Anyone can now try out the first iOS 12 public beta for free

The iOS 12 public beta program is officially open to all, allowing owners of eligible iPhones and iPads to test-drive features like Screen Time or Memoji.

The post Anyone can now try out the first iOS 12 public beta for free appeared first on Pocketnow.

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.

The post Nokia 8 gets another public beta update, this time to Android 8.1 Oreo appeared first on Pocketnow.

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.

The post Nokia 8 gets another public beta update, this time to Android 8.1 Oreo appeared first on Pocketnow.

Samsung quietly spreads Galaxy S8 Oreo beta love to more countries

Samsung is still not ready to release Android 8.0 Oreo goodies to the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus-owning masses, but at least beta tests are expanding.

The post Samsung quietly spreads Galaxy S8 Oreo beta love to more countries appeared first on Pocketnow.

Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 joins public Android Oreo beta testing club in China

The Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 is the Chinese OEM's third smartphone to get an official Android 8.0 Oreo preview ahead of a wide-scale, fully polished update.

The post Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 joins public Android Oreo beta testing club in China appeared first on Pocketnow.

Nokia 5 follows 8 on Android Oreo public beta train, Nokia 6 up next ‘soon’

The low to mid-end Nokia 5 is HMD's second smartphone to get an official public Android 8.0 Oreo preview, with the 6 also due for a beta program soon.

The post Nokia 5 follows 8 on Android Oreo public beta train, Nokia 6 up next ‘soon’ appeared first on Pocketnow.

Moto Z and Z2 Force move one step closer to official Oreo update with soak test in Brazil

The official, wide-scale Android 8.0 Oreo rollout for last year's Moto Z and the 2017 Z2 Force could be just days away now that soak tests are underway.

The post Moto Z and Z2 Force move one step closer to official Oreo update with soak test in Brazil appeared first on Pocketnow.

OnePlus 3 and 3T get Android Oreo open beta updates, OnePlus 5 will join them ‘soon’

If you can live with a lot of bugs for the sake of trying out Android 8.0 Oreo before everyone else, OnePlus 3 and 3T betas are now available.

The post OnePlus 3 and 3T get Android Oreo open beta updates, OnePlus 5 will join them ‘soon’ appeared first on Pocketnow.

Huawei Mate 9 moves one step closer to official Android Oreo update with public beta

The beastly Huawei Mate 9 might be getting old, but it's definitely not forgotten, opening registrations for an upcoming Oreo beta program.

The post Huawei Mate 9 moves one step closer to official Android Oreo update with public beta appeared first on Pocketnow.

iOS 11 developer beta 6 and public beta 5 already out to quash even more bugs

Apple is moving one step closer to getting everything about iOS 11 just right ahead of its official release sometime in September, with new betas.

The post iOS 11 developer beta 6 and public beta 5 already out to quash even more bugs appeared first on Pocketnow.

Samsung’s fourth Galaxy S7 Nougat beta build brings bug fixes, removes Experience tag

Gearing up to bid adieu to both Samsung’s already lengthy Galaxy S7 Nougat open beta program, and the always inconvenient TouchWiz UI name? Not so fast, as the world’s most popular Android smartphones still have pre-release bugs to quash before spreading the N love to the masses, with “Samsung Experience” oddly left out of the fourth beta version equation.

It’s official now, there will be no over-the-air rollout of polished, all-ready-for-primetime 7.0 or 7.1 goodies as far as the S7 and S7 Edge are concerned this year. And to think Sony has just raised the tally of updated Xperia models to four, while Motorola, LG and HTC can each flaunt at least one flagship device promoted beyond Marshmallow.

We’ll be sure to keep an eye on the possible comeback of the TouchWiz-replacing Samsung Experience, as perhaps the less cumbersome software brand broke cover prematurely. Samsung Notes is another important omission from the latest major Android Nougat beta makeover for the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge, a number of unnamed bugs also getting fixed, and general “stability improved.”

Weighing in at around 280MB, this fourth N OS distribution (build ZPLH) is apparently to be further “improved” during the “remaining beta period”, which suggests one or two provisional patches might still be coming before Samsung finally decides to radically alter the S7 duo’s user interface for all.

The post Samsung’s fourth Galaxy S7 Nougat beta build brings bug fixes, removes Experience tag appeared first on Pocketnow.