OnePlus released Android 11 Beta for the public in the form of OxygenOS 11 Open Beta 1 for OnePlus 7, OnePlus 7 Pro, OnePlus 7T, and OnePlus 7T Pro. OnePlus, in an official community post details, all the new features OxygenOS 11 based on Android 11 brings to the users.
The OxygenOS 11 Open Beta 1 brings fresh new UI visual design brings you a more comfortable experience with various optimizations of details, new Ambient Display, Dark mode, new Gallery app, Shelf support, and more.
You can download the Oxygen OS 11 open beta on your OnePlus 7 and OnePlus 7T series through the below link. Remember, this isn’t a stable version so you might experience some bugs after the update.
How to Install OxygenOS 11 Beta in OnePlus 7 and OnePlus 7T Series
Download the latest ROM upgrade zip package from the specified server.
Copy the ROM upgrade package to the phone storage.
Go to Settings -> System -> System Updates -> Click top right icon -> Local upgrade -> Click on the corresponding installation package -> upgrade -> System upgrade completed to 100%.
After the upgrade is complete, click Restart.
Update successful.
Note: This upgrade method will not erase data but please be sure to backup first.
Rollback Method
Download the latest ROM upgrade zip package from the specified server.
Copy the Rollback package to the phone storage.
Go to Settings -> System -> System Updates -> Click top right icon -> Local upgrade -> Click on the corresponding installation package -> upgrade -> System upgrade completed to 100%.
After the upgrade is complete, click Restart.
Update successful.
Note – This upgrade method will erase all the contents of the phone, please be sure to backup first.
OxygenOS 11 Beta 1 Changelog for OnePlus 7 and OnePlus 7T series
System
Update to OxygenOS 11 version
Fresh new UI visual design brings you a more comfortable experience with various optimizations of details
Optimize the stability of some third-party applications and improve the experience
Camera
Updated the camera UI and optimized some of the function paths to offer more convenient operation
Newly added HEVC codec to reduce video storage size seamlessly, capture and shoot more without compromising on quality
Newly added access to a third-party app to share the picture by pressing and holding it in preview
Newly added the quick access to recording mode by pressing and holding the shutter button and by sliding the button, you can easily zoom in or zoom out
Newly added the playback display in Time-lapse mode to show the actual filming time
Ambient Display
Newly added Insight clock style, a joint creation with Parsons School of Design. It will change according to the phone usage data ( To set: Settings > Customization > Clock Style)
Newly added Canvas feature that can automatically draw a wireframe picture based on a lock screen photo on your phone（Path：Settings-Customization-Wallpaper-Canvas-Choose photo preview and it can be generated automatically）
Always-On-Display feature is under internal test and will be released in subsequent versions. In this build, you can use the “Ambient Display” by picking up your phone or tapping the screen, it can be turned on in the Settings.
Dark Mode
Added the shortcut key for Dark Mode, pull down the quick setting to enable.
Supporting automatically turn on feature & customize time range. path: Settings – Display – Dark Mode – Turn on automatically – Automatically enable from sunset to sunrise / Custom time range
Shelf
Newly shelf interface design, the interface is clearer
Added weather widget, animation effect smarter
Gallery
Supporting Story function, automatically form weekly videos with photos and video in storage
Optimize the loading speed of the gallery, and the image preview is faster
Known issues
Potential risks of increased power consumption and instability.
In some conditions, the Gallery app might be slower to load and some pictures may not be displayed in the Gallery.
The devices (earphones, speaker,s etc.) connected through Bluetooth may not be able to play sound occasionally.
