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Last updated: April 18th, 2018 at 00:20 UTC+02:00
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In fact, US carriers no longer tend to be as late with major OS upgrades as they used to be a couple of years ago, although unlocked variants of Samsung devices outside North America continue to get preference when it comes to software updates. Not to mention Samsung has had a working version of Oreo for the Galaxy S7 for a long time now, and with the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy Note 8 Oreo out of the way, it's the turn of Samsung's 2016 flagships to leave Android 7.0 Nougat behind. And unless the company decides to extend the software support period for its flagship phones, Android 8.0 Oreo will be the last major update for the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge, although monthly security updates will continue for at least another year.
Unfortunately, there's no way to tell exactly when the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge Oreo update will start rolling out. Samsung Turkey's official schedule had suggested April 13 as the ETA, and while that date has now passed, one can certainly hope the update will be released before the month is over. As usual, not everyone will get the update at the same time as it will be released in a phased manner in different countries, with added delays for models locked to carriers and network operators in some regions (including the US).
Have a Samsung device other than the Galaxy S7, Galaxy S8, or Galaxy Note 8 and are wondering if it will be updated to Oreo? Check out our exhaustive list to see if your device will make the cut.
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Abhijeet's writing career started with guides for custom firmware for Samsung devices (including the original Galaxy S), and he moved to SamMobile in mid-2013 and worked up the ranks to Editor-in-chief. In addition to phones and mobile devices, his interests include gaming on both PC and console, PC hardware, and spending countless hours on YouTube watching videos on tech, movies, games, politics, and internet dramas.
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