The December Nexus 6P Android 8.1 Oreo update is now available and may be the last update for the old flagship from Google.
Google’s most recent update is the December Android 8.1 security build, the twelfth security release since Android 8.1 Oreo was released in December 2017.
The December update for the Nexus 6P is only a small upgrade of a few megabytes, but it can have a big impact on your device. Most of you won’t see much change from the previous Android 8.1 version, but some of you will.
The latest Android 8.1 build doesn’t come with a long list of bug fixes for the aging legacy flagship, but the new build always has a chance to fix random bugs or performance issues. There is also a high probability that it will harm the performance of your device.
The new version of Android 8.1 is already causing problems for some Nexus 6P users and we expect complaints to increase as rollout accelerates and more people download the software to their phones.
Our December Nexus 6P Android 8.1 update guide takes a look at these issues. It also shows you how to download the new Android 8.1 version right away, some things you need to do before installing the latest Android 8.1 version, and some other details you need to know before and after installing the latest Android 8.1 version. Your phone.
We’ll continue to update this general status with new information as we move away from the release date.
