iQOO is Vivo’s sub-brand which focuses on flagship products with reasonable pricing. A couple of weeks ago iQOO launched its iQOO U1 smartphone in the Chinese market. It comes with decent specifications like octa-core Snapdragon SoC, memory up to 8 GB, and storage up to 128GB, triple rear camera setup, bezel-less notchless punch-hole selfie camera in the front and much more.
The device came out of the box with Android 10 under iQOO UI 1.0. However, it’s not a new case when some of the users haven’t received the latest firmware OTA update notification. Meanwhile, some of the vivo iQOO U1 owners also look for the stock ROM to install mostly. So, if you’re also one of them, you can check vivo iQOO U1 Software Update Tracker.
As mentioned, the firmware OTA updates always rollout in batches to region-wise which also depends on the server and carriers. So, it’s one of the common issues to not receive any OTA update notification. Therefore, some of the keen users may also miss out the important or much-awaited updates in some cases. Now, if you also feel the same and have a doubt in mind that you’ve missed out on any important update or you want to manually install the stock firmware on your vivo iQOO U1 model, then the update tracker list with the software update guide will help you a lot.
vivo iQOO U1 Specifications
iQOO U1 comes with a 6.5-inch full HD display with 1080×2340 pixels resolution. The screen gets a 19:5 aspect ratio and carries screen to body ratio of 90.72 percent. The rear of the phone is formed of plastic and on the front, you’ve got a punch hole cut out which houses the camera. It also gets a side-mounted fingerprint sensor the rear cameras placed vertically on the left.
Under the hood, iQOO has used the octa-core Snapdragon 720G processor to power the U1. This chipset features Adreno 618 GPU for graphics processing, paired with up to 8GB RAM and 128GB storage performing on UFS 2.1 technology. The phone runs on Android 10-based iQOO UI.
In the camera department, the iQoo U1 features a triple rear camera setup that has a 48-megapixel primary sensor with an f/1.79 lens, a 2-megapixel depth sensor with an f/2.4 lens, and a 2-megapixel sensor with an f/2.4 macro lens. On the front, you get an 8-megapixel sensor with an f/2.05 lens housed within the hole-punch cutout located at the highest left corner of the screen.
Connectivity options include dual-band Wi-Fi, 4G, Bluetooth v5.1, GPS, 3.5mm headphone jack, and a Micro-USB port for charging. there’s a side-mounted fingerprint sensor too. The phone is backed by a 4,500mAh battery with support for 18W fast charging and OTG reverse charging. The sensors on board include an ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, gravity sensor, and compass.
vivo iQOO U1 Software Update Tracker
Whenever a new official firmware update will be available for the vivo iQOO U1 model, we will keep updating the update tracker list here with the changelog and download links below.
| Software Version | Changelog |
| PD2023_A_1.8.17 |
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How to Check Software Update on vivo iQOO U1
Before going to the manual firmware upgrade process, if you feel that your device isn’t receiving the OTA update notification for a while, then you can check for the software update manually. In order to do this:
Go to the device Settings > System updates. It will search for the software update and you will get notified if a new update is available on your device. Simply grab the firmware version by downloading and installing it.
Additionally, it’s recommended to maintain the phone charge at least up to 50%-60% and connect your device to a Wi-Fi for a faster and stable download.
Update Guide: How to Flash Vivo Firmware on your device [Software update guide]
Now, let’s assume that you’ve successfully upgraded your vivo iQOO U1 device to the latest software version. Facing any issue with the software update guide? Comment below.