As scheduled, OnePlus has finally started recruiting ColorOS 12 (Android 12) beta testers for OnePlus 8, OnePlus 8 Pro, and OnePlus 8T in China. The registrations were supposed to go live today. However, the program kickstarted yesterday evening itself.
According to official announcement posts on OnePlus Community China, the first batch of registrations has already closed today at 3 PM (local time). The brand has not revealed when it will be recruiting more testers.
Unlike regular ColorOS beta registration, the one for the older OnePlus devices is different as they run HydrogenOS. Applicants have to fill a special questionnaire instead of going to the update section on their phones.
OnePlus says that the applications will be reviewed within 5 working days. Also, participants who get selected will receive the Android 12-based ColorOS 12 beta update via OTA within 3 working days from the selection result.
The company has also listed some of the issues persisting in this update. The brand states that ‘Face Unlock’ may fail, using non-original chargers may result in intermittent charging, the calendar widget is elongated, and the fast wireless charging icon is not displayed on the OnePlus 8 Pro.
There could be also several other bugs but it is up to testers to find and report them. Pete Lau had already talked about difficulties in migrating from HydrogenOS to ColorOS. So don’t expect a smooth ride, even for international variants, which will be updated to OxygenOS 12 based on the merged codebase of ColorOS and OxygenOS.
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