The OnePlus Nord 2T OxygenOS 13 Open Beta program has been revealed by OnePlus. The official announcement came via a post on the OnePlus Community forums. It is important to note that only Indian customers are eligible for the OnePlus Nord 2T OxygenOS 13 Open Beta program.
Typically, the company makes OxygenOS Open Beta firmware available for users to manually flash onto their devices. This time, though, the company has not made the firmware available; instead, consumers must apply for the program. If a user’s application is accepted, OxygenOS 13 Open Beta will be downloaded to their device automatically.
Indian owners of the OnePlus Nord 2T who have updated to the CPH2401 11 A.17 firmware are welcome to sign up for the OxygenOS 13 Open Beta program. Such users can navigate to Settings > About Device > Tap Updated, then Tap Icon on Top Right, then Tap Beta Program > Beta. Enter your details here > To enroll in the OnePlus Nord 2T Android 13 Open Beta program, click Apply Now.
OnePlus intends to choose 5000 Indian owners of the OnePlus Nord 2T for the OxygenOS 13 Open Beta program. To participate in the Nord 2T Android 13 Open Beta program, interested users must submit an application on or before December 3. Let’s take a look at the changes coming with the Android 13 Beta update.
Aquamorphic Design
• Adds Aquamorphic Design theme colors for enhanced visual comfort.
• Applies the Aquamorphic Design philosophy to animations to make them natural and vivid.
• Adds Shadow-Reflective Clock, with shadow simulating the orientation of the sun and moon.
• Adds a Home screen world clock widget to show the time in different time zones.
• Upgrades to Quantum Animation Engine 4.0, with a new behavior recognition feature, which recognizes complex gestures and provides optimized interactions.
• Optimizes UI layers for a clearer and neater visual experience.
• Applies real-world physical motions to animations to make them look more natural and intuitive.
• Adapts responsive layouts to accommodate different screen sizes to improve readability.
• Optimizes the widget design to make information easier and quicker to find.
• Optimizes fonts for better readability.
• Optimizes system icons by using the latest color scheme to make the icons easier to recognize.
• Enriches and optimizes illustrations for features by incorporating multicultural and inclusive elements.
Efficiency
• Adds large folders to the Home screen. You can now open an app in an enlarged folder with just one tap and turn pages in the folder with a swipe.
• Adds media playback control, and optimizes the Quick Settings experience.
• Adds more markup tools for screenshot editing.
• Adds support for adding widgets to the Home screen, making information display more personalized.
• Adds Sidebar Toolbox. You can open a floating window inside apps for smooth operation.
• Optimizes Shelf. Swiping down on the Home screen will bring up Shelf by default. You can search content online and on your device.
Seamless Interconnection
• Optimizes Screencast, with cast content automatically adapting to the target screen.
• Optimizes earphone connectivity to deliver a more seamless experience.
Personalization
• Optimizes Bitmoji to offer more Always-On Display animations.
• Optimizes Insight Always-On Display, with more personalized Always-On Display settings available.
• Optimizes Portrait Silhouette Always-On Display, with more drawing tools and line colors available.
Security and Privacy
• Adds an automatic pixelation feature for chat screenshots. The system can identify and automatically pixelate profile pictures and display names in a chat screenshot to protect your privacy.
• Adds regular clearing of clipboard data for privacy protection.
• Optimizes Private Safe. The Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) is used to encrypt all files for enhanced security of private files.
Health & Digital Wellbeing
• Adds distance-from-phone, ambient light, and sitting posture reminders in Kid Space.
• Adds Eye comfort in Kid Space to protect children’s vision.
Performance Optimization
• Adds Dynamic Computing Engine to improve the system speed, stability, battery life, and app experience.
Gaming Experience
• Upgrades to HyperBoost GPA 4.0 to stabilize the frame rate and balance the performance and power consumption in key scenarios.
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