The OnePlus 7 is the next to receive the August 2019 security patch, after its sibling, the OnePlus 7 Pro. The update is rolling out as OxygenOS 9.5.8 and also includes some fixes and optimizations. OnePlus started rolling out over the weekend to users.
It is important to mention that the only plausible reason OnePlus is rolling out August’s security patch ahead of the Pixels and Essential Phone, which are known to be the first set of phones to get security patch updates, is because the OnePlus duo won’t be getting Android Q right away.
Going by last year’s release date for Android Pie, Android Q should arrive tomorrow and we expect it to come with the August security patch for the Pixels and Essential Phone.
Back to the update for the OnePlus 7, OxygenOS 9.5.8 which is 303MB in size, fixes some touch issues and updates Google Mobile Services to that of June 2019. Below is the full change-log:
System
- Optimized Adaptive Brightness.
- Fixed the issue with quick settings menu dropping down due to accidental touches, while on a call.
- Updated GMS to 2019.06.
- Updated Android security patch to 2019.08.
- General bug fixes and improvements.
The OnePlus 7 is the cheaper version of the OnePlus 7 duo, it swaps the pop-up selfie camera of the Pro version for a camera notch in the display. It also skips the 90Hz refresh rate of the Pro version and has only two cameras on its back. OnePlus has also stuck to its 20W fast charging for the OnePlus 7 while giving the OnePlus 7 Pro Warp Charge 30 (30W). Do check out our review of the device.
As is usual with updates this is a staged rollout. You can wait for the OTA to get to you, download the incremental builds, or use the Oxygen Updater app to pull the update to your device.
