When Will My OnePlus Phone Get Android 12-Based OxygenOS 12 Update?
Oct. 5, 2021Soon afterGoogle unveiled Android 12, OnePlusannouncedthe first open beta for the flagship OnePlus 9 series, the OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro. In addition, the company finally revealed the list of OnePlus phones that are eligible for the OxygenOS 12 update. Notably, this is thefirst major update thatintegrates the codebase of OxygenOS and ColorOSafterOnePlus’ merger with Oppo.
OnePlus Phones Eligible For OxygenOS 12 Based on Android 12
OxygenOS 12 will be available on the OnePlus 7 series and newersmartphones. That includes the OnePlus 7/ 7T series, 8 series, and 9 series, other than the Nord series. You can check the complete list of OnePlus phones eligible for OxygenOS 12 below:
Before we move on, let’s address the missing OnePlus Nord devices in the list. We already know thatOnePlus Nord N10 5G and N100 budget phoneswere entitled to a single major Android update. Considering these phones launched with Android 10, the major update was Android 11. Hence,you won’t get Android 12 update on OnePlus Nord N10 5G and N100.
Coming to OnePlus Nord N200, OnePlus had confirmed the Android 12 update for the device. ToquoteOnePlus,“Starting from N10 and N100, all N series devices will receive 1 major Android update and 3 years of security updates.”OnePlus Nord N200 was launched with Android 11 and will receive Android 12 sometime in the future. Since the aforesaid list is for OxygenOS 12 open beta, it’s likely that OnePlus would roll out OxygenOS 12 for Nord N200 whenever it’s ready without a public beta program.
OxygenOS 12bringsvisual changes to Zen Mode and the newly-added Private Safe app to hide sensitive photos and files. It also embraces neumorphism to add subtle gradients and shadows to the interface. You’ll notice an updated OnePlus Shelf, Work Life Balance 2.0, three levels of dark modes, Canvas AOD 2.0, Games Toolbox 2.0, and expanded availability of Scout.
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