Download OPM1.170911.254 Oreo beta 3 OTA for Essential Phone PH-1 [Tutorial]

Alex Brian January 18, 2018

Essential phone has started getting 3rd iteration of it’s Oreo beta update as an OTA. The company rolled out Oreo beta 2 update last month and now it is seeding Oreo beta 3 update for Essential Phone PH-1 as build OPM1.170911.254 that weighs in around 106MB. The update doesn’t brings anything major except some security improvements, The Oreo beta 3 for Essential phone installs January security patch with fixes for Meltdown and Spectre vulnerability in the firmware.

Download OPM1.170911.254 Oreo beta 3 OTA for Essential Phone

The update is available to download as build OPM1.170911.254 from the link below, the Oreo beta 3 update for Essential Phone is not released via OTA so you need to manually install it on your device via adb sideload by following the instruction below.

If you plan on installing the Oreo beta 3 on your phone, be sure to give feedback to Essential team to help them resolve issues and release a stable build of Android 8.0 Oreo for Essential Phone.

Before you begin:

Install latest USB drivers if necessary. Download them here

You need to set up adb and fastboot drivers on PC, follow this guide to install them right away.

Unlock bootloader on your Essential Phone, follow this guide to unlock it right away.

Enable USB Debugging on Essential Phone. Go to Settings > Developer options > USB Debugging.

A Working USB Cable is required.