Andrew Bonwick
Vice President of Product Development at Relm Insurance
Madhav Sheth
CEO of Ai+ Smartphone
Stephen Rose
CEO Render Networks

OnePlus has silently rolled out the Android P Beta 2 for the OnePlus 6 and let me get this clear in the first place- the Beta 2 is completely usable as a daily driver, although there are still some major issues, it’s usable, unlike the Beta 1 which riddled with a lot of quirks and was unusable for a major extent. The Android P Beta 2 brings in a lot of new features including custom theme accent colours (Yes, finally it’s coming), Google Lens integration into the cameras, Face Unlock now works and more. At the same time, the update is also very buggy with issues related to dark mode, camera and fingerprint scanner.

Custom Theme Accent Colours
The best feature added by OnePlus to the Beta is the custom theme accent colours. Right now with the stable OxygenOS Android Oreo versions, OnePlus allows users to choose the system accent colour from the in-built colours. But the Beta 2 has a custom theme colour choosing option on top of the existing eight colour accents. OnePlus users have been asking for this feature for a long time, and it’s finally coming.

Google Lens Integration to the Camera App
OnePlus has also integrated the Google Lens into the stock camera application, and it’s fully functional. Users can access Google Lens by sliding in the camera application.

Face Unlock Now Works
OnePlus has also worked on the Face Unlock feature and it’s working now. However, the unlocking speed is not as fast as the Android Oreo version, but it can be improved with the future releases.

