Having launched its latest OnePlus 7 series smartphones just last week, OnePlus has now announced that the new OnePlus 7 duo will both be able to run on Android Q beta. Besides the availability of Android Q beta through images, OnePlus also revealed that it’ll be releasing kernels for both the phones soon.
The news comes from OnePlus Global Product Operations Manager, Manu J who posted on the OnePlus forum saying OnePlus 7 series users will now able to download and install Android Q beta on their phones. Along with that, the company has also disclosed that the Kernel for the OnePlus 7 Pro has been released on GitHub while the source code for the standard OnePlus 7 will come soon.
Android Q Beta on the OnePlus 7 and OnePlus 7 Pro is available through images that can be sideloaded like an OTA Update. OnePlus advises Beta users to back up their data before proceeding with the upgrade as the device disk will need to be formatted.
OnePlus is also offering rollback OTAs for users to return to stable software, if they’re disappointed with the performance of the beta builds. The beta builds already have a list of issues including Ambient Display, stability, navigation gestures, recovery mode, SMS in VoLTE and App compatibility.
In order to sideