Through the first Android 11 open beta for the OnePlus 7 and OnePlus 7 Pro that arrived a couple of weeks back, OnePlus laid the foundation for one of the biggest software releases in the company’s history. There was a big feature still missing, though. Like in the early OnePlus 8’s OxygenOS 11 preview betas, the new always-on display experience wasn’t included. Today, we’re getting it.
The OnePlus 7 and 7 Pro (and the 7T line) are getting Android 11 open beta 2 as we head into the weekend and it does indeed have an always-on display option. OnePlus did bury it a bit, and said that it will likely increase power consumption, but you can use it if you want. There are plans to further optimize it in future builds.
To find always-on display, head into Settings>Utilities>OnePlus Laboratory. You should be able to toggle it from there.
As for the rest of this new update, you’ll find the list of fixes below:
- System
- Optimized the sliding effect of the dynamic wallpaper
- Improved power consumption in some scenarios
- Optimized the adjusting intensity of automatic brightness to bring a more smooth using experience
- Fixed the issue with the adapter not charging and using the headset at the same time
- Fixed the issue in which the battery icon is not displayed on the status bar
- Fixed the issue that ‘Tips & Support’ is not displayed in the Settings
- Camera
- Fixed the small probability flashback issue with the camera when unlocking in professional mode
- Ambient Display
- Newly supported Always-on ambient display feature (Only OP7 Pro) (Go to: Settings – Utilities – OnePlus Laboratory – Always-on ambient display)
I highly doubt they’ll optimize it in the future. Their updates barely change anything lately except for security updates.
Oneplus slow push on update … oneplus 6t still now OS updates.
Kid is going to dump this company on his next phone.
This is so dumb. How hard can it be to copy and paste literally the same code into the updates for the regular 7 and 7t?
Not gonna buy another OnePlus until they start caring about software again.
What are you talking about? You made no points nor discussed what you think is dumb. It seems you’re talking about only the 7 Pro getting AOD; you do realize the displays for the 7 and 7T are substantially different, right? So, it’s only logical that the software is not copy and paste for all the hardware variants.
It’s different displays and display drivers. Plus, it’s a beta.
Still rocking mine!
I can wait until the finished product is available.
Amazing
Consistently the highlight of my day.