Sprint starts rolling out Android 8.0 Oreo to the Galaxy Note 8

by Cosmin Vasile / Mar 30, 2018, 2:02 PM

Sprint starts rolling out Android 8.0 Oreo to the Galaxy Note 8

It looks like good things happen to consumers who bought the Galaxy Note 8 in the United States. After Samsung announced earlier this week that it will upgrade the smartphone to Android 8.0 Oreo in 2-3 weeks, local carriers started to deploy the update.

AT&T was the first US carrier to offer the update, followed soon by Verizon. Now, we've received word that Sprint is rolling out Android 8.0 Oreo to the Galaxy Note 8, too. The update weighs in at 1.3GB and brings the March security patch, as well as Samsung Experience 9.0.

Besides the new features and improvements that come with Android 8.0 Oreo, Samsung included some of its own, which are meant to improve biometrics (face, fingerprints, and irises), Quick Panel, Home Screen, Samsung Keyboard, and system performance.

Since the roll-out has just begun, be patient if the update doesn't show up on your Note 8 right away. It shouldn't take more than a few days for Android 8.0 Oreo to arrive on all Sprint Galaxy Note 8 units.

source: Reddit

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7 Comments

1. kajam

Posts: 220; Member since: Jun 24, 2015

Dang it T-Mobile

posted on Mar 30, 2018, 3:44 PM 1

2. tempdogg74

Posts: 132; Member since: Jan 04, 2009

Woke up to Oreo on my Magnificent Note 8 this morning

posted on Mar 30, 2018, 4:29 PM 0

3. mkjsr757

Posts: 1; Member since: Mar 26, 2010

Got my Oreo this morning and it is awesome. Samsung should do better with the note 9 I think it should come with Android 9.0

posted on Mar 30, 2018, 8:37 PM 1

4. technitude

Posts: 263; Member since: Dec 19, 2013

You know what's weird... I thought this would download faster on Xfinity's WiFi (126 mbps), but after 35 minutes it was only 9% done, and I had to leave the house. Then on Sprint's network (only 90 mbps) it finished the other 91% in 5 minutes. Used Ookla to measure speeds. Wonder how xfinity could give such a high number, but perform so poorly.

posted on Mar 31, 2018, 8:34 AM 0

5. technut

Posts: 95; Member since: Aug 03, 2012

Downloaded in just 5 minutes here. I live on the Illinois/Wisconsin boarder where it is a little more remote, and the Sprint network blows away T-mobile speeds (switched from T-Mobile last year). Hotspot was also active during the update process.