Android 7.0 Nougat for OnePlus 3 in works, OnePlus X to get Android M soon

During a Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) session recently, OnePlus confirmed that it is ‘actively working’ on bringing Android 7.0 Nougat update to its latest flagship smartphone, OnePlus 3. The company however, did not mention the exact time when the update would be arriving on the OnePlus 3.

OnePlus’ developers have not yet mentioned what extra new features will be included in the new OS version, but said it will be close to stock Android UI.”The entire UI will be stock-ish. We are just adding interesting and useful features on it,” replied Brian, head of the ROM product.

“We will always stick to creating a pure Android experience while at the same time, adding some features that we believe will be very valuable for our users,” confirmed Omega, OnePlus ROM lead developer.

One of the OnePlus team members also revealed that the OnePlus X smartphone will soon be receiving Android M OTA update. The details, however were not mentioned.

As for the OnePlus 2 smartphone, the developers mentioned that the handset’s Oxygen OS 3.5 will bring the OnePlus gallery and OnePlus music apps to it. Users will also be able to block calls from certain numbers after the OS update.It is worth adding that a few days back, OnePlus 3 started receiving OxygenOS 3.2.6 update. The update fixes numerous bugs and brings various performance improvements too. These include better camera quality, a fix for the green and yellow colour issue, improved white balance and better Full HD video recording.

As per OnePlus, the new OS version fixes Bluetooth connection problems for vehicles and adds Doze Mode switch in developer options, along with the Pocket Mode switch in Display settings.

OnePlus recently revealed that it will be combining both its HydrogenOS and OxygenOS ROMs to speed up software updates for its devices.