HMD Global Chief Product Manager Juho Sarvikas announced the Android 10 update for Nokia 8.1 on Twitter.
What's new
The firmware was released with build number V4.15B and weighs 1.4 GB. Among the main innovations of the software, we can note the dark theme, which changes not only the interface, but also some applications, navigation control gestures and the Smart Reply function. In addition, the company's developers added more location and privacy settings to the system, as well as the September Yyr security patch.
Android 10 upgrade for Nokia 8.1 starts today! First on SD710 to bring new features such as Dark theme, Gesture Navigation and more. Staying the course to be the first across the portfolio! Nokia phones #Keepgettingbetter #nokiamobile pic.twitter.com/U9g1jZHtA6
- Juho Sarvikas (@sarvikas) October 9, 2019
When to expect
The firmware has already begun to be gradually distributed to smartphones. As usual, you will have to wait a bit for the OTA to reach your device.
Let us remind you that the next in line for the update is the flagship Nokia 9 PureView and the budget smartphone Nokia 7.1.