It's been 3 months, Nokia 8.1 got android 11 and after that Netflix has restricted maximum playback resolution from FHD to SD because of Widevine L3. Lots of users had complained about it. When will Netflix support FHD playback on Nokia 8.1? or
— Nitin Kachare (@ni3kachare) July 13, 2021
Is that forever stay on SD? pic.twitter.com/TQqqd7byG2
New updates are being added at the bottom of this story…….
Original story (published on April 17, 2021) follows:
Even though Nokia came up with an Android 11 roadmap soon after the Android 11 official release, the company hasn’t been able to live up to its own promises.
With a bunch of smartphones in the market and a timeline to follow, Nokia has a hard mountain to climb.
The first quarter is almost at its end and Nokia users are yet to taste the latest OS. So far, only the flagship Nokia 8.3 5G has received the update.
Nokia devices are part of the Android One program which usually gets the updates quite early. But a delay of this kind in providing Android 11 updates seems to be a critical flaw at the Nokia end.
Anyway, when it comes to making the shift to the next generation of Android, the companies have to re-program a lot of codes while also ensuring stability and optimum performance of the OS.
For this very reason, a device goes through extensive testing before the update airs to the masses.
Nokia has a good number of devices lined up for the Android 11 update already and when these updates start rolling out, device owners may encounter a couple of bugs as well.
Good thing is that the Nokia community is pretty active and the community admins do welcome user complaints and pass on the feedback to the concerned departments.
But it’s important to keep a track of all those bugs and issues that may follow after the major transition and therefore, we have prepared a dedicated Nokia Android 11 bug tracker.
Update 1 (April 23, 2021)
IST 11:26 am Nokia 2.3, 3.2, and 4.2 units are facing the internal storage crashing issue after the Android 11 update. A workaround is available, head here to find out.
Update 2 (May 14, 2021)
IST 06:05 pm Nokia 8.1 users have ended up with buggy software that is posing issues related to network and WiFi getting disconnected automatically. Also, the device no longer charges the device rapidly.
Update 3 (July 22, 2021)
IST 10:05 am A section of Nokia device owners is reporting a downgrade in the Widevine certification from L1 to L3.
IST 12:25 pm Following the update to Android 11, a section of Nokia 8.1 users are reportedly facing an issue with gesture navigation. According to reports, the gesture navigations don’t work as intended in landscape mode.
hey nokia please provide a bug fixing update for nokia 8.1 because there are several bugs still present.Most annoying bugs is in landscape mode navigation gesture is not working. Day by day this phone going to worst after updating android 11.
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Other reported issues have to do with the Nokia 8.1’s Phones call not connecting, Wi-fi Not working properly among others.
Update 4 (July 28, 2021)
IST 10:05 am A section of Nokia 4.2 users are reportedly facing issues with their devices following the update to Android 11. An SD Card linked to Android 11’s handling of scoped storage means users are facing compatibility issues. Additionally, some users are facing bluetooth connectivity issues in their vehicles.
NOTE: The table below will be updated continuously to reflect the latest developments.
Bug/Issue description | Beta/Stable channel | Device(s) affected | Status |
Auto sync not working for Gmail app | Stable | Nokia 8.3 5G | Unacknowledged |
Unable to hang up calls | Stable | Nokia 8.3 5G | Unacknowledged |
NFC read error | Stable | Nokia 8.3 5G | Unacknowledged |
WiFi/network issues | Stable | Nokia 8.1 | Unacknowledged |
Slow charging speed | Stable | Nokia 8.1 | Unacknowledged |
Bug/Issue description | Beta/Stable channel | Device(s) affected | Status |
Internal storage crashing | Stable | Nokia 2,3, 3,2, & 4.2 | Workaround available |
Fast charging, WiFi & network issue | Stable | Nokia 8.1 & 2.4 | Workaround available |
Downgraded Widevine L1 to L3 | Stable | Nokia 8.1 | Not acknowledged |
Note: We have more such stories in our dedicated Nokia Section so be sure to follow them as well.
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