Oreo update notification

[dianehelen]

Woke up today to Oreo update available .

Is it worth doing?

What can I expect ?

What should I be aware of?

This is a Wi-Fi , s3 in the USA

Anyone else done it yet, thoughts?

Thanks

 

[hallux]

Anyone else done it yet

Gee, I don't know - https://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-tab-s3/880588-any-news-tab-3-getting-oreo-2.html

I have it. So far it seems to have been mostly under the surface changes. There are some changes to the long-press menu for home screen icons, the homescreen folders have a slightly different look to them, the notification shade has a slightly different "feel" for some notifications. Icon badges are now tied to the notification shade.

Oh yeah - there are now multiple ways to get to your main list of apps. The icon remains, but the swipe up gesture also works.

 

[unclefunbuckets]

I've done it and I really haven't noticed much of a difference yet.

 

[dianehelen]

I use nova launcher and a separate icon pack. Will the update override thst ?

 

[H3aTeRzz]

It's about time

 

[illdini]

It didn't overwrite my settings, but just to be safe you may want to back your tablet's information up (I used Smart Switch & backed up onto an SD card).

 

[dianehelen]

Just one goofy thing that annoys me. You cant remove the clock from the lock screen. I like my lock screen clean and no longer an option to do that. Other than that, some of the maintenance performance options seem pretty cool.

 

[anon(10181084)]

Everything is mostly good except for the UGLY S9/8 style clock widget (wah... Samsung, can you give the old clock widget back!!!). My tablet is 2-3x snappier and boots up much faster after the Oreo update.