Nokia 8 Starts Receiving Android 8.1 Update Via Beta Labs Program

HMD Global has always been on the brawl in terms of delivering updates. Nokia phones, irrespective of pricing, have been among the lucky ones to receive Google's monthly security patches the earliest. HMD now appears to be taking some other step forward by existence the beginning visitor – apart from Google itself – to release Android Oreo 8.one which is available in beta for Nokia viii.

Be our guest as we serve #AndroidOreo 8.ane beta for #Nokia8 . Updating your device today will enable a host of new features. And most importantly – the hamburger emoji gear up with cheese at present on tiptop of the patty! Become it hither https://t.co/91uhqsbLYM#nokiamobilebetalabs pic.twitter.com/aA4LmSce0E

— Juho Sarvikas (@sarvikas) January 23, 2018

The news was shared past HMD Global's mouthpiece Juho Sarvikas on Twitter where he invited Nokia 8 users to try out the Android 8.i beta build. Sarvikas didn't betoken out any specific surprises to wait out for, merely he acknowledged that the hamburger emoji has been mended to announced how it is supposed to – which should be a huge relief for the small subset of burger purists who also use the Nokia 8.

Some of the all-time features of Android eight.1 brings several new features and our favorite ones include the ability to automatically swap between low-cal and dark UI themes, battery indications for Bluetooth devices, the proficiency of blocking malicious links in third-party apps, and meliorate control over notifications.

If y'all're planning to test the Android viii.1 beta on your Nokia 8, we've got the steps listed for you:

• Beginning, make certain that you take a Nokia Beta Labs account. If not, yous tin create ane using this link and then Sign in.
• Next, verify by entering your phone's IMEI and details about your operator.
• After the verification is complete, curlicue down on the page, agree to terms and click on "Asking OTA".
• Yous can simply head over to check System Updates on your phone and the latest beta software volition be bachelor to download as an OTA.
• Notation: In case, y'all want to roll back to Oreo eight.0, you lot can exercise so from Nokia Labs. Notice the "Want to roll-dorsum" tab, agree to terms, and click on "Gyre Back via OTA".

Apart from the UI changes and under-the-hood improvement, the update is also likely to add the latest security patch from Google. HMD has non spoken anything about a set up for CPU vulnerabilities – Spectre and Meltdown, and so nosotros're anticipating firmware updates soon. Other devices which are likely to follow include Nokia two, which is expected to become a direct update to Android 8.1.

Source: https://beebom.com/nokia-8-android-8-point-1-beta-update/

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