OxygenOS 3.0 Android 6.0.1 preview build now available for OnePlus 2

[Brad Ward]

A picture of the OnePlus X with the company’s logo printed on the back.


OnePlus will soon have OxygenOS 3.0 ready, which will be based on Android 6.0.1. In the meantime, the company has released a preview build of the new operating system version, allowing some OnePlus 2 members to take the new software for a spin early.


OnePlus is asking members of the community–those who are willing–to flash the preview build on their OnePlus 2 smartphones to help with testing, particularly in areas of network testing, camera improvements, better overall performance, and even an increase in battery life.

The company began soak testing OxygenOS 3.0 just a couple weeks ago, and if this preview build test goes well, it shouldn’t be long before the new software version is ready for public consumption.

Here’s the official word from OnePlus:

“What’s available today is a daily-driver-material community release of 3.0. If you’re the type who won’t mind rolling up your sleeves a bit to get your Marshmallow on, this one’s for you. We’d like to ask for a little help with testing some aspects of the software that require a larger user base around the world. Here’s what we need your feedback on:
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• Network testing (how is this update working on your specific carrier, your specific region?)
• Are you noticing improvements to the camera (both UI and picture quality)?
• Performance and battery life – let us know how your phone runs.”

Those who flash the preview image won’t have to worry about not getting future updates either. OnePlus says that this build is OTA eligible, meaning you’ll receive future updates for this build over-the-air. Do keep in mind that upon installing this build, your fingerprint data will be erased, so you’ll need to upload your fingerprints to the device once again.

Here’s the full list of changes that you can expect in this new build, per OnePlus:

• New OnePlus Camera UI
  • UI has been cleaned up: swiping up/down now switches between photo/video, whereas HD/HDR and flash settings live in the top right corner
  • You can now change the aspect ratio and toggle grid view without going all the way to the settings
• New wallpaper picker
  • Easily preview and set both home screen and lock screen wallpaper in one place.
• Shelf UX has been improved
  • No more edit mode, long press boards to rearrange or remove
• General system performance improvements
  • Benchmarked 47% faster than OxygenOS 2.2.1 on key test scenarios
• Fingerprint performance improvement
  • Tested 45% faster than OxygenOS 2.2.1 on average
• Settings changes
  • Old app permissions are gone, say hi to new (native Android) app permissions.
  • Alert Slider has its own entry point with more customization options
  • Improved settings menu readability by changing the order a bit
• March security patches

Anyone plan on taking OxygenOS 3.0 for a spin?

source: OnePlus


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