OnePlus today took the wraps off the OnePlus 8 series and equally announced a couple of hardware accessories for the models. The company also announced improvement improvements to the OxygenOS Android implementation on the new handsets. The company claims that there they OS features 280 new optimizations that are designed to guarantee a smoother Android experience on the 120Hz or 90Hz displays. Although the new features were not all mentioned, here are the few features the company unveiled. OxygenOS

  • Smooth Battle 2.0

The new OxygenOS features several optimizations to make scrolling smoother and hassle-free. The operating system is lightweight and provides a seamless software experience which makes it a fan favourite. As stated earlier, there are 280 optimizations to make scrolling and navigation smoother and more fluid than on previous models.

  • New dark theme

Dark theme has become one of the interesting features on smartphones UI mostly because of the cool effect on the eyes and lesser battery consumption. OnePlus says it has refreshed the dark theme for the OnePlus 8 but there are no specifics as to the features this would bring.

  • Dynamic Wallpaper

OnePlus says it is introducing new dynamic wallpapers that change with the weather.

  • Live Caption

The new OxygenOS also brings Live Caption to the OnePlus 8 models. This is an Android feature introduced by Google in May last year. Live caption provides audio and video captions in realtime.

The OxygenOS already has such impressive features such as quick gestures, optimized charging, the cool OnePlus launcher. 

OnePlus also says it is teaming up with Google One to provide up to 100GB of cloud storage. This will come with 3 months free trial.

In addition, Google’s Stadia cloud gaming service will be available on the OnePlus 8 Pro series. This feature will also be available on a selection of Oneplus models which will be announced soon. The device also comes with Amazon Alexa app preinstalled.

We’ll serve you more details of the new OxygenOS on the OnePlus 8 series as they emerge.