BlackBerry kicks off Android Oreo beta program for the KEYone

While it's nice that blackberry is finally rolling Oreo out to the KeyONE, I think they need to do better at getting the updates out in a timely manner. Android P is going to be out soon enough and I don't think the KeyONE will be seeing P due to the age of the KeyONE. At least you can count on getting the security updates for another year at least iirc. Just my thoughts on the matter.

Lol, so much for those that were saying that the KEYᵒⁿᵉ wouldn’t ever get the Oreo update. Now the goalpost will be moved to “KEYᵒⁿᵉ won’t get Android P” it’s now proven that it will receive Oreo. This is great for KEYᵒⁿᵉ owners. In any event, it can be argued that it’s preferable that BlackBerry and BlackBerry Mobile take its time with providing full OS updates and do their due diligence with tests as opposed to being first with the full OS updates and having a plethora of issues due to poor QC. I much rather prefer that they stay on track with the monthly security updates, which are arguably more important than full OS updates. Since the KEYᵒⁿᵉ is part of Googles Android for Enterprise, the KEYᵒⁿᵉ is guaranteed 3 years of security updates. That means security updates for almost another two years, since the KEYᵒⁿᵉ has only been out for a little over a year.

This is just a beta test, a very limited beta test that isn't even open to anyone other than a selected few. Yes, this is a good gesture for Oreo getting released, but it is far behind with P coming around the corner. This also doesn't say when Oreo is going to come. It could be released at the end of the year for all we know. Some people are just going to be mean and go against what you say just because you said it even though what you said isn't that far away from the truth. It's nice to know that the KeyONE will get security updates for three years. This is something that is common with the Google line of phones where security updates are provided for three years.

It’s extremely apparent that this is a beta test, as it says it’s a beta test. It’s open to anyone that’s in the beta program. That’s the right way to do controlled tests. You want to use a limited amount of people to do it. As I said, those that claimed the KEYᵒⁿᵉ would never get Oreo have now moved the goalpost to Android P since they have been proven wrong. Oreo will come to the KEYᵒⁿᵉ, and this is proof of that. Some people are just going to be bitter and spew venom about anything positive concerning BlackBerry/BlackBerry branded smartphones, and they admittedly attack BlackBerry because certain individuals prefer BlackBerry. It’s great that the KEYᵒⁿᵉ is getting 3 years of security updates, as they are arguably more important and more stable than full OS updates. Being first with full OS updates isn’t always a good thing. One only needs to look at the Google branded smartphones to see this.

It's not hard to do a beta test when your audience isn't as big as others are. At least give people the option to join. Even Apple gives people the chance to try out beta builds of iOS. Surely BlackBerry wouldn't have a challenge at doing the same thing. Those that claim others have said the KeyONE won't receive Oreo wouldn't have a problem with providing links to said statements in order to verify that claim. Some people get so defensive and besides themselves that they think everything is about them. It's nothing personal at all. It's just opinions about tech, nothing more than that. I see that some people are going to be mean and try to attack other companies that have nothing to do with what's being discussed here at the moment.

The size of the audience for beta testing doesn’t matter. Only the fact that such testing is being done to ensure the smoothest release possible when beta is over is what matters. But as usual, some people just have to throw shade on anything that’s positive from BlackBerry. The people that have claimed that KEYᵒⁿᵉ would never get Oreo are now having to walk back their statements on that and switch things up and move the goalpost. It’s hilarious to see them scrambling to do so. Some people get so triggered and offended whenever a positive BlackBerry article is put out, as if it’s personally about them. They feel that the whole world revolves around them when it actually doesn’t. Why they get so personal when it comes to inanimate tech being discussed on a tech blog is beyond me. I see that some people are going to continue to be triggered and spew venom and attack companies that other people prefer over what they think is best. They should just let people enjoy they like and go about their business, especially since they don’t own the devices to begin with.

I'm not trying to throw shade on anything. I think some people are twisting my words around to something that's not what I was trying to say, unsurprisingly. Again, if someone claim others have said the KeyONE won't receive Oreo, then they won't a problem providing links to said claim in order to verify the truth of it. There's no goalpost being moved or anything of the sort. That's funny because I sometimes wonder if that person is talking about themselves because they are pretty much describing themselves by taking it personal just because someone posted something that they disagree with. Conjecture and mindless assumptions. I think some people should follow their own advice instead of being mean and complaining about something so insignificant. Again, it's not that big of a deal nor is it anything personal.