Finally a few weeks after Galaxy A8 2018 received Oreo update, it’s counterpart Galaxy A8 2016 seems to be getting the stock Oreo update in Korea on SK Telecom. The update is rolling out via OTA as build A810SKSU2CRG3, increments the OS to Android 8.0 Oreo along security update for the month of June 2018. If you own an Galaxy A8 SM-A810S variant then you might be seeing the OTA notification carrying build number A810SKSU2CRG3 any time soon. We cannot confirm at the moment whether other regions will receive the same CRG3 build but now it’s confirmed to happen soon. Try your luck as well, just head to Settings > About device > System updates section to grab the OTA manually if available.
The Official Android 8.0 Oreo for Galaxy A8 SM-A810S brings Samsung Experience 9.0, high contrast keyboard, Dual Messenger, the over all interface looks pretty close to Galaxy S9 and S8. Other Oreo goodies include,
- Picture-in-picture
- Notification dots
- Notification channels
- Autofill framework
- Autosizing TextView
- Downloadable fonts
- Adaptive icons
- Shortcut pinning
- Wide-gamut color
- WebView features
- Java 8 language APIs
- Media features
- Multidisplay support
- Neural Networks API
In this guide we have mentioned the process to download stock Oreo A810SKSU2CRG3 firmware zip for Galaxy A8 SM-A810S and install it right away by three possible ways.
Firmware Details:
Device Name: Samsung Galaxy A8 2016
Model: SM-A810S
Carrier: N/A
OS: Android 8.0 Oreo
Build Number: A810SKSU2CRG3
Android Security Patch Level: June 01, 2018
Status: OTA is live
Size:
Process to install Android Oreo A810SKSU2CRG3 on Galaxy A8 SM-A810S via Kies
This is just another possible way to download the firmware without extra effort.
First You need to download Samsung Kies application. Download Kies
Install the application on your PC and Open it.
Connect your device to PC and wait for the Kies app to detect your device.
Now it’s essential to make a backup of your device by clicking on Backup and Restore tab in the Kies screen.
Once the backup process is done, just click firmware upgrade to start the update process.
Install Stock Oreo on Galaxy A8 2016 SM-A810S via Odin
Download A810SKSU2CRG3 Official Oreo firmware
[Stay tuned we are trying to get the firmware and will update the link soon]
Now follow the guide to manually install the firmware via Odin.
If you own a Galaxy A8 2016 then here is the Oreo update tutorial for you.
That’s it! If you are facing any issue regarding this guide let us know by dropping a comment in the section below. Don’t forget to share this guide with others, Thank You.