OnePlus has officially unveiled OxygenOS 15, its highly anticipated software update, packed with new features designed to enhance speed, usability, and customization. With a focus on smoother animations, AI-powered enhancements, and flexible UI options, OxygenOS 15 represents a major upgrade that OnePlus fans have been waiting for. Here’s an in-depth look at the new OxygenOS 15 features, eligible devices, and rollout timeline.
OxygenOS 15: Rollout Timeline and Eligible Devices
OnePlus is gearing up for the OxygenOS 15 update, bringing Android 15’s latest features to its devices. The rollout begins with the open beta version in October 2024 and continues into early 2025. Here’s a breakdown of the timeline and eligible OnePlus models for OxygenOS 15:
- October 2024: OnePlus 12 5G, OnePlus 12R 5G, OnePlus 12R Genshin Impact Edition
- November 2024: OnePlus Open, OnePlus Pad 2
- December 2024: OnePlus 11 5G, OnePlus 11R 5G, OnePlus Nord 4, OnePlus Nord CE 4, OnePlus Nord CE 4 Lite 5G, OnePlus Pad
- January 2025: OnePlus 10 Pro 5G, OnePlus 10T 5G, OnePlus Nord 3 5G
- February 2025: OnePlus 10R 5G, OnePlus Nord CE 3 5G
This phased rollout ensures that a wide range of OnePlus devices benefit from OxygenOS 15’s new AI features, enhanced security, and improved performance.
Key Features of OxygenOS 15: What’s New?
OxygenOS 15 introduces a suite of upgrades, from visual improvements to AI-powered features. Here are the top highlights of Android 15 based OxygenOS 15 features:
1. Enhanced Performance with Parallel Processing
OxygenOS 15 uses Parallel Processing to improve animation interactions, delivering a smoother experience during tasks like app switching and multitasking. This feature extends smooth transitions across more elements, including widgets, components, and folders, ensuring fluid animations even with frequent app switching. Additionally, OxygenOS 15 achieves system-wide swipe consistency, which includes third-party apps and WebView interfaces, providing a seamless scrolling experience throughout the system.
The update also reduces the size of OxygenOS by 20% compared to the previous version by removing redundant features, which frees up space and speeds up system processes. This upgrade also enhances responsiveness while balancing power use, allowing users to enjoy smooth, uninterrupted multitasking across apps.
2. Customizable Split Notification Shade
OxygenOS 15 introduces a new optional Split mode for the notification shade, giving users distinct access to the Notification Drawer (swipe from the top left) and Quick Settings (swipe from the top right). Users can seamlessly switch between the two with a simple left or right swipe.
Quick Settings has also been redesigned for a more visually appealing and consistent look, with refined animations to enhance the overall user experience. Users can toggle back to the Classic UI if they prefer a more traditional look.
3. Muted Icon Colors
In this update, icons in Quick Settings and Settings are monochrome by default, giving the interface a cleaner, less cluttered look. Users can still customize icon colors in the Wallpapers & Style settings. These icons showcase a clean, minimalist design while maintaining the timeless appeal of classic geometry.
4. Google’s Circle to Search
With Circle to Search on OxygenOS 15, OnePlus users can effortlessly find information directly on their screen without app switching. Simply long-press the navigation bar or Home button, then use gestures like drawing circles or marking to initiate a search.
Whether identifying an outfit, a dish, or translating text, Circle to Search lets you capture and explore anything on-screen instantly. This intuitive feature brings powerful information access at your fingertips with a simple gesture.
5. Open Canvas for Enhanced Multitasking
OxygenOS 15 introduces Open Canvas, a game-changing feature that enables three-app split-screen functionality, elevating multitasking on Android. Originally exclusive to OnePlus Open and Pad, Open Canvas on OxygenOS 15 offers greater flexibility for power users.
Unlike traditional two-app split screens, Open Canvas allows users to switch between two apps without sacrificing full window sizes, providing an efficient and seamless experience. Perfect for work or entertainment, this innovation enhances productivity by offering smooth, uninterrupted app interactions.
6. Cross-Platform Sharing with iPhone
OxygenOS 15 introduces Share with iPhone, simplifying file sharing between OnePlus and iPhone devices. OnePlus users can activate this feature directly from settings, while iPhone users only need the O+Connect app. It works in a similar manner to Quick Share with some extra steps.
With One-Tap Sharing, photos, videos, and documents can be transferred instantly, and iPhone users can track real-time progress on the Dynamic Island. This cross-platform capability reflects OxygenOS 15’s focus on user convenience and accessibility.
7. Shelf Cards for a More Customizable Home Screen
OxygenOS 15 revamps the Shelf Cards feature with expanded size options like 1×2, 2×2, and 4×4, allowing users to easily customize their layout and access important information at a glance. The update also integrates popular apps like Zomato and Blinkit directly into the Shelf, making quick access to essential services even more convenient. This enhanced design adds flexibility and personalization to the home screen experience.
8. Shimmering Effects
OxygenOS 15 introduces Shimmering Effects across interfaces like charging, app installations, and unlocking. Designed to reduce anxiety during wait times, these effects create a smoother, more immersive experience. Complemented by Gaussian Blur across various system elements, these visual enhancements deliver a natural and harmonious look, elevating the overall user experience on OnePlus devices.
These subtle animations, especially noticeable when using a Super VOOC charger, visually enhance charging speed and overall interactions.
