ASUS ZenFone 4 ZE554KL to Receive Android 8.0 Oreo Update in December

ASUS ZenTalk Taiwan region announced a beta program for Android 8.0 Oreo for the Zenfone 4 ZE554KL last month. Although we know that ASUS latest two generation smartphones (ZenFone 3 and ZenFone 4) will eventually get the taste of Android Oreo, we didn't have clear indication of when the update will be rolled out.

Oreo Beta tester for ZenFone 4 ZE554KL already open for registration start from 1st November 2017.

On 1st December 2017 one of the ZenCare or moderator ZenTalk forum confirm that the company is going to release Android 8.0 Oreo update for ZenFone 4 user in December.

Although ASUS didn't specifically say the date for the final Oreo update will hit ZenFone 4, we can assume that it will happen sooner than expected.

What to expect from Android 8.0 Oreo ?

Android Oreo will bring some improvements over Nougat, including extended battery life, improvement in security via Google Play protect that checks malweare in applications, and faster booting. The update will also include new features like picture-in-picture to do task while watching video or navigations. Picture-in-picture sure available in zenfone oreo (you can see here at zenfone 3 oreo beta), Smart Text Selection that improves copy and paste and machine learning abilities to recognise entities on the screen.

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First Look: Oreo ZENUI on ASUS ZenFone 3

The ASUS ZenFone 3 released back in August 2016, but ASUS still giving software updates regularly to ZenFone 3 Series. At the launch of ZenFone 4 ASUS also promise to give ZenFone 3 update to Android Oreo 8.0. And back to previous news about ZenFone 3 running android oreo 8.0 beta, today ZenFoneblog will show some Android 8.0 ZenUI  previews on ZenFone 3 ZE520KL.

Being based on the latest Android version 8.0, most key of Oreo features like picture-in-picture mode, improved background app limiting and notification updates are all there.

Based on styling and look there is no big different between Nougat and Oreo. 

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Android 8.0 Oreo now available for ZenFone 3

ASUS ZenFone 3 owners can now upgrade their smartphone to the latest version of Android, but it’s probably best to avoid the update for now.

ZenFone 3 owners can upgrade to Android 8.0 Oreo today.

The Taiwanese smartphone start-up has shared the first public beta for the upcoming operating system upgrade.

With this update, ZenFone 3 is the first ASUS Oreo Smartphone enjoy the benefits of the latest Android software update.

Android 8.0 Oreo includes picture-in-picture functionality, enabling users to continue watching a video while using another app.

There are also new battery life improvements, better auto-fill options and notification indicators on app icons.

ASUS allows anyone to join its Open Beta Program at Zentalk (www.asus.com/zentalk) and submit S/N of your device to join Beta program. Beta update will automatically appear on their device.

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