Not only this, Carl Pei also announced the arrival of Facial unlocking on the OnePlus 5. In a tweet, Pei said that the feature will be coming to the phone on popular demand. An update to Android 8.0 Oreo is being pushed as the OxygenOS 5.0 build for the OnePlus 5.
OnePlus 5 OxygenOS 5.0 update
The device was launched with Android 7.0 Nougat and the company is now updating it to the latest Android version. The phone was scheduled to get the update in early 2018 but the device has been updated ahead of the deadline. https://twitter.com/getpeid/status/944915403398098944 One more surprise for OnePlus 5 owners users is that the company is also making Facial recognition available for the device. OnePlus added facial unlocking feature on the OnePlus 5T and are now bringing it to this smartphone on popular demand. Talking about the changes, the OnePlus 5 now gets all the key features of Android 8.0 Oreo. You will now get improved notifications, wide color gamut, background process limits, notification badges and much more. Apart from these features, OnePlus has also made certain other optimizations with the OxygenOS 5.0 update. Here is the complete changelog for the OnePlus 5 Android 8.0 Oreo update:
Updated to Android O (8.0)LauncherOptimizations for ShelfNow you can upload your photo through Shot on OnePlus
CameraNew Camera UI designOptimizations for photo qualityAdded beauty effect for Portrait Mode
GalleryAdded “Places” tab for viewing photos on a map
CalculatorAdded history feature
ClockAdded alarm calendar feature
SystemAdded Parallel Apps featureNew design for Quick SettingsNew design for Lift up displayAdded “Adaptive model” screen calibrationOptimizations for Wi-FiOptimizations for Battery SaverUpdated Android security patch to December
