OnePlus is apparently working on a new feature for its smartphones. The company is working on adding a new software function that will allow users to find public charging stations, that will allow for a quick battery charge when outside.

The new function was discovered by a senior member of XDADevelopers. A new string of functions was uncovered in the Settings app within Android 11 Beta 1 for the OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro. The description for these strings indicates that the company is working on building a network of public Charging Stations to help its users get a quick charge when on the move.

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These charging stations will be equipped with BLE beacons that will allow them to broadcast their location to nearby OnePlus smartphone users. These charging stations will support fast charging rates, with graphics assets that suggest the same also being discovered in the Settings app. Unfortunately, it is currently unknown when the company will announce this new Charging Station network.

Although, its deployment has already started. A Twitter user shared an image of the new Charging Stations that were found in the Bengaluru Airport, India. Looking at the image, the OnePlus brand logo can be spotted under which the Warp Charge designation is etched. The charging station also has two USB ports along with a standard universal charging plug.

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It has been only two months since OnePlus unveiled the OnePlus 8 series. But the brand is all set to launch its successors in the form of OnePlus 8T series in a few more months from now. Last year’s T series brought the people’s champion OnePlus 7T with 90Hz panel and a smaller notch but the OnePlus 7T Pro was not much of an upgrade. But his year’s 8T Pro might be better than the currently available 8 Pro, at least in terms of charging speed.

We all know that OnePlus shares resources with its sister brand Oppo. The Warp fast charging technology used in OnePlus smartphones is a rebranded Oppo VOOC charging.

Oppo’s 65W SuperVOOC 2.0 is the fastest commercially available charging solution for smartphones. The same tech is also known as SuperDart for Realme devices.

This solution may finally arrive on OnePlus smartphones with the launch of OnePlus 8T series later this year. Strings mentioning ‘Super Wrap Charger’ (typo) and ‘65W Fast Charge’ were found in the OnePlus Engineering Mode app in the latest Android 10 and Android 11-based OxygenOS builds by a Twitter user (via XDA Developers).

Since ultra-fast charging is a premium feature, we believe it to be exclusive to OnePlus 8T Pro or any other special edition of this handset if any as McLaren partnership has ended. Also, an OnePlus 65W charger has been already certified in May and thus we can expect the company to surely bring this feature in at least one of its next devices.

Additionally, OnePlus may also release a new color variant of OnePlus 8 series called ‘Ice Blue’.

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OnePlus has launched a hilarious but useful campaign in London. Called Warp Charge SOS, folks living in the city with a low cell phone battery have been asked to tweet at OnePlus UK using the hashtag #WarpChargeSOS with your location and a “rescue team” will come to charge your phone where you are. You can also post on their official Facebook account using the hashtag.

The rescue team will arrive in a fire truck with a large battery pack with multiple USB ports and proceed to “rescue” your phone.

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Warp Charge SOS is a one-day event in London. After today, it will head to Amsterdam and Utrecht on October 5 and Helsinki on October 9.

Got a battery emergency? The #WarpChargeSOS service is here to save the day. For today only, our rescue team will be in London to save you if you're dangerously low on juice.

Tweet us at #WarpChargeSOS with your location and we'll be there in no time! https://t.co/P3sOqnJQxv pic.twitter.com/o9uNYeHZIK

— OnePlus UK (@OnePlus_UK) October 3, 2019

All citizens are equal! Everyone deserves to experience the speed of Warp Charge. Give us a location and we'll solve your battery emergency! #WarpChargeSOS

— OnePlus UK (@OnePlus_UK) October 3, 2019

Oh! And you don’t have to be a OnePlus user to enjoy the service, OnePlus says “all citizens are equal”. We only wish OnePlus made another power bank.

Warp Charge is OnePlus’ fast charging technology. There is Warp Charge 30 which charges at 30W (6V 5A) and there is the new and faster Warp Charge 30T which also charges at 30W but at 5V 6A and is 23% faster than Warp Charge 30.

Warp Charge 30 is available on the OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition and OnePlus 7 Pro while Warp Charge 30T is available on the OnePlus 7T.

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Following the launch of the OnePlus 6, OnePlus has refrained from using the phrase “Dash Charge” to refer to its fast charging technology or any of its charging accessories. The reason for that is due to a trademark issue in the US and EU. A new trademark filing has revealed what may be the new name for its fast charging technology.

According to a trademark filing in Europe, the new name for OnePlus’ fast charge technology may be “Warp Charge”. The application was filed on Friday, the 13th of July and includes the new logo for the charging technology. It is also said to fall under class 9 of trademark classifications. Items under this class include most of the electronics in use today.

In OnePlus’s application, the trademark will be used for data cables, power adapters, cell phone battery chargers, electrical adapters, chargers for electric batteries and wireless chargers.

You may be wondering why “wireless chargers” is on the list since OnePlus doesn’t have any phone that supports wireless charging neither does it make wireless chargers. Since it is a trademark application, it can as well cover future products.

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The filing hasn’t been approved yet. Once done, we expect OnePlus to make an announcement and rebrand its charging technology and related accessories.

What do you think of Warp Charge? Does it roll off the tongue like Dash Charge?

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