about the new UX of the s9 samsung will tell us we have recently
updated your
device But you know what samsung?
Whether it's Google Photos silently editing and creating custom albums based on the photos you shoot, or at - a-glance notifications providing helpful
updates on the weather, your commute, or other timely info, the pure Android
Oreo 8.0 that you only get on Pixel
devices is the closest thing we've seen
to a smart OS.
Users sporting the powerful Razer Phone should soon see their
devices update to Android
Oreo version 8.1.
This
update brings Android 8.1
Oreo to both
devices, along with some new features and general software - related changes.
The Verizon HTC 10 is the latest Android
device to pick - up the
update to Android 8.0
Oreo.
Update March 20th, 5:18 PM ET: This article has been
updated to add AT&T's rollout of Android
Oreo to Samsung Galaxy S8
devices.
We've reached out
to every major Android hardware manufacturer and asked them when they will
update their
devices to the latest version of Google's mobile operating system, Android 8.0
Oreo.
There's going
to be little impact for those who have already
updated their
devices to Android 8.0
Oreo.
So, my unlocked unbranded Note8 has finally received the
Oreo update, being the second
device in the house
to receive the upgrade after the Honor 8...
As part of the Android One program, the A1 will feature stock Android Nougat, and will get OS
updates soon after they become available from Google; that means it'll get Android
Oreo by the end of 2017, and Xiaomi says the A1 will be one of the first
devices to get Android P when it arrives.
Now that the
Oreo update debacle has settled for the Galaxy S8 and S8 + (still a bit of an ongoing battle for the Note8, but it's getting there), Samsung has decided
to give the
devices a new cosmetic
update.
If you're in France and are using an unlocked Galaxy Note 8, you should be able
to download the
Oreo update from the Settings» Software
update menu on your
device.
Xiaomi, a company whose
devices have seen huge success in the developer community,
updated the Redmi Note 5 Pro
to Android 8.1
Oreo, complete with Project Treble support.
AdaptivePack, Action Launcher's companion app that brings
Oreo's adaptive icons
to all
devices running Lollipop or later, also receives a major
update today.
It was expected that both of these carriers would release the
update soon because Samsung had promised on its official US support forums last week that it's going
to release the Galaxy Note 8 Android
Oreo update for all variants of the
device within 2 - 3 weeks.
Behold, the
update to Android 8.0 is coming
to your Samsung Galaxy S8, S7, Note 8, or one of several other Galaxy
devices that will get the
Oreo update.
A lot of Samsung
devices are eligible for the Android 8.0
Oreo update, and now that the company has pushed out the
update to its 2017 flagsh...
Google is pushing Android 8.0
Oreo to Nexus and Pixel
devices as
device makers scramble
to get their phones
updated.
North American carriers have also been actively rolling out the
Oreo update to Samsung's flagship
devices, and over the last weekend, AT&T started pushing out
Oreo to the Galaxy S8 Active, bringing the total count of Samsung
devices to have received the latest version of Android
to three (four, if we count the Galaxy S8 + as a separate
device).
Latest news: Android 8
Oreo is out now, so we expect
to see a lot of manufacturers focusing efforts on
updating devices to the newer software rather than the older Android 7.
To see if your
device is eligible for the
Oreo update, check out this list.
Operating system: Android
Oreo, Nokia promise fast
updates to all its
devices and keeps the OS un-skinned.
If you have a flagship
device that is expected
to be
updated to Android 8.0
Oreo, how will you know for sure if it supports Project Treble?
In the future, we suspect that many
devices from OEMs such as Motorola, HTC, OnePlus, or Sony will also have support for the Substratum theme engine when they roll out their official software
updates to Android
Oreo.
And true, most of us will see
Oreo for the first time on a new 2018 handset, unless there's an unexpected rush among OEMs
to update existing
devices.
As the Samsung world anxiously awaits an official Android
Oreo update, some Galaxy Note 8 users are waking up
to find their
devices have jumped the line.
Update (04/04/18): Users in the US with unlocked Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus
devices are finally able
to enjoy the benefits of Android 8.0
Oreo.
In essence, it makes architectural changes in
Oreo that simplify the process for vendors who want
to update their
devices.
Made by Huawei, the Google Nexus 6P is only one of the few
devices that have been
updated to the latest Android 8.1
Oreo, which started rolling out earlier this month.
Even though OnePlus had already confirmed that the OnePlus 5T and other OnePlus
devices being
updated to Android
Oreo, more so the standard OnePlus 5, won't be receiving Google's Project Treble, curious users still wanted -LSB-...]
They don't have
to, as none of their
devices launched with Android
Oreo, but it would be a great parting gift
to the community in a final
update for the OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T.
Then again, an Android
Oreo build for the Qualcomm - powered Galaxy Note 8 leaked in early February and seemed
to be a release candidate, so there is a chance the two main variants of the
device will be
updated simultaneously.
The phone is an Android One
device which means that it comes pre-loaded with Android 8.0
Oreo and will continue
to receive all Android
updates in time for the next two years.
This only works for Google
devices that are currently slated
to get the
Oreo update right now.
Favoring carrier sold models, Samsung has been pushing out an Android 8.0
Oreo update to owners of the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy Note 8
devices.
Since the company had its hands full with the Galaxy S8
Oreo update last month, many of its
devices didn't receive last month's patch and will instead be bumped up straight
to the March 2018 patch.
Both carriers are currently rolling out the Android 8.0
Oreo update to Samsung's late - 2017 flagship, bringing a ton of new features and a more advanced OS
to your
device, catching both of those carriers up
to AT&T, who pushed the
update out early last week.
Samsung stopped the rollout of its first stable build of Android 8.0
Oreo for the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus due
to random reboots affecting some
devices after installing the
update, the South Korean phone maker said Thursday in a statement provided
to SamMobile.
The
device runs on Android 8.0
Oreo out of the box and is said
to receive Face Unlock feature via OTA
update in Q2 2018.
With the speed of this
update, Essential is the third phone
to run Android 8.1
Oreo officially, behind Pixel
devices and the Nokia 8.
To sideload this
update onto your Samsung Galaxy S8, your
device must be of the Snapdragon variant and must currently be on the previous Android
Oreo beta BQL1
update.
Android
Oreo update will bring the Xperia XZ Premium — at least on the software front — on par with the likes of Xperia XZ1 and Xperia XZ1 Compact which are the first
devices to ship with Android 8.0
Oreo out the box.
The company has already
updated a bunch of
devices to the new Android
Oreo, among them Sony Xperia XZ, XZs and X Performance and today, there are even more
updates for these phones.
All carrier variants of the Galaxy Note 8 in the U.S. have made the switch
to Oreo, with T - Mobile announcing that the stable
Oreo update is now rolling out
to the
device.
Finally, while the ZenFone 4 runs Android 7.1.1 Nougat out of the box — as reiterated by the screenshot published by the FCC which can be seen below — the Taiwanese consumer electronics manufacturer already confirmed that the
device will soon be
updated to Android 8.0
Oreo, the latest stable build of Google's mobile operating system.
This
update is probably going
to roll out within the next couple of days or even weeks, so following this tutorial will ensure that you can upgrade your
device to the latest Android
Oreo build for the
device right now.
On the software front, the Honor 7X comes with the older EMUI 5.1, based on Android Nougat, but the company says the
device will be
updated to EMUI 8.0, based on Android
Oreo, by the first quarter of 2018.
It'll take a few weeks at least
to get the Redmi Note 5 Pro
to the same level, following which we'll hopefully see the
Oreo update make its way
to the
device.