Welcome to the latest and best tutorial overview for Android Oreo 8.0 version update for Smart mobile phones and tablets in 2018 – 2019. Before now, Oreo android version mobile operating system has continuously rolled out latest update and upgrade for its mobile devices eligible to run the Mobile OS, and still sending updates to most phones. So below comes the full review and overview for this android version oreo update received by some mobile devices and also for yet to receive phones.
Despite the fact that the Android ecosystem is fragmented in a way, still Android 8.0 is somehow making its’ way. The Android 8.1 Oreo is also recorded to roll out to few numbers of devices. The most recent devices that got the software update located in the United States are Moto Z and LG G6.
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Despite the fact that the Android ecosystem is fragmented in a way, still Android 8.0 is somehow making its’ way. The Android 8.1 Oreo is also recorded to roll out to few numbers of devices. The most recent devices that got the software update located in the United States are Moto Z and LG G6.
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LIST OF DEVICES ALREADY RECEIVING ANDROID OREO UPDATE
- LG
- Xiaomi
- Blackberry
- Motorola
- Essential
- OnePlus
- HTC
- Sony
- Asus
- Honor
- Huawei
- Samsung
- Nokia
ASUS DEVICES RECEIVING ANDROID 8.0 OREO UPDATE
- ZENFONE 3
- ZENFONE 3 DELUXE
- ZENFONE 3 ZOOM
- ZENFONE 3 LASER
- ZENFONE 4
- ZENFONE 5/5Z
- ZENFONE 4 PRO
The most recent devices which got the update include ZenFone 3 Deluxe, ZenFone 3 Zoom and ZenFone 3 Laser. Based on one tweet which came from Asus, the update has already taken place as at end of March 2018.
By the time six fresh models of ZenFone 4 was unveiled by the brand, promises were made at the occasion that the whole of ZenFone 4 and ZenFone 3 would receive update to Android Oreo OS at the middle of the year in 2018. There wasn’t any disappointment from the part of the Taiwanese company. The first to be updated was ZenFone 4, which was later followed by ZenFone 3. As for the new and soon coming ZenFone 5 and the 5Z, they will come preloaded with Oreo (default) by the manufacturers.
This 8.0 update currently under discussion is being given out to Asus ZenFone 4 Pro through OTA which has occurred a bit earlier than it was expected. This announcement was done at the forums held by Zen Talk on the 12th of March, and going by what the brand said, the update was supposed to take around a week in order to get to all the ZenFone 4 Pro devices. If it so happens that the update was not done automatically, then it can be done manually by you just by going through Settings > About > System Update.
By the time six fresh models of ZenFone 4 was unveiled by the brand, promises were made at the occasion that the whole of ZenFone 4 and ZenFone 3 would receive update to Android Oreo OS at the middle of the year in 2018. There wasn’t any disappointment from the part of the Taiwanese company. The first to be updated was ZenFone 4, which was later followed by ZenFone 3. As for the new and soon coming ZenFone 5 and the 5Z, they will come preloaded with Oreo (default) by the manufacturers.
This 8.0 update currently under discussion is being given out to Asus ZenFone 4 Pro through OTA which has occurred a bit earlier than it was expected. This announcement was done at the forums held by Zen Talk on the 12th of March, and going by what the brand said, the update was supposed to take around a week in order to get to all the ZenFone 4 Pro devices. If it so happens that the update was not done automatically, then it can be done manually by you just by going through Settings > About > System Update.
BLACKBERRY DEVICES RECEIVING ANDROID 8.0
>BLACKBERRY KEYONE
A little while after Android Oreo was made available for high-end Google’s devices, Blackberry came out to announce through Crackberry magazine that KEYone would be in reception of the update to Oreo. At the MWC event that took place in 2018, the company came out to announce that the update in question will be expected to occur by the end of the 2nd quarter of the year 2018, probably in the month of June.
ESSENTIAL DEVICES RECEIVING ANDROID 8.1 OREO
>ESSENTIAL PH1
After the Android Oreo OS was beta tested on the Essential Phone, a statement was released by Essential on Twitter which explained that, as a result of some stability problems associated with the 8.0 beta, the Essential Phone would have to skip Android 8.0 and be updated directly to Android 8.1.
