Android 10 Update: When will Your Phone get It?
released officially on September 3, 2019, Android 10 has been already available for every Google Pixel smartphone to date. vital has also released the update for the vital Phone. OnePlus 7 pro and OnePlus 7 have also received the Android 10 update from OnePlus. but like every year, most Android users have a question mark in their lives.
Android 10 update for devices from major OEMs
That is if your phone will even get the Android 10 update. The unfortunate truth is a lot of Android smartphones will never even get it. and some of those that will, might not get it until this time next year when another version of Android is already out.
Asus
Asus Zenfone 5Z was one of the phones included in the Android 10 beta program. So we can expect at least the Zenfone 5Z to get updated to a full, stable, Android 10. Asus’ new flagship, Asus ROG Phone 2 is also a strong contender to receive the Android 10 update. There has been no official confirmation from the company. However, a comment on the Asus forums says the Zenfone 6 will receive the update too.
Asus surprised us last year by providing Android Pie updates to quite a few devices. We may get to see Asus make that a trend but it’s too early to tell.
Zenfone 5Z, Zenfone 6
ROG Phone 2
Essential
Essential only has phone under their belt, the vital Phone. It also runs stock Android and thus, the company has barely any problems keeping it updated. The phone receives Android updates within days of the latest Pixel getting it. That’s exactly what happened this year as well. The vital Phone has already received the Android 10 update.
HTC
It’s not a secret that things haven’t been going well for HTC. The company barely makes any headlines anymore and people have largely forgotten about it. That’s never a good sign for a consumer electronics company. Last year, the company hit a new low with regards to Android updates. until June of 2019, only one HTC smartphone was updated to Android Pie. In June, the company added the U12 Plus, U11 and U11 plus in the Android Pie list. and then that was that.
We don’t expect this to change. The Android One version of HTC U11 Life might get the Android 10 update before 2020. The flagships may get it too sometimes next year.
HTC U12 Plus
HTC U11, U11 Plus, U11 Life
Huawei/Honor
Huawei is one of the largest manufacturers of Android smartphones and they do update plenty of phones. They also leave plenty of their devices in the dark too. We’ve already created a separate post for the Android 10 update on Huawei and honor devices.
LG
LG hasn’t been very terrific about Android updates either. It took until January 2019 to push out the first Android Pie update to one of its devices. In the US, Android Pie didn’t arrive on LG smartphones until May. The LG G8 ThinQ was in the Android 10 beta program so it should probably get the update before 2020. Although, you shouldn’t hold your breath for it. LG’s most recent flagships and a few mid-range devices should receive the update, no matter how late.
G8 ThinQ
V50 ThinQ
G7 One
Motorola
Since it was bought by Lenovo, Motorola has been more like Lenovo when it comes to throwing Motorola branded devices onto the market and not updating them. Unlike other OEMs, Motorola can roll out the update to any device at any time. The Android Pie update, for example, rolled out to mid-range Motorola device before it got to their flagship Moto Z3. The Moto E lineup never receives an Android version update anymore.
But Motorola does update quite a few of their latest devices so w can expect that trend to continue.
Moto Z3, Z3 Play, One Vision, One Action, One, One Power, G7 Plus, G7, G7 Power, G7 Play
Motorola One Action
Nokia Android 10 update
Considering most Nokia phones are Android One devices, you’d expect them to do a good job with updates. and for the most part, they do keep up with those expectations. Last year, Nokia rolled out Android Pie updates to almost all their flagship devices by the end of 2018. mid-range and lower-end devices had to wait a lot longer in some cases but eventually, they did get the update as well.
Nokia has been proud of their update record and wants to continue it this year as well. The company has said they will be rolling out the updates in 5 waves. Basically, they plan to update all eligible devices starting from Q4 2019 to Q2 2020.
Mid Q4 2019
Nokia 9 PureView, Nokia 8.1, Nokia 7.1
Late Q4 2019/early Q1 2020
Nokia 7 Plus, Nokia 6.1 Plus, Nokia 6.1
Early/mid Q1 2020
Nokia 4.2, Nokia 3.2, Nokia 3.1 Plus, Nokia 2.2
Mid/late Q1 2020
Nokia 8 Sirocco, Nokia 5.1 Plus, Nokia 1 Plus
Mid Q2 2020
Nokia 5.1, Nokia 3.1, Nokia 2.1, Nokia 1
OnePlus
OnePlus has been pretty terrific with updates generally. The company has already updated the OnePlus 7 pro and OnePlus 7 to Android 10. next in line are the OnePlus 6 and OnePlus 6T which should be updated by the end of 2019. After this, the OnePlus 5 and OnePlusnull