Samsung Galaxy S8 owners are inching closer and closer to the Android Oreo 8.0 release date, with the beta for the big update finishing last week.

The Android Oreo upgrade will bring a host of great features to the Samsung Galaxy S8, including battery saving improvements and better notifications.

Since early November, Samsung has regularly pushed beta updates to Galaxy S8 owners to road-test new features and squash any bugs ahead of the roll-out.

And as the Android Oreo update release date for the Galaxy S8 draws near, Samsung fans have been given a big boost.

Those who took part in the Galaxy S8 beta testing for Android Oreo will get the update a day before the general rollout.

The news was revealed in a ‘beta notices’ bulletin sent to registered Samsung Galaxy S8 testers for the Android Oreo update, GSMArena revealed.

The update will also bring with it the new Samsung Experience 9.0 under Android Oreo.

In the note, Samsung said: “A big THANK YOU to you all for your overwhelming response to the Samsung Experience 9.0 Beta.

“We are doing our best to distribute the official S/W version.

“We will distribute the official S/W version to beta testers 1 day earlier.

“After updating to the official S/W version, you will no longer be able to view your VOCs in the Beta mode, such as Beta feedback and Beta community.

“Thanks for all your support during this time.”