NEW DELHI: The company has some good news for you. As promised, OnePlus has started rolling out Android 11 update for its OnePlus 6 and OnePlus 6T smartphones. Launched in 2018, both the smartphones received a stable Android 11 update ahead of their promised schedule. The company started testing the first beta of OxygenOS 11 in July this year. The smartphones then received two subsequent beta updates.
It is a staged rollout and will be received by a limited number of users today (August 12) and will have a broader rollout in a few days after making sure there are no critical bugs. OnePlus launched the OnePlus 6 and OnePlus 6T in 2018 with Android 8.0 Oero operating system out of the box. The smartphones then received Android 9.0 Pie and Android 10 updates. This is the third major software update for both smartphones.
The company also advises the users to charge their smartphones and back their data before downloading the update. With Android 11 update, the OnePlus 6 and OnePlus 6T users will be able to experience new features like default screen recorder, better media controller, native smart home control, one-time permission to apps, security fixes via Google Play and others.
Here’s a complete changelog of the update
System
It is a staged rollout and will be received by a limited number of users today (August 12) and will have a broader rollout in a few days after making sure there are no critical bugs. OnePlus launched the OnePlus 6 and OnePlus 6T in 2018 with Android 8.0 Oero operating system out of the box. The smartphones then received Android 9.0 Pie and Android 10 updates. This is the third major software update for both smartphones.
The company also advises the users to charge their smartphones and back their data before downloading the update. With Android 11 update, the OnePlus 6 and OnePlus 6T users will be able to experience new features like default screen recorder, better media controller, native smart home control, one-time permission to apps, security fixes via Google Play and others.
Here’s a complete changelog of the update
System
- Updated to OxygenOS 11 version
- Fresh new UI visual design brings you a more comfortable experience with various optimizations of details
- Since this is a big Android update with multiple new features, the upgrade process might be a little longer, please be more patient.
Game Space
- Newly added gaming tools box for convenient switches of Fnatic mode. You can now choose three ways of notifications: text-only, heads up and block, just for your immersive gaming experience
- Newly added quick reply feature in a small window for Instagram, WhatsApp and Telegram (Enable it by swiping down from upper right/left corners of the screen in gaming mode)
- Newly added mis-touch prevention feature. Enable it, swipe down from the top of the screen, click and the notification bar will pop out
Camera
- Updated the camera UI and optimized some of the function paths to offer more convenient operation
Ambient Display
- Newly added Insight clock style, a joint creation with Parsons School of Design. It will change according to the phone usage data (To set: Settings > Customization > Clock on ambient display)
- Newly added Canvas feature that can automatically draw a wireframe picture based on a lock screen photo on your phone（Path: Settings – Customization – Wallpaper – Canvas – Choose photo preview and it can be generated automatically）
Dark Mode
- Added a shortcut for Dark Mode, you can pull down the Quick Settings panel and find it
- Supported automatically enable by time range (path: Settings – Display – Dark Mode – Turn on automatically – Automatically enable from sunset to sunrise / Custom time range
Shelf
- Newly shelf interface design, the interface is clearer
- Added weather widget, animation effect smarter
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