OnePlus 6 Android 9 Pie ROM is Now Available Via Open Beta Programme

Chinese smartphone maker, OnePlus today announced the first Open Beta build based on Android 9 Pie for the OnePlus 6. Up until now, Android 9 Pie was available for OnePlus 6 as a Developer Preview version, and now, OnePlus must’ve felt that it’s stable enough to be made available as an Open Beta version. According to the changelog provided by OnePlus, this Open Beta 1 version for the OnePlus 6 brings in a brand new UI based, and of course, the infamous Android P gesture navigation is also available. As always, being a Beta update, it has some bugs such as apps incompatibility and issues with Google Play Services.

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OnePlus 6 Android 9 Pie Open Beta 1 Features

Diving into the features of the Open Beta 1, it has all the features introduced by Google such as new user interface for notification panel, Settings app and more. OnePlus has termed the new UI as ‘Brand new UI for Android P,’ so the user interface comes laid on top of OxygenOS UI. Yes, the Open Beta 1 features Android P’s gesture navigation, but it would be interesting to see how well OnePlus has optimised it.

OnePlus has added new Gaming Mode 3.0 with some improved features, New Do Not Disturb mode with adjustable settings, custom accent colour customisation, text notification shade, notification for third-party calls and a few more OnePlus’ OxygenOS customisations.

OnePlus 6 Android 9 Pie Open Beta 1: Known Issues

Alongside mentioning the features, OnePlus has also rolled out issues which exist on this first Open Beta build for the OnePlus 6. First and foremost, some applications may not function as expected when running on the beta version, which is a known feature. OnePlus confirmed that Google Pay service is not working on this build, which doesn’t matter for Indian users as Google is yet to launch Google Pay in India. Lastly, Google Play Store might show “Device is not Certified by Google,” which is an issue to not worry about.