If you’re already using the Oreo beta on your Essential Phone, beta build number 2 is now available. The build is labeled as OPM1.170911.213, bringing a few new Oreo features that Essential users may have been surprised to see absent in the first build.
According to Essential, you will find smart text selection, picture-in-picture mode, faster startups, further Treble support, battery life improvements, Android Auto and Bluetooth improvements, and more. The full changelog can be viewed in the screenshot below.
For those looking to get into the beta action, sideloading still looks to be an option via Essential’s website, but if you’re already enrolled in the beta, the OTA is shipping out right now. It may not be a totes official Oreo build yet, but Oreo is Oreo, so we can’t complain.
Get on it!
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Can droid-life do an update on how much the “jankiness” and camera have improved (or not) with all these updates?
Loving the software experience on my OG Pixel but kind of loathing the battery (like 2.5 hours SOT). Every time I see an article here about “another” update, making it better, I’m wanting it more by the day.
I really really liked the Essential when I had it. But the $300 from Verizon and $250 from Target deal on the Pixel 2 XL actually made it cheaper, and it is a better phone. So returned it to Amazon. Mine has almost no blue shift and the display looks as good as the Essential in just boosted mood, and the camera is crazy good. And fast. Right now the Pixel 2 XL is a much better featured phone, BUT the build quality, design and feel of the Essential was superior. I think the PH-2 if they do it well and continue their rate of software development could easily be a giant slayer.
I keep seeing all these Oreo builds rolling out to everything but the V30 and it’s making me sad.
well thats LG for you. If your buying any flagship phone from them you should know they are really bad on updates. You should only buy their phone for everything else but really poor updates in a timely manner. Same thing with Samsung so that should not be a surprise for you.
I’ve very much enjoyed my LG devices (G3 & V20), but definitely didn’t buy them for fast updates.
i don’t like LG because of really bad updates.
Totally understandable. I’ve liked them for their removable battery and third party battery makers made 6,000+ mAh batteries for them. Actually a big reason why I didn’t opt for the V30 because there was no removable battery.
Amazing