Here's why Samsung stopped the Oreo update for the Galaxy S8 and S8+

15 February 2018
There was a bug that went unnoticed during the beta testing.

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  • benben
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  • 16 Feb 2018

My S8 already updated. I dont find any issues but i dont find any upgrades either. Maybe on the settings and phonebook ui. Otherwise it is as good as nothing. This is not like from GB to ICS update. It was significant. I still like ICS UI better. From Lolipop onwards to Oreo. Its almost useless for a normal user. The UI of these androids does not really change anymore. Its boring. Its outdated. Its no smoother nor worst. Its the same with a different built number.

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    • Anonymous
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    • 16 Feb 2018

    AnonD-481725, 15 Feb 2018My Sony xperia x is perfectly fine. Fast on XZP, but not smooth and gaming performance not that good.

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      • jtrogr
      • dPU
      • 16 Feb 2018

      Anonymous, 16 Feb 2018Akg headphone r much better then iPhone headphones and ear pods.Mine didnt work out of the box so...yeah

        It's in general Oreo has issues with stability, all major brands had issues updating from Nougut to Oreo, that's why Essential skipped it and even mentioned that Oreo 8.0 is not stable and moves straight to 8.1. Google messed it up

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          • Ionix
          • fqx
          • 16 Feb 2018

          I know what the bug is: Freezing the update until the S9 launches since it doesn't offer pretty much anything new!

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            • TavX
            • MSf
            • 16 Feb 2018

            AnonD-429188, 16 Feb 2018Apple speakers , especially the new assisstssnt is a very e... moreThe idea is that Google knows what it s doing, Sammy is fa far away from quality software

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              • AnonD-429188
              • pYD
              • 16 Feb 2018

              Hayaan Mo Sila, 16 Feb 2018iPhone speakers are better than SamsungApple speakers , especially the new assisstssnt is a very expensive but poor device....only bought by the brain dead sheeple .......

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                • 16 Feb 2018

                Anonymous, 16 Feb 2018most idiotic company - cannot provide latest android to the... moreDon't worry, almost all of the new features Oreo brings are already there in Samsung's UI. So u won't be missing much other than the Security Patches.

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                  • imRGZ
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                  • 16 Feb 2018

                  Pranay686, 16 Feb 2018On Oreo since October with my XZ Premium, a frnd of mine us... moreBecause Samsung's UI isn't as bare bones as Sony's....

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                    • Anonymous
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                    • 16 Feb 2018

                    lol

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                      • Anonymous
                      • fww
                      • 16 Feb 2018

                      Anonymous, 16 Feb 2018More People using Samsung than sony got nothing to do with ... moreWell you are right about the futures Sammy has... although the number one copier of futures is android themselves...android copies from Sammy and Huawei

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                        • Ahmad
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                        • 16 Feb 2018

                        Using samsung for a long time all there flagship phones but when it comes to update they are realy slow than other makers. And Samsung's biggest issue when the fone is new it runs fast smooth and u love it when using it for 4 , 5 months after that it going to slows down , stucking issue . sold my s8+ it also slows its processes and you need to restart phone once in a week, Sold it and buy for the first time Sony XZP . its really fast updates come almost every month . and running really smooth and fast .

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                          • 16 Feb 2018

                          Updated to Oreo my S8 a few days ago, from France. No problem, can'see any major change but everything smooth. Good job...

                            On Oreo since October with my XZ Premium, a frnd of mine using XZ from 2016 is on Oreo too. Why the delay Samsung?

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                              • Anonymous
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                              • 16 Feb 2018

                              most idiotic company - cannot provide latest android to their so called flagship phones. Note 8 is even not having feb security patch. Made a huge mistake

                                That why Essential ditch 8.0 & go straight to 8.1

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                                  • nikkoo
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                                  • 16 Feb 2018

                                  I had already downloaded Oreo 8 and installed now what should I do????
                                  any suggestion

                                    Anonymous, 16 Feb 2018Akg headphone r much better then iPhone headphones and ear pods.iPhone speakers are better than Samsung

                                      Shootergod, 16 Feb 2018well dear, the skin of Sony has nothing much to offer with ... moreAnd that's the problem. Too heavy software.
                                      Samsung Software Team includes features for the sake of having them first.
                                      Google's native Split Screen Mode allows much more apps to work than Samsung's own implementation.
                                      PIP Mode works much faster (I remember doing that on the S8+ in retail stores and it was slow as heck, at least compared to the XZ Premium on Android Oreo).

                                        dragonov, 15 Feb 2018Sony has updated their xperias long time ago to Oreo. Jus... moreOreo is just an Incremental update for Samsung users. PIP already present on Nougat. Notification Handling.
                                        And About Improved Doze Mode = Shit