Huawei, HTC and Sony reveal Android 9 update plans
These Android OEMs have announced plans to update their smartphones to Android 9.
While Google Pixel phones will receive the Android 9 Pie update from 7 August, other Android phones may have to wait a little longer. Three Android OEMs have revealed their rollout plans for their devices.
A Huawei official apparently revealed on Weibo that the company is testing Android 9 on the Mate 10 Pro, P20, Honor 10 and Honor V10. Since Huawei revealed in June that it is rolling out a bi-monthly firmware update schedule for the P, Mate and Nova series, it shouldn't take long for the company to release the software update.
Image source: 华为何刚 (Weibo)
Taiwanese phone maker HTC announced via Twitter that the U12+, U11+, U11 and U11 Life (Android One) are confirmed to receive the Android 9 update. However, timeframes for the roll-out will be announced in due course.
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According to GizChina, Sony has also announced the list of Xperia phone models which are getting the Android 9 update. They are the Xperia XZ2, Xperia XZ2 Compact, Xperia XZ2 Premium, Xperia XZ1, Xperia XZ1 Compact and Xperia XZ Premium. These 6 Xperia phone models will receive the update between September and November 2018.
Earlier this year, HMD confirmed that its entire Nokia smartphone portfolio will be updated to Android 9 as part of the company's commitment to the "pure, secure, and up-to-date" mantra.
Source: @htc, GizChina, 华为何刚 (Weibo) via MyDrivers
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