With beta testing going to end, chances are we'll encounter the stability of Android Oreo OTA launched for Milky Way S8 at the goal of January. Yesterday, a Reddit user posted a link to the official Oreo OTA made for the Milky Way S8. We stimulate got already detailed everything novel inwards this stable building. Now, let's encounter how you lot tin ship away install updates on your device.
Updating is pretty simple, but you lot may postulate to paralyze to a greater extent than or less of the previous requirements. Most of the operate volition survive done amongst Odin, a firmware-flashing tool for Samsung devices. Once you've laid it all up, it's relatively slowly to update to the official Oreo on your Milky Way S8 or S8 +.
Requirements
- Snapdragon Milky Way S8 or S8+ (model pose out SM-G950U or SM-G955U)
- Windows PC
- USB information cable
Before you lot start
It is of import to authorities notation that this leaking edifice is entirely for Snapdragon variants. It has been tested to operate on Verizon, AT & T, too T-Mobile models of the Milky Way S8 too S8 +, too all the indications are that the Sprint model should also work. However, nosotros produce non recommend this flashing on unlocked U.S.A. S8 models (SM-G950U1 or SM-G955U1).
The create tin ship away survive sideloaded, but your device should survive on a Nougat create ending inwards BQL1 to produce so. If your S8 or S8 + does non currently role BQL1, you lot tin ship away role Samsung Odin tool for this flash build.
Once your device is running inwards BQL1, you lot tin ship away sideload create CRA1, which is an official Oreo update. The electrical flow firmware information for your device tin ship away survive obtained yesteryear going to Settings -> About Phone -> Software Information. The firmware pose out is located nether "Baseband version."
If your device is already running a create that ends amongst BQL1, skip to the concluding pace of this tutorial. If you lot are non running BQL1, read all the steps below.
Step 1 Check if you lot tin ship away Sideload BQL1
Some previous Nougat buildings tin ship away survive upgraded straight to BQL1 using "Update from SD Card Option" inwards recovery. To banking concern fit if your telephone is eligible, see the Samsung Firmware Science homepage. Choose your model (950U is S8 too 955U is S8 +). Next, pick out your electrical flow firmware from the driblet downwards menu.
Check the concluding dropbox to decide if you lot tin ship away sideload BQL1. If BQL1 create is non listed, too thence you lot postulate to switch to Step two of this tutorial.
If BQL1 is listed inwards the concluding dropbox, click on the create pose out to download the update. Finally, follow the instructions inwards our sideloading tutorial to download the BQL1 update.zip file. When your telephone reboots it volition run BQL1 Nougat build. At this point, you lot tin ship away boundary to the concluding pace of the tutorial.
Step two Odin to BQL1 (Only if Step 1 Doesn't Work)
If you lot notice that you lot are non eligible to override BQL1, you lot volition postulate to replay this shape using Odin. The Odin software entirely plant amongst Windows, thence survive certain to stimulate got a useful PC. First, download the latest Odin version. Extract the ZIP file too run the EXE file inwards it. You should too thence download the right Odin BQL1 update for your phone:
Right click on the Odin ZIP file too extract it all again. Inside the extracted file you lot volition encounter 5 MD5 files (picture above). Return to Odin app. Click the 'BL' button, too thence pick out the file that starts amongst "BL" within the extracted BLQ1 folder.
Next, click the 'AP' push inwards Odin too pick out the AP file within the extracted BLQ1 folder. Click on the 'CP' button, pick out the CP file within the BLQ1 folder that you lot extract. Click on the 'CSC' button, pick out the HOME_CSC file within the extracted BLQ1 folder.
Make certain you lot pick out HOME_CSC, too non the CSC file. USERDATA push is non required or required for this process. Make certain all 4 files stimulate got been loaded too a banking concern fit grade appears side yesteryear side to each button. Click on the "Start" push at the bottom of the Odin application. The flashing procedure volition showtime too should accept close 10-12 minutes. It may accept to a greater extent than or less fourth dimension for your device to reboot, produce non worry. When your device in conclusion boots up, you lot should right away run Nougat BQL1 build.
Step iii Sideload BQL1 to CRA1 Oreo Update
Now that you lot stimulate got the right Nougat run, download the appropriate BQL1 update file to CRA1 for your device. Save updates to the SD card or your device's internal storage.
At this point, you lot tin ship away follow these instructions to photograph the CRA1 update file inwards recovery means on your phone. When your device is restarted, you lot volition survive running an official Android Oreo update!
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