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Last updated: March 26th, 2018 at 11:52 UTC+02:00
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All four major carriers – Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint – have released the Android 8.0 Oreo update for the Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8+ on their networks. However, the update hasn't been released for the unlocked variant in the United States.
As you can probably imagine, those who own the unlocked variants aren't pleased as they were mostly purchased with the hope that they will receive updates ahead of their carrier-locked counterparts. Mobile carriers tend to delay updates because they run their own tests before rolling out the firmware.
However, they only have to test the firmware to ensure that it works properly on their network. Samsung points out in a post on its official US forums that unlocked models have to go through more rigorous testing than the carrier-locked models because the company needs to make sure that proper network functionality has been achieved across all supported networks.
The company says that this is why the unlocked Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ haven't received Oreo in the United States as yet even though the country's major carriers have rolled it out already. The handsets should receive it in a couple of weeks. The rollout is yet to begin for the Galaxy Note 8, though.
Samsung has also confirmed in its post that it's going to release the Galaxy Note 8 Oreo update for both the carrier-locked and unlocked variants in the next “2-3 weeks.” We'll be sure to let you know when the firmware starts rolling out.
Adnan Farooqui is a long-term writer at SamMobile. Based in Pakistan, his interests include technology, finance, Swiss watches and Formula 1. His tendency to write long posts betrays his inclination to being a man of few words.
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