OnePlus releases official Android Oreo for OnePlus 5

OnePlus 5 owners are getting a nice Christmas treat. OnePlus has started rolling out Oreo for the OnePlus 5. To remind you, OnePlus kicked off Oreo beta testing for OnePlus 5 almost a month ago, and now just a day before Christmas, the official Android Oreo based OxygenOS 5.0 is out.

The update brings such features parallel apps, picture-in-picture mode, auto-fill, smart text selection, quick settings design, notification dots and more. OnePlus has tweaked some of its apps such as launcher, Camera, Gallery, Calculation and Clock.

Additionally it brings a new "Adaptive model" screen calibration, as well as optimizations for WiFi and battery saver. Lastly, the update includes Android security patch for December.

Here's the changelog of Android Oreo based OxygenOS 5.0 for OnePlus 5

Updated to Android O (8.0)
Launcher
Optimizations for Shelf
Now you can upload your photo through Shot on OnePlus
Camera
New Camera UI design
Optimizations for photo quality
Added beauty effect for Portrait Mode
Gallery
Added “Places” tab for viewing photos on a map
Calculator
Added history feature
Clock
Added alarm calendar feature
System
Added Parallel Apps feature
New design for Quick Settings
New design for Lift up display
Added “Adaptive model" screen calibration
Optimizations for Wi-Fi
Optimizations for Battery Saver
Updated Android security patch to December

The update weighs at around 1.5GB in size and is rolling out over-the-air. The rollout will be incremental, which means only a small percentage of OnePlus 5 users will get the update today, followed by a broader roll out over the next few days. For those who are restless to get the update, you can download the OTA file (Link) and flash it manually.

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