The Razer Phone runs at Android 7.1.1 at this point of time, and it’s about time this great gaming smartphone get the Android Oreo treatment, and instead of following the standard version increment like you see on other smartphones, Razer has announced on Twitter that the phone will be getting Android 8.1 Oreo coming this mid-April, which is definitely a great news to those eagerly waiting for a major software update, it is also an effort worth commending for the company’s first smartphone.
Attention Razer Phone owners! We’re making the jump straight to Android 8.1 Oreo and we’re pleased to announce that the update will be coming to you mid to late April 2018.
Want in on the milk and cookies early? Download the Developer Preview now. 🥛 https://t.co/4ftaevUT4x pic.twitter.com/SIvzOQQDQo
— R Λ Z Ξ R (@Razer) March 29, 2018
If you can’t wait to try out Android 8.1 on your Razer Phone, Razer has a developer preview for download over here, which you will need to follow the instructions to flash the ROM. The Developer Preview ROM will not receive any maintenance updates or automatically update to the official stable version over-the-air during the period, you will be required to manually flash a new version of the ROM if it ever becomes available. In this case, your phone’s bootloader will also need to be unlocked and the phone’s warranty will be voided if any issues arises, so do it absolutely at your own risk.