Apart from the great specifications, OnePlus phones are customers loving because of the Oxygen OS skin. It brings tons of exciting features to the phone. Recently, Google announced the Android 11 rollout for select pixel phone. Soon, OnePlus also announced the open beta version of OxygenOS 11 based on Android 11 for their latest flagship smartphones – OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro. The OxygenOS 11 update brings a new interface, improved dark mode, and more.
OxygenOS 11 features
Improved Interface
OxygenOS 11 brings improved UI which makes it easier to use even with one hand. The update brings a new design for the OnePlus’s first part apps like weather, notes, gallery. Size of icons is increased and a bold type makes it easier to view details. There is now more space between each menu items. The settings page is now quite similar to Samsung’s OneUI skin. The menu icons have been updated and now features larger text.
Improved Dark Mode
The update allows users to schedule the dark mode. So, you can now adjust the dark mode timing as per your convenience. OnePlus has tweaked the feature to use more dark grey hues. You’ll be able to quickly toggle the dark mode feature from the Quick Settings menu.
Always-on Display
OnePlus finally adds Always-on Display feature that most of the users were waiting for. Thus, with OxygenOs 11, you will be able to quickly check the time and notifications without fully waking the phone. Although, you can also switch back to OnePlus’s Ambient display feature.
Automatic Reels
The OnePlus’s default Gallery app will automatically create short highlight videos using your photos. This feature takes few days to create the short video. Also, it works only when the device is in charging state.
List of OnePlus devices eligible for OxygenOS 11 (Android 11) update
- OnePlus 8
- OnePlus 8 Pro
- OnePlus 7
- OnePlus 7 Pro
- OnePlus 7 Pro 5G
- OnePlus 7T
- OnePlus 7T Pro
- OnePlus 7T Pro McLaren Edition
- OnePlus 6
- OnePlus 6T
- OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition
- OnePlus Nord
[Note: This article is being updated regularly, check back later for more updates.]
OxygenOS 11 (Android 11) update tracker
| Device | Update | Recovery ROM |
|---|---|---|
| OnePlus 8 | Open Beta 1 | Download Link |
| OnePlus 8 Pro | Open Beta 1 | Download Link |
| OnePlus 7T | Custom ROM available | |
| OnePlus 7T Pro | Custom ROM available | |
| OnePlus 7T Pro McLaren Edition | Custom ROM available |
