OxygenOS 11 Open Beta 3 released for OnePlus 7 and OnePlus 7T series

The OnePlus 7 and OnePlus 7T series received the first OxygenOS 11 Open Beta in January this year, allowing interested OnePlus 7 / Pro OnePlus 7T / Pro users to try out the Android 11 software ahead of the final release. This was followed by the OxygenOS 11 Open Beta 2 last month which brought several system optimizations, camera improvements, and bug fixes. Now OnePlus is back again with a new Open Beta for its 2019 flagship lineups.

The OxygenOS 11 Open Beta 3 is released for the OnePlus 7, 7 Pro, 7T, and 7T Pro. The new update fixes many of the annoying bugs including the issues of Netflix unable to stream HD videos, slow charging rate, failure of Double Tap to Wake, and more.

Changelog

• System
  • Optimized the effect of unlocking animation
  • Fixed the issue of slow charging rate in some cases
  • Fixed the lagging issue when playing screen-recorded videos
  • Fixed the small probability failure issue with the Double Tap to Wake
  • Fixed the issue that Netflix could not play HD videos
• Bluetooth
  • Fixed the silent issue when the Bluetooth transport protocol is changed to AptX
• Network
  • Improved the stability of the Wi-Fi connection and reduce Internet outages

The OxygenOS 11 Open Beta 3 is currently rolling out to the OnePlus 7 Pro and OnePlus 7T Pro — the regular OnePlus 7 / 7T models will follow shortly. If you’re on OxygenOS Open Beta 2, you should receive the update OTA soon. If you’re on a stable build and wish to try out this Android 11-based update, you can flash the full OTA zip corresponding to your model from the links given below.

Download OxygenOS 11 Open Beta 3 for the OnePlus 7 Pro and OnePlus 7T Pro

OnePlus 7 Pro

• Open Beta 3
• Incremental from Open Beta 2

OnePlus 7T Pro

• Europe / Global
  • Open Beta 3
  • Incremental from Open Beta 2
• India
  • Open Beta 3
  • Incremental from Open Beta 2

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Apple iPad Pro with mini LED, new processor similar to M1 launching this year

Apple launched various products last year despite the pandemic, and the same is expected to happen in 2021 as well. Apart from the new iPhones later in the year, we have also heard and reported around upgrades from various Mac products, including larger and more powerful MacBook Pro models, new MacBook Air, iMac, and Mac Pro. A report now suggests Apple is also preparing to launch updated iPad Pro models this year.

A video by Mark Gurman from Bloomberg hints that we can expect a new line of iPad Pro this year. The updated models are expected to have a similar design as the 2020 iPad Pro 11 and iPad Pro 12.9 with slight changes. We can expect the display on the larger model to be upgraded to mini-LED. While this might add a bit of thickness to the design, it should give a major boost to the brightness and contrast of the display. The new iPad Pro models could also come with newer cameras and hopefully retain the LiDAR scanner.

The biggest update for the new iPad Pro models could be on the processor side. Gurman says that Apple will be introducing a new processor, which could be similar to the M1 Silicon that was introduced last year on the MacBook Pro 13, MacBook Air, and the Mac mini. Apart from offering improved performance, we can expect support for 5G connectivity. The shift to the new chipset also means that Apple could finally enable Mac interoperability, allowing macOS apps to run on iPadOS and vice-versa.

Lastly, there could be a new entry-level iPad coming later this year, although there is no substantial information around the product. Surprisingly, there is no information regarding the iPad mini from Gurman, which hasn’t seen an update since 2019. However, Gurman suggests that the company is working on a mixed reality AR VR headset system that could arrive by 2022. It will be costly and focus on gaming and communication features. Further, Apple might also have plans to launch AR glasses that could add an overlay for texts, maps, and notifications.

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OPPO will officially unveil the Find X3 series on March 11th

OPPO has finally confirmed that it will unveil the Find X3 series on March 11th. The company shared this information in a recent tweet, with a poster showcasing what looks to be the unusual camera bump that we recently spotted in leaked images of the Find X3 Pro.

Join us for the #OPPOFindX3Series launch event on Thursday, March 11th.

It’s going to be out of this world. #AwakenColour pic.twitter.com/Rr2AcSpLJr

— OPPO (@oppo) March 1, 2021

For the unaware, OPPO will launch three devices as part of the Find X3 series — Find X3 Pro, Find X3 Neo, and Find X3 Lite. While we don’t know much about the Find X3 Neo at the moment, both the Find X3 Lite and Find X3 Pro have leaked extensively over the last few months and we know pretty much everything about them. Previous leaks suggest that the Find X3 Lite will be a rebranded Reno5 5G, with minimal design changes. It will feature the same 6.3-inch AMOLED display as the Reno5 5G, with a resolution of 2400×1080 pixels, a 90Hz refresh rate, and a hole-punch cutout for the selfie camera.

