OnePlus is rolling out the OxygenOS 11 Open Beta 5 for the OnePlus 7 series and the OnePlus 7T series worldwide. According to the official announcement, this is the final public beta release based on Android 11 for these four smartphones.  Let’s take a look at what it brings to the table.

First and foremost, the OxygenOS 11 Open Beta 5 for Oneplus 7, OnePlus 7 Pro, OnePlus 7T, and OnePlus 7T Pro increments the security patch level to May 2021. Further, like most OxygenOS releases, this one also comes with a number of improvements and fixes.

As per the official changelog, the last-ever Android 11 public beta update for the 2019 OnePlus flagship smartphones arrives with improvements for compatibility issues with certain third-party apps on Android 11, overall phone app stability, WiFi connection stability, overall loading speed of the Gallery app, and animation performance as well as frame rate of Shelf.

Last but not least, this update also fixes call issue on Google Fi app and other know issues, in addition to reducing battery consumption under specific scenarios.

This update is being seeded out via OTA for the units that are currently running the previous beta build. Users can stable build can download and install the beta release manually.

OnePlus 7, 7 Pro, 7T, 7T Pro OxygenOS Open Beta 5 Official Changelog

• System
  • Reduced battery consumption under specific scenarios
  • Improved the compatibility of specific third-party apps on Android 11
  • Fixed known issues and improved system stability
  • Upgrade Android Security Patch level to May 2021
• Phone
  • Improved the overall application stability
  • Fixed the probability issue about can not answer the calls via Google Fi app
• Network
  • Improved the Wi-Fi connection stability
• Gallery
  • Improved the overall loading speed
• Shelf
  • Improved the animation performance and frame rate

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Oneplus is rolling out a new public beta update for the OnePlus 8 series and 8T. For OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro, the update arrives as OxygenOS 11 Open Beta 10. Whereas, for OnePlus 8T, this very same update is called OxygenOS 11 Open Beta 5.

The latest public beta update for the 2020 OnePlus flagship smartphones bumps up the security patch level to May 2021. Most importantly, it adds support for Bitmoji AOD. After installing the updates, users will have to download the Bitmoji app, log in to their account, and set Bitmoji AOD from Settings > Customization > Clock on ambient display > Bitmoji.

Further, like any other OxygenOS update, this one also brings tons of fixes and improvements. Some of these fixes are for audio recording issue with headphones, details page of Contact not displaying, calling content not displaying, occasional WiFi connection failure, and more.

Lastly, the update comes with improvements for audio experience and connection stability with OnePlus Buds/OnePlus Watch, video preview clarity under 4K 60FPS mode, text display of the Setup Wizard, and loading speed of the Privacy Policy page.

OnePlus 8, 8 Pro / 8T OxygenOS 11 Open Beta 10 / 5 Official Changelog

• System
• • Improved the loading speed of the Privacy Policy page
  • Improved the text display of the Setup Wizard
  • Fixed the small probability issue where recording audio with headphones may not work as expected
  • Fixed the abnormal display issue with the Setting‘s title when the Freeform Windows is enabled
  • Fixed the small probability issue where the status bar displays two SIM cards’ mobile data icons at the same time
  • Fixed the small probability issue that some covers of third-party music apps still display as lock screen even the music notification is removed
  • Updated Android security patch to 2021.05
• Ambient display
• • Newly added Bitmoji AOD, co-designed by Snapchat & Bitmoji, which will liven up the ambient display with your personal Bitmoji avatar. Your avatar will update throughout the day based on the condition of date, time, weather and the music listening. ( Path: Settings – Customization – Clock on ambient display – Bitmoji )
• Phone
• • Improved the audio experience when the phone is connected with OnePlus watch and OnePlus buds
  • Fixed the issue that the call recording list is not updated in time after the system is upgraded
  • Fixed the small probability issue that the details page of Contact is not displayed
  • Fixed the issue that the calling content is not displayed
• Camera
• • Improved the video preview clarity under 4K 60FPS mode
• Bluetooth
• • Improved the connection stability with OnePlus Buds
• Network
• • Fixed the small probability issue that the non-default data SIM card in gaming mode can’t get access to 4G network
  • Fixed the issue that the nearby Wi-Fi network cannot be switched intelligently
  • Fixed the occasional failure to connect to Wi-Fi network

This update is currently rolling to users who are already on the previous OxygenOS Open Beta build. On the other hand, users on the ‘Stable’ channel can install this update by downloading the appropriate file from the OnePlus Software Upgrade page.

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