Man, Samsung, please fix your act.
I understand that you can't just release the updates to just anyone at this point, since you just completed developing it, any there's some "important" bureaucracy that you need to deal with, but PLEASE, at least be a BIT more transparent, maybe release a list of certain regions, and an expected release date for the majority of devices. Even if you can't do that, you should at the very least tell us WHY you released the update to the puiblic before the beta testers, although you said this would not happen, and that beta testers would get the update a day earlier (although some people not on the beta have received the update in the UK). I don't care if the reason in the response is utterly half-assed. A response is a response, and it shows that you at least give half a *****.
That's not much to ask for. Quite frankly, I should really be asking for more. I'm giving samsung every chance I can with this.
Fellew testers,
I understand your frustration. I myself have updated to the official version using the update file on XDA and since I have lost my access to the beta community to post how to do it. One of the post said that the method does not work and that is because it was done incorrectly using the Nougat files. You only need one file ZRA5 to ***** for your phone model. Stick the file on the SD Card and update from Recovery. You will not lose your data. Simple clean and fast update. I got ***** :-).
It seems identical to Beta6 but faster. Nothing to report on battery.
To all UK beta testers,
Have just updated to the official oreo build, following what Got2trythis wrote. Honestly nothing much has changed but the build feels stable and fast! I was sceptical at first as I didn't want to brick my phone, but my impatience got the better of me. I would recommend all the UK beta testers, feeling let down by Samsung and their lack of speed to deliver on what they promised, to install the official oreo build via XDA's tutorial. I didn't factory reset just downloaded the ZRA5 to ***** zip file (as ZRA5 is beta6 for S8+) and flashed via recovery. It took 20~ mins and all my data remained but I advise to backup first.
Lastly if Samsung are reading this or even care, I will not be buying any future flagship devices from you as the way you have treated the UK beta testers is shamefull!
Eveyone is in such rush for the offical release and for what android pay cert other than thst nothing has changed cant live without amdroid pay just carry the dam card you limked to it with you just like you would have done before contsctless cards were around. As for samsumg lying to beta testers this is kot true the uk roll out has not happened and when it does those who took part in the testing will get the release version first samsung roll out updates country by country which means beta testers of x country get the update 24hrs later non testers of x country get it then samsu g release it in another country the same way beta testers forst then non testers so quit the crying about samsung lying to you they have not.
I'm sorry matthew but you are incorrect. Samsung said one day before "general release" . They didn't say one day before "UK Release".
There are multiple people (mostly on Three) who have received it. Now they may, through some quirk) all be running some European CSC, but how likely is that?
It's not impatience, people are disappointed at the lack of respect shown to beta testers. Remember, we were first told that they were aiming for end of January. When that didn't happen a notice went up thanking testers and explaining we would get it twenty four hours early. That notice has been silently removed and we see the update generally released. What are we to think? Will it be days, weeks or months before the beta testers are remembered?
Samsung need to repair the damage this disrespect has done.
wrote:I'm sorry matthew but you are incorrect. Samsung said one day before "general release" . They didn't say one day before "UK Release".
There are multiple people (mostly on Three) who have received it. Now they may, through some quirk) all be running some European CSC, but how likely is that?
It's not impatience, people are disappointed at the lack of respect shown to beta testers. Remember, we were first told that they were aiming for end of January. When that didn't happen a notice went up thanking testers and explaining we would get it twenty four hours early. That notice has been silently removed and we see the update generally released. What are we to think? Will it be days, weeks or months before the beta testers are remembered?
Samsung need to repair the damage this disrespect has done.
Csc's have been changed for example uk used to
Always run btu but now use oxm (16 csc countries in one) general release for each country not entire beta users at one time. As for the notice removals those are timed and always get removed after a set period of time.
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