Essential Phone Oreo Beta 2 now rolling out with smart text selection, PiP and more

Essential has rolled out Android Oreo 8.0 beta for PH-1 in November and after a month now they have rolled out Beta 2 OTA.

As per the change logs it brings new features such as Smart text selection, instant apps, Picture in Picture mode, Faster start-up , app sign-in , Google Play Protect Security scans and also brings December Security Patch.

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We're rolling out Oreo Beta 2 (build OPM1.170911.213) with bug fixes and new features including smart text selection, picture-in-picture and more. The update is going out now via OTA to current Oreo Beta 1 users. Learn more: https://www.essential.com/developer/beta-builds …

12:34 AM - Dec 21, 2017

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It also brings some additional bug fixes related to Beta 1 update such as battery life improvements. Update weighs around 143MB in size.

Changelogs:

What’s New

December Security Patch

Smart text selection, instant apps, PiP

Faster startup and app sign-in

Google Play Protect Security scans

Issues Fixed from Beta 1

Android Auto and OEM Bluetooth Car Kit Interoperability Improvements

Data tracking issues for certain U.S. Carriers

Setup Assistant screen cut-off issues due to status bar Further Treble support

Battery life improvements

LED notification and charging behaviour

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