Presently, the phase of beta elapsed and now 8.1 Oreo has now been made available officially, which was confirmed in a tweet by Essential, so make sure that you check your device regularly in order to find out about the OTA update.
We’re thrilled to publicize the complete release of the Android Oreo 8.1 OS on Essential Phone! Go through your phone now to find out about the update.
LIST OF GOOGLE NEXUS AND PIXEL DEVICES RECEIVING BOTH OREO 8.0 AND OREO 8.1 UPDATE
- GOOGLE NEXUS
- PLAYER
- GOOGLE NEXUS 5X
- GOOGLE NEXUS 6P
- GOOGLE PIXEL
- GOOGLE PIXEL C
- GOOGLE PIXEL XL
- GOOGLE PIXEL 2
- GOOGLE PIXEL 2 XL
As always, the first devices on the queue of getting the system updates would be those devices owned by Google: the Pixel and Nexus phones.
Pixel 2 phones came pre-installed with the Oreo OS. But for the rest, if you need updates on them, you would have to carry out the installation manually or you wait patiently till the last version comes out OTA (over the air).
Google, on a support page, posted their plans on how they would update the Pixel XL and Pixel, and made their guarantee of 2 whole years of Android updates (running through the month of October 2018) with an addition of 3 years of complete security updates (running through the month of October 2019) official. The Nexus 6P, Player, 5X and Google Pixel C will also get Android Oreo in addition to the Pixel XL and Pixel.
Android P’s beta test has now been made available to Pixel devices.
HTC DEVICES RECEIVING ANDROID 8.0 UPDATE
- HTC U11
- HTC U ULTRA
- HTC U11 PLUS
- HTC U11 LITE
- HTC 10
HTC Company has disclosed to the public those of their phones that will be receiving the Oreo’s Android update. Phones like the HTC U Ultra, HTC U11 and HTC 10 will all get updated, but there was no exact given time frame.
The HTC U11 which was released with the Android Nougat is now ready to be updated to Oreo. The update whose package size is 1.3 GB will introduce the November security patches and the build number 2.31.709.1.
HUAWEI DEVICES RECEIVING ANDROID 8.0 UPDATE
- HUAWEI MATE 9
- HUAWEI P9
- HUAWEI P9 PLUS
- HUAWEI MATE 10 PRO
- HUAWEI MATE 10
- HUAWEI P10
After Google, Huawei is the next manufacturer to work on other Android versions, which confirms the ambition of the brand to broadcast updates as quickly as they can.
As at the present, Mate 10 Pro and Mate 10 flagships both came with Oreo from the manufacturers and the Huawei Company has been giving out software updates belonging to the Mate 9 which runs on Android 8.0 Oreo since the month of December in the year 2017. Presently, versions of the Mate 9 that has been unlocked started receiving updates in the U.S.
The beta (testing) phase meant for the Huawei P10/Plus is now over. This beta phase was used for phone models which were of the type VTR-L229C432B180, VTR-L09C432B180, VKY-L29C432B181, VKY-L29C432B181 and VKY-L09C432B181. The official version was out in March and a changelog is used to show those features that the Android Oreo will be able to offer to the Huawei P10.
Amazing news for users of the P9 Plus or the P9, as they could be getting updates to Android 8.0 and EMUI 8.0 in the nearest future. This news was announced by the product manager of Huawei through the brands forum, but the news is not yet 100 percent official.
HONOR DEVICES RECEIVING OREO 8.0 VERSION
- HONOR 6X
- HONOR 7X
- HONOR 8
- HONOR 8 PRO
- HONOR V8
- HONOR 8 LITE
- HONOR 9
- HONOR 9 LITE
- HONOR V9
- HONOR VIEW 10
The first Honor devices to receive the Android 8.0 Oreo update are the Honor 8 Pro and Honor 9. Normally, the update is usually followed by the newest version of EMUI, EMUI 8.0.
