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How to Install Android 8.0 Oreo Beta on Essential Phone We have put together a detailed step-by-step instructions guide on how to update Essential Phone to Android 8.0. This process uses ADB sideload to push the update zip package to the phone. Please read every line carefully and make sure you read the tutorial once before actually performing on your device.

How to Install Android 8.0 Oreo Beta on Essential Phone We have put together a detailed step-by-step instructions guide on how to update Essential Phone to Android 8.0. This process uses ADB sideload to push the update zip package to the phone. Please read every line carefully and make sure you read the tutorial once before actually performing on your device. To Remember: This tutorial is only for Factory Unlocked Essential Phone. Please don’t try this on any other variants of the phone. Make sure you backup all your data in your phone before proceeding. You need to have an unlocked bootloader. Complete Step-By-Step Instructions: Step 1 –Download Oreo Beta ) for Essential Phone to your computer and extract the zip file. Step 2 – Please make sure Fastboot is configured and properly installed on your computer. How? See here: How to Set Up ADB and Fastboot with Android SDK. or Step 2 –Download ADB / Fastboot – Android SDK Platform Tools separate package and install on your c

How to save WhatsApp Status photos and videos on your smartphone [Android Guide]

How to save WhatsApp Status photos and videos on your smartphone [Android Guide] Back in February this year, Facebook owned WhatsApp rolled out a new feature called ‘Status‘ which is essentially a clone of Snapchat Story. With the new Status feature, users can share photos and videos with their WhatsApp friends which would disappear automatically after 24 hours. This is actually useful if you are somewhere like a music concert and you want to share your experience with your friends. The WhatsApp Status, like WhatsApp chats, is secured with end-to-end encryption which means only the sender and receiver can see the information. Having said that, unlike the photos, videos and other documents shared with friends in a personal or a group chat, the photos and videos shared in WhatsApp Status cannot be saved on your smartphone. Of course, you can always take a snapshot of a photo or record the video using screen recorder. But, chances are you will loose out on quality. The reason fo