Oxygen OS 12 Beta Released For OnePlus 9RT: Here’s What It Has To Offer

Much to the delight of the OnePlus 9RT, the first open OxygenOS 12 beta for the device has been released by OnePlus. Based on Android 12, this beta can be downloaded and installed by OnePlus 9RT users who are on build A.08. OnePlus took to its community forum to announce this update that will let users download and get an early look at OxygenOS12 ahead of time without having to install a custom ROM.

Source: OnePlus Community Forum: @ shantanubarik

Here's a look at the new additions that OnePlus listed to be a part of this beta release:

New design

• Optimized desktop icons with improved textures by using a design inspired by brand-new materials and uniting lights and layers

Performance

• Newly added Quick launch, a feature that detects the apps you use frequently and pre-loads them so you can open them quickly
• Newly added a chart to display your battery usage
• Optimized the auto-brightness algorithm to adapt screen brightness to more scenes for a comfortable screen reading experience

Dark mode

• Newly supported three adjustable levels, bringing a more personalized and comfortable user experience

Shelf

• Newly added style options for Cards, making data contents more visual and easier to read
• Newly added Earphone Control Card with Bluetooth earphone one-click adjustment
• Newly added access to OnePlus Scout in Shelf, allowing you to search multiple contents on your phone, including Apps, Settings, Media Data, etc
• Newly added OnePlus Watch Card in Shelf, to easily glance at your health status

Work Life Balance

• Newly added Work Life Balance feature, allowing you to effortlessly switch between Work and Life mode via quick settings
• Supported automatic Work/Life mode switching, based on specific locations, Wi-Fi network, and time, also bringing customized App notification profiles according to the personalization

Gallery

• Newly supported switching between different layouts with a two-finger pinch gesture, intelligently recognizing the best-quality pictures, and cropping the thumbnail based on the content, making the gallery layout more pleasing

Canvas AOD

• Newly added diverse styles of lines and colors, for a more personalized lock screen experience with inspiring visuals
• Newly added multiple brushes and strokes and support for color adjustment

Games

• Optimized the gaming experience in team fight scenes
• Newly added the HyperBoost end-to-end frame rate stabilizer

Camera

• Optimized the display of camera modes on the menu bar
• Optimized the experience of zooming in or out when shooting videos with rear camera

Accessibility

• Newly added visuals to text instructions for an intuitive understanding of accessibility functions
• Newly supported more system apps in TalkBack, including Photos, Phone, Mail, and Calendar
• Optimized categorization of functions by grouping them into vision, hearing, interactive actions, and general

For anyone looking to install this update, you can get it from the OnePlus announcement post at this link: https://dgit.in/OxyOSBeta

Before installing, just know that given that this is a beta update, OnePlus itself claims that there will be hiccups as you use the phone with this build installed. If you ever feel that things are not running as you expected, you can always go to the same webpage where you downloaded the beta from. There you can get a rollback package that you can install and get back to the last version of OxygenOS you were on.

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