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Samsung halts S8 Android Oreo update due to reboot glitch

The company is working on a fix, but doesn't have a timeline for the patch.

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Timothy J. Seppala
Timothy J. Seppala|@timseppala|February 15, 2018 12:47 PM

If you were hoping Android Oreo would make its way to your Galaxy S8 soon, well, it sounds like you're going to have to wait. Samsung has halted the firmware rollout, as spotted by SamMobile, because the software was causing some handsets to randomly reboot. The rollout began in Europe, where users in the beta program noticed the problem. If you already downloaded and installed, you can keep using the software. But if you downloaded and didn't install, apparently the files will be deleted from your phone. Samsung is working on a fix but hasn't revealed when it will arrive.

Samsung halts S8 Android Oreo update due to reboot glitch