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Latest OnePlus 5T update delivers improved camera UI and image quality
The OnePlus 5T was released only a few weeks ago at the end of November, but it has already seen a couple of updates. The first of these arrived a couple of days after the smartphone’s global release, delivering some early enhancements and fixes. The latest, Oxygen OS 4.7.4, was outlined yesterday on the OnePlus forums, and it delivers some more exciting additions for fans.
Firstly, the OnePlus 5T camera software has been upgraded to provide optimizations to photo quality and the user interface. As one of the weaker areas of the flagship handset, improvements with regards to the 5T’s camera are welcomed.
Meanwhile, OnePlus also delivered advances in the audio and face unlock departments and has upped the battery efficiency when using Wi-Fi. Here’s a look at the full patch notes from OnePlus:
Camera
- Optimized UI of Camera
- Improvements for photo quality
System
- Optimizations for audio from speaker and earphones
- Optimizations for face unlock
- Optimizations for vibration
- Wi-Fi battery usage optimization
- Improved stability of fingerprint and GPS
- General bug fixes and system stability improvements
The update is rolling out now over-the-air and should be arriving on handsets over the next few days. For more on the new OnePlus flagship, visit our initial OnePlus 5T review at the link.
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OnePlus 5T Android Oreo update
OnePlus rolled out the final build of Android Nougat to the OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T on December 31 last year, hours within its self-imposed New Year deadline. This year, OnePlus hasn’t made such promises regarding when its Android Oreo software update will first arrive, but it is already in the works for the OnePlus 5.
OnePlus has also confirmed that the 5T will receive Android 8.1 Oreo, though it ruled out support for Project Treble — a Google initiative which aims to bring updates to devices faster.
The OnePlus 5T (currently on Android 7.1.1) should be the joint-first or second OnePlus device to receive Oreo, beside the OnePlus 5, and we’re expecting the rollout to begin in early 2018.
OnePlus 5T Update US
| OnePlus 5T updates US | Android 7.1.1 | Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 8.1 Oreo |
|---|---|---|---|
| OnePlus 5T updates US OnePlus 5T | Android 7.1.1 Yes | Android 8.0 Oreo Yes | Android 8.1 Oreo Yes |
Number of days it took OnePlus to roll out Android 8.0 Oreo to the OnePlus 5T: TBA
OnePlus 5T (A5010):
- December 8, 2017, OnePlus rolls out Oxygen OS 4.7.4 delivering camera and photo improvements, better battery life when using Wi-Fi, and audio enhancements.
- November 24, 2017, OnePlus deploys OxygenOS version 4.7.2, bringing improvements to fingerprint and face unlock, as well as better electronic image stabilization during 4K video recording. The 5T is also now secured against the KRACK vulnerability.
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