The Chinese OEM OnePlus has released its much-awaited two new flagship killer models named the OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro, with all the premium hardware specifications, stunning designs, better cameras, and OxygenOS 10 (Android 10) out-of-the-box. Now, if you’re one of the OnePlus 8/8 Pro users and want to install the firmware update easily or be informed of the latest update, then you’re in the right place. Here we’ve provided the OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro Software Update Status Tracker.
OnePlus has already released a couple of software updates for both of its devices. Due to the OTA rollout process over the server and carriers, it’s quite possible that some of the users may not receive the OTA update notification on their handsets. Therefore, some of the users can also miss out on the latest firmware update. If you also feel that your device is running on an outdated software version, then check out the software update list below. But let’s take a quick look at the device specifications first.
OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro Specs
The OnePlus 8 comes with a 6.55-inches Fluid AMOLED display with 1080×2400 pixels resolution that has a 20:9 aspect ratio, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection, HDR10+, 90Hz refresh rate, etc. It packs a Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SoC, Adreno 650 GPU, 8GB/12GB RAM, 128GB/256GB internal storage, etc. While the handset runs on Android 10 over OxygenOS 10. It sports a 4,300mAh battery with 30W fast charging support.
The OnePlus 8 features a triple rear camera setup of a 48MP (f/1.8, wide), a 16MP (f/2.2, ultrawide), a 2MP (f/2.4, macro) lens with PDAF, HDR, OIS, Dual-LED flash, Panorama, etc. While the front packs a 16MP (f/2.0, Wide) selfie camera with Auto-HDR, gyro-EIS, etc. It sports dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, Bluetooth 5.1, GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, NFC, Type-C port, etc. While there are some sensors available such as an in-display fingerprint sensor, an ambient light, an accelerometer, gyroscope, proximity, compass sensor.
While the big brother OnePlus 8 Pro also has similar kinds of specifications with some changes as follows. The Pro model has a bigger 6.78-inches display with 1440×3168 pixels, 120Hz refresh rate, quad rear cameras of a 48MP (f/1.8, wide), an 8MP (f/2.4, telephoto), a 48MP (f/2.2, ultrawide), a 5MP (f/2.4, depth) lens with omnidirectional PDAF, Laser AF, OIS, HDR, Dual-LED flash, Panorama. On the front side, it has a 16MP (f/2.5, wide) selfie camera. It also packs a 4,510mAh battery with 30W fast charging. The rest of the features are the same.
OxygenOS 13.1.0.585
OnePlus 8
IN: IN2011_13.1.0.585(EX01)
EU: IN2013_13.1.0.585(EX01)
NA: IN2015_13.1.0.585(EX01)
OnePlus 8 Pro
IN: IN2021_13.1.0.585(EX01)
EU: IN2023_13.1.0.585(EX01)
NA: IN2025_13.1.0.585(EX01)
System
Integrates the December 2023 Android security patch to enhance system security.
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.
Adds a Home screen world clock widget to show the time in different time zones.
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.
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.Aquamorphic Design
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 a new type of Always-On Display that shows live information about music, ride-hailing, and food delivery (Supports only some apps).
Adds media playback control, and optimizes the Quick Settings experience.
Adds more markup tools for screenshot editing.
Adds support for adding widgets to the Home screen, making information display more personalized.
Adds Sidebar Toolbox. You can open a floating window inside apps for smooth operation.
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.Efficiency
Optimizes cross-device file transfer, with more file formats and device models supported.
Optimizes Screencast, with cast content automatically adapting to the target screen.
Optimizes earphone connectivity to deliver a more seamless experience.Seamless interconnection
Optimizes Bitmoji to offer more Always-On Display animations.
Optimizes Insight Always-On Display, with more personalized Always-On Display settings available.
Optimizes Portrait Silhouette Always-On Display, with more drawing tools and line colors available.Personalization
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.Security & Privacy
Adds Kid Space. When in Kid Space, your browser app automatically switches to Kids mode to create a child-friendly space.
