Essential Phone Will Skip Android 8.0 and Go Straight to Android 8.1


By MYBRANDBOOK


Essential Phone Will Skip Android 8.0 and Go Straight to Android 8.1

Despite running a beta program for the past two months, Android phonemaker Essential is now skipping Android Oreo 8.0. It has apparently discovered several stability issues in 8.0 during testing, which it believes will be addressed by 8.1.

 

Android will push back Oreo's release to the Andy Rubin-designed Essential phones a few weeks from now, but users can also sign up for 8.1's beta release.

 

In its announcement, Essential said it's launching a beta program for Oreo 8.1 with the help of users' feedback. Essential also didn't reveal when the beta will be available, so users who are taking part in the testing program will just have to wait for more info.

Throughout the Oreo 8.0 beta, a number of issues pushed back the company’s update timeframe and necessitated subsequent patches. But the company took advantage of the prolonged development to add full support for Project Treble, improve the phone’s battery life and speed up its boot sequence, and ship fixes for Spectre and Meltdown.

“We appreciate your continued patience and support,” Essential said. “We are just as eager to release Oreo as you are to receive it, and we are confident these extra couple of weeks will help ensure that you’re delighted with Oreo on your Essential Phone.”

 

 

 

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