Essential Phone gets Android 9 Pie update already, on the day of Google's official release

06 August 2018
That's pretty much unheard of in the Android world.

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    paco2x, 06 Aug 2018A small and almost dying company can push timely OS updates... moreObviously because Essential is small company with only one phone. They got nothing better to do anyway other than fixing and pushing updates to their one and only Essential Phone.

      Wow! Cool. ;-)

        Whackcar, 06 Aug 2018This is great news for EP owners! Unfortunately the phone w... moreI second that. Essential made a phone with amazing build quality, clean software, and an original design. However, they didn’t really put in all the essential features needed to justify 700 dollars. That said, I eagerly await its successor

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          paco2x, 06 Aug 2018A small and almost dying company can push timely OS updates... moreSomething called custom UIs...

            This is great news for EP owners! Unfortunately the phone was not very successful for the makers, so there might not be a successor... I hope I'm wrong though. Good companies deserve support.

              Chitti- The Robot, 06 Aug 2018Because both have too much (unnecessary?) customizations to... moresamsung have toned it down tbh..huawei its an iosque mess ...not offensive but baggy a bit tho..same applies to xiaomi

                AnonD-771260, 06 Aug 2018Probably Essential employees have nothing else to do anymor... moreIt's pretty much an Android One phone without the Android One branding. Except for the Camera app it's pretty much stock if I'm not mistaken. And with Android P's notch support, they have even less software related 'problems'. Still, they should be applauded for their excellent support, sucks things didn't work out as well as they hoped.

                  paco2x, 06 Aug 2018A small and almost dying company can push timely OS updates... moreBecause both have too much (unnecessary?) customizations to UI. Never used a Samsung but, Huawei software is crap. No wonder they take time to update.

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                    paco2x, 06 Aug 2018A small and almost dying company can push timely OS updates... moreProbably Essential employees have nothing else to do anymore :)
                    I haven't seen, do they have pure stock android or they modifying it?

                      paco2x, 06 Aug 2018A small and almost dying company can push timely OS updates... moreessential got one phone the others like millions..but i know what u mean and i feel u

                        A small and almost dying company can push timely OS updates... but big, gigantic players like Samsung and Huawei are struggling to launch faster updates on their flagship phones...

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