OnePlus has been improving its record by delivering timely updates and providing more features to its users. The company recently rolled out the stable version of the latest Android Oreo for its last year's flagship devices OnePlus 3 and 3T. After the successful rollout, OnePlus is now working on bringing the Android Oreo update to its current flagships which include OnePlus 5 and 5T.
OnePlus has finally started rolling out the first Open Beta update for the OnePlus 5T. The ROM weighs in at around 1.61 GB and brings Android Oreo along with a few other additional features to the table. As the ROM is in Beta, we would not recommend users to install it on their daily driver as it is not stable and might have a few bugs here and there. However, people who are really excited about Android Oreo and cannot wait for the stable version can head over to oneplus.net to install the Open Beta.
The changelog for OxygenOS Open Beta 1 for OnePlus 5T
Updated to Android O (8.0)
Launcher
- Optimized the app shortcut style
- Combine icon options with app shortcuts
- Now able to upload photos to Shot on OnePlus
System
- Added Picture in Picture
- Added Auto-Fill
- Added Smart Text Selection
- New Quick Settings design
- Updated Android security patch to December
Meanwhile, OnePlus has also released the third Open Beta for the OnePlus 5 which brings the much-awaited Face Unlock feature. Face Unlock was initially seen on the OnePlus 5T and users demanded the feature on older generation devices. In a recent tweet, Carl Pei threw a hint on the upcoming feature. OnePlus 5 will soon be getting Android Oreo with Face Unlock feature as a stable build. It will be interesting to see how well will the Face Unlock feature perform on the OnePlus 5
The changelog for OxygenOS Open Beta 3 for OnePlus 5
Recorder
- Added app shortcut on Launcher
System
- Added face unlock
- Optimizations for vibration
- Fixed connection issue of 5G Wi-Fi
- General bug fixes and improvements
- Updated Android security patch to December
