Samsung is the biggest Android phone maker on the planet. But it still sucks pretty bad at Android updates. Galaxy S7 users had to wait longer than anyone else for Nougat, and this, combined with the Note 7 debacle, wasn’t great PR for Samsung.
For this reason, Samsung is now in the process of setting up a beta testing program, whereby Samsung phone users can test-drive incoming updates. Apple and Google do similar programs, so Samsung opting to do the same is a pretty big deal.
Word on the street suggests this Android Beta Test Program, which will start with Oreo, could launch at any point inside the next week. Some reports even claim it will launch today – October 31.
The Samsung Android Beta Program will be available in the UK, US, and Europe, apparently, as well as the company’s native Korea. The second wave of the program will come later to China, France, Germany, India, Poland, and Spain.
HOWEVER – entry into this new beta testing program will be done on a first come first served basis, implying there will not be room for everybody.
For this reason, you’ll want to subscribe as soon as the program launches so as to ensure you secure yourself a place at the table.
Once the beta program is official and punters are testing Oreo on the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+, it shouldn’t be too long before Samsung rolls out the gold standard version of the update.
We’ll update this article as soon as we hear more about the program going live.
by rgoodwin via Featured Articles
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