Samsung Galaxy S7 Android Oreo rumors are starting to pile up as the company nears the release of its first Android 8.0 update.
Samsung has yet to reveal its plans for Android 8.0 Oreo, but rumors are starting to speak before an official announcement.
The company is said to be working on several Android 8.0 Oreo updates, as well as an Android Oreo beta program for the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+. According to a Samsung Members community manager, the company is also working on a major update for the Galaxy S7.
widely shared Post on Samsung community forums, an executive claims that the Galaxy S7 will get Samsung Experience UI (formerly TouchWiz) in the future. The admin says the UI will be available for the Galaxy S7 “in the next update”.
While the admin doesn’t explicitly say “Android Oreo,” it’s safe to assume that Samsung and its carrier partners won’t release the UI in a bug fix update.
The Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge started on Android Marshmallow with TouchWiz before Samsung released Android 7.0 Nougat and a newer version of Samsung’s user interface. So these comments make a lot of sense, even if they don’t serve as an official confirmation.
The executive also said that Samsung plans to bring the Bixby voice assistant to more devices on the way, but it’s unclear whether Android Oreo will be the upgrade that makes it to the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge.
Samsung hasn’t confirmed any Galaxy S7 Android Oreo updates, but Galaxy S7-branded devices will almost certainly be powered by Android Nougat.
The company usually provides Galaxy devices with two major operating systems, and Android Nougat is the first major release for the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge.
And while the Samsung Galaxy Note 8, Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ will likely be in first place for Android Oreo, we expect the Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 Edge and Galaxy S7 Active to follow closely.
Also, Galaxy A7 (2017), Galaxy A5 (2017), Galaxy A3 (2017), Galaxy J7 (2017), Galaxy J5 (2017), Galaxy Note 7 FE and Galaxy Tab S3 are expected to be upgraded to Android 8.0 Oreo.
Older devices like the Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 may miss Android Oreo now that they’ve hit the two-year limit. Devices older than two years may not get Android Oreo, but Samsung and its partners should continue to support them with bug fixes and security patches in the near future.
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