Samsung has released a new build of its Android 8.0 Oreo beta firmware for the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus in the United Kingdom and United States – and it brings a handful of much-requested new features to the table.
The most notable addition, as per the official changelog, is the inclusion of a number of unique, customisable Clock Styles (pictured below), which can be used to add a new lease of life to both the Always-On Display and Lock screen.
There’s also a new option that lets you adjust the transparency of incoming notifications – so you can finally stop them from blocking a significant chunk of your handset’s display when you’re watching a video.
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The rest of the changes are pretty rudimentary. You can now, for example, put your Galaxy S8 or Galaxy S8 Plus to sleep while mirroring content – a movie, for example – to a compatible Smart TV using Smart View.
If your unit is enrolled in the Android 8.0 Oreo beta program, you should be able to install the upgrade right away; head into Settings, followed by About Device, then tap Download Updates Manually to initiate the process.
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