The annual cycle of Android rolls on, with the latest version of theGooglemobile software being called Android 9 Pie.
Android P was first revealed at Google I/O 2018 on 22 August 2025, and like previous versions, launched as a public beta shortly after. Android Pie has officially released on 08 July 2025.
Of course that doesn’t mean you’ll get it straight away. As for when all other handsets will get the official Android 9 Pie release, Google said it’ll come to devices that participated in Google’s beta program sometime around autumn 2018 or after and that process has already started.
Android 9 Pie update for Google Pixel devices
Pixel devicesare always the first to get a new version of Android. The official rollout started in August 2018, so you should have the new software already if you have any of the Pixel devices. If you jointhe new Android 9 Pie beta, you can test additional features that are not ready.
It looks like support for Android 9 Pie will end there. There was no developer preview for older Google or Nexus devices, andGoogle has confirmedthat there’s no final release support for these devices.
Asus Android 9 Pie update
Asusis only really just getting back into gear with phones in Europe, but has launched a lot of phones with very little commitment to speedy updates. Here’s what we’ve heard about so far:
BlackBerry Mobile
Currently there’s no official word on when theBlackBerry Key2will be getting the update, butTCLhas committed to providing the update.
Black Shark
The update to Android 9 Pie on Essentialhappened on 6 Augustwhen Google pushed the update.
HTC’supdate record with Android actually isn’t too bad, but it’s basically the slowest to move to Pie. The company confirmed loose update plans on11 March via Twitterand then again on13 May 2019.
Exact dates remain to be seen, but the following devices are confirmed:
Huawei’srecord of device updates hasn’t always been the best. However, more recently it has become more interested in launching devices on the latest version and toning back EMUI. Some Android P beta testing hasalready been conductedon some devices, with EMUI 9.0 expected to come with Android Pie.
Huawei has made a stand andconfirmed the following devices, with the roll-out starting on 9 November, although we’ve yet to actually see any updates happen. Further details of the push wereconfirmed on 18 December.
Honorhas launcheda lot of phonesrecently and has so far said nothing about phones getting the update - although we suspect it’s in the same boat as Huawei with EMUI - that Android Pie will come with EMUI 9. Some beta testing has taken place on recent launches, so we suspect these devices are a safe bet of a Pie update.
These are thedevices officially confirmed, with the roll-out from 9 November, although confirmation then appeared that it was from 18 December.
LGhas made a lot more noise about speeding up software updates,opening a dedicated centreto focus on updates, drip feeding information on updates.
