How to get Android 8.1 Oreo on your Pixel or Nexus
Get the latest version of Android on your phone on your own terms. Update March 2018: We now have a whole new version of Android to try as the Android P Developer Preview has begun. All the steps and methods here still apply; the only difference is if you're looking to sign up for the Android Beta Program, when it begins, you'll get P and not O. And hey, if you're looking to be a beta tester you wanted the latest bleeding edge anyway, right? We're also pretty sure these steps for manually flashing your phone aren't going to change once Android P (please let it be Pringles) becomes an official not-beta thing. We'll make sure to get everything up to date as soon as we have the skinny on it all, because we flash our phones on day one, too. Now that we're well into the cycle of Android Oreo updates, Pixel and Nexus owners are clamoring to get the latest updates to Android 8.1 as soon as possible. But Google doesn't always push these over-the-air upd...