Next up on the Android 14 beta roundabout is OnePlus with owners of it’s latest flagship smartphone now able to take part in the OxygenOS 14 Open Beta 1 program. If you’ve got a OnePlus 11 5G and reside in the USA, you can test the latest firmware and experience the latest new features and improvements.
This is a beta program, which means you can expect to experience a few bugs and glitches with the OxygenOS 14 Open Beta 1 build. If the OnePlus 11 5G is your daily driver it’s probably best to wait until the stable build rolls out a little later in the year. If you simply cannot wait, here are the known issues so far:
- The flight icon displays on status bar after turning off the flight mode.
- Turning on the flight mode in control center is not responsive.
- Flashing back issue when entering Notes in the Shelf.
- Black screen issue when opening step tracker page through the health widget in the Shelf.
- Dual channel network acceleration function cannot be triggered automatically.
- Sliding finger to the icon cannot launch the app using Quick Launch.
- Screen flashes during application startup animation.
- Up-swipe gesture probably fails.
It’s also important to note that Verizon and T-Mobile variants aren’t compatible with the OxygenOS 14 Open Beta program at this time.
If that doesn’t faze you, the first build of the OxygenOS 14 Open Beta boasts the following changelog:
Security and Privacy
- Improves photo and video-related permission management for safer access by apps.
Performance Optimization
- Improves system stability, the launch speed of apps, and the smoothness of animations.
Aquamorphic Design
- Upgrades Aquamorphic Design with a natural, gentle, and clearer color style for a more comfortable color experience.
- Adds Aquamorphic-themed ringtones and revamps the system notification sounds.
User Care
- Adds a carbon tracking AOD that visualizes the carbon emissions you avoid by walking instead of driving.
In order to upgrade to the OxygenOS 14 Open Beta, your OnePlus 11 5G will need to have at least 30% battery with at least 4GB of spare storage and be running the latest OxygenOS 13.1 build. You can download the OxygenOS 14 Open Beta directly from the OnePlus community site below.
