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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discus] docnok63:
Beta 4 has begun to roll out. The US version is significantly smaller than the UK version for some reason.

https://www.gsmarena.com/oreo_beta_4_for_samsung_galaxy_s8_s8_now_seeding-news-28721.php
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discus] digweed4me:
just got the beta 4 and its lot smoother than nougat version but when you close the pip it still stays in the memory
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] stevo760:
Some texts won't come through I also am getting repeat texts. Some voicemails either. I called Sprint to refresh on there end and all of a sudden everything comes through at once. Some of the messages were 4 days old. Wtf. My first reaction is to to be pissed of at Sprint cause I can't stand the network. So my question is should I contact essential?
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] Malacant:
I was literally about to post this same question. I think it has something to do with our preferred network type/enhanced lte mode/APNs or some variation of it. My only work around for now is using Google Voice, however MMS is still giving me issues.

Maybe it is a combination of essential AND sprint! Following this thread in hopes that we can figure out a fix.

Edit: I wonder if the issue will be resolved once we receive the update. I read that we can sideload it but I haven't got around to it yet. Have you updated yours?
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] jasonevil:
It's Sprint. Used the have problems with my Nexus 5 but haven't had any issues with the essential. Just as a test, check your signal when you have the issues and see if you can get the sender to do the same thing. My mom, who has terrible signal at her house, will send me double texts sometimes. But if she is out and about, no issues
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] gk1984:
I originally hadn't had this problem. Just got an RMA replacement today and was having this problem on the new one. I updated the profile and the problem seemed to go away. But I've only received 2 factor authentication texts so far so not really comfortable saying it's fixed yet.

But if you want to try it:

1. Go to Settings

2. Tap About Phone

3. Tap OMADM Updates

4. Tap update profile.

Updating prl here would be worth doing too.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] iamkoza:
OP and others, still having issues? got this phone saturday and have been getting duplicate texts.... i can deal with that but not completely missing texts.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] Malacant:
I am still having this issue of duplicate texts. My temp fix is using Google voice and turning off the messages notifications. However, I had to create a Tasker profile to notify me when I get mms.

I've done all the updates to no avail.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] LordLugard:
I am not experiencing any of the issues being mentioned on this thread. Had my phone almost a week now and no issues at all. Texts and calls, etc all work fine. No duplicates.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] vegetasayan83:
Please help me to paste a Photo on forum for esplain my problem! Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] vegetasayan83:
Anyone help me?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] vegetasayan83:
Please administrator delete this wrong post thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Control-:
Anyway to load oreo like we where able to with nougat and lollipop. I mean with a file to flash via odin
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] blane3298:
its kinda laggy. lots of apps have been force closing. battery life has been pretty good tho
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] carvation:
Keep getting an app called mobile downloader in notification panel up to the left, can't clear it can only snooze it, wtf, I like a tidy left notification panel especially on the left
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] woldy2:
I got this also on sprint, I just forced closed it. Comes back with a reboot but whatever, the notification is gone
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] felacio:
I like a tidy notification panel/Status bar as well and I'm now noticing more than usual notifications that I don't like:

"so and so app is running in the background" and I can't disable it. That's annoying.

I haven't had anything force close expectedly and it hasn't been laggy at all for me. What carrier are you on?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] blane3298:
att on unlocked firmware
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] felacio:
I'm on T-Mobile. You may need to do a cache clear and reboot it. I know that can clear up lag after an update sometimes. Always worth a shot if you haven't already.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] mikeyaj:
It's stable, has silly bugs but on a whole it's much to do about nothing.

