On 10th October 2020, OnePlus announced that the company will be rolling out Oxygen OS 11 for OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro in India. The operating system Oxygen 11 is build based on stable Android 11 and this is for the first time the world is witnessing the fastest rollouts of Android 11 for a smartphone. With the launch of Oxygen OS 11 last week, and the scheduled launch of OnePlus 8T on 14th October, we can assume that OnePlus 8T will come with Oxygen OS 11.
In August of this year, the company launched the developer version of the OS followed by launching two open Betas for Oxygen OS 11 in September. Now, the stable version of the OS has been finally released which will also available for OnePlus 7T, OnePlus 7T Pro, OnePlus 7, OnePlus 7 Pro, OnePlus 6, OnePlus 6T, and OnePlus Nord in near future. The OS comes with many modified and new features and the company says that while installation the users must make sure the battery is a minimum of 30% in phone and storage of a minimum of 3GB is available.
Oxygen OS Features in the Beta 2 version
The Beta version of the Oxygen OS 11 was released in September and it came with a handful of new features. While releasing the Beta version of this OS, the company made many fixes for system optimization. Some of these fixes included repairing the black screen issue that the users face while clicking on the ‘Tips & Support’. Another major failure in the Beta one version of OS 11 is that it failed to activate Google Assistant in many situations which were fixed in this version. An ambient display feature was added to bring some chic style to your smartphone. This display feature was brand new and it is known as the ‘canvas’ feature which “can automatically draw a wireframe picture based on a lock screen photo on your phone”.
Before releasing the Open Beta 2, the HD icon was not centered on the call log and there were some issues with widgets not responding at times. They were all fixed in the new version. The company also fixed the system stability and optimized the power consumption for the latest 5G connectivity. Now, let’s have a look at the stable version of Oxygen OS 11 that rolled out last week.
Features of Oxygen OS 11
- System Updates
Oxygen OS 11 comes with a brand new UI design so that the users get more comfortable using it. The company added a new weather UI that dynamically switches between sunrise and sunset. It has also improved efficiency and optimization for many third-party applications.
- The Smart Display
A new feature, Always-on ambient Display has been added. All you have to do is go to Settings followed by Display and then turn on the Ambient Display. With the collaboration of Parsons School of Design, the new OS has added a new clock feature that changes according to the amount of data used. To enable this feature go to Settings followed by Customization and Clock Styles.
- Modes for your different moods
With every application and OS eventually adding the dark mode, we are kind of getting addicted to it. So, the company has added a new shortcut to enable the dark mode in your phone. You can also enable the ‘turn on automatically’ feature that also helps in changing the mode from sunrise to sunset automatically. Apart from the dark mode, OnePlus also included 5 new themes under Zen mode. A group feature has been included in the Zen mode which allows you to invite friends and enable this mode together.
- The Gaming arena
OnePlus has added three new ways of notification so that you have an uninterrupted gaming experience. The options are text-only, heads up, and block. Many new gaming tools have also been added for the Fnatic mode. A quick reply feature has also been added for Whatsapp and Instagram along with a mis-touch prevention feature.
Apart from all these new features, the gallery has also been optimized to create weekly videos automatically from saved pictures and videos. The image preview is also faster.
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