The OPPO Find X3 Lite will come with Qualcomm’s mid-range Snapdragon 765G chip, coupled with 8GB of RAM, and 128GB of onboard storage. It will be powered by a 4,300mAh battery, which will support OPPO’s 65W SuperVOOC 2.0 fast charging tech. For photography and videography, the device will offer a quad-camera setup on the back, consisting of a 64MP primary camera, an 8MP wide-angle camera, a 2MP depth sensor, and a 2MP macro camera. Over on the front, it will feature a single 32MP selfie shooter. The device will reportedly be available in three colorways — galactic silver, azure blue, and starry black.

The more premium OPPO Find X3 Pro will feature significantly better hardware. Leaks suggest that it will feature a 6.7-inch WHQHD+ OLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate and support for “adaptive dynamic frame rate” between 10-120Hz. The Find X3 Pro will pack Qualcomm’s flagship Snapdragon 888 chip, coupled with a respectable 4,500mAh battery with 65W SuperVOOC 2.0 fast charging support.

Leaked renders and promotional images of the Find X3 Pro reveal that it will feature an unusually shaped camera bump on the back with a quad-camera setup. The camera system will pack two unannounced 50MP sensors from Sony (IMX766), a 3MP macro camera with 25x zoom capabilities to help you get really close to the subject, and a 13MP telephoto camera with 2x optical zoom. OPPO has also confirmed that the Find X3 series will support end-to-end 10bit color support from capture, storage, to display. OPPO calls this its Full-path Color Management System. You can learn more about it by following this link.

Are you looking forward to OPPO’s Find X3 series? What unique feature do you expect to see on the Find X3 Pro? Share your thoughts in the comments section below.

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OnePlus starts rolling out OxygenOS 11 based on Android 11 to the OnePlus Nord

It’s been almost two months since OnePlus rolled out the first OxygenOS Open Beta with Android 11 for the OnePlus Nord. Since then, the company has rolled out two more Android 11 beta updates to the device bringing January 2021 security patches and a couple of improvements. OnePlus is now finally rolling out the first stable OxygenOS 11 release for the mid-ranger, which upgrades the device to Android 11 and brings a host of new features.

OnePlus Nord XDA Forums

According to a recent comment on the OnePlus Community forums, the first OxygenOS 11 stable update for the OnePlus Nord has just started rolling out to some users. It measures 2910MB and includes the following changes:

OnePlus Nord OxygenOS 11 stable changelog

•  System
  • Update to Android 11 version
  • The brand new UI design brings you a more comfortable experience with various optimizations for details
  • Optimized the stability of some third-party apps and improved experience
• Ambient Display
  • Newly added Insight clock style, a join creation with Parsons School of Design. It will change according to the phone usage data (Go to: Settings > Customization > Clock on ambient display)
  • Newly added the Canvas always-on display, which can extract the subject’s outline from any photo and display it on your lock screen (Go to: Settings > Customization > Wallpaper > Canvas > Choose photo preview and it can be generated automatically)
• Dark Mode
  • Added the shortcut key for Dark Mode, pull down the quick setting to enable
  • Now supporting automatically turn on feature & customize time range. (Go to: Settings > Display > Dark Mode > Turn on automatically > Automatically enable from sunset to sunrise/Custom time range)
• Shelf
  • Brand new shelf UI
  • Newly added a weather widget with smarter animation effect
• Gallery
  • Newly added the Story feature, which can automatically create the weekly stories by using your local photos and videos
  • Optimized the loading speed to improve the image preview experience

As with all OnePlus updates, the OxygenOS 11 stable release for the OnePlus Nord will roll out to users in a staged fashion. It will only reach a handful of users today and after OnePlus confirms that it’s stable enough for a wider rollout, it should reach all users. If you don’t wish to wait for the OTA update to reach your device, you can download the region-specific flashable ZIP file from the links below and use the Local upgrade method to update to the latest release. In case you face any issues with the update, you can head over to the OxygenOS 11 announcement thread on OnePlus’ Community forums and share your feedback.

Download: OxygenOS 11 based on Android 11 for the OnePlus Nord

• Europe:
  • Full OTA
• India:
  • Full OTA
• Global:
  • Full OTA

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Google Chrome may soon default to desktop mode on large Android tablets

Google Chrome is experimenting with a new feature that will automatically open webpages in desktop mode on Android tablets that have a large enough display. The feature will essentially eliminate the need to manually check the “Desktop site” option in the browser and offer users a more streamlined experience overall.

We recently spotted information about this upcoming feature in the Chromium Gerrit, which sheds some light on its capabilities. As per the description, the feature will allow Google Chrome to automatically request the desktop version of a website when it detects that the device has a large enough display. While we aren’t sure of the size threshold at the moment, we believe that the feature will most likely be based on the resolution/DPI of the tablet. The description states:

“This CL will set up the experiment for requesting desktop site for tablets.
The experiment will have two comparable groups, enabled and control.
Both groups need to set header “X-Eligible-Tablet” depends on the screen size, but only enabled group will actually request the desktop site base on the screen size.
So enabled group will receive {“RequestDesktopSiteForTablets”, {“screen_width_dp”, ***}, {“enabled”, true}}
And control group will receive {“RequestDesktopSiteForTablets”, {“screen_width_dp”, ***}, {“enabled”, false}}”

It’s worth noting that the new feature is in its early stages of development, and we aren’t sure whether it will make its way to a stable Google Chrome release or not. But if/when it does, it will certainly be a great addition for those who own large tablets like the Samsung Galaxy Tab S7. We’ll update this post as soon as this feature is available in Chrome on the Canary channel.

