Nokia 8 starts receiving the official Android 8.0 Oreo update

Nokia 8 gets Android 8.0 Oreo

After the completion of the Beta testing program of Android Oreo for Nokia 8, HMD Global has now started rolling out the official Android 8.0 Oreo update to all Nokia 8 devices worldwide. Juho Sarvikas - Chief Product Officer at HMD Global, confirmed the rollout of the official Android Oreo update for Nokia 8 on twitter.



The update rollout is phased over the next 2 days and if your Nokia 8 is operator locked then the update might reach you by next week. The update is around 1.5GB in size and you will be notified when the update is available on your device. You can also manually check for the update by going to Settings > About Phone > System Updates. The update is only possible on a WiFi connection due to its large size.

What's new in this update:

This major Android update brings the Android 8.0 Oreo to Nokia 8 along with the November Security patch. The update also brings some new features such as Picture in picture, notification dots, autofill passwords and faster boot up time. Below is the screenshot of the Android 8.0 Oreo update for Nokia 8.

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