Adds Eye comfort in Kid Space to protect children’s vision.Health & Digital wellbeing
Adds Dynamic Computing Engine to improve the system speed, stability, battery life, and app experiencePerformance optimization
Gaming experience
Upgrades to HyperBoost GPA 4.0 to stabilize the frame rate and balance the performance and power consumption in key scenarios.
Optimized desktop icons with improved textures, by using a design inspired by brand-new materials and uniting lights and layers
Fixed the issue that background applications are abnormally closed in specific scenarios
Fixed the issue with lens permissions when using third party camera applications
Fixed the issue of screen cannot respond when receiving notifications
Dark mode
Dark mode now supports three adjustable levels, bringing a more personalized and comfortable user experience
Shelf
New additional style options for Cards, making data contents more visual and easier to read
Newly added Earphone Control Card with Bluetooth earphone one-click adjustment
Newly added access to OnePlus Scout in Shelf, allowing you to search multiple contents on your phone, including Apps, Settings, Media Data, etc
Newly added OnePlus Watch Card in Shelf, to easily glance at your health stats
Work Life Balance
Work Life Balance feature is now available to all users, allowing you to effortlessly switch between Work and Life mode via quick settings
WLB 2.0 now supports automatic Work/Life mode switching, based on specific locations, Wi-Fi network, and time, also bringing customized App notification profiles according to the personalization
Gallery
Gallery now allows you to switch between different layouts with a two-finger pinch gesture, intelligently recognizing the best-quality pictures, and cropping the thumbnail based on the content, making the gallery layout more pleasing
Canvas AOD
Canvas AOD brings you new diverse styles of lines and colors, for a more personalized lock screen experience with inspiring visuals
Newly added multiple brushes and strokes and support for color adjustment
Optimized software algorithm and improved face recognition to better identify the features and skin color of different figures
Network
Fixed the issue that unable to automatically connect to Wi-Fi
Bluetooth
Fixed the issue that wireless earphones cannot play sound when connecting Bluetooth in specific scenarios
Optimized desktop icons with improved textures, by using a design inspired by brand-new materials and uniting lights and layers
Dark mode
Dark mode now supports three adjustable levels, bringing a more personalized and comfortable user experience
Shelf
New additional style options for Cards, making data contents more visual and easier to read
Newly added Earphone Control Card with Bluetooth earphone one-click adjustment
Newly added access to OnePlus Scout in Shelf, allowing you to search multiple contents on your phone, including Apps, Settings, Media Data, etc
Newly added OnePlus Watch Card in Shelf, to easily glance at your health stats
Work Life Balance
Work Life Balance feature is now available to all users, allowing you to effortlessly switch between Work and Life mode via quick settings
WLB 2.0 now supports automatic Work/Life mode switching, based on specific locations, Wi-Fi network, and time, also bringing customized App notification profiles according to the personalization
Gallery
Gallery now allows you to switch between different layouts with a two-finger pinch gesture, intelligently recognizing the best-quality pictures, and cropping the thumbnail based on the content, making the gallery layout more pleasing
Canvas AOD
Canvas AOD brings you new diverse styles of lines and colors, for a more personalized lock screen experience with inspiring visuals
Newly added multiple brushes and strokes and support for color adjustment
Optimized software algorithm and improved face recognition to better identify the features and skin color of different figures
Newly adapted OnePlus Buds Pro and brought new powerful features
Newly added the screenshot feature for AOD
Fixed the failed issue of Navigation gestures in some screens
Improved system stability and fixed known issues
Updated Android security patch to 2021.08
Camera
Optimized the portrait mode effect of the front camera
OnePlus Store
An intuitive and convenient way to manage your OnePlus account, get easy-to-access support, discover exciting members-only benefits, and shop for OnePlus products. (Please note that it can be uninstalled)
Ambient Display
Newly added Bitmoji AOD, co-designed with Snapchat, which will liven up the ambient display with your personal Bitmoji avatar. Your avatar will update throughout the day based on your activity and things happening around you (Path: Settings – Customization – Click on Ambient display – Bitmoji)
