We have bad news for Samsung Galaxy S8 owners! After the launch last week, Samsung has officially stopped the Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus Oreo update! What is the reason behind this action? Read on to find out more!
Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus Oreo update delay: the reason behind!
Previously, Samsung has announced the rollout of Android Oreo update on the Galaxy S8 duo. In details, Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus Oreo update bring some changes to these Samsung handsets. Notably, Samsung Android 8.0 Oreo upgrade includes a new keyboard with new contrast models and support for Emoji 5.0. Moreover, there is also the improvements to Bixby and the colour lens for the display.
Additionally, the Samsung Galaxy S8 might receive the new lock screen accent colours. Besides that, Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus Oreo update are complete with the Samsung experience 9.0 interface. Also, the device comes with February security patch. Furthermore, Samsung Android 8.0 Oreo update might be about 487MB. Just last week, Samsung has stated that this new update is going to arrive in various markets, including France, Poland, and India.
However, a significant flaw has pushed Samsung to pull back the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus Oreo update. What happened? According to the media, an issue has gone “un-caught” during the beta testing reared. This new defect causes a surprise reboot for some Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus owners. Samsung’s representative has stated: “Following a limited number of cases where Galaxy S8 and S8+ devices have rebooted unexpectedly with the Android 8.0 Oreo, we have temporarily stopped the rollout of the update. Samsung is investigating the issue internally to ensure that the impact to the affected devices is minimised and the rollout of the update can resume as quickly as possible.”
How to stop Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus Oreo update?
If you have downloaded the Android Oreo upgrade on our Samsung handset but haven’t installed it yet, the file will be deleted. Unfortunately, Samsung offers no estimates on when the update process will resume. We will keep you update once more information comes out!