It's not a case of Samsung at all, it's android itself. Google just don't bring much to the table anymore
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] carvation:
samsung keyboard forced closed but came back in a reboot, usually use gboard though, so im going back to that
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] hijax2001:
I have been running 8.0 Beta 1 for about 8 hours now, and have also reverted back to TouchWiz from Nova so I can view the full experience. So far, everything is faster. No issues with any content or apps already loaded from 7. I have only noticed one small, split-second glitch so far, and that was an animation delay returning to the Home screen from using an app. 30 apps sitting in Recents right now, so could have happened just the same on 7. Regardless, I am completely content, and have already forgotten that were talking about a beta, let alone Beta 1. Surprisingly good job Samsung, and I'm still in shock that we even have Oreo already, to be honest... Looking forward to further testing and the finished release.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Digitaldeath187:
My S8 is my only cellphone phone , I consider myself a Android enthusiasts. I love tweaking settings.and I'm always on my phone. Do you think the beta is stable enough ? to install theOreo beta i have already downloaded it I just want to see, if the apps are closing , crashing, buggy ,rebooting ect. The occasional hiccup will be no big deal thanks in advance for your response
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] youngquazy:
Does anyone else's Live Messages force close while using the messaging app? I ask because I previously installed the Note 8 Live Messages mod before I installed the Oreo Update and I'm not sure if that may be the reason why it is now force closing.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] MrWicked1:
Download this app it'll fix that notification
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Quickvic30:
Is there still massive animation lag/dropped frames when hitting the home key returning to the home page from Samsung browser?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] felacio:
Personally it has been snappier with no app crashes. I have had Facebook crash and some other app I don't remember, but it was something else I had installed and not a major component and it has only been once for both, but Facebook had issues all week since I re-enabled it. It has just now been working better (POS app anyway.)

That and the annoying to me notification panel are the only things. No bugs, lag, etc but I can't speak on battery yet... So far it seems in line, but I don't really know until tomorrow.

No problems with Messages here, but I haven't modded it from the Note app so I dunno, and this version doesn't have the Live messages feature still, so I'm going to guess that might be the issue there.

It still isn't as fast at going back to home as other apps, but it's a far better transition than it has been.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] felacio:
Ok, phone just rebooted while sitting at my desk. Nothing was going on and the last app I had opened was dialer. Hoping that doesn't turn into a trend.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] ewokuk:
thought poweramp was not working, turns out it had lost my music folder on the sd card and I had to point it at it again.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Elastep:
How is the battery life?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] kwrose14:
I have been experiencing the same issue. Whenever I select it on the keyboard the message "Live Messenger has closed" appears and the phone just vibrates on me. I tried a reboot to get it to work and still no change. I am also constantly getting "New Messaging Features" appearing in my message bar, over and over and when I click "Start" I do not get the code and get it completely registered. Not sure if that is adding to the issue as well.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] mikeyaj:
There Is a lot of lag not seen on acsansubg device since the s4.

It needs a lot off work.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] tallman43:
The reason most people are getting lag is because you need to factory reset your device after installing to iron out any bugs/conflicts of data etc.

This is a must after installing new firmware especially beta software.

Problem is most people won't reset because of the hassle of re-installing your apps and passwords etc. First thing I did was factory reset and it feels really smooth especially for the first beta release.;)
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] kcodya:
My battery life is a lot worse. Seems like it's Google Play Services' fault.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] blane3298:
Factory reset phone after updating. Lag is still present
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] carvation:
bixby not working with hi bixby wake up and partially not working with the bixby button, also rtc keeps popping up in text messages every few minutes asking me to set it up, about to do a clear cache, not doing a factory reset

edit: cleared cache bixby now working, still having other problems i noted in this thread, dammit i dont wanna do a factory reset
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] kcodya:
Think I've managed to sort out my battery issues. Is anyone else having issues with Pocket Casts? Specifically with playing content from the SD card? If the phone is restarted, it seems like Pocket Casts "forgets" where the SD card is and I have to fiddle around with it a bit to get it working again.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] sikarwga425:
I was pretty happy with the beta.. haven't seen that many issue..but I had to rollback as i was getting performance reduced/ cool down cell msg on daydream vr
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] felacio:
I think I'm going to start compiling a list of pros and cons from everyone's experience in the OP.

My Bluetooth stopped working until I rebooted and that's never happened before.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] wilt100:
I installed beta and did a factory reset and everything is working fine havent fully set up my phone but so far so good snappier no force closes
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Gr8man001:
+1

No lags, force closes or battery issues here either.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] carvation:
Just bit the bullet and did a factory reset so far so good, only problem I noticed that I have so far is the rtc text thing
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] blane3298:
So far after 2 days. Lag is terrible. Battery life is terrible. Random vibrations are driving me nuts. Corrupt SD card and reboot loop is driving me nuts. Going to try a 3rd factory reset before i go back to nougat
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] MWlfrd:
I've been using the beta since Tuesday and haven't ran into any problems at all. I didn't even factory reset! No lag and battery seems to have improved. Unlocked US S+ here.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] randy_c:
How do you go back? I flash using Odin but it auto update to the beta anyway. Battery not very good for me
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] rsfinsrq:
Samsung Members app (should be pre-installed with beta) settings, Galaxy Beta Program, Status. There you can de-register. You can plug your phone into computer and open Smart Switch app and it will show update available which will get you back to stock.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] blane3298:
I odin flashed back and froze updates
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] lynxblaine:
Deregister from the Samsung members app and it won't auto update.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] randy_c:
strange but can't deregister
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] CodeFox:
A few issues, it's pretty unstable. If I try and drag an icon in the stock launched over another icon i get FC. Going back to the home screen from apps bugs out sometimes. Random lags here and there.