Newly added keyboard height adjustment where you can raise or hide the bottom shortcut bar for a better input experience (Go to Settings-System-Language & input-Keyboard height adjustment)
Fixed the issue of a small probability that the alarm clock starts abnormally
Fixed the failure to enable auto rotate feature
Gallery
Fixed a small probability issue that photos don’t display in the Gallery
Bluetooth
Fixed the small probability issue that no pop-up window shows up when connecting Bluetooth headset
Network
Fixed the issue that the WiFi connection failed in a specific situation
OnePlus Store (IN only)
An intuitive and convenient way to manage your OnePlus account, get easy-to-access support, discover exciting members-only benefits, and shop for OnePlus products. (Please note that it can be uninstalled)
Optimized the frame stability algorithm to make the experience smoother
Optimized adaptive brightness algorithm, making 8,192 levels of automatic brightness adjustment more comfortable
Optimized background process management mechanism to improve standby-by performance
The quick setting has been adjusted to three lines
Updated Android Security Patch to 2020.10
Improved system stability
Ambient display
Newly added Canvas feature that can automatically draw a wireframe picture based on a lock screen photo on your phone (Path: Settings-Customization-Wallpaper-Canvas-Choose photo preview and it can be generated automatically)
Network
Optimized the intelligent 5G function to extend battery endurance capacity
Optimized Wi-Fi connection to improve stability of connectivity
Bluetooth
Optimized Wi-Fi connection to reduce transfer delay
Fixed the low probability issue that it was muted after connecting to Bluetooth
Fixed the overlapping character display issue with Ambient display
Fixed known issues and improved system stability
Updated Android Security Patch to 2020.08
Camera
Optimized shooting effect with the front camera
OnePlus 8:
Oxygen OS 10.5.10.IN21DA in India
Oxygen OS 10.5.9.IN21BA in Europe
Oxygen OS 10.5.11.IN21AA in North America
OnePlus 8 Pro:
Oxygen OS 10.5.12.IN11DA in India
Oxygen OS 10.5.11.IN11BA in Europe
Oxygen OS 10.5.12.IN11AA in North America
System
Newly adapted OnePlus Buds, easier to take advantage of wireless connection
Provided a variety of clock styles for you. You can customize on your own. (Go to Settings>Customization>Clock style)
Optimize the touch experience in game mode to enhance the user experience
Fixed the issue that the wireless charger base re-started automatically
Fixed the ARCore failure
Updated Android Security Patch to 2020.07
Updated GMS package to 2020.05
Improved system stability
Network
Improved the performance and stability of Wi-Fi transfers
Improved connection stability of mobile network to improve user experience
Shelf
Newly added Red Cable Club membership card (IN only)
OxygenOS 10.5.8/10.5.10
System
Optimized the touch and interaction experience
Optimized the expanded screenshot user experience for some scenes
Optimized the power consumption performance of the system, battery life extended to be longer than ever
Optimized the wireless charging stability, providing better user experience (OnePlus 8 Pro only)
Optimized the pocket mode to reduce mistouches
Optimized the unlocking animation, making the unlock transition smoother
Updated Android Security Patch to 2020.05
Updated GMS package to 2020.03
Message
Added the “Delete” button in the notification bar of incoming messages
Added keyword whitelist option in SMS blocking settings, the messages with the specified keywords will not be blocked
Camera
Newly added H.265 HEVC codec to reduce video storage size seamlessly, capture and shoot more without compromising on quality
Added auto ultra-wide-angle lens feature when shooting at close range to improve picture quality of edges (OnePlus 8 Pro only)
Optimized the click animation for camera shutter, boosting the smoothness of photo-taking experience
Improved the shooting experience with camera and improved stability
Network
Network improvements for Europe Operators implemented (EU builds only)
Improved the stability of communication
Improved the performance and stability of Wi-Fi transfers
Optimized network latency for online games and improved the smoothness
Game Space
Added Epic Games in Game Space. With one-step installation, check out Fortnite and many other Epic Games, all from Game Space (Indian builds only)
OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro Software Update Status Tracker
Here we will keep updating the latest software versions along with changelog whenever a new official firmware update will be available for the OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro models. Now, let’s jump into the tracker list below.
