After almost six months of the official announcement that the 2016 flagship smartphones from OnePlus – OnePlus 3/3T will get the Android 9 Pie update, the company has finally started pushing the Android 9 Pie update. However, the update is not a stable one and it is Community Beta and only interested users can opt-in and flash the Pie.
The new version brings brand new UI, new New Gaming mode 3.0, and OnePlus is adding a layer of their Oxygen OS features like supported accent color customization, new DND mode with adjustable settings, and more. This update will also upgrade the OnePlus 3/3T to the latest security patch of April 2019.
Changelog
- System
- Updated system to Android™ 9 Pie™
- Brand new UI for Android Pie
- Updated Android security patch to 2019.4
- Do Not Disturb mode
- New Do Not Disturb mode with adjustable settings
- New Gaming mode 3.0
- Added text notification mode
- Added notification for 3rd party calls
- Phone
- Deep integration with Google Duo
- Camera
- Integrated Google Lens mode
How to install Community Beta for OnePlus 3/3T
- Download Community Beta for OnePlus 3,
- Download Community Beta for onePlus 3T
Note: You won’t get this Community update as OTA, not even for people who were on Open Beta for OnePlus 3/3T. This update can be installed for those on the latest stable version 181206 and Boot Loader should be locked.
- Download the file from the link provided above
- Keep the downloaded file in the internal storage root folder using the File Manager.
The device can then be updated via two methods.
- First method: Local Update
- Open Settings -> System update -> Click top right setting icon
- Choose Local update
- Click on the downloaded file and wait until the device reboots
- Second Method: Recovery Update
- Turn off the device -> Press power and volume up key simultaneously until the device enters the Fastboot Mode
- Navigate to Recovery option using volume and power button -> Choose English -> Install from Internal storage -> Select the downloaded zip file -> Select ‘Yes’
- Wait until the installation is complete -> Reboot
Steps for moving to Community Beta from the latest Open Beta version 180712
Note: The entire data will be wiped since there will be a version transition from Open beta to the stable version.
- Download the file from the link provided above
- Move the downloaded file to internal storage
- Device can be updated only via Recovery Update:
- Turn off the device -> Press power and volume up key simultaneously until the device enters the Fastboot Mode
- Navigate to Recovery option using volume and power button -> Choose English -> Install from Internal storage -> Select the downloaded zip file -> Select ‘Yes’
- Wait until the installation is complete -> Reboot
The stable version of the Android 9 Pie should be rolling out sometime soon within the next month, in the meantime let us know which is your favorite Android 9 Pie feature? Drop a comment and let us know, follow us on Twitter for more news and updates.