On the plus side I've gotten the longest screen on time I've had on my phone so far, 6hrs. Previously I got around 4.30 - 5 hours.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] gamer765:
I can finally use my iFi nano iDSD with my S8 without using UAPP!
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] graafi:
How can I do root on S8+ Oreo? Now I have stock recocery. Can I flash TWRP 3.1.1?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] felacio:
That hasn't been figured out yet, I don't think. It took a while for root on nougat so you may have e to go back to that in order to regain root.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] hamad138:
How smooth is oreo compared to nougat
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] felacio:
For me it's been inconsistent. The actions feel snappier and most apps seem to load better, but other apps aren't, such as swiping to the Bixby home screen which is glitchy and stuttery. But ultimately it's a better experience for me even with the little glitches.

When the phone doesn't wakelock, which it has just once with the Oreo update, the battery life seems better than before for me and a couple others who have commented so far, though a couple has also had pretty bad experiences with one having severe lag, poor battery, reboots,ZERO etc. Last they posted they had factory reset and reinstall the update so hopefully that fixed their issues.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] mikeyaj:
It's a mixed bag.

For a beta it's better than the Google Oreo betas but still needs a lot of work.

Some is fast and zippy, some parts are so laggy it's reminiscent of touchwiz on an s3
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Z953RR:
I RUN from morning the russian rom . the only bug is bootloop if try face regognition,havent check pin pattern iris etc...
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] skejcik:
battery drain is brutally with Beta, very bad
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] sofir786:
I have the exynos s8+ and I have to say I'm having a good experience so far with this beta. I've had no force closes of applications, the phone runs very smooth, battery life has been very good, especially in standby. One or 2 apps open a little slower than I've seen but overall this beta has been good for me.

I'm interested to know those who have had issues are running a snapdragon or exynos variant
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Rouz.:
I'm getting crazy amount of random reboots. I didn't update via ota though. I restored a twrp backup that was shared on telegram
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] cam30era:
On the other hand, I did an ADB sideload of the .zip file that you can find in the General section of the AT&T S8+ forum.

Installation went without a hitch. Flawless performance. No reboots. No freezes. Everything works. And FWIW, if you are having any issues, you always should do a factory reset when upgrading versions of Android. There are so many changes that conflicts are bound to occur. And don't restore backup settings for the same reason. Set it up as a new device. It's worth the time in the long run.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] sofir786:
Not surprised you are tbh, there's a twrp back up on the s8 forums which has the same issues.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] lupy:
very fluid so far and no major problems

2 things, but i don't know if is a firmware problem

1. lastpass beta with autofill doesn't work

2. can't see the whole game the game Walking Dead - road to survival in QHD, but in FHD is ok
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] appledroid:
My only issue is weirdness regarding the animation when exiting an app, sometimes it's smooth and sometimes it looks weird. Other than that everything is smoother and battery is about the same. Enjoying PiP and navbar gestures.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] bwillet:
Android Auto worked exactly one time for me (and it was Pixel 2 XL fast), but from then on I get the big ugly red "ERROR 16" screen. Have tried fully reinstalling the app, clearing cache/data, resetting head unit, to no avail. Next step is a factory reset, as I didn't do that after the beta install. Has been flawless otherwise, including Bixby remap stuff. Only grumble is I can't figure out an easy way to lower the navigation bar height - I hate wasted space! I suppose I can live with that for a bit tho.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] rogerandgina:
Has anyone able to get their Gear S to connect being on the beta?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] felacio:
Yes, using the Gear Manager app. All I had to do was disconnect in the app and hit connect again and I haven't had any troubles.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] rogerandgina:
This is what I got.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] rquinn19:
LastPass beta works but is buggy. Switched over to Google's app fill service.

Install game tuner and turn it on the highest quality setting whatever that's called. Should fix issues in games.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] albannotosska:
Is picture in picture working on youtube? When I press homebutton it closes youtube, it doesn't continue playing!
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Dudash:
For those of you reporting battery drain issues, check your Google Play Services version. When I updated, it kept the 440 variant from Nougat. You may need to manually install the 940 variant which is for Oreo.

