Andy Rubin’s Essential Phone has definitely had a bumpy ride so far, with less than 100,000 units sold last year. But the startup is still supporting its first smartphone, even though it decided against releasing a ‘stable’ Android 8.0 Oreo update for it.
The company is now working on Android 8.1, of which a first beta became available for eager testers exactly one week ago. And starting today there’s a much easier way than before to get it.
Up until now, if you wanted a taste of the Essential Oreo update, you had to manually sideload it to your phone. That’s not something everyone…