Unlocked Galaxy S8 Oreo Update

magenta4472015
magenta4472015 Mar 23, 2018 8:39 AM
  • Member Since: Mar 23, 2018

    Does anyone have an unlocked Galaxy S8 that has received the OTA update to Oreo yet?  I have seen many people receiving the Oreo update, but I check dutifully everyday with no luck.  I purchased this phone straight from Best Buy to get an unlocked phone and stuck my existing sim card in.

     

    Furthermore, am I even correct that I should be receiving this update from T-Mobile or does it come directly from Samsung?  It seems that the Oreo update is being pushed out to all phones buy mine?

     

    Is anyone else having the same issue?

     

    Thanks,

    Slow Update User

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    • Latest reply on Mar 25, 2018 11:43 AM by tronguy123

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      • smplyunprdctble

        Re: Unlocked Galaxy S8 Oreo Update

        smplyunprdctble Mar 23, 2018 9:09 AM (in response to magenta4472015)
        • Member Since: Jul 15, 2011

        Any updates come from Samsung -- that is a correct statement.

        Pushing the "Check for updates" button tends to be more of a placebo thing.  I've never had success in it returning anything besides "hey, you're up to date.  yay."

         

        They generally release in a staggered fashion.  Not everyone gets the update at the same time -- otherwise, servers wouldn't be able to handle the demand.  They usually do a small segment to make sure the update doesn't brick devices.  Then, they add more and more until it's pretty much universal.

         

        Back in the day, Samsung Kies would update your device if there was one available (whether or not your phone has been put in the aforementioned subset).  Have you tried?  (I'm assuming Kies is the proper PC software for it still).

         

         

        My unprofessional opinion -- enjoy your phone as it is.  There's probably nothing critical in the update that you absolutely need to have it now -- if there was, you'd be on a device that always is current-updated like the Pixel 2 .

        • tronguy123

          Re: Unlocked Galaxy S8 Oreo Update

          tronguy123 Mar 25, 2018 11:43 AM (in response to magenta4472015)
          • Member Since: Jan 11, 2018

          smplyunprdctble,

          FWIW, there's plenty of times I tapped on that "check for updates" link and got an update. For example, when updating to Oreo; when I had an S5, every blame update from Android 4.4 through 6.X and all the security updates inbetween came in that way.

          Admittedly, if one doesn't do the tap and check, within some period of time or other it'll get announced and installed anyway. But I check once or week, being the manic type.