OnePlus is continuing its OxygenOS 15 rollout journey, bringing its latest software update to the OnePlus Pad 2 after successfully launching it on the OnePlus 12 Series. The update is currently rolling out in batches across India, Europe, and Global markets, with North American users set to receive it next week.
Version: OPD2403_15.0.0.201(EX01)
Here’s everything that’s new in this update:
Changelog
Ultra animation effects
- Adds system-level swiping curve coverage for third-party apps, including WebView interfaces, ensuring a consistent scrolling experience throughout the system.
Luminous rendering effects
- Redesigns Home screen icons which now feature new and improved icons with the most natural and comfortable proportions and colours for fuller and sharper visuals.
- Redesigns a vast number of system function icons, ensuring greater visual consistency at a system level.
- Optimises the rounded corner design by standardising its specifications and extending the application of a continuous curvature.
Flux themes
- Introduces customisation for Always-On Display, the Lock screen and the Home screen. Always-On Display supports flux and classic modes. The Lock screen supports clock colour blending, glass textures, blurred wallpapers, AI depth effects, AI auto-fills and more. The Home screen supports glass patterns, blurred wallpapers and more.
Live Alerts
- Adds a new Live Alerts design that is focused on the visualisation of information, offering better information display efficiency. Live Alerts is also positioned in the centre, creating a more balanced display.
- Optimises the way you interact with Live Alerts capsules – just tap a capsule and see it expand into a card. You can quickly switch between multiple live activities simply by swiping left or right on the capsules in the status bar, making it more efficient to view information.
Photo editing
- Introduces globally reversible photo editing capability that remembers the settings for your previous edits so they can be applied to subsequent edits, keeping the creative flow uninterrupted.
- Improves integration between Camera and filters, so filters that are applied to photos when taken can be edited, changed and removed later in Photos.
Floating Window and Split View
- Introduces new Floating Window gestures: pulling down a notification banner to bring up a floating window, pulling down a floating window for full screen display, swiping up to close a floating window and swiping to a side to hide a floating window.
Notifications & Quick Settings
- Adds the Split mode for the notification drawer and Quick Settings. Swipe down from the upper-left to open the notification drawer, swipe down from the upper-right for Quick Settings and swipe left or right to switch between them.
- Redesigns Quick Settings with an optimised layout that offers more appealing and consistent visuals and more refined and rich animations.
Battery & charging
- Introduces “Charging limit” to stop charging at 80% to extend battery lifespan and slow down degradation.
- Introduces battery protection reminder to turn on Charging limit when your device is connected to a charger for too long.
Privacy protection
- Improves Private Safe with the new categorised browsing features for images, videos and documents, making it easier to manage private data.
- Introduces a new Home screen entry for hidden apps. You can tap the Hidden apps folder on the Home screen and verify your privacy password to see the apps.
Rollback Information
For users who wish to return to OxygenOS 14, OnePlus has provided rollback packages for IN/EU/GLO versions. Please note that rolling back will erase all device contents, so backing up your data is essential before proceeding.
Indian users can report bugs by dialing *#800# in the Google Dialer to access the bug submission menu. Users in other regions are encouraged to provide feedback directly in the update thread on the OnePlus Community.
The update’s phased rollout ensures a smooth experience for all users. If you’re in India, Europe, or Global regions, you can check for the update in Settings > System Updates. North American users can expect the update to arrive next week.
