Here’s a list of Samsung Galaxy devices that may receive Android Oreo according to leaked firmware

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Android 8.0 Oreo was announced in August of last year. Since then, multiple companies (such as Sony and HTC) have either confirmed which devices will receive the Oreo update, or have started to actually roll out the update (such as OnePlus and Nokia). However, the largest Android smartphone OEM, Samsung, has only rolled out an Android Oreo beta program to its Galaxy S8 and S8+ devices, leaving every other Galaxy device owner in the dark about when to expect the update.

So which Samsung Galaxy devices will actually receive the Android Oreo update? While we don’t have a 100% confirmed list, we have put together a list (thanks to help from XDA Senior Member mweinbach) of devices we believe will receive the update based on a deep dive into the framework files of the leaked Oreo beta for the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 (the latest of which can be found here).

Conclusion
Those are all of the devices that we found in the framework files. Again, this list (save for the 2015 Galaxy Tab A 8.0) lines up pretty closely with the devices you would expect to receive the 8.0 Oreo update. However, nothing is confirmed until Samsung makes a public statement on the matter. Companies can test software releases for any number of devices, but later can them if they decide it won’t run reliably on that device.

We’re sure that many are disappointed, though not surprised, to see that the Samsung Galaxy S6 isn’t on the list. The device is certainly capable of running Android Oreo as evidenced by the numerous unofficial ports on our forums, but whether Samsung wants to invest resources in updating a two and a half year old device is a different story.
 

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