Android 8.0 Oreo has been creating some significant buzz since it was announced, and after a long wait, the mobile operating system has been released to a select number of devices thus far. However, more devices will soon be able to take advantage of the many benefits and features of Android 8.0 Oreo, with Android 8.1 rolling out for others.
Android 8.0 Adoption Rates
As of April 16, 2018, there was an increase in Oreo adoption (combining versions 8.0 and 8.1) of 400 percent since the rates were measured in February. Comparatively, Android Nougat (versions 7.0 and 7.1) saw a 2.3 percent increase, while all past versions saw a drop-in use. This is despite the trend for many to hold on to their mobile devices for as long as possible to reduce the financial impact of an upgrade.
Despite this, there are some limitations that particular device manufacturers have placed, restricting the devices that have received the update to Oreo thus far. So far, the devices to receive this update include:
- Asus Zenfone 4
- Asus ZenFone 4 Pro
- Asus ZenFone 3 Max
- Asus ZenFone 3
- Blackberry KeyOne
- Blackberry Motion
- Essential PH-1
- Google Pixel
- Google Pixel XL
- Nexus 6P
- Nexus 5X
- Nokia 8
- Nokia 6
- Nokia 5
- Nokia 3
- Honor 9
- Honor 8 Pro
- Honor 7X
- HTC U11
- HTC U11 Life
- HTC U11 Plus
- HTC 10
- HTC U Ultra
- Huawei Mate 9
- Huawei P10
- Huawei P10 Plus
- Lenovo K8
- Lenovo K8 Note
- Lenovo K8 Plus
- LG V30
- Motorola Moto Z2 Force
- Motorola Moto X4
- OnePlus 5T
- OnePlus 5
- OnePlus 3
- OnePlus 3T
- Samsung Galaxy S8
- Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus
- Xperia X
- Xperia X Compact
- Xperia X Performance
- Xperia XZs
- Xperia XZ
- Xperia XZ Premium
- Samsung Galaxy Note 8
- Samsung Galaxy S8 Active (on AT&T)
- Xperia XA1 Plus
- Xperia XA1
- Xperia XA1 Ultra
- ZTE Axon 7
In addition to these devices, there are others that have been confirmed to receive an update in the near future:
- Asus ZenFone 4 Selfie
- Asus ZenFone 4 Selfie Pro
- Asus ZenFone 4 Max
- Asus ZenFone 4 Max Pro
- Asus ZenFone 3 Deluxe
- Asus ZenFone 3 Laser
- Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom
- Motorola Moto G5S Plus
- Samsung Galaxy S7
- Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
- Nokia 2
- Lenovo K8
- Lenovo K8 Note
- Lenovo K8 Plus
- LG G6
- LG G5
- LG V20
- LG V30 Plus
- Motorola Moto Z
- Motorola Moto Z Droid
- Motorola Moto Z Force Droid
- Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
- Samsung Galaxy A3 2017
- Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4
- Motorola Moto Z Play
- Motorola Moto Z Play Droid
- Motorola Moto Z2 Play
- Motorola Moto G4 Plus
- Motorola Moto G5
- Motorola Moto G5 Plus
- Motorola Moto G5S
- Samsung Galaxy A8 2018
- Samsung Galaxy J3 Emerge
- Xperia Touch
What Android 8.0 Oreo Has to Offer
This upswing in adoption rates only makes sense when the features that Android 8.0 offers are taken into consideration.
Picture in Picture Mode
While Android Nougat gave users the ability to have two applications display at the same time with Multi-window, Android Oreo is taking this screen-sharing capability one step further by enabling one app, perhaps something playing a video, to share the screen with a relatively much larger app.
Notification Dots
While there are Android themes that already offer this capability, Android Oreo will have the same ‘badges’ that indicate which apps have tried to notify you about something. In addition, by long-pressing the icon, you will be able to see the notification.
General Optimization and Improvement
Of course, a mobile OS needs to do more than add a few cool features to be considered a true update. Android 8.0 Oreo offers assorted improvements to user security, as well as the device’s speed and battery life. Furthermore, Android Oreo also enables a user to manage their notifications on a more detailed level, ascribing particular permissions to different apps based on case-by-case criteria.
Now that you have a general idea of what to expect from Android 8.0 and 8.1 Oreo, are you looking forward to leveraging the updated operating system in your mobile device? Let us know in the comments, and feel free to mention other improvements you’d like to see!