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Oxygen OS 12 Open Beta 1 Released for OnePlus Nord 2 Finally – Download them Here
Oneplus Nord 2 is released on 22nd July, 2021 . It is among the favourite smartphones to buy in below ₹30,000 Market. It’s released with Color os codebase Oxygen OS 11.3 .
OnePlus Nord 2 has already been in Closed Beta Testing since 1 month.
Now OnePlus has released Official Oxygen OS 12 Open Beta 1 for OnePlus Nord 2.
Let’s see their post
“We are excited to release our OxygenOS 12 Open Beta, based on Android 12, to the OnePlus Nord 2. For those who want to fully understand what the new OxygenOS 12 is all about, check it out today!”
Oxygen OS 12 Open Beta 1 Changelog
Key updates
- System
- Newly added Smart Battery Engine, a feature that prolongs battery life based on smart algorithms and biomimetic self-restoration technology
- Optimized AI System Booster to 2.1 for your system to run smoothly even when the load is high
- Optimized desktop icons with improved textures, by using a design inspired by brand-new materials and uniting lights and layers
- Optimized Extra HD, a feature that can significantly enhance image and video resolutions
- 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 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 status
- 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
- Canvas AOD brings you new diverse styles of lines and colors, for a more personalized lock screen experience with inspiring visuals
- Optimized software algorithm and improved face recognition to better identify the features and skin color of different figures
- Games
- Newly added the HyperBoost end-to-end frame rate stabilizer
Known issues
- You might be unable to use Face Unlock in the dark after turning on Brighten screen in dim light through Settings.
- Fortnite will crash when playing the game.
Download Oxygen OS 12 Open beta 1 NORD 2
Oxygen OS 12 Open beta 1 (INDIA) – Download
After Downloading the file remove .jar at the end and rename the file to .zip .
How to install
- Download the latest ROM upgrade zip package from the specified server.
- Copy the ROM upgrade package to the phone storage.
- Power off the phone -> Pressing the Power button and Volume Down button for 10 seconds at the same time -> Choose language to enter the Recovery mode -> Click Install from Storage -> Click on the corresponding installation package -> upgrade -> System upgrade completed to 100%.
- After the upgrade is complete, click Restart.
- Update successful.
Please keep in mind that this is beta software. These builds are not as stable as our official OTAs. By installing this update, you accept the potential risks.
source – oneplus forums
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Update: Droid-life.com has updated their article, saying that the information has been removed from the Telus listing as of now.
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