OnePlus brings OxygenOS 13 Open Beta 2 for OnePlus 9/9Pro and OnePlus 9RT

Known Issues

 • In order to use the Jio 5G function, your device needs to be rebooted again after upgrading.

 • After switching the system dynamic wallpaper, the lock screen time is displayed abnormally.

 • Due to the control of the system power consumption, the screen would stay at 60Hz when using WhatsApp and Snapchat.

 • Eye comfort mode cannot be activated in specific scenarios.

You can find the official changelog which details each issue that is fixed.

OnePlus 9RT Changelog

Aquamorphic Design

 • Adds Aquamorphic Design theme colors for enhanced visual comfort.

 • Applies the Aquamorphic Design philosophy to animations to make them natural and vivid.

 • Adds Shadow-Reflective Clock, with shadow simulating the orientation of the sun and moon.

 • Upgrades to Quantum Animation Engine 4.0, with a new behavior recognition feature, which recognizes complex gestures and provides optimized interactions.

 • Optimizes UI layers for a clearer and neater visual experience.

 •  Applies real-world physical motions to animations to make them look more natural and intuitive.

 • Adapts responsive layouts to accommodate different screen sizes to improve readability.

 • Optimizes the widget design to make information easier and quicker to find.

 • Optimizes fonts for better readability.

 • Optimizes system icons by using the latest color scheme to make the icons easier to recognize.

 • Enriches and optimizes illustrations for features by incorporating multicultural and inclusive elements.

Efficiency

 • Adds Meeting Assistant to enhance the meeting connecting and note-taking experience, and introduces an option to make notifications more subtle and less distracting.

 • Adds large folders to the Home screen. You can now open an app in an enlarged folder with just one tap and turn pages in the folder with a swipe.

 • Adds media playback control, and optimizes the Quick Settings experience.

 • Adds more markup tools for screenshot editing.

 • Upgrades Doodle in Notes. You can now draw on graphics to take notes more efficiently.

 • Optimizes Shelf. Swiping down on the Home screen will bring up Shelf by default. You can search content online and on your device.

Seamless interconnection

 • Optimizes earphone connectivity to deliver a more seamless experience.

Personalization

 • Optimizes Bitmoji to offer more Always-On Display animations.

 • Adds Omoji to let you fully express yourself with customized avatars.

 • Optimizes Insight Always-On Display, with more personalized Always-On Display settings available.

 • Optimizes Canvas Always-On Display, with more drawing tools and line colors available.

Security & privacy

 • Adds an automatic pixelation feature for chat screenshots. The system can identify and automatically pixelate profile pictures and display names in a chat screenshot to protect your privacy.

 • Adds regular clearing of clipboard data for privacy protection.

 • Optimizes Private Safe. The Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) is used to encrypt all files for enhanced security of private files.

Health & Digital wellbeing

 • Adds Kid Space, providing screen time limit, ambient light reminders, and Eye-protecting display features.

Gaming experience

 • Upgrades to HyperBoost GPA 4.0 to stabilize the frame rate and balance the performance and power consumption in key scenarios.

 • Optimizes the pre-launch capabilities of Quick startup to load games faster.

System

 • Improves system stability for some scenarios.

 • Fixes an issue that the multitasking interface does not appear in Gaussian blur.

 • Fixes an issue that the overlapping display of notification bar icons under the horizontal screen.

 • Fixes an occasional flicker issue that occurs when returning to the desktop from an app.

 • Fixes an occasional issue that WLAN cannot connect automatically.

 • Update the Android security patch to September 2022 to enhance system security.

Camera

 • Fixes an issue that the camera function icon cannot be dragged.

Users can easily update to the Open Beta 2 build, however, it could carry some serious bugs and may hamper daily usage. It is advised to keep away from Open Beta 2 build if the phone is your sole daily driver. Those who are looking to install the builds can head over to the OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro thread or the OnePlus 9RT thread.

Must See: [Updated] List of OnePlus devices eligible for Android 13 update

We hope OnePlus will soon start rolling out OxygenOS 13 stable updates for the respective devices.