Honor 7X to start receiving Android Oreo update from April 30

Huawei's sub-brand Honor recently released a list of its smartphones eligible for the Android Oreo update. The company has now announced that the Honor 7X will start receiving the stable Oreo update with EMUI 8.0 from April 30 in the US. Honor 7X users in India will also get the update soon.

Android Oreo will bring features like Picture-in-Picture mode, Notification Dots, Android Instant Apps, Notification channel, and more. Another feature that makes Oreo a much better improvement over Android Nougat is the notification visuals. Additionally, Android Oreo brings many under the hood improvements as well.

Apart from that, EMUI 8.0 will also come with a slew of new features. Here's the changelog.

Top features of Honor 7X

• Quick shortcut menus from app icons - Users can quickly access specific features in an app by holding the icon and choosing from the app shortcut menu. A user can even drag a desired feature out of the pop-up menu to create a new shortcut on the screen.

• New floating navigation dock - With the newly added home screen shortcut, the floating navigation dock lets users navigate and operate their device from anywhere on the screen.

• Updated Setting menu and Phone Manager - The redesigned Settings menu is clearer and more intuitive. The updated Phone Manager automatically optimizes the system based on usage patterns, keeping the smartphone running at top performance all the time.

• Photo gallery recycle bin - Users can now restore photos and videos if they accidentally delete them. The Gallery in the new UI features a recycle bin which retains deleted photos and videos for 30 days.

• Seamless LinkedIn integration - Contacts and Email in EMUI 8.0 let users sync the career details of their LinkedIn contacts, making it faster and easier to manage contacts across platforms.

• Link up two Bluetooth devices - Smartphones are now able to connect to two Bluetooth devices at the same time, boosting mobile experience and fun.

• Face unlock - Scans a recognized user's face to unlock instantly. It also prevents unlocking with closed eyes, and allows only device owners to see lock screen notification details, ensuring maximum security.