Google: Android Pie will hit more devices in 2018 than Oreo did in 2017

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according to In a blog post, Google says that thanks to Treble, it anticipates more devices running Android 9 Pie at the end of 2018, compared to the number of devices that were running Android Oreo at the end of 2017. Google made a similar claim last year, the time Project Treble was first introduced alongside Oreo, but it seems the company really means it this time around. Also, bear in mind that it was not until February of this year that Google announced Nougat had become the most-used Android release, 17 months after its summer 2016 launch. Treble aims to close these kinds of gaps, and if the framework comes as level on new devices going forward, it going to not be also long before more people are on better versions of Android, which is good news for features and security, and for staving off the competition.

The Mi A1 receives the Android Pie beta

The Xiaomi Mi A2 received the Android Pie beta last month and got the stable update just about a 7 days later. The last-gen Mi A1 has now received its Pie beta, and there's a chance it gets the final, stable update before the year runs out. Currently wanted:News Editor - Details hereXiaomi launched the Mi A1 over a year ago, effectively sparking the renaissance of Google's Android One program. The last-gen mid-range phone is now determine to get Android Pie, and users are reporting receipt of the Pie beta update. The update weighs in at a 1.1 GB download, about par by most Pie updates, that is no surpheight ever most devices that have received Pie are running either or stock Android or on a skin extremely close to stock Android.

Xiaomi Mi A1 is getting an Android Pie beta

As it stated in Xiaomi Mi A1 is getting an Android Pie betaThe Xiaomi Mi A1 is the company's first foray into the Android One program. Xiaomi Mi A1 XDA ForumYesterday, we covered the launch of the Nokia 8.1 as a phone from HMD Global that is alextremely part of the Android One program. The same thing happened by the Xiaomi Mi A1 as it is a re-branded version of the Xiaomi Mi 5X. Earlier this year we had unofficial ports of Android Pie launched for the Mi A1 from Xiaomi and many of us have been grateful for those community developers that brought the new update to the Xiaomi device extremely quickly. For those that waited, the Xiaomi Mi A1 is now receiving its Pie beta test.

[UPDATE] HMD reportedly delaying Nokia 8 Android Pie update on purpose

Update: Nokia has reached out by a statement in response to this post:There is no purposeful delay. As recently as the update to Android Pie is availiable and we can be sure that it delivers the best experience for our fans, we going to begin the update cycle. Original story follows:According to a report from PhoneArena an indushave a have aTry source claims that Nokia hasn't launched the Android Pie updates for the Nokia 5, Nokia 6, and Nokia 8 even though they have been finalized for some time now. Although the Nokia 8 was just spotted on GeekBench running the laanalisis Android Pie, the update was originally promised for November and we're alavailiable over a 7 days into December. According to the source, the Nokia 8 may not see the Android Pie upgrade until the last day of December or early January, conveniently right after the holiday shopping season ends.

User reports Android 9 Pie beta arrival on their Xiaomi Mi A1

A Google+ consumer reports receiving the Android 9 Pie beta on their Xiaomi Mi A1. The Xiaomi Mi A1 is an Android One device that launched in 2017. If the Pie beta rollout is happening now, it's possible the stable rollout could come by the end of 2018. Now, it appears the beta rollout of Pie for the Xiaomi Mi A1 is starting up. Editor's Pick The best Xiaomi Mi A1 cases The Xiaomi Mi A1 is one of the best budget-minded phones around thanks to the presence of stock Android, great pricing, and a premium design that is quite durable at the same time.