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4 Reasons Not to Install Galaxy S7 Oreo & 10 Reasons You Should

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The Samsung Galaxy S7 Oreo update is finally making progress. And while you might be tempted to install it early or the second the OTA appears for your device, there are some reasons why you might want to wait a few minutes, a few hours, or in some cases, a few days.

After a lengthy wait, Samsung is finally pushing the Android 8.0 Oreo update and its new Experience 9.0 user interface to the Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 Edge, Galaxy S7 Active, and the Galaxy S7 Duos.

The update is available in the United States (it’s finally available for U.S. Cellular customers) and it’s rolling out to devices located in countries like Australian, China, South Korea, and the Netherlands.

If you’ve been watching Samsung’s Android Oreo roll out and/or have taken note of the Galaxy S7 Oreo leaks, you know Android 8.0 is a substantial upgrade for the former flagships. If you haven’t, the Samsung Galaxy S7 Oreo update comes with a lengthy change log and includes:

  • New Samsung Keyboard
  • New emojis
  • Performance improvements
  • Autofill API
  • Security features
  • Improvements to Samsung Cloud
  • Better security

There’s a lot to be excited about, but there’s always a chance Samsung’s Android Oreo update brings trouble your way.

As we push into the summer we’re hearing about bugs and performance issues plaguing Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 Edge, and Galaxy S7 Active users who’ve transitioned from Nougat to Oreo.

Common issues include severe battery drain, abnormal amounts of lag, issues with first and third-party apps, and connectivity (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, etc) problems.

Despite these problems, most Galaxy S7 users should upgrade to Android Oreo soon after the update arrives. Some of you might even want to skip the OTA and manually install the firmware right now.

In this guide we’ll take you through the best reasons to install the Galaxy S7 Oreo update and some reasons why you might want to stick around Nougat for a little while longer.

Install Android Oreo for Better Security

Install Android Oreo for Better Security

If you store sensitive data on your Galaxy S7, and we assume most of you do, you'll probably want to install the Android Oreo update soon after it arrives for your phone. 

Samsung's Galaxy S7 Oreo updates come with important security updates from Samsung and Google. If you're curious about the contents of Samsung's latest security updates, you can read more about these changes on Samsung's website

On top of the latest patches from Samsung and Google, Samsung's Galaxy S7 Oreo update also brings some other important security features to help protect you and your device from harm. 

The company's Oreo update delivers security improvements to Samsung Pay, the Galaxy S7's popular mobile payment solution. 

The Galaxy S7 Oreo update also comes with enhancements to the handy Find My Mobile solution.

Samsung's updates to Find My Mobile include the ability to remotely back up Secure Folder to Samsung Cloud when you lose your phone and the ability to lock up Samsung Pass using Find My Mobile.

2 Comments

2 Comments

  1. Tastentier

    09/04/2018 at 4:51 pm

    The only problem I’ve had after the update was a wifi authentication failure after it worked fine for several days. Rebooting my router and my S7 did nothing, and neither did “forgetting” the connection and re-entering my password. What finally did the trick was changing the wifi channel in my router. It was set to auto-select and I randomly picked channel 11 instead. Since then, I haven’t had the issue anymore.

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