Samsung temporarily halts rollout of Galaxy S7 Oreo update

Last updated: May 16th, 2018 at 12:28 UTC+01:00

After months of beta testing, Samsung finally started rolling out the Android viii.0 Oreo update in Feb beginning with the Milky way S8 and S8+. Since then, the company has gradually pushed out the update to many older devices in its lineup. Earlier this calendar month, the company started rolling out the Oreo update to the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge – its flagship devices from 2016. Unfortunately, it looks like some Galaxy S7 and S7 border users who updated their phones to Android 8.0 Oreo are encountering boot loops and reboots. Taking note of these complaints, Samsung has reportedly halted the rollout of the Oreo update for the Galaxy S7 and S7 border temporarily.

Galaxy S7 Oreo update causing reboots on some devices

A moderator on Samsung's official European assist forum has confirmed this news to affected users by saying, "Following a limited number of cases where Galaxy S7 devices have rebooted unexpectedly with the Android viii.0 Oreo, nosotros have temporarily stopped the rollout of the update. We are investigating the issue internally to ensure that the bear on to the affected devices is minimized and the rollout of the update can resume as quickly as possible."

The same information is also posted on the Notices section of Samsung'south Canadian assist forum. The discover by the moderator says, "S7/S7 edge Android O upgrade is awaiting a set up for a technical issue discovered postal service initial rollout, Updates will be shared as available". Currently, there is no information from Samsung nigh when it will resume the rollout of the update. In the meantime, if you are one of the affected users, y'all tin can endeavour the following troubleshooting steps suggested by the moderator on the European assistance forum, though this would require a complete data wipe.

Despite months of beta testing, Samsung'south rollout of the Android viii.0 Oreo update hasn't been polish. Earlier this year, the visitor stopped the rollout of the Oreo update to the Galaxy S8/S8+ due to similar rebooting issues. The company fixed the bugs and resumed the rollout a couple of weeks afterward. It is disappointing to see some other pair of Milky way devices suffering from like bug.

Have you encounter reboot or other issues on your Galaxy S7 or S7 edge after updating to Oreo?

Source: https://www.sammobile.com/2018/05/16/samsung-temporarily-halts-rollout-galaxy-s7-oreo-update

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