08-09-2019 03:49 PM - last edited 08-09-2019 04:01 PM
Samsung's update policy, which means every phone gets 2 major updates MUST change. The Galaxy A8 2018 launched in January 2018 with nougat, before the s9 and Oreo while the j7 duo launched 2 months later with Oreo . This means the j7 duo, sold at exactly the same time as the A8, probably for half the price, will get android 10 while the A8 will not. Also, most A8 owners bought it after Oreo rolled out, 2-3 months later so not updating the phone to the newest version on android and making it a year's update before a worse phone should not be acceptable. And this may happen just because it was launched with a 1.5 year old os and had it for about 2 months. The Samsung update policy of 2 years is a lie for the A8 and a 2017 devices - it is more like only 1⅓ years of updates. Also there is nothing that the A6 2018 and all of the 2018 j series do better than the a8, despite all being sold at the same time and they will get android 10. Last year there was a similar petition for A 2017 devices to get pie, but Samsung didnt update them. Hopefully they do read this and learn that they won't make more sales of newer devices if they don't update older ones - it would just further damage their reputation. We must convince them to do this not just for the A8, but other devices like the S8 and note8 and for future updates as well. Android 10 will not roll out to Samsung devices for months, but if this is started now we can let them know early on so they have no excuses of not having enough time to make a new update, etc
29-03-2020 06:50 PM
09-04-2020 12:40 PM
Hello guys!! Did you face any problems with the screen on your galaxy a8/a8+ after march security update? Lots of note 9 users have this issue after that update. So I wonder if this problem also appears on galaxy a8..ty!!
09-04-2020 12:53 PM
@dpts wrote:
Hello guys!! Did you face any problems with the screen on your galaxy a8/a8+ after march security update? Lots of note 9 users have this issue after that update. So I wonder if this problem also appears on galaxy a8..ty!!
No problems so far... What kind of problem?
Looking at the Samsung android 10 rolout the A (6,7,9) series are getting it this month. Make it for A8 too!
10-04-2020 12:06 PM
You never get this update! As A5 2017 Didn't got Pie 9
That's your choise now suffer with an outdated Android
Continue compairing your phone with J6+
10-04-2020 01:27 PM
lol🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂
10-04-2020 02:00 PM
10-04-2020 03:49 PM
@dpts wrote:
Something like fading on the screen. Many note 9 users have this software problem after the update..
Nothing like this on my phone... Hope it stays this way.
10-04-2020 03:51 PM
@Arman2505 wrote:
lol🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂
Yep . Looks like some people hate it when we hope/whine a bit
10-04-2020 05:48 PM
No, we only dont like people who waiting for never 💤
11-04-2020 06:04 AM
@Ultrasprinters wrote:
No, we only dont like people who waiting for never 💤
Then why do you come to a thread with a title like this one? You like to bash people or something?