Further, even Samsung Turkey had confirmed the arrival of the update in the past: the official website mentioned April 13 as the rollout date, but today is 21st April and both Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge are still running Android Nougat. We hope that May 18 will be the right day. According to Samsung Turkey, besides Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge, even the Samsung Galaxy A-series (2017 models) will get updated to Android Oreo soon.

The website lists the 1st June as the rollout date of the update on Samsung Galaxy A3, A5, and A7 (2017). Previously, the trio was tipped to get the update on May 25, but according to the new info it has been delayed by six days. Android Oreo for each of the above-mentioned handsets will be customized by Samsung Experience 9.0 UI which will include several new features and improvements.

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New updates have just headed to Samsung Galaxy A3 and A5 (2017). The Korean leader of the hi-tech market has supported two of its most important affordable phones by releasing two updates identified by the build numbers A320FLXXU2BRC1 and A520FXXU4BRD1, respectively. On the A3 (2017), the update brings the Android security patch for the month of March which fixes important vulnerabilities of the operating system and Samsung’s customized Experience UI.

Besides the Android security patch, the update for the Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) comes with a new autofocus mode for the front camera and AR stickers. The update for Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) brings a more recent Android security patch: the latest one for the month of April, which has been released by Google this month. Even Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge have received a new update, but it has been rolled out only on the variants launched by the U.S. carrier T-Mobile.

The update for Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge carries the build numbers G930TUVS4BRC1 and G935TUVS4BRC1, and it brings the April security patch just like Samsung Galaxy A5. If you still did not receive the OTA notification on your Samsung Galaxy A3, A5, S7 or S7 Edge you can head to the Settings, then choose Software updates to try to force its arrival.

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Alongside Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge, the mid-rangers Samsung Galaxy A3 and A5 (2017) have been certified with Android Oreo as well and they have appeared in the database of WFA with Oreo installed. Usually, when devices get certified by Wi-Fi Alliance with a new OS version, the final update to that version gets released within some weeks at max. So, expect Samsung Galaxy S7, S7 Edge, A3 and A5 2017 to be updated to Android Oreo in the coming weeks. Actually, Android Oreo is already present on some Samsung devices such as Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy A8.

The operating system is customized by Samsung Experience 9.0, the latest version of the Samsung custom user interface. Samsung Experience 9.0 contains several improvements and new features which were not present in the previous version. Among the most important features added, there are 4 new keyboard modes and a toolbar with shortcuts which can help you to find emojis, stickers, and animated GIFs. Further, there are hundreds of new emojis, GIFs, and stickers available. The keyboard settings menu has been simplified, and the main screen of Bixby virtual assistant has been improved with new cards and options. Among these options, there are background music reproduction and colors matching the actual weather in the user location.

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