Recently, OnePlus rolled out the Android 12-based OxygenOS 12 stable update for the OnePlus 9 and the OnePlus 9 Pro. Though the release was called stable, it was riddled with bugs. Hence, the brand had to halt the rollout. At around the same time, an interesting detail about the software also emerged. Let’s take a look at what it’s all about.
According to the Google Camera Port Updates Telegram channel (via Android Police), OxygenOS 12 blocks access to auxiliary cameras in third-party camera apps on OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro.
For the unaware, auxiliary cameras on smartphones include additional sensors other than the primary wide-angle snapper. This means the OnePlus 9 series users on OxygenOS 12 cannot use the ultra-wide camera or the telephoto shooter in any other camera application other than the stock camera app.
The aforementioned limitation is part of ColorOS. Since the OnePlus 9 series now basically runs OPPO’s operating system with the latest iteration of OxygenOS, it has inherited all the qualities.
Thus, Google Camera ports, which enable users to click Pixel-esque pictures can now only access the primary sensor on the current-gen OnePlus flagships. The older OnePlus devices slated to receive OxygenOS 12 should also be plagued with this limitation.
In a nutshell, unless OPPO or OnePlus makes changes to the unified codebase of ColorOS and OxygenOS, all devices running software builds based on this codebase will continue to have this limitation.
As mentioned earlier, the issue applies to all third-party camera applications, not only Google Camera ports.
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