Back in September, Google and Motorola launched the Android One variant of the Moto X4 announced back at IFA 2017. The announcement of the Moto X4 Android One edition meant that the device will get up to two years of software updates, Google specifically promised that the Moto X4 Android One edition will be updated to Android 8.0 Oreo before the end of this year, and will further be updated to Android P, whenever that becomes available.
Today, the Moto X4 Android One edition is now reportedly receiving the Android 8.0 Oreo update in the US. The update which comes in form of Build number: OPW27.1 is about 1GB in size. It carries the December security patch in addition to all of the new features introduced with 8.0 Oreo, including Picture-in-picture, Notification dots, Autofill, and the latest emoji.
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The Android Oreo update which was first reported by Android Police seems to have just started rolling out, so we expect the update to roll out to more users in the coming days. And do note that the latest update is meant for Moto X4 Android One edition, we are yet to receive any news as regards Oreo update for the regular Moto X4.
Please do share with us your experience if you are a Moto X4 Android One edition user.