Android 9.0 Pie has been released — and it’s bringing some awesome new features. But when is your phone getting Android 9.0 Pie, and if so, when? We asked every device manufacturer — from Asus to Samsung to ZTE — to see when their devices would be getting the update, and here’s what we found out.
Android Q may be the new hotness on the horizon, but some phones are still waiting for their tasty slice of Android 9.0 Pie. Our handy guide highlights everything that makes Pie worth waiting for, but when can your phone expect to receive the update, if at all? We’ve reached out to almost all of the manufacturers we expect to support Android 9.0 Pie, and here’s what they had to say. We’ll be updating this story as we continue to hear back.
Alcatel told Digital Trends it had nothing to share regarding Android 9.0 Pie at the moment. We don’t expect all of its phones to get Android 9.0 Pie — after all, some of them still ship with Android Nougat. Not only that, but Alcatel’s track record with Android updates is pretty bad, so it’s hard to say whether or not any of its phones will be updated to Android 9.0 Pie.
Asus has finally revealed which Asus phones will be receiving the Android Pie update, though the schedule isn’t exactly precise.
It confirmed the Zenfone Max Pro M1, Max Pro M2, and Max M2 would receive the update by April 15. Those updates arrived right on time.
GSMArena spotted a Geekbench listing for an Asus Zenfone 5Z running Pie, which would receive the update in January — and it has. An Asus representative also confirmed on Asus’ Zentalk forum that the Zenfone 4 would receive an update.
In welcome news, the Zenfone 5 is able to be updated to Android 9.0 Pie. Previously only available if manually installed, the update is now available over the air as well. The Asus ROG Phone is also due to receive the update soon.
BlackBerry told Digital Trends it could not share any information about an upgrade to Android 9.0 Pie for BlackBerry phones.
The Essential Phone was one of the phones that could access the current Android 9.0 Pie open beta, and it’s also one of the first to get the consumer version of Android 9.0 Pie. The update for the Essential Phone is now available, even if the phone no longer is.
Google’s Pixel phones, of course, got Android 9.0 Pie as soon as it was available. Unfortunately, no Nexus phones will get the update to Android 9.0 Pie.
Since all HMD phones run Android One, which is a stock version of Android, we expect most, if not all, of the company’s 2018 and 2017 lineup to receive the Android 9.0 Pie update. That suspicion has been mostly confirmed, as HMD Global’s chief operating officer took to Twitter to confirm which Nokia phones would be receiving a slice of Pie, along with an expected date of arrival. Shockingly, the list includes the Nokia 5 — a budget phone that’s almost two years old. It’s backing that up too, as an Android 9.0 Pie update is rolling out to the Nokia 5. Not done with updating old phones, February 2019 also saw the release of Android Pie for the Nokia 6 and the Nokia 3.1 Plus. March has seen updates for the Nokia 5.1 and the Nokia 3.1.
Supposedly, updates for the Nokia 8 and 8 Sirocco were being held back as to not damage the sales of the Nokia 8.1, but Nokia has denied such claims.
After the Honor 10 and View 10 were confirmed to be receiving some delicious Pie, European Honor View 10 owners began receiving the update in October, followed by U. S. users in January. It was also confirmed that the newly released Honor Play would also be receiving the eventual update for Android 9.0 Pie. The Honor 8X has finally received a full international release of Pie, while Indian Honor 8 Pro units have also received the update, so you can expect international versions to receive the update soon.
While many had previously assumed the Honor 7X might not get the Pie update, a customer service message from Honor suggests otherwise.
While these are the only phones confirmed so far, the company would be remiss not to include some of its other phones in that update, so keep your peepers peeled for more update news.
Shortly after Android 9.0 Pie was released in August, HTC notified users of phones that will receive the update via a tweet. Don’t expect that to be the end though; it’s highly likely that the newly released HTC U12 Life will also be receiving a slice of Pie.
