One day after unveiling its speedy new OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition, OnePlus is showing some love to one of its older phones.
OnePlus today announced an Android 9.0 Pie beta for the OnePlus 5 and OnePlus 5T. The OnePlus 5 update is Open beta 22, while the OnePlus 5T's update is Open Beta 20. Here's the changelog for both updates:
System
- Updated system to Android™ 9.0 Pie™
- Brand new UI for Android Pie
- Brand new navigation gestures (this is only for 5T)
- Updated Android security patch to 2018.11
- Optimizations for background app process handling
Do Not Disturb mode
- New Do Not Disturb mode with adjustable settings
Communication
- UI Improvements for emergency rescue
- Optimized UI for speed dial and calling interface
- Now able to assign a specific SIM for a specific contact or group of contacts when using dual SIM
Parallel Apps
- Added support for more apps (Telegram, Discord, IMO, Uber, OLA) in parallel apps
Weather
- Now able to switch dynamically to your current location
- Display more suggestions when the search function is used
- Fixed an issue that prevented the app from refreshing when the location is changed
- Fixed an issue that resulted in some users being unable to find certain locations
Be aware that because this is a beta update, you may encounter some bugs with the software. The trade-off is that you're getting to use Android 9 Pie on your OnePlus 5 or OnePlus 5T before the general public while also helping OnePlus to squash bugs in its software.
If you''ve got a OnePlus 5 or OnePlus 5T and you'd like to help beta test Android 9 Pie, you can find the flashing instructions and full ROM right here.