OnePlus continues to impress: both of its 2016 flagships, the 3 and 3T, are getting Oreo thanks to the Open Beta program. So if you’re running OnePlus’ latest and greatest software, then this is an update worth getting excited for. And if you’re not living life on the edge yet, then this may encourage you to do so.
We knew this was coming, but it’s still nice to see. As always, here’s the update changelog:
System
- Update to Android O (8.0)
- Added Picture in Picture
- Added Auto-fill
- Added Smart text selection
- New Quick Settings design
- Updated security patch to September
Launcher
- Added notification dots
- Now able to upload photos directly to Shot on OnePlus
Known issues of the first Android O Beta
- Fingerprint unlock may be a bit slow in some situations
- Shortcut to access Google Photos is unavailable
- Stability of NFC and Bluetooth need to be improved
- Performance and compatibility of 3rd party apps will be optimized continuously
- Complete device tree will be released after a week
The OnePlus Music app has been removed from this build.
Oreo comes to the OnePlus 3/3T thanks to the latest Open Beta was written by the awesome team at Android Police.