Along with this new default desktop mode feature, Google Chrome is also experimenting with tab widths in the new tab scrolling feature. We learned about this change earlier this month, and it’s currently available on Chrome 90 on the Canary channel. The feature gives users the option to customize tab width in the browser, with four size variants to choose from — pinned tab width, medium width, large width, or no shrinking. Google will likely pick one of these size variants based on user feedback, but it’s possible that the company may provide multiple options when the feature becomes available in a stable build.

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OxygenOS Open Beta 7 rolls out for the OnePlus 8 series with February security patch, general bug fixes

OnePlus’ new OxygenOS 11 skin represented a change of direction in many ways for the company. From a UI perspective, they got rid of the close-to-stock Android look that was a signature feature of OxygenOS for so many years, and instead adopted a completely new look and design guidelines more in line with what we saw with Samsung’s One UI interface. But OnePlus has had several problems rolling out the update, particularly to some of their older smartphones such as the OnePlus 7 series. While the OnePlus 8 series have already received a stable update, the Open Beta program is still ongoing, and now OnePlus is rolling out a new Open Beta build — Open Beta 7 — to both the OnePlus 8 and the OnePlus 8 Pro.

Compared to the changelog of the previous Open Beta 6, which rolled out to both devices earlier in February and added several optimizations, bug fixes, and even features such as a new “Dock” dashboard that provides Digital Wellbeing-like functionality (which still isn’t live within the build, in case you are wondering), this one is way more modest in size and scope. The biggest stand-out feature is the fact that the update packs the almost-latest February 2021 security patches. The update also adds a couple of bug fixes for features such as the emergency rescue screen and the Horizon light, as well as stability improvements for the camera. And, well, that’s pretty much it.

The full changelog for the new OxygenOS Open Beta 7 for the OnePlus 8 series can be found below:

• System
  • Adjusted the layout of the emergency rescue in the password lock screen
  • Fixed the issue that the Horizon light has a small probability of failing to turn on
  • Updated Android Security Patch to 2021.02
• Camera
  • Optimized the stability

Download: OxygenOS Open Beta 7 for the OnePlus 8 series

The update is currently rolling out over-the-air to OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro devices that are already running the latest Open Beta version. If your device is currently on the stable Android 10 or Android 11 release or if you’re rooted, you can download the full OTA package and flash it to your device. You can also download the incremental package if your device is running the Open Beta 6 update, as long as you’re not rooted. Both packages can be copied to your phone’s internal storage, where you can then flash it by using the “Local upgrade” option in the system updater app.

OnePlus 8

• Global
  • Full OTA
  • Incremental OTA from OB6
• India
  • Full OTA
  • Incremental OTA from OB6

OnePlus 8 Pro

• Global
  • Full OTA
  • Incremental OTA from OB6
• India
  • Full OTA
  • Incremental OTA from OB6

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YouTube’s TikTok-like Shorts feature is rolling out in beta in the United States

TikTok has caused a massive ripple in the social media space. It managed to popularize the concept of short videos, similarly to what Vine made several years ago, and made it global, with the Android app having over 1 billion installs. And while companies like Facebook have already come out with their own alternatives, such as Instagram Reels, TikTok still manages to hold the crown for itself, despite tensions with other companies and even country bans and attempted bans from countries like India (where the app is completely banned) and the United States (where a ban was attempted). It has also spawned plenty of alternatives, with one of them being YouTube Shorts. YouTube Shorts were announced last year, and they are now rolling out in a beta stage to consumers in the United States.

It was first announced that this beta would be rolling out stateside in March as per chief product officer Neal Mohan (via: The Verge). The feature was first rolled out in India (where, again, TikTok is banned) several months ago when it was first announced in September 2020, and has seen great success, with the YouTube Shorts player apparently receiving up to 3.5 billion views every single day. It’s no surprise then that Google is rushing to roll it out in other markets as well. TikTok is forecasted to surpass 1 billion monthly active users in 2021. Furthermore, a big chunk of TikTok’s install base is in the United States, and Google is looking to tackle TikTok head-on with this feature.

YouTube Shorts beta in the United States.

While the Shorts beta was initially forecasted to roll out in the US in March, it seems like we may have gotten it a little bit earlier, as it’s already live on our end. A stateside release can also mean a potentially close global rollout, although Google is no stranger to region-exclusive features, so we may have to wait a little bit longer. Google has not yet provided a timetable on when the feature will roll out to everyone, as the beta will evidently only roll out to a select few, but it’ll probably be sooner than later.

If the feature is not available yet on your end, rolling into the beta program or downloading and sideloading a beta APK (which you can grab right here) should do the trick.

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