OnePlus has officially unveiled its latest operating system, OxygenOS 15, which comes with features of fast performance, sleek design, and advanced AI capabilities.
Key Features of OxygenOS 15
Fast and Smooth Experience with Parallel Processing
OxygenOS 15 introduces refined animation interactions that enhance usability through its industry-first innovation, Parallel Processing. Powered by this technology, OxygenOS 15 delivers comprehensive interruption animations that enable seamless transitions between applications, ensuring a smooth experience even during heavy usage. Whether opening and switching between more than 20 applications continuously or managing typical system-level operations, OxygenOS 15 delivers a consistently stable and smooth experience, showcasing a unique capability in the industry.
Additionally, by examining and removing redundant features, users can enjoy more storage space for apps and files, ensuring optimal efficiency without compromise. On OnePlus’ next-generation flagship phones, OxygenOS 15 will achieve a remarkable reduction in system storage, shrinking by nearly 20%* compared to OxygenOS 14 on OnePlus 12.
AI-Powered Photography
OxygenOS 15 takes AI to the next level by incorporating powerful AI features to various photography scenarios with OnePlus AI. The AI Detail Boost can transform low-resolution or cropped images into stunning 4K visuals in seconds. Seamlessly integrated into the photo album, this feature automatically identifies pixelated images and offers users a one-click enhancement to instantly elevate their clarity.
For blurry scenes, the new AI Unblur feature effectively fixes blurry images without the need for additional apps, ensuring every precious moment is perfectly preserved.
Shooting through glass often leads to reflections that spoil an otherwise perfect shot. With AI Reflection Eraser, OxygenOS removes both strong and subtle reflections with a single tap, restoring natural, realistic content.
Partnering with Google for Enhanced Productivity
Using the Gemini models, OnePlus’ state-of-the-art AI is aiming to help you go from producing good work to great work.
Intelligent Search is a groundbreaking AI-driven feature that improves on-device search. Users are able to search simply by initiating human-like conversation. Whether you’re looking for a specific answer in file, setting, or note, Intelligent Search interprets your query to return the most relevant results.
With a simple long press of the navigation bar or Home Button, Circle to Search with Google enables users to quickly search for images or text on the screen by drawing a circle, scribbling, tapping and highlighting. This feature marks a revolutionary leap in smartphone interactions, making it effortless to search for anything without leaving your current app.
Pass Scan enables users to quickly scan paper or digital boarding passes. This feature works from both the camera and photo album, offering more flexibility.
OxygenOS 15 also empowers productivity with AI Notes. It offers features like formatting, expanding or reducing content, adjusting formality, ensuring that your notes are polished and well-structured. Additionally, AI notes are also voice-powered, allowing you to simply speak your thoughts. In mere seconds, AI Notes transcribe your words and even remove unnecessary fillers. Whether you’re summarizing ideas or drafting detailed reports, AI Notes ensures that your thoughts are captured clearly and effectively.
In the latest generation of OxygenOS, AI Reply has been incorporated within the AI Toolbox, which is accessible from the smart sidebar. This feature intelligently understands the conversations you have with your friends and generates contextually relevant replies. When you’re using chat apps, AI Reply will automatically activated within your AI Toolbox, ready for your immediate use.
Google Gemini?AI assistant
In the upcoming OnePlus flagship devices, the Google Gemini app will be integrated as the default AI assistant to elevate your creative capabilities and operational experience. Chat with Gemini to get help writing, planning, learning, and even more. Additionally, with innovative experiences such as Gemini Live*, you can engage in natural conversations with Gemini, utilizing just your voice. Go Live with Gemini to brainstorm ideas, simplify complex topics, and rehearse for important moments with real-time responses. Gemini Live will soon be available in 40+ languages.
Fresh Design
OxygenOS 15 introduces a variety of design updates, including a brand-new boot animation, new icons, more shelf card choices, and additional fingerprint unlock style options. These updates aim to create a refreshed and vibrant visual experience.
With meticulous attention to design details, OnePlus has implemented comprehensive Shimmering Effects and Gaussian Blur across various system scenarios, crafting a natural and harmonious visual experience. Additionally, elements such as settings, notification bars, and control centers have been streamlined, merging an immersive experience with utmost elegance.
In terms of system interaction, the new OnePlus OneTake feature enhances the visual appeal of unlocking the phone, while the well-received Open Canvas is now available on more candybar OnePlus devices. At the same time, by introducing the “Share with iPhone” feature to simplify file sharing between OnePlus and iPhone devices, OxygenOS 15 elevates the burdenless interaction experience to unprecedented heights, allowing users to conveniently transfer documents, images, and video files across different platforms.
OxygenOS 15 Prioritizes Privacy
With OxygenOS 15, OnePlus is committed to providing users with a powerful platform to unleash their productivity and creativity while ensuring their data remains safe and secure. OxygenOS 15 on the upcoming new OnePlus devices will leverage Google Play Protect live threat detection to analyze app behavior and detect potential malware and help ensure the safety of your device.
OxygenOS 15 also introduces comprehensive theft protection mechanisms with Android to help protect your device and data before, during, and after theft. When movements typical of theft, such as someone suddenly taking your device and trying to run away, are detected, the device automatically locks. Additional protections include a remote lock feature, which allows users to lock their phone using only their phone number without needing to log in to a Google account. and an offline lock to protect you if a thief tries to take your device offline to extract data is activated if the phone remains offline for a prolonged period of time. Moreover, sensitive actions like disabling theft-protection functions or FindMyDevice require biometric verification, adding an extra layer of defense.
OnePlus plans to debut the open beta version of OxygenOS 15 first on the OnePlus 12 5G starting October 30.
AI features are set to begin rolling out to OnePlus products by the end of November. To ensure optimal performance, select AI features will be made available exclusively on designated models.
