The OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro are fantastic devices that have been released this year, and we’ve been waiting for quite a while to look at what the company does when it comes to the OxygenOS-ColorOS merger. While it’s pretty clear that the Android 12 previews for each device have been based on ColorOS, they still retain the look and feel of OxygenOS — for now. With that said, OnePlus seems to be rolling out a strong construct of Android 12 for the OnePlus nine collection for a few customers now, and we’ve a number of download links already
Users have already received the OTA and have installed it, and it looks similar to the Android 12 developer preview that we’ve already seen before. OnePlus has yet to officially announce the update on its forums, but we expect the company to soon.
The complete changelog is below.
- System
- Optimized desktop icons with improved textures, by using a design inspired by brand-new materials and uniting lights and layers
- Dark mode
- Dark mode now supports three adjustable levels, bringing a more personalized and comfortable user experience
- Shelf
- New additional style options for Cards, making data contents more visual and easier to read
- Newly added Earphone Control Card with Bluetooth earphone one-click adjustment
- Newly added access to OnePlus Scout in Shelf, allowing you to search multiple contents on your phone, including Apps, Settings, Media Data, etc
- Newly added OnePlus Watch Card in Shelf, to easily glance at your health stats
- Work-Life Balance
- Work-Life Balance feature is now available to all users, allowing you to effortlessly switch between Work and Life mode via quick settings
- WLB 2.0 now supports automatic Work/Life mode switching, based on specific locations, Wi-Fi network, and time, also bringing customized App notification profiles according to the personalization
- Gallery
- Gallery now allows you to switch between different layouts with a two-finger pinch gesture, intelligently recognizing the best-quality pictures, and cropping the thumbnail based on the content, making the gallery layout more pleasing
Canvas AOD
- Gallery now allows you to switch between different layouts with a two-finger pinch gesture, intelligently recognizing the best-quality pictures, and cropping the thumbnail based on the content, making the gallery layout more pleasing
- Canvas AOD
- Canvas AOD brings you new diverse styles of lines and colors, for a more personalized lock screen experience with inspiring visuals
- Newly added multiple brushes and strokes and support for color adjustment
- Optimized software algorithm and improved face recognition to better identify the features and skin color of different figures
Download: Stable OxygenOS 12 update based on Android 12
You can download the update and sideload it onto your phone. Download the appropriate package for your phone, go to Settings > System > System Updates, and then click on the top-right icon and select the “Local Upgrade” option. From there, select the update package that you have downloaded and proceed. We’ll be sure to update this with more links as we receive them.
OnePlus 9
- Europe: Waiting
- Global: Waiting
- India: Full update
OnePlus 9 Pro
- Europe: Waiting
- Global: Waiting
- India: Full update
Thanks to XDA Senior Member Some_Random_Username for the download links, and thanks to Telegram user @JishnuSur for the screenshots!
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