Android 8.0 Oreo beta 3 is now available for Essential Phone

It’s been almost a month since Essential Phone received the second batch of the Android 8.0 Oreo beta and who was hoping that the next step would be the announcement of the arrival of the final version of the Oreo to the device made a mistake. Instead, the Essential phone has just won the third round of testing, which is now available for download.

For those interested in downloading the new version (build OPM1.170911.254) for Essential Phone, it is necessary to download the file package, with weighs 1GB in total, directly from the company’s website. If you already have the Android Oreo beta 2 installed on your device, you can update it via OTA to the latest version.

Earlier today we released Oreo Beta 3 over OTA. You can learn more about Oreo Beta and download the release here: https://t.co/oonhRC1b16

— Essential (@essential) January 17, 2018

The Android oreo beta 3 was announced on the official Twitter handle of Essential. You can see the changelog below:

• Google Security patches 2018-01 including Spectre and Meltdown
• Misc Stability and Bug Fixes
• Smart text selection, instant apps, picture-in-picture
• Faster startup and app sign-in
• Google Play Protect Security scans

It is unclear if this will be the latest version of Android 8.0 Oreo testing for the device and even when the final version will be released for Essential Phone. It remains to hope that it does not take too long.

Essential Phone is now available for $499.99 with $199.01 discount on Amazon.com for 128GB storage variant.