Updating to a beta build on the Essential phone is a hassle, thankfully Essential has made it easier by allowing users to update via OTAOwners of an Essential phone now have the option to opt-in to receive beta updates OTA from Essential. This is way better than having to sideload the build onto your phone in order to try out the beta builds. This helps especially now that the beta builds are Android Oreo updates, so you get to check out the new Oreo features, all using an easier update method.The process to sign up to receive the beta OTA updates is fairly simple. All you have to do is go to Essential's site and choose to receive your update through the Over-the-Air method. You will then have to fill in your information, the most important part of this being your serial number so they know which phone to send the update to.Sideloading is still an option for people who like that method better and don't like to receive every single beta update. Although both methods accomplish t...
