When Is My Phone Getting the Android 10 Update?
Sep. 5, 2019Android 10, which is theofficial namefor Android Q, is now live and has started rolling out to Google’s own smartphones. Yes, there’s no dessert name going forward, but you’re free to call itAndroid 10 Queen Cake. This major update brings anumber of new featuresin tow, giving your device a revamp with a new dark mode and better privacy features.
The Android 10 update isalready rolling outto all the Pixel devices, including the original Pixel/ Pixel XL, Pixel 2/ Pixel 2 XL, Pixel 3/ Pixel 3 XL, and even the more affordable Pixel 3a/ Pixel 3a XL. Essential Phone again received the Android 10 update on Day 1, which is great news. But, the most important question on your mind now would be – When will my smartphone get the Android 10 update?
Well, that’s exactly what we are here to tell you. You can find below the complete list of smartphone that will or are expected to receive the Android 10 update:
When Will Your Phone Get Android 10 Update?
The latest flagships from OnePlus, the OnePlus 7/7 Pro, bothreceived the first Android 10-based Oxygen OS open betabuild mere minutes after the update started rolling out to Google Pixel phones. The company has also prepped the OnePlus 6 and OnePlus 6T for the upcoming update, so an Open Beta build with Android 10 should be coming soon.
Also, since the company expanded support for the OnePlus 3/3T last year with Android 9 Pie, we expect them to be generous enough and bring Android 10 to OnePlus 5/5T later next year. So, here are the OnePlus phones that will get the Android 10 update:
Though Nokia has the biggest portfolio of Android One phones in the market, the phone maker has already revealed when most of its smartphones (17, to be exact) will receive the Android 10 update. Here’s a list of Nokia phones eligible for update and when they’ll receive it:
Xiaomi has steadily been improving its update rollout cycle and well, the company has surprised everyone byrolling outthe Android 10-based MIUI update to its first flagship smartphone, the Redmi K20 Pro in China and India. Users havestarted receiving the stable beta buildsfor Android 10. Check out the details on how to get this update on your deviceright here.
Samsung has released no word on when we can expect to receive the Android 10 update on the plethora of Galaxy smartphones in its portfolio. But, if we go by the company’s oh-so-lackluster track record with updates in the past, the Galaxy S10 and Note 10 flagship lineups will be the first to be updated to Android 10 – but by the end of this year.
Android 10-based OneUI 2.0 hasalready surfacedon the Internet and T-Mobile has now started testing the update on Galaxy S10 and Galaxy Note 10. Still, I’m not pinning my hopes on it. Samsung’s Galaxy A series (including the Galaxy A50, A8 0, A90, and other newer Galaxy As variants) would be the next in line to receive the Android 10 update in phases, starting next year.
Huawei has been pretty prompt with updates in the past, but the ongoing US-China trade war could take a toll on the Android 10-based EMUI 10 rollout. The company has already revealed a list of devices that should be among the first ones in their portfolio to grab the Android 10 update. You can check it out right here:
Huawei hasofficially unveiledEMUI 10 based on Android 10 earlier last month, but it will be interesting to see how the company pits its software update at the upcoming Mate 30 series launch – especially after Googlewon’t allowit to pre-load its apps and services.
With the Moto G7 and Moto Z4 not getting the love that the Lenovo-owned phone maker might have expected, the two frontrunners in Moto’s lineup won’t be the first ones to get Android 10. Instead, the company is shifting attention towards its Android One lineup, so theMoto One Power, Moto One Vision, and Moto One Action would be among the firstto taste (Is it okay to say taste now that Android doesn’t have dessert names?) the newest flavor of Android.
We can expect a similar update timeline this year as well, but I’m a bit skeptical of it as well. Poco’s product head Jai Mani previously confirmed that Poco F1 will at least get the Android Q update, but withMani out of the picture, and no word of what’s happening at Poco HQ, we are torn whether the update is coming or not.
LG aimed to improve update rollouts with the Software Upgrade Center, but nothing has changed even after its boisterous efforts. And Sony, well, the company’s phone business has been a sinking ship with water now reaching the upper decks. So, it’s better we don’t comment on their Android 10 update rollout schedule.
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Android 10 is an important update since it’s the first iteration to drop the whole dessert nomenclature. It also adds much-requested features like the dark mode, more granular location and privacy settings, fullscreen gestures, and a lot more. If you want a brief of these new features, you can check out our first impressions video right here:
So, will your smartphone be receiving the Android 10 update? Soon or delayed? Did we miss out on any important phones that will certainly get this update? Let us know in the comments down below.
