OnePlus has a new Android 12 beta build for OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro owners, with the hope being that this build won’t brick a bunch of phones. Oops. As we all know, flashing these builds is done so with plenty of risk and OnePlus makes that very clear on their forums. If you aren’t a developer, you should probably stay away from OnePlus’ Android 12 beta.
This time around, OnePlus says that this release is only available after “careful testing and verification.” You see, a Factory Reset Protection (FRP) check was the cause of the last beta build’s issues, and this time around, OnePlus has issued a hotfix to correct that problem.
Below, you’ll see a list of known issues and things to be aware of. For example, all your phone’s data will be wiped. If you try to use the camera’s HDR mode, it’ll likely crash. Want to use the fingerprint reader? Nope, it’s busted.
Things to Know
- All data will be cleared while flashing the build
- Video call function is not available
- Fingerprint unlock and face unlock are unavailable
- Certain UI screens look less than desirable
- Some apps may not function as expected
- System stability issues
- Probability of camera crash when HDR mode enabled.
Proceed at your own risk.
// OnePlus
I had the 7 pro and 8 pro. Both were nice phones.
I sold my 7 pro to my son in-law. Since receiving Android 11 his phone is no longer working correctly. I told him they would probably fix it in an update. An update came and he said it’s worse now than before.
Not sure why OnePlus is going in the wrong direction.
Because they seem to be 100% immersed in fooling customers into pimping their brand for coupon codes.
Have you tried reading the 7Pro forums for work-arounds?
What kind of substandard developers work for OnePlus? Shouldn’t there be hooks and API’s and some easy way to connect the new framework to the hardware, assuming they know their own products? I love my 7T, but it was funny seeing the devs give up on trying to make it fully take advantage of Android 11 the other day. (No always on display for me, for instance) First they borked the implementation of encryption on the phone on rollout and they never figured out a way around that, even when they had the opportunity during the 11 rollout. Now, they offer early adopters a nightmare preview of 12? This isn’t trending in the right direction…
Well… https://media0.giphy.com/media/4ahIi3U37NAxcLQEpE/giphy-downsized-medium.gif