Nokia 6.1 Plus and Nokia 6.1 upgrade to Android 9 Pie

Nokia 6.1 Plus

HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, announced that both Nokia 6.1 Plus and Nokia 6.1 users will get upgraded to Android 9 Pie in open markets.

Packed with Google’s newest software and building on the features of Android 8.0 Oreo, Android 9 Pie’s focus on artificial intelligence and machine learning gives owners a more customised and tailored experience.

The Nokia 6.1 Plus and Nokia 6.1, reinforced with Android One, are most recent Nokia smartphones in the last month to receive Android 9 Pie, after the Nokia 7 Plus. The Nokia 6.1 Plus and Nokia 6.1 upgrades comes as part of HMD Global’s promise to continue to deliver pure, secure and up-to-date Android. With a clean, fast UI delivering the latest innovation from Google. Furthermore, each Android One Nokia smartphone will receive monthly security updates for a period of three years, and OS updates for two years. 

HMD Global Vice President Asia Pacific Per Ekman said: “We are excited to announce the upgrade of the Nokia 6.1 Plus and Nokia 6.1 to Android 9 Pie, in addition to the Nokia 7 Plus which received the upgrade in October. Nokia smartphones are future-proof, as seen in our commitment to providing our fans with new OS updates and pure, secure and up-to-date Android. With Android 9 Pie, we are also proud to deliver an experience where our fans get the most out of their android phones.”

The Nokia 6.1 Plus has enjoyed unprecedented success since its launch, selling out at record speed and receiving huge praise for its all-screen design with full HD+ 19:9 screen ration, which allows an impressive immersive content experience. Now, with the added Android 9 Pie update, fans can try out a whole new set of features, including App Actions – an exclusive featured to Android One devices and Google Pixel phones.

Powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 processor, the Nokia 6.1 Plus is faster than ever and with the introduction of Adaptive Battery its already impressive 3060mAh battery is given an added boost with the update using deep learning to understand usage patterns and prioritise battery power on the most important apps.

Owners of any Nokia smartphone that has received an Android 9 Pie update can also be amongst the first non-Pixel devices to receive a taster of the Digital Wellbeing Beta Preview, which is now available for testing via Google Play for devices running Android 9 Pie. 

The new Digital Wellbeing features will help encourage breaks from screen time. New functionalities include highlighting device time on the phone’s Dashboard, the ability to set time limits for app usage and Wind Down Mode which fades the phone to grayscale and activates Do Not Disturb at a predetermined time in the evening. 

Powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 Mobile Platform, the Nokia 6.1 is over 60% faster than its predecessor. Also, now offering enhanced Dual-Sight, ZEISS optics, USB-C fast-charging, Nokia spatial audio and pure, secure and up-to-date Android Oreo. 

The Nokia 6.1 has been selected by Google to join the Android One family and therefore users get exclusive access to Apps Actions – a feature only available to Android One and Google Pixel devices. App Actions helps users get things done faster by predicting their next move and displaying the right action on right away.

Now with Android 9 Pie, the Nokia 6.1’s already impressive battery life is further complimented with the introduction of Adaptive Battery, an update that uses deep learning to understand usage patterns and prioritise battery power on the most important apps.