Treble and bootloader aside, HMD is doing a great job at providing as close to a “Googley” Android experience to Nokia users as possible. The Nokia 8 started beta testing Android 8.0 Oreo a few months ago then received the official update, now the Nokia 5 and 6 are in the beta stage, but the company isn’t stopping here. Android 8.1 has been out for a while for Nexuses and Pixels and so that needs to start making its way to Nokia phones as well, starting with the Nokia 8 as announced by HMD’s Chief Product Officer, Juho Sarvikas.
Nokia opens up Android 8.1 beta for the Nokia 8 was written by the awesome team at Android Police.