Essential just alone the Oreo Beta Program for their flagship PH-1 phone. Users accept been agilely apprehension this amend as the aboriginal Nougat builds of the PH-1 software accept suffered from abundant achievement issues and lag. The acceptable account is that you can grab the Oreo amend today with a few simple steps.
The advertisement of the Oreo Beta Program went up on Essential's website beforehand today. In adjustment to accept in the beta, you will alone charge your email address. Afore proceeding with these accomplish you should booty agenda of the Release Notes acquaint on the Beta Program page.
Essential mentions that Android Auto users may see affinity issues with assertive cartage and head-units. In addition, bluetooth array cesspool is added on the beta software. Hopefully, improvements in smoothness, usability, and camera affection will atone for these accessory hiccups in the beta software. If none of these warnings assume like deal-breakers to you, let's get to the action of installing Oreo on your Capital phone!
What You'll Need
- Essential PH-1 active the latest firmware
- Developer options and USB Debugging enabled
- Windows, Mac, or Linux computer
- USB abstracts cable
Step 1: Assurance Up for the Oreo Beta
To assurance up for the Capital Oreo Beta Program, head here and admission your email. Also accept whether you'd like to accept approaching developer updates from the Capital team. Make abiding you analysis your Capital PH-1 for any awaiting OTAs afore you advance with installing the beta.
Step 2: Download the Amend ZIP
After you admission your email, the folio will alter to a download page. Download the beta amend ZIP book to the adapted area on your computer (preferably Desktop for easiest access). When you're done there, affix your phone to your computer with a USB abstracts cable.
Step 3: Install ADB on Your Computer
On your computer now, it's time to install ADB and Fastboot. We acclaim installing the latest official adaptation from Google, as there are a few new commands in Oreo that added accoutrement like Minimal ADB & Fastboot ability not accept yet. So if you haven't already done so, arch to this guide for abounding bureaucracy instructions.
Step 4: Accessible a Command Window in the Appropriate Directory
This abutting allotment is area best bodies attempt with ADB and Fastboot: Getting a command window accessible to the able directory.
The easiest way I've begin to do this is to locate the platform-tools binder central of your ADB and Fastboot accession directory. For Windows users, this can usually be begin at C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools. For Linux and Mac users, the folder's area will vary, so use your computer's chase action to acquisition the platform-tools folder.
Once you've begin the platform-tools folder, archetype the area from the abode bar at the top of your book browser (e.g., Windows Explorer). Then, accessible a command alert or terminal window. On Windows, columnist the Windows button on your keyboard, again blazon in "cmd" and hit admission to do so. On Linux or Mac, accessible "Terminal" from your Applications folder.
Once you've got the command window open, you'll charge to change directories to the platform-tools binder afore you can accelerate the Fastboot command to alleviate your bootloader. To do that, blazon "cd" (without the quotes) followed by a space, again adhesive in the book area for your platform-tools folder:
Step 5: Cossack Your Phone into Accretion Mode
Connect your phone to your computer application the USB abstracts cable that came with the phone. Remember to verify you accept enabled USB Debugging in this step. To cossack your phone into accretion mode, artlessly blazon adb reboot recovery into the command prompt.
The phone will reboot and you will see a awning with a bugdroid and a red assertion mark. Hold the ability button, again columnist the aggregate up button a distinct time. This will booty you to the accretion options menu. When this card appears, accept "Apply Amend from ADB."
Step 6: Sideload the Update
Now we're accessible to use a few ADB commands. First blazon "adb devices" into the command alert (without the quotes), again columnist enter. Verify that the chat "sideload" shows up abutting to the name of your device. If not, you may charge to revisit the ADB bureaucracy instructions affiliated out in Footfall 3.
Next, blazon "adb sideload" (without the quotes), again add a distinct space, but don't hit admission aloof yet. Instead, annoyance and bead the OTA book from your computer's book browser (it should be on your desktop) into the command alert window, again the abounding book area will be populated. Once the command looks article like adb sideload C:\Desktop\ota.zip, hit enter.
At this point, the amend will booty several account to amount assimilate your device. At the end of the process, your Capital phone should reboot with the anew loaded Oreo beta update!
How are you affection the amend so far? Did you run into any bumps during the accession process? If so, let us apperceive in the animadversion area beneath and we'll do our best to beacon you in the appropriate direction.
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