Android Pie is now available for the Nokia 8

After a brief period of beta testing, HMD Global has begun rolling out the update to Android 9 Pie to its 2017 flagship, the Nokia 8. The Nokia 8 Sirocco will apparently have to wait a little longer.

João Carrasqueira Senior Editor for Europe Neowin @indospot · Dec 19, 2018 13:16 EST · Hot! with 4 comments

Early last week, Juho Sarvikas, Chief Product Officer at HMD Global, announced that Android Pie was available in beta form for the Nokia 8. Now, after just over a week of testing with the public, the company has begun rolling out the update to general users.

As usual, the announcement was made by Sarvikas on Twitter, and it comes with the same note we've seen before - the update will be rolling out gradually, so it may not show up for everyone at the same time.

Enjoy the festivities with another fresh piece of 🥧 from us - this time on Nokia 8! Phased roll out of #Android 9 Pie for #Nokia8 starts today.
— Juho Sarvikas (@sarvikas) December 19, 2018

Whereas the update was promised simultaneously for the Nokia 8 and the Nokia 8 Sirocco, it seems that only the 2017 flagship is getting the update today. That may not be welcome news, especially seeing as the update was promised for last month. It remains to be seen if HMD will be able to deliver it before the year is out.

Nonetheless, the company's track record for updates isn't too shabby. The Nokia 7 Plus, 6.1, 6.1 Plus, and 7.1 have all received their slice of Pie. Meanwhile, the Nokia 8.1 already launched with the latest version of Android.

Source: Juho Sarvikas (Twitter)