The jump to Android 8.1 comes after four and a half months of trial-and-error beta testing and a lot of bug smashing to go along with it.
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Open Beta for OnePlus 5T and 5 now working on Android 8.1
The incubation of the Android 8.1 update is just beginning for Open Beta participants for their OnePlus 5T or OnePlus 5.
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Huawei developing own AI assistant to supplant Alexa, Google Assistant
There's been code dug up to show that this effort will primarily focus on China, where the market has been more muddled and untapped by behemoths Google and Amazon.
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LG guarantees Android 8.1 for G6 and V30
Android Oreo is slowing moving out to some LG G6 units currently, but it's nice to know that this extra iteration will get wider reach.
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Essential Phone can now enter Android 8.1 beta with simple OTA update
It's less hassle, even if it takes a little while to get into. But if you don't happen to have a good hand at ADB and still want to trial beta software, this is the way to go.
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Nokia 7 Plus gets revealed in presentation slides
The big partner to the current Nokia 7 is still waiting in the wings, but we're getting closer to a feel for the uptown mid-ranger.
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Android distribution, February 2018: Oreo hits 1 percent, Nougat gains nearly 10 percent
Android Oreo's growth rate along with Nougat's look pretty much on track with figures from 12 months ago, pitiful as it is.
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Firmware suggests Huawei P20 to launch with Android 8.1 Oreo
The latest flagship from the Chinese manufacturer will apparently get the latest operating system possible at this point.
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YouTube Go now available for 130 countries
Not just for developing markets anymore, YouTube Go will allow users to download and share videos without taxing the surrounding, weak cellular network.
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Essential Phone Oreo update is delayed ‘a couple weeks’, Android 8.0 build will be skipped
Even after three rounds of public beta tests, the Essential Phone's Android 8.0 Oreo update is not free of "stability issues", so 8.1 will ultimately be rolled out instead.
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Nokia 8 gets another public beta update, this time to Android 8.1 Oreo
HMD Global may soon become Google's first smartphone-making partner to roll out an official Android 8.1 Oreo update, following Nokia 8 beta tests.
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Nokia 8 gets another public beta update, this time to Android 8.1 Oreo
HMD Global may soon become Google's first smartphone-making partner to roll out an official Android 8.1 Oreo update, following Nokia 8 beta tests.
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Connection speed now posted with Wi-Fi network listings on Android 8.1
If you're stuck in 2G or even 3G territory, a good Wi-Fi network is probably all you're wanting at this point, even if you're on unlimited data.
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ZTE gets an Android 8.1 phone certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance
But what phone is it? ZTE had grouped up quite a few fans with its Axon 7 in 2016, but with a gap year in what many consider the series's lineage, there's some wonderment as to what to expect.
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In two weeks, YouTube Go gets 10 million downloads
It's one app in the Android Go suite for budget or spec-lightened phones. YouTube Go is basically a data scrounger's dream.
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