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Original story (published on September 08, 2020) follows:

OnePlus is one of the few Android OEMs that enrolled their devices into the official Android 11 developer preview program. The OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro are the two devices that got the nod, both in China (HydrogenOS) and outside China (OxygenOS).

While the company initially expected to push three developer preview updates to the OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro units, the duo ended up receiving another (fourth) update not long ago. As expected, this was to prepare them for the release of the public beta update.

Well, as of this writing, folks using the Chinese variants of OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro can now join the public beta program to try HydrogenOS 11 update based on Android 11 OS.

We already knew about the release of OnePlus Android 11 public beta update today. However, in the official release notes, the company notes that the software is still under Google review and as such, it may not be up for grabs today.

When the review process is done, the download link will be made available for those interested to try Android 11 update on their OnePlus 8 or 8 Pro units. Below is the official changelog as provided by OnePlus:

As already noted, this is the HydrogenOS 11 version of OnePlus Android 11 public beta update. Now that China has the nod to publicly try Android 11, it’s only a matter of time before the global OxygenOS 11 update also gets this same treatment.

[Game space] – New game mode toolbox to support a variety of quick actions such as turning on e-racing mode, actively evoking WeChat and QQ window modes (quickly turn on by pulling down the left and right corners of the screen in game mode) – New game mode notification bar anti-touch function, when turned on, you need to pull down the top and click to eject the notification bar.

[Dark mode] – Add a new dark mode shortcut switch and the pull-down shortcut setting will turn it on. – Dark mode supports setting auto-on and time periods (setting path: setting-display-dark mode-auto-on-based to sunset/custom time on)

[Album] – Smart Week Review features intelligently generate videos based on footage to keep memories together. Source

We will let you know about it, but you can also keep an eye on our OnePlus Android 11 update tracker for the same.

Update 1 (September 17)

IST 17:14 pm: OnePlus has officially released the Android 11-based HydrogenOS 11 Public Beta for the OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro. Interested users in China can check out the new beta software by heading here.

Update 2 (September 24)

IST 11:03 am: OnePlus has begun rolling out the OxygenOS 11 Open Beta 2 update for the OnePlus 8 and the OnePlus 8 Pro. The new update brings a bunch of fixes and optimizations and has also added the new Canvas feature that can automatically draw a wireframe picture based on a lock screen photo on your phone.

Changelog:

Note: since there is no separate Indian build for OB1, you may not see all India-exclusive features in this update

In case you wish to manually install the OxygenOS Open Beta 2 update on your OnePlus 8 or 8 Pro, you can do so by downloading the update for your device(s) from the link(s) below:

  • Device: OnePlus 8

  • Channel: Global Stable

  • Version: OxygenOS 11 Open Beta 2

  • Android: 11

  • Type: Recovery

  • Download: Link

  • Type: Recovery

  • Download: Link

  • Download: Link

Update 3 (September 25)

IST 12:47 pm: OnePlus has now begun rolling out the HydrogenOS 11 Public Beta 2 for the OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro in China. The new update also brings the Canvas feature that came along with the OxygenOS 11 Open Beta 2 build along with a few improvements.

Changelog: Translated from Chinese

Update 4 (September 26)

IST 11:37 am: OnePlus is now conducting a survey for OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro users who have tried out the OxygenOS 11 Open Beta 1 and/or Open Beta 2 update on their devices to collect user feedback. See all the details here.

Update 5 (October 03)

IST 11:51 am: OnePlus has released the Android 11-based HydrogenOS 11 Public Beta 3 update for the OnePlus 8 and the OnePlus 8 Pro in China, bringing it one step closer to the stable rollout.

Update 6 (November 04)

IST 01:57 pm: OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro beta testers in China are reportedly getting the HydrogenOS 11 Open Beta 4 update. This new version brings a few fixes and improvements as well as the October security patch.

Changelog (Translated from Chinese):

Update 7 (November 21)

IST 05:15 pm: OnePlus has now released the OxygenOS Open Beta 4 update for the OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro. This new beta brings some optimizations and bug fixes to the system as well as the network.

Here’s the changelog for the update:

Update 8 (December 23)

IST 05:11 pm: OnePlus has released the OxygenOS Open Beta 5 update for OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro. The update brings a bunch of fixes along with the December security patch. Here’s the complete changelog:

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[System] – Optimized the startup speed of some apps for a faster launch experience – Fixed the small probability issue that receiving messages may delay – Fixed the issue that the volume adjustment has a small probability of failure