The company equally hinted on the release time of the awaited update to EMUI 8 for Honor 7X and Honor 8 during their Honor 9 Lite presentation and this is a confirmation that all smartphones will not only be in reception of the Honor interface but will also receive the most recent Android version by Q2 in 2018.
LG DEVICES RECEIVING BOTH ANDROID 8.0 and 8.1 UPDATE
- LG V20
- LG V30
- LG V30S
- LG G5
- LG G6
The LG G6 began to receive the update to Android Oreo on the 30th of April, and it started in South Korea. As of now, the update is resident in the U.S. The arrival of the software update was equally confirmed by Verizon and some of the features in this new update includes application shortcuts, improved home screen layout, settings structure, and many more.
We will do our very best to keep you informed about when the V20 and G5 smartphones will receive their own updates as LG has stated that it will happen at a later date.
In South Korea, the LG V30 has received its final update and is currently running on Android 8.0. The update has also gotten to phones in the US, such phones as AT&T, Verizon and Sprint. Presently, models that are unlocked have already begun to receive the updates in the US. The V30 and G6 will also get the update to Android 8.1 as was confirmed by LG.
MOTOROLA PHONES GETTING ANDROID 8.0 OREO VERSION
- MOTO Z
- MOTO Z FORCE DROID
- MOTO Z DROID
- MOTO Z PLAY
- MOTO Z2 PLAY
- MOTO Z PLAY DROID
- MOTO Z2 FORCE
- MOTO X4
- MOTO G5
- MOTO G5S
- MOTO G5 PLUS
- MOTO G5S PLUS
Motorola company has been able to confirm those of its’ smartphones that will receive update to the Android Oreo. These ones have newer devices which are at least in their mid-range and would be able to heave a sigh of relief.
It is now time for the first Moto Z to be updated: this update has already started in Brazil, a country where Motorola is richly appreciated. Even in the U.S., the update has started to roll out to unlocked devices. The Android Oreo has an estimated size of 1.4 GB, and it brings the standard features of Oreo and many other improvements to the user’s device.
NOKIA DEVICES RUNNING ON ANDROID 8.1 AND 8.0 OREO UPDATE
- NOKIA 3
- NOKIA 5
- NOKIA 6 (2018)
- NOKIA 6
- NOKIA 8 SIROCCO
- NOKIA 8
Not too long ago, Nokia started dishing out the Oreo 8.1 to some of its mid-range devices, which include Nokia 6, 5, and even Nokia 8. Some features which the new update will come with includes Bluetooth battery percentage, a new settings menu, navigation buttons for battery saving, a power menu that has been redesigned, a file size of 930 MB for the 6, and a file size of 860 MB for the 5. You will also get the March security patch.
Nokia phones are very popular and this is because they are affordable. If the promised updates eventually happen, Nokia 3 is likely to become the cheapest smartphone that would run the Android 8.0 Oreo and Nokia 8 could equally be the cheapest flagship that would do the same thing.
ONEPLUS DEVICES RECEIVING ANDROID 8.1 AND 8.0 OREO VERSION
- ONEPLUS 3T
- ONEPLUS 3
- ONEPLUS 5T
- ONEPLUS 5
The update first came to the OnePlus 3T and OnePlus 3. Then later in February the newer OnePlus 5T and OnePlus 5 were also updated and now, the beta version of Android Oreo 8.1 has now been made available to the newest OnePlus devices.
SAMSUNG DEVICES RECEIVING ANDROID 8.0 OREO
- SAMSUNG GALAXY TAB S3 (Wi-Fi version)
- SAMSUNG GALAXY TAB S2 9.7
- SAMSUNG GALAXY TAB S3 9.7 LTE
- SAMSUNG GALAXY TAB A
- SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE 5
- SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE 7
- SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE 8
- SAMSUNG GALAXY J3 (2017)
- SAMSUNG GALAXY J5 (2017)
- SAMSUNG GALAXY J7 (2017)
- SAMSUNG GALAXY S6/S6 EDGE
- SAMSUNG GALAXY S6 EDGE+
- SAMSUNG GALAXY S7/S7 EDGE
- SAMSUNG GALAXY S7/EDGE
- SAMSUNG GALAXY S8
- SAMSUNG GALAXY S8+
- SAMSUNG GALAXY S9
- SAMSUNG GALAXY S9+
- SAMSUNG GALAXY A3 (2017)
- SAMSUNG GALAXY A5 (2017)
- SAMSUNG GALAXY A8 (2017)
- SAMSUNG GALAXY A8+ (2017)
Turkish website confirmed the date for the release of the devices and they are:
>The Galaxy S7 Edge and Galaxy S7 have been scheduled for May 18.
