OnePlus launches OxygenOS 15
OnePlus has officially unveiled its latest operating system, OxygenOS 15.
Arthur Lam, Director of OxygenOS Product, emphasized the company’s commitment to its “Never Settle” brand mantra. “With OxygenOS 15, we aim to create a product that resonates with our users, integrating advanced and meaningful AI features and a unique design that they helped to create,” he stated. “This release sets a new standard for software performance and productivity.”
OxygenOS 15 Key Features
Additionally, by examining and removing redundant features, users can enjoy more storage space for apps and files, ensuring optimal efficiency without compromise. On OnePlus’ next-generation flagship phones, OxygenOS 15 will achieve a remarkable reduction in system storage, shrinking by nearly 20% compared to OxygenOS 14 on OnePlus 12.
The AI Detail Boost can transform low-resolution or cropped images into stunning 4K visuals in seconds. Seamlessly integrated into the photo album, this feature automatically identifies pixelated images and offers users a one-click enhancement to instantly elevate their clarity.
For blurry scenes, the new AI Unblur feature effectively fixes blurry images without the need for additional apps, ensuring every precious moment is perfectly preserved.
Shooting through glass often leads to reflections that spoil an otherwise perfect shot. With AI Reflection Eraser, OxygenOS removes both strong and subtle reflections with a single tap, restoring natural, realistic content.
Using the Gemini models, OnePlus’ state-of-the-art AI is aiming to help you go from producing good work to great work.
Intelligent Search is a groundbreaking AI-driven feature that improves on-device search. Users are able to search simply by initiating human-like conversation. Whether you’re looking for a specific answer in file, setting, or note, Intelligent Search interprets your query to return the most relevant results.
With a simple long press of the navigation bar or Home Button, Circle to Search with Google enables users to quickly search for images or text on the screen by drawing a circle, scribbling, tapping and highlighting. This feature marks a revolutionary leap in smartphone interactions, making it effortless to search for anything without leaving your current app.
Pass Scan enables users to quickly scan paper or digital boarding passes. This feature works from both the camera and photo album, offering more flexibility.
OxygenOS 15 also empowers productivity with AI Notes. It offers features like formatting, expanding or reducing content, adjusting formality, ensuring that your notes are polished and well-structured. Additionally, AI notes are also voice-powered, allowing you to simply speak your thoughts. In mere seconds, AI Notes transcribe your words and even remove unnecessary fillers. Whether you’re summarizing ideas or drafting detailed reports, AI Notes ensures that your thoughts are captured clearly and effectively.
In the latest generation of OxygenOS, AI Reply has been incorporated within the AI Toolbox, which is accessible from the smart sidebar. This feature intelligently understands the conversations you have with your friends and generates contextually relevant replies. When you’re using chat apps, AI Reply will automatically activated within your AI Toolbox, ready for your immediate use.
Google Gemini, AI assistant
OxygenOS 15 introduces a unique visual style that highlights OnePlus’ personality while seamlessly integrating the brand’s light and burdenless aesthetic.
A variety of design updates, including a brand-new boot animation, new icons, more shelf card choices, and additional fingerprint unlock style options, have been introduced in the all-new OxygenOS 15. These updates aim to create a refreshed and vibrant visual experience, with every detail redesigned to reflect OnePlus’s creativity and unique elements.
With meticulous attention to design details, OnePlus has implemented comprehensive Shimmering Effects and Gaussian Blur across various system scenarios, crafting a natural and harmonious visual experience. Additionally, elements such as settings, notification bars, and control centers have been streamlined, merging an immersive experience with utmost elegance.
In terms of system interaction, the new OnePlus OneTake feature enhances the visual appeal of unlocking the phone, while the well-received Open Canvas is now available on more candybar OnePlus devices. At the same time, by introducing the “Share with iPhone” feature to simplify file sharing between OnePlus and iPhone devices, OxygenOS 15 elevates the burdenless interaction experience to unprecedented heights, allowing users to conveniently transfer documents, images, and video files across different platforms.
OxygenOS 15 on the upcoming new OnePlus devices will leverage Google Play Protect live threat detection to analyze app behavior and detect potential malware and help ensure the safety of your device.
OxygenOS 15 also introduces comprehensive theft protection mechanisms with Android to help protect your device and data before, during, and after theft. When movements typical of theft, such as someone suddenly taking your device and trying to run away, are detected, the device automatically locks. Additional protections include a remote lock feature, which allows users to lock their phone using only their phone number without needing to log in to a Google account. and an offline lock to protect you if a thief tries to take your device offline to extract data is activated if the phone remains offline for a prolonged period of time. Moreover, sensitive actions like disabling theft-protection functions or FindMyDevice require biometric verification, adding an extra layer of defense.
