OnePlus has finally started rolling out the Android 8.0 Oreo update for the OnePlus 5. This comes as a part of the OxygenOS 5.0 update.
OnePlus has provided the full list of changes on its forum but to summarize them, you are getting all the new Oreo features, along with improvements to the launcher, updated Camera app UI, optimizations to image quality, beauty effect for Portrait Mode, Parallel Apps feature, new design for Quick Settings, new design for lift-up display and more. Also added is the Android December security patch.
The update is now rolling to all the countries, starting with Canada and Germany. You can check for updates from Settings, try using a VPN if it’s not available in your region or grab the update from the forum.
Here’s the changelog of this build.
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Updated to Android O (8.0)
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Launcher
- Optimizations for Shelf
- Now you can upload your photo through Shot on OnePlus
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Camera
- New Camera UI design
- Optimizations for photo quality
- Added beauty effect for Portrait Mode
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Gallery
- Added “Places” tab for viewing photos on a map
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Calculator
- Added history feature
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Clock
- Added alarm calendar feature
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System
- Added Parallel Apps feature
- New design for Quick Settings
- New design for Lift up display
- Added “Adaptive model” screen calibration
- Optimizations for Wi-Fi
- Optimizations for Battery Saver
- Updated Android security patch to December
