OnePlus has released a new system update for its most affordable smartphone of 2020 – OnePlus Nord N100. The latest update for this handset brings updated security patches along with some fixes.

Unlike the brand’s flagship smartphone models, the OnePlus Nord N100 is only sold in select few regions like Europe and the US. The new system update for this phone comes with the following build numbers.

• NA – OxygenOS 10.5.6
• EU – OxygenOS 10.5.8

According to the official changelog, the latest update bumps up the security patch level to February 2021. For those unaware, this device’s last stable update, which was released last month, came with January 2021 security patches.

Apart from the latest security patches, the new update also brings optimizations for standby power consumption in some scenarios and fixes for some known issues.

OnePlus Nord N100 OxygenOS 10.5.6 / 10.5.8 Official Changelog

• System
  • Optimized standby power consumption in some scenarios
  • Fixed the known issues
  • Updated Android Security Patch to 2021.02

Like any other system update, this one is also being seeded out in batches via OTA. Therefore, it may take time to reach every unit. Anyway, the update should be available for all users in the coming days.

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OnePlus is rolling out April 2020 security patch to the OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro worldwide. The updates not only bump up the security level but also fix and optimize the system, Bluetooth, camera, and network. Also, unlike previous generations, these handsets are receiving different software builds based on model and region.

Ever since OnePlus introduced region-specific features in OxygenOS, the builds for the devices have become different for each other. Hence, the same update for the OenPlus 8 series varies as mentioned below.

• OnePlus 8
  • OxygenOS 10.5.6 – Europe
  • OyxgenOS 10.5.7 – India, International
• OnePlus 8 Pro
  • OxygenOS 10.5.8 – Europe, India, International

OnePlus 8 / 8 Pro OxygenOS 10.5.6 / 10.5.7 / 10.5.8 Official Changelog

• System
• • • Optimized touch and interaction experience
    • Improved power consumption performance of the system
    • Improved the video playing effect when in low brightness (8 Pro only)
    • Improved system stability and fixed general issues
    • Updated Android Security Patch to 2020.04

• Bluetooth
• • • Improved stability and compatibility of Bluetooth connection

• Camera
• • • Optimized the HDR video effect (8 Pro only)
    • Improved the shooting experience with Camera and improved stability

• Network
• • Enable 5G for Telia Norway (Europe only)
  • Improved the performance and stability of Wi-Fi
  • Improved the stability of communication
  • Optimized network latency for online games and improved the smoothness

OnePlus officially announced the rollout of this update on OnePlus Community. But it might take time to reach every unit since it is being seeded out in batches like any other OTA update.

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OnePlus 8 Pro, the brand’s costliest mainstream flagship smartphone till date got off to a rough start. At first, some of the users were facing ‘green tint’ issue on their units similar to Galaxy S20 Ultra. But the company seems to have fixed it temporarily with an update last week. Followed by that, a set of few users reported ‘black crush’ issue. For which, the brand is offering refund, replacement, or free repair depending on what the customer wishes to will roll out an OTA update in the near future.   

Now, OnePlus is rolling out OxygenOS 10.5.6 update to the device with camera-related improvements.

Users of OnePlus 8 Pro are receiving a new OTA update weighing about 125MB. The update bumps up the software build to OxygenOS 10.5.6. It does not bring any visual changes instead, it claims to fix certain known issues and improved the stability of the system.

The update also brings improvement to front camera shooting experience and overall stability. Also, it insists to refine the dirt detection capability so that the device can notify users to wipe off the camera lens when needed.

Anyway, here’s the official changelog of OxygenOS 10.5.6  update for OnePlus 8 Pro.

• System
  • Fixed known issues and improved system stability
• Camera
  • Refined the dirt detection capability to be more accurate than ever
  • Improved the camera’s shooting experience with the front camera
  • Improved the stability

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