Nearly eight months after Android 8.0 Oreo first began rolling out to the public, the remaining Galaxy S8, S8+ and Note 8 phones that have yet to receive the update are finally poised to join the current generation. Samsung revealed over the weekend that it is working with carriers to get Oreo out to all …
Samsung quietly halted the Android 8.0 Oreo update for the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ earlier this week just days after the update began rolling out the flagship phones without any explanation or warning. Whatever convinced Samsung to put a stop to the update must have been serious, but the company took its time before …
After months of testing, Samsung finally released the official Android 8.0 Oreo update for its Galaxy S8 a few days ago. So what if it arrived nearly six months after Google first launched Oreo? At least some Galaxy S8 users — not all of them — were able to install it on their devices. Surprisingly, …
Google released Android 8.0 Nougat in late August last year, but that means nothing to any Android user rocking a Samsung phone, including the Samsung’s 2017 flagships. Some Galaxy S8 users might get the Oreo update six months after it first rolled out to Nexus and Pixel users. But the good news is the …
Samsung will release the Galaxy S9 earlier than expected this year. For some people, that means early January at CES 2018, where the LG G7 is also rumored to arrive. Others think an early launch would still qualify as a regular Galaxy S launch, with Samsung supposed to unveil the phone a day before MWC …
Android and Apple fans can argue endlessly about who stole what and which phones are better, but there is at least one area where Android has consistently failed to keep up with its biggest rival: fragmentation. For years, we’ve been writing about Google’s failure to roll out the latest versions of its operating system to …
It’s finally that time of the year, Samsung fans when the latest Android update is available on your hot new handset. In this particular case, we’re talking about the Android 8.0 Oreo update that’s ready to be installed on Samsung phones, even if it’s just in beta version for the time being. Google released Oreo …
Remember when the new Nokia promised that all of its Android devices will be upgraded to Android Oreo? Well, it sure looks like the company is ready to deliver rather fast Android 8.0 updates, putting all the other device makers to shame. It’s not all good news, as HMD Global has released just the Nokia …
Google’s Pixel and Nexus phones are the only Android devices that currently run Android 8.0 Oreo. As exciting as that might be for Android users looking to use Google’s most recent Android release, some of them have been experiencing a strange text messaging issue. Google is apparently aware of the issue and is working on …
Google took advantage of this summer’s solar eclipse to unveil the absolutely cool name of this year’s major Android release. Android 8.0 Oreo was then released to compatible devices, but only a handful of smartphones are actually included on that list. Fast forward to today, and we have an idea of how sad Google’s mobile …
