Oreo Update to be Launched for Vivo Phones

By Roy Sotelo, Christian Post Contributor Wednesday, February 14, 2018

Vivo has announced on Saturday that some of its smartphones are to receive the Android 8.0 Oreo update.

The Chinese smartphone company revealed that Vivo X20, Vivo X20 Plus, Vivo X9s, Vivo XPlay 6, Vivo X9, Vivo X9s Plus, and Vivo X9 Plus are all to have the Android 8.0 update. There has been no announcement yet on when the update will be officially launched except for the Vivo X20 beta version, which is set to be released in April this year.

Being a lesser known smartphone brand, it came to the surprise of many that Vivo pushed an update. According to the Netans website, industry analysts say that the company will have updates for their smartphones every two years.

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The Android 8.0 Oreo update will provide a faster booting time for its devices, along with new emojis, a WiFi assistant, notification dots, an improved autofill framework, and a picture-in-picture mode which can encourage users to multitask. Project Treble, which assures a more secure smartphone, will also be one of the new features of Oreo.

Vivo has also announced that the Android Oreo update would come through a new Android skin, an upgraded version of the Funtouch Operating System (OS). The update would be pushed via an over-the-air (OTA) or wireless updates, which means users of the listed smartphones may upgrade their phones to Android Oreo through the phone's settings.

Android has been known to name their versions of OS with an alphabetical confectionery-theme. These names started with 2009's Android 1.5 Cupcake, followed by the Android 1.6 Donut, followed by the Android 2.0 - 2.1 Eclair. Android 2.2 - 2.2.3 Froyo was pushed in 2010, followed by Android 2.3 - 2.3.7 Gingerbread, then Android 3.0 - 3.2.6 Honeycomb, then Android 4.0 - 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich.

In 2012, Android 4.1 - 4.3.1 Jelly Bean came out, followed by Android 4.4 - 4.4.4 KitKat, followed by Android 5.0 - 5.1.1 Lollipop, followed by Android 6.0 - 6.0.1 Marshmallow, and then finally, preceding the Android 8.0 - 8.1 Oreo was the Android 7.0 - 7.1.2 Nougat.