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[Update: Probably not] Samsung may actually update the Galaxy S7 with One UI based on Android Pie

Samsung may be following in Google's footsteps and giving the Samsung Galaxy S7 an extra year of updates with Android Pie and One UI.

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The Samsung Galaxy S7 was launched all the way back in February of 2016. While that might not seem like a long time ago, in a phone's life cycle it is. Most Android OEM's promise only two years of software updates and they usually take forever to receive them towards the end of that period. Google recently gave its first Pixel phone an extra year of updates, which also launched in 2016. Samsung may be following in Google's footsteps and giving the Samsung Galaxy S7 an extra year on top of their promised 2 years of updates with Android Pie and One UI.

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How to install official Android Oreo on the Samsung Galaxy S7/S7 Edge (Exynos)

The official Android Oreo update started to roll out yesterday for the unlocked Exynos Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge in the U.K. Here's how to install that update right now on any region.

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Official Android Oreo for the Exynos Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge started to roll out yesterday. When Samsung releases updates to devices, they release them by CSC (Country Specific Code). The update has been rolled out to the BTU CSC, which is the United Kingdom unlocked version. XDA Forums member Silver King made TWRP backups so that anyone can install Oreo on their own device.

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Google Camera with HDR+ Supposedly Working on Exynos Galaxy S7/S8/Note 8

The Google Camera app with HDR+ processing is now working on the Exynos variants of the Galaxy S7, the Galaxy S8, and the Galaxy Note 8.

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Up until now, the Snapdragon variants of the Samsung Galaxy S7, the Galaxy S8, and the Galaxy Note 8 could install and use the unofficial Google Camera HDR+ port to benefit from its image processing, but the Exynos variants of these devices were out of luck. This changes today, as the unofficial Google Camera HDR+ port is now working on the Exynos variants of the Galaxy S7, the Galaxy S8, and the Galaxy Note 8.