Samsung Resumes Android 8.0 Oreo OTA Updates For Galaxy S8 And Galaxy S8+

by Brandon Hill — Thursday, February 22, 2018, 03:30 PM EDT

If you are a Samsung Galaxy S8 or Galaxy S8+ owner, we have some good news for you. The company has resumed the rollout of its Android 8.0 Oreo update after running into a pothole last week, although it may still be a few days before U.S. users receive the software.

If you recall, the G950/G955-FXXU1CRAP update was pulled because it was causing unexpected reboots on some devices. The problem was discovered after the update had already be pushed over-the-air to customers in Turkey, Norway, the UAE, India, Belgium, Germany, France, and Poland. Once the problems were discovered, Samsung yanked the update from its servers.

Today, a new firmware update is rolling out with Android Oreo onboard. The firmware is labeled G950FXXU1CRB7 and G955XXU1CRB7 for the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ respectively. According to SamMobile, who first reported about the update, the firmware weighs in at 530MB for those that already have Android Oreo installed on their smartphone. For those that hadn't already upgraded from Android 7.x, the firmware update will be "considerably larger".

In addition to bringing Android 8.0 Oreo to the 2017 flagships, the Samsung Experience software has been upgraded to version 9.0.

The new firmware updates are first being seeded in the German market and will soon make their way across the globe to the remaining Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ owners.

Tags: Samsung, krx005930, galaxy s8, galaxy s8+

Brandon Hill

Brandon received his first PC, an IBM Aptiva 310, in 1994 and hasn’t looked back since. He cut his teeth on computer building/repair working at a mom and pop computer shop as a plucky teen in the mid 90s and went on to join AnandTech as the Senior News Editor in 1999. Brandon would later help to form DailyTech where he served as Editor-in-Chief from 2008 until 2014. Brandon is a tech geek at heart, and family members always know where to turn when they need free tech support. When he isn’t writing about the tech hardware or studying up on the latest in mobile gadgets, you’ll find him browsing forums that cater to his long-running passion: automobiles.

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