Hungry for Oreo on your PH-1? There\u2019s been a change in plans, but it\u2019s not all bad.<\/b>
\nEssential Phone users have been longing for Android Oreo to arrive after it missed its 2017 target. Thankfully, the latest word from the company says that it aims to push the update out via OTA in a few weeks.
The Essential Phone PH-1 currently runs Android Nougat and, interestingly, it won\u2019t be updated to Android Oreo 8.0 at all. it’s skip straight to Android Oreo 8.1 instead.
Essential claims that, through its long-running beta program, it discovered \u201cseveral stability issues\u201d in the core operating system update, Thus it will be putting the work in to issue the updated version to users.
It seems that the release of Oreo on the PH-1 was days away, but anxious fans might now be waiting closer to a month to get a taste.
The good news is that if you\u2019ve got a knack for tinkering and want to preview the latest beta build before it arrives, you can join the beta program here. But, be warned that not only does it require sideloading, it\u2019s not going to be as stable as the build you\u2019re currently running.
Essential brought up that Oreo 8.0 had stability issues, though it\u2019s not clear if these are issues specific to the PH-1, or if they also apply to any other phone that\u2019s having the latest operating system ported.
While the former is an understandable position for a small team that\u2019s trying to deliver on expectations, the latter could spell trouble for devices that are still waiting for the Oreo update, of which there are many.
We previously haven\u2019t heard of such instability problems with Google\u2019s latest operating system, but we\u2019ll be reaching out to manufacturers to see if this is widespread or an isolated case.
Via Android Police<\/p>\n

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