topic Re: S7 oreo is finally here in Android

S7 oreo is finally here

durhamdad — Fri, 29 Jun 2018 09:35:22 GMT

Hi just checked my s7 this morning and Oreo update is there downloading as I type

Re: S7 oreo is finally here

Chris_K — Fri, 29 Jun 2018 09:56:47 GMT

You beat me by a few minutes to announce this!

I can officially confirm the S7 & S7 Edge Oreo updates are now available. Unfortunately there was a slight hold-up on Samsung's end but we're happy to see this is now out in the hands of our customers. Please go give it a go and let us know what you think.

Going from Nougat to Oreo you'll probably notice some changes - visual and functional. Let us know what you like most

Re: S7 oreo is finally here

durhamdad — Fri, 29 Jun 2018 10:24:38 GMT

It’s looking ok all smooth icons slight difference but overall it’s good

Re: S7 oreo is finally here

Donatas7 — Fri, 29 Jun 2018 10:24:43 GMT

Dear @Chris_K,

That's great news! Gives some hope to see Oreo on A5 2017 devices too...

Re: S7 oreo is finally here

paulbacon — Sun, 01 Jul 2018 16:47:53 GMT

Does it take awhile for it to rollout to everyone? Checked my S7 and nothing yet

Also i know its recommended to do a factory reset, but cant really be bothered with the hassle of redownloading apps and setting them all up again. Is it OK to just install over Nouget?

Re: S7 oreo is finally here

MI5 — Sun, 01 Jul 2018 18:26:34 GMT

@paulbacon wrote:
Is it OK to just install over Nouget?

It's OK until it isn't, if you get my meaning.

I usually wait to see if I have any issues and if not, leave it.

If I do - reset it.

Re: S7 oreo is finally here

durhamdad — Sun, 01 Jul 2018 19:01:16 GMT

It’s fine I never do a reset like mi5said if all ok leave it took just over 15 mins in total my s7 is unlocked but has the o2bloatware in it keep checking using manual download checks

Re: S7 oreo is finally here

paulbacon — Sun, 01 Jul 2018 19:12:38 GMT

Cheers guys.

Personally im not that bothered about Oreo. Im more than happy with Nouget. Although from experience once the phone has found an update it constantly nags you to install it. I dont think there is a way to stop the push notification coming through saying "update found" is there?

Re: S7 oreo is finally here

MI5 — Sun, 01 Jul 2018 19:26:07 GMT

Not now but you can turn off auto updates to stop it looking in future, but you'll not get notified of security updates either.

Re: S7 oreo is finally here

paulbacon — Sun, 01 Jul 2018 19:36:55 GMT

@MI5 wrote:
Not now but you can turn off auto updates to stop it looking in future, but you'll not get notified of security updates either.

Edit: Found it, You need to tap the build number 7 times to unlock dev options. From there you can turn automatic updates off

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MI5 — Sun, 01 Jul 2018 19:40:57 GMT

I was just about to say turn off auto updates in developer options

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paulbacon — Sun, 01 Jul 2018 19:51:20 GMT

@MI5 wrote:
I was just about to say turn off auto updates in developer options

I had a feeling it was in there, but didnt have the developer options in Settings. Wasnt sure if o2 had removed it, but seems its just a hidden menu (wasnt on my old s5)

I know it disables security updates too, but these are so few and few between anyway with o2

Re: S7 oreo is finally here

MI5 — Sun, 01 Jul 2018 19:51:33 GMT

Yeah, they hid it to stop people screwing stuff up they didn't understand.

Re: S7 oreo is finally here

paulbacon — Sun, 08 Jul 2018 06:50:59 GMT

Well despite having turned off updates in developer options, my phone decided to update to Oreo last night (whats the point of that option then?). Anyway accepted the update and so far so good. Seems alot quicker to do stuff, and not needed to factory reset. Only issue ive noticed is now the phone doesnt beep once when you put it on charge (option is enabled), but i can live with that

Re: S7 oreo is finally here

Cleoriff — Sun, 08 Jul 2018 06:58:50 GMT

@paulbacon wrote:
Well despite having turned off updates in developer options, my phone decided to update to Oreo last night (whats the point of that option then?). Anyway accepted the update and so far so good. Seems alot quicker to do stuff, and not needed to factory reset. Only issue ive noticed is now the phone doesnt beep once when you put it on charge (option is enabled), but i can live with that

Oh well @paulbacon 'those who ask, never receive...those who don't ask, always receive' ...

or some other made up rubbish like that

Anyway congratulations on your new update

Re: S7 oreo is finally here

paulbacon — Sun, 08 Jul 2018 07:03:48 GMT

Ha, true. Cant believe how much faster it actually is compared to Nouget. Wasnt bothered about updating because i didnt see any features i wanted in Oreo, but the speed increase is certainly something i wasnt expecting but is a welcome surprise

Re: S7 oreo is finally here

MI5 — Sun, 08 Jul 2018 08:23:04 GMT

As I said previously, there was no way of stopping it now but you shouldn’t get notifications of any further updates.
Not a choice I’d make and I’d certainly keep a check myself manually for security updates.

Re: S7 oreo is finally here

paulbacon — Sun, 08 Jul 2018 08:50:00 GMT

@MI5 wrote:
As I said previously, there was no way of stopping it now but you shouldn’t get notifications of any further updates.
Not a choice I’d make and I’d certainly keep a check myself manually for security updates.

Thats what is weird. The update wasnt there (nor was any notifcation) when i disabled the option in developer settings, yet the phone still decided to check for updates. All worked out well in the end tho

Re: S7 oreo is finally here

Betablue — Sun, 08 Jul 2018 18:04:27 GMT

You can force stop Software Update in App Settings to get rid of the notification. It will return if you restart the phone. You'll get a warning of consequences when you force stop it but there aren't any. Also you need to include system apps to see Software Update on the list in order to do this.