>The Galaxy A5, A7, and A3 are scheduled for the 1st of June.
>The Galaxy S3 Tab is scheduled for the 18th of May.
The Samsung Galaxy S3 Tab was known for its’ Wi-Fi certification meant for Android 8.0 which came from Wi-Fi Alliance. This one in particular was only meant for the Wi-Fi version. There would still be some waiting time for the arrival of the LTE version.
SONY DEVICES RECEIVING OREO 8.0
- SONY XPERIA XZ PREMIUM
- SONY XPERIA XZ2
- SONY XPERIA XZ2 COMPACT
- SONY XPERIA XZ1
- SONY XPERIA XZ1 COMPACT
- SONY XPERIA XA1
- SONY XPERIA XZS
- SONY XPERIA L1
- SONY XPERIA XA1 ULTRA
- SONY XPERIA XZ
- SONY XPERIA X, X COMPACT
- SONY XPERIA X PERFORMANCE
Sony still owes its’ users the Nougat update meant for the 2016 models even though those of their smartphones that were released in 2017 would all get the Android 8.0 update. After the recent reception of the Oreo update by the XZ Premium from Sony, users of Xperia XZ and Xperia XZs can now smile because there is now an update for both devices. If you happen to possess any one of the two Xperia smartphones from Sony, just take a look at the software update function in order to see if this build number 41.3.A.0.401 which belongs to the firmware is available. This same build number will equally be used for the upcoming X Performance.
At the very least we are quite aware that XZ2 and XZ2 Compact, being the new Sony Xperia, will be shipped along with Oreo. Sony is likely not going to allow these flagships lag behind in late 2018.
Xiaomi DEVICES ANDROID 8.0 UPDATE
- Mi MIX 2
- Mi 5c
- Mi 6
The beta (testing) phase of the Android Oreo has begun for the Xiaomi Mi 6’s Global ROM. Any an even that you happen to be running the v7.12.14 of Mi 6 MIUI 9 Global Beta ROM, you will get the update of this publication accordingly.
What are your thoughts about getting the Android Oreo on your smartphone? What are your thoughts about the support from your manufacturer?
Sony still owes its’ users the Nougat update meant for the 2016 models even though those of their smartphones that were released in 2017 would all get the Android 8.0 update. After the recent reception of the Oreo update by the XZ Premium from Sony, users of Xperia XZ and Xperia XZs can now smile because there is now an update for both devices. If you happen to possess any one of the two Xperia smartphones from Sony, just take a look at the software update function in order to see if this build number 41.3.A.0.401 which belongs to the firmware is available. This same build number will equally be used for the upcoming X Performance.
At the very least we are quite aware that XZ2 and XZ2 Compact, being the new Sony Xperia, will be shipped along with Oreo. Sony is likely not going to allow these flagships lag behind in late 2018.
SUMMARY
Take your time to update your device to the latest android oreo update download either by OTA , default, beta feature etc. Stay tuned for how to update android oreo and some other features amounting to better experience in usage of this Google mobile operating system. Next general review will be on the following; full features of Android 8.0 and 8.1 oreo encompassing update apk, emojis, cause of battery drain, benefits of oreo update, update bugs, camera tips, solution to complaints like can’t connect to wifi, notification, update history, boot animation, picture in picture android oreo, background service, custom rom, dark mode, font, game, hacks, hidden features, icon shape, interface, keyboard, logo, free download, themes & wallpaper, android tv box, video, wear and mobile list of compatible devices ready for new update.
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