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ByAndroidSage
Highlights
Oxygen OS 15, the latest open beta update from OnePlus, brings a suite of new features, animations, and system enhancements from both OnePlus and Google’s Android 15. This update is now available for the OnePlus 12 and 12R under version CPH2585_15.0.0.200(EX01), sized at a substantial 3.60 GB. Here’s the full changelog and patch notes of the update.
While we have an extensive Oxygen OS 15 in-depth report on the New Features and Enhancements, the OTA just rolled out to Open Beta and Closed Beta testers. Here is the changelog.
Oxygen OS 15 Open Beta Full Changelog
Not that the Open Beta for public does not come with any AI features. Whereas, the Closed Beta of Oxygen OS has all the AI features.
The following changelog is for Open Beta update available for OnePlus 12R with software version CPH2585_15.0.0.200(EX01) and weighs 3.60 GB.
Buttery smooth interactions
- Animations
- A cutting-edge system graphics engine is available to deliver superior rendering and animation performance. Its innovative parallel drawing architecture ensures smooth, uninterrupted visuals, even when switching between multiple apps or pushing the system to its limits. Stability and fluidity are guaranteed under any conditions.
- Parallel animation covers more elements like widgets, components, and folders, ensuring seamless transitions and smooth animations, even during frequent interruptions.
- System-wide swipe consistency is extended to third-party apps, including WebView interfaces, for a uniform scrolling experience across the entire system.
Brand new design
- Visual effects
- The Home screen is revamped with newly designed icons, presenting a fresh look with balanced proportions and enhanced colors for fuller and sharper visuals.
- Numerous system function icons are overhauled for improved visual uniformity throughout the system.
- The rounded corner design is enhanced for uniformity and continuous curvature is applied throughout the system.
- Themes
- The new flux themes feature a vast array of high-quality themes, allowing customization with system wallpapers and personal photos for a personalized touch.
- The new flux themes present fluid and seamless transition animations among Always-On Display, Lock screen, and Home screen for improved visual consistency.
Fine details and enhancements
- Live Alerts
- The new Live Alerts design is concentrated on efficient information visualization, positioned centrally for a balanced and streamlined display.
- The new Live Alerts interaction allows capsules to expand into detailed cards with a tap, providing efficient access to multiple live activities by swiping in the status bar.
- The new Live Alerts animation system brings a fluid, elastic design and dynamic blurring effects in real time, making card visuals smoother and more refined.
- Livephotos
- The live photo duration is lengthened to 3 seconds, allowing more moments to be captured.
- Photo editing
- The new globally reversible photo editing capability saves previous edit settings for seamless subsequent edits, ensuring uninterrupted creative flow.
- The integration between Camera and filters is enhanced, allowing for the post-editing, changing, or removing of applied filters in Photos.
- Floating Window and Split View
- The new Floating Window gestures: you can swipe down a notification banner to open a floating window, swipe down to enlarge it, swipe up to close it, and swipe sideways to hide it.
- The resizable Split View windows allow you to drag the divider or tap the window for a more extensive display area.
- Notifications & Quick Settings
- The new Split mode allows separate access to the notification drawer (top-left swipe) and Quick Settings (top-right swipe), with swipe left or right to switch.
- Quick Settings is revamped with a more visually appealing and consistent layout, along with refined and enhanced animations.
- OnePlus Share
- The new file transfer capability with iOS devices, easily connecting and sharing files through OnePlus Share. Battery & charging • The new “Charging limit” feature halts charging at 80%, helping to extend battery life and minimize degradation.
- The new battery protection reminder activates the Charging limit feature if the device remains charging for too long, enhancing battery protection.
More
- Exclusive OxygenOS Always-On Displays and Lock screen clock styles are added for a unique visual experience.
- The new Home screen clock widget gives you the flexibility to resize as desired.
- An easter egg is added in Calculator and will pop up when you input “1+=”, embodying OnePlus’s enduring “Never Settle” mentality.
- New wallpapers are added to infuse your device with OnePlus’s signature style.
- Exclusive app icon designs for OxygenOS are added, offering a fresh visual experience.
- The style and visuals of the Notes widgets are enhanced, making them more appealing and practical.
- The multitasking experience is enhanced by automatically guiding you to the last used app in the recent tasks view for easier app switching.
- The Drawer mode is optimized to keep the existing Home screen app layout upon initial entry.
Security & privacy
- Safety
- The app security control feature is added to block unwanted pop-ups and background activities, improving system security and battery efficiency.
- Privacy
- The Private Safe is optimized by implementing categorized views for images, videos, and documents, simplifying data management.
- A new Home screen entry is added for hidden apps, allowing quick access by tapping the folder and verifying your privacy password.
- Advance the core with OxygenOS 15