Also for those with gaming issues, it now sets some games to full screen by default which messes some games up, try switching it back. I have noticed that some games won't open no matter what.

Another thing I find annoying is that even though I have the "Default Apps" setting set to ask every time, it does indeed ask every time but still shows the "This app will now be used by default blah blah blah" message every single time.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] ewokuk:
Anyone else noticed the sound volume significantly lower than before? Using the same earphones as before, using poweramp with the same settings as before, using the same volume level as before, and it is a lot quieter than Nougat was.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] cam30era:
Nope. It's exactly the same for me. Did you factory reset after installing Oreo?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Peanuttree:
It works, once you have YouTube open you have to hold down the Recents button. I heard that on the Pixel 2 you need YouTube Red for it to work. I'm not sure if that holds true for this beta though.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] sofir786:
That's not pip, that's split screen. Pip is having a floating YouTube video Window on top of another apps interface
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] pbp123454321:
Im in love, everything from screen touch response to switching between feels smoother , in fact much smoother . No apps has force closed on me and no issues what so ever. Seems more like the final build then the beta . I've noticed stock Google apps seem to work much smoother . Chrome runs like a charm , along with Google music. Google maps small screen is heaven for me ! Just over all im in love with this phone , just like when I first got it .
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Reechings:
Anyone else using solid explorer and can't see micro SD even though other apps do?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] bwillet:
Same thing here, hadn't noticed... Came off a fresh install of everything too....
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] buffalosolja42:
Is there a way to install on ATT devices without breaking my samsung pay? I am really interested in trying this :)
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] cguarino:
SD Card Issues Upon Reboot

My Oreo Beta experience on a TMO Galaxy S8+ has been mostly positive to date, with one exception - there appear to be some issues pertaining to the mounting of the SD card upon reboot.

It's a strange issue. The SD card appears to mount properly after reboot. The notification bar even shows a "SD Card - Tap here to transfer files" notification (which I do not recall seeing with Nougat), and I can browse the SD card through any file manager app.

However, all of my photos disappear from Gallery (I have Camera set to save to the SD card) for a while, and eventually repopulate the Gallery once the system "realizes" that the SD card is mounted. Certain other apps that use the SD card for storage are similarly affected. For example, I use the N7 music player, and have to go into its settings and re-select the SD card folder where my music is stored. I have to do a similar thing with Moon Reader (ebook app) with regard to ebooks stored on my SD card.

Anyone have a similar issue? This is a minor problem to be sure, but still somewhat annoying.

---------- Post added at 09:02 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:00 AM ----------

I just posted a similar issue a few minutes ago. See post #69 and let me know if this matches your experience. Unfortunately, I do not have a solution to offer.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] ewokuk:
There are lots of issues around SD cards in the beta, plenty of reports of various issues. not had any myself but lots of people have
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] cam30era:
Here's an entire thread devoted solely to Oreo Beta on the AT&T S8+. I've not looked, buy you may find your answer there > https://xdaforums.com/att-galaxy-s8+/how-to/looking-brave-people-to-try-t3699352
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] buffalosolja42:
Thanks so much ;)
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] xavier2k3:
Definitely agree with this. Didn't even clean install. Battery life seems better, phone seems snappier. Few graphical issues here and there and Android Pay not working, but other than that its a winner.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jackweedon:
Just received beta 2 ZQK4 on G955F
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] ewokuk:
same here. says oct security patches, dex stability improvements and launcher stability improvements. No other changes mentioned. 608.33mb
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jackweedon:
Same, however after installing i notice Security patches says September? is this the same for you?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] ewokuk:
Yeah, I think they screwed up the change log. someone in s8 forum posted theirs in german and it says sept not october for security patches.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] tomqman:
Samsung Pay works ;) had to setup it when i found android pay didnt
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] xavier2k3:
Unfortunately I bank with Lloyds , so have to go with Android Pay and because it needs a debit/credit card for a transport card for TFL in London, I can't use it for that either. :(
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] sikarwga425:
Does Daydream works for anyone? I had issue when i tried it with initial beta. Fixed in beta2?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] pbp123454321:
Same , I count tell mush about the battery life. I actually did see some bugs but restarting the phone clears it so im happy. Is it just me or the phone is turning on quicker?