Yesterday Google announced the final release of Android 8.1 Oreo, along with the new Android Oreo (Go edition) software experience for entry-level devices. Today the company pushed the latest source code to the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) and started rolling out Android 8.1 on supported Pixel and Nexus devices (you might not see the update yet as it’s rolling out “over the next week”). Android 8
Yesterday Google announced the final release of Android 8.1 Oreo, along with the new Android Oreo (Go edition) software experience for entry-level devices. Today the company pushed the latest source code to the Android Open Source Project ( AOSP) and started rolling out Android 8.1 on supported Pixel and Nexus devices (you might not see the update yet as it’s rolling out “over the next week”). Android 8.1 will arrive on Android Oreo (Go edition) devices “in the months ahead.”
Google launched the first Android 8.1 preview in October and the second preview in November. Google was always aiming to release a final public version in December, and it delivered right at the start of the month.
Android 8.1 includes the following new features:
On the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL, the Android 8.1 update allows developers to tap into Pixel Visual Core, Google’s first custom-designed co-processor for image processing and ML. Once enabled, apps using Android Camera API can capture HDR+ shots through Pixel Visual Core.
Since Android 1.5, Google has named each version of its mobile operating system after a sweet food — moving sequentially through the letters of the alphabet. The tradition started more than eight years ago. Here are all the releases so far:
Google is encouraging developers to publish APK updates targeting API level 27 (Android 8.1) in their alpha, beta, or production channels. If you’re a developer and want more information, check out the Android 8.1 for Developers site, the diff report, and the updated API reference docs.
