Important update for Nokia 8.1 users

Hello Nokia 8.1 fans!

Thanks to your contribution towards stabilizing Android 10 for Nokia 8.1, we’re now in the process of rolling out the official Android 10 release to approved markets.

Please note that in order to receive the official Android 10 build, your Nokia 8.1 must be running one of the following

The official Android 9 Pie release.
Android 10 beta 5 build: V4.070 or V5.070. If you navigate to “About phone”, these will be referred to as 00WW_4_070 or 00WW_5_070 respectively.

If you are still running the beta 3 build, you must update your device to beta 5 as soon as possible. Devices running the beta 3 build will not receive the official Android 10 release. The beta 5 build download and Android 9 Pie rollback option can be found right here on the Android developer preview site.

Thanks again from the Nokia phones Android developer preview team!

Welcome

As a registered app developer, you’ll be among the first to get access to the latest Nokia phones Android developer preview builds.

Thanks to the help of our Nokia 8.1 developer previewers, the official Android 10 release is now in the process of being rolled out to Nokia phones in approved markets. While developers are still free to sign up for the developer preview program, users should not enroll new devices at this time. Installing a developer preview build on a newly enrolled device may cause problems with receiving the official Android 10 release.

Important notes:

Please carefully consider whether you wish to receive Android developer preview builds – these are not at the same level of completion as a final general release version. As a result, some features may be missing or may not be supported at all.

For the time being, the Android Q developer preview and Android 9 Pie rollback builds can only be flashed to the device by sideloading (manual flashing). There are certain steps in the “Manually install the developer preview” and “Manual rollback” sections that must be completed before attempting to flash the device.

Failure to correctly flash your device may render it completely unusable, making it impossible to reset it to its original state.

Update 21 August 2019

Greetings Nokia 8.1 Android Q developer preview fans.

Good news – OTA download of the beta 5 Android Q build (V4.070 for ROW and V5.070 for Russia) is now available for devices currently running Android 9 Pie. These releases include the July 2019 Security Patch.

Devices running the beta 3 build (V4.011) must upgrade to beta 5 (V4.070) as soon as possible. This is only possible via sideload method.

Please note, we are unable to offer the Android developer preview builds to devices in China, or to certain network providers.

The program currently supports models TA-1119, TA-1121 and TA-1128. To check your device is compatible, go to Settings > System > About Phone > Model & hardware.

If you see reference to “00WW” then you’re good to go.
If you see reference to “00CN” then please do not use these builds.

Don’t forget to check the Nokia phones community for updates.

The builds are strenuously tested before release, but on occasion, you may experience some performance or stability issues. In addition, there may be some pre-existing Android Q apps that after download via Google Play Store, may not be supported in full due to awaiting compliancy.

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