Galaxy S8 Android 8.0 beta 4 rolling out now

Terminal updated: Dec 14th, 2017 at 15:17 UTC+01:00

We reported yesterday that Samsung might release the Milky way S8 Android viii.0 Oreo beta 4 in the very near future. That'southward precisely what the company is doing today in the Uk. It's simply a thing of fourth dimension earlier the beta is released in other supported markets. Samsung is now rolling out software version ZQL8 to eligible Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ handsets in the United Kingdom. The fourth Android 8.0 Oreo beta update weighs in at 850MB.

Galaxy S8 Android viii.0 beta iv

The official changelog contains an extensive list of bugs that accept been stock-still in this update. It also mentions that the excessive bombardment consumption bug has been stock-still besides. Sync errors with Samsung Cloud have been addressed and the device volition no longer reboot sometimes during idle. It won't vibrate randomly too.

Some reports mention that the handset prompts users to wipe the data on their device after installing the update. If that's something yous want to avoid, better brand a fill-in or avoid installing the latest beta altogether.

Samsung is still even so to confirm when the final release of Android viii.0 Oreo is going to take place for the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+. A Samsung rep recently said that information technology might be released either by the end of next month or in early February.

At that place's still no clarity on whether there'south going to be a 2d phase of the beta which should see it being launched in markets like India.