If you install OxygenOS Open Beta 25/16 on your OnePlus 3/3T, you can experience Android 8.0 and its new features like PIP (Picture in Picture), notification dots, Smart text selection, Auto-fill, revamped Quick Settings menu, September 2017 security patches and more. Below is the full changelogs of this new update.
Below are the full changelog of OxygenOS Open Beta 25/16 for OnePlus 3/3T: Below are the known issues of OxygenOS Open Beta 25/16 – Update to Android O (8.0) – Added Picture in Picture – Added Auto-fill – Added Smart text selection – New Quick Settings design – September security patch Launcher changes – Added Notification dots in Launcher – Added OnePlus account login for access to Shot on OnePlus – Now able to upload photos directly to Shot on OnePlus through wallpapers
How to Download and Install Android 8.0 Oreo Based OxygenOS Open Beta 25/16 Manually
- Download OnePlus 3 Open Beta 25 full firmware package from here. For OnePlus 3T, download Open Beta 16 full firmware package from here.
- After downloading the firmware on your computer, follow this installation instruction. Important note: If you want to go back to previous Nougat based Open Beta 24/15 for OnePlus 3/3T, you should download the downgrade build and flash it via stock recovery. Here is how it is.
How to Downgrade OnePlus 3/3T to Nougat Based OxygenOS Open Beta 24/15
Note: The below procedure will wipe app and cache data, but Internal Storage will be saved.
- Download special build for OnePlus 3 from here and OnePlus 3T from here. Copy the file to internal storage.
- Reboot your phone in to recovery Mode.
- Choose “Install from Local”
- Choose the downloaded build to install. Keep in mind that all files mentioned above are beta, so you may experience bugs and it is unstable. (Source – OnePlus)