9. Enhanced Fluid Cloud for Real-Time Synchronization
OxygenOS 15 introduces an upgraded Fluid Cloud that synchronizes real-time information for activities such as music playback and food ordering, delivering a smooth, streamlined experience.
Alerts in Fluid Cloud can expand into detailed cards with a single tap, offering easy access to live activities directly from the status bar. Enhanced with an elastic animation system and dynamic blurring effects, the updated design ensures a refined, visually balanced display for a seamless user experience.
10. OnePlus OneTake for Enhanced Personalization
OxygenOS 15 introduces OnePlus OneTake, offering a smooth, visually immersive journey from the Always-On Display (AOD) to the lock screen and home screen. With the Depth function, you can set photos from your camera or album as wallpapers, which automatically separates the subject for a layered effect.
Lock screen enhancements include clock color blending, glass textures, depth effects, and AI-driven auto-fill options for a customized look. On the home screen, you can add blurred wallpapers and glass patterns, bringing even more personalization to your device. OneTake empowers you to create an interface that uniquely reflects your style and creativity.
OxygenOS 15 AI Features: Enhanced Intelligence for Everyday Tasks
OxygenOS 15 leans into AI-driven features, enhancing everything from photography to note-taking and messaging. Check out all OnePlus AI features.
1. AI Photo Features
The new AI-powered photo tools in OxygenOS 15 bring professional-grade editing to the device, including:
- AI Detail Boost: Integrated directly into the gallery, this cloud-powered feature detects pixelated or blurry images and allows users to upscale images up to 4K.
- AI Unblur: Similar to Google Pixel’s Photo Unblur, AI Unblur removes motion blur from photos, even for older images.
- AI Eraser: Remove unwanted people or objects from photos effortlessly for cleaner, more professional shots.
- AI Reflection Eraser: Automatically removes reflections from glass and even surface reflections, improving the clarity of images taken through windows or reflective surfaces.
2. Intelligent Search
OxygenOS 15 also introduces the Intelligent Search feature, a hybrid cloud/on-device tool that enhances your ability to find information quickly. This feature allows users to search through device files, settings, and notes using natural language queries. For instance, you can effortlessly look for specific information within PDFs and spreadsheets, streamlining access to essential content and improving overall productivity on your OnePlus device. This feature is expected to debut on the OnePlus 13.
3. AI Notes and AI Toolbox 2.0
The AI Notes feature organizes and refines notes with advanced AI capabilities, making it easier to summarize, adjust tone or formality, and correct grammar. Key tools include:
- AI Notes: The AI-powered writing suite aids in content drafting, style enhancement, and editing. It includes:
- Continued Writing: Extend text seamlessly based on your prompts.
- Text Polishing & Style Enhancement: Refine grammar and tone for improved readability.
- Format & Clean-Up: Organize fragmented content into reader-friendly formats and remove filler words from recordings for clarity.
- AI Toolbox 2.0: Activated via the sidebar, the AI Toolbox intelligently adapts to the app in use, providing relevant AI tools:
- AI Summary: Summarize key points in articles for quick reading.
- AI Writer: Check grammar, rewrite, or expand text with support for apps like Microsoft Word, Google Docs, and social media.
- AI Reply: Generate instant replies in different tones for apps like WhatsApp and Snapchat, with options to refine user-composed messages.
4. Pass Scan for Digital Convenience
OxygenOS 15’s Pass Scan feature allows users to scan items like boarding passes, transit tickets, or images from their gallery and save them directly to Google Wallet for easy access.
5. Theft Protection
The Theft Protection feature in OxygenOS 15, previously part of Android’s security settings, is now fully integrated within OnePlus’s system. This additional layer of security helps users locate and protect their devices if lost or stolen. If the phone detects sudden movements, it will automatically lock, blocking unauthorized access. Users can also lock their device remotely via the FindMyDevice portal, even without logging into Google.
For extra safety, Offline Lock activates if the phone goes offline or the SIM card is removed. Sensitive actions, like disabling anti-theft features, require biometric verification, ensuring additional layers of security. The integration of Google Play Protect further safeguards your device by analyzing app behavior to detect potential threats. Check the detailed article on how to enable Theft Protection feature in OnePlus device rigth now.
Download OxygenOS 15 for OnePlus Devices
The OxygenOS 15 open beta, based on Android 15, is set to launch on October 30, 2024. This highly anticipated release will first be accessible to a select range of OnePlus devices, with a broader rollout expected in the following months.
To download the OxygenOS 15 open beta, OnePlus users can navigate to the Settings > System Updates section on eligible devices or visit the official OnePlus Community page for direct download links, once available. Each device will receive the update according to the OnePlus rollout timeline, so be sure to check back regularly for updates on availability for your model.
OxygenOS 15: Final Thoughts
With a combination of visual tweaks, powerful AI tools, and enhanced customization, OxygenOS 15 promises to redefine the OnePlus experience. The addition of Parallel Processing ensures that animations stay smooth even under heavy usage, while new AI capabilities make note-taking, messaging, and photo editing more efficient. OxygenOS 15 also caters to a wider range of user preferences, from multitasking to minimalism, making it one of the most anticipated updates in recent years.
As the Open Beta rolls out on October 30, 2024 for the OnePlus 12, other eligible devices are expected to follow soon after. Stay tuned as OnePlus continues its tradition of delivering powerful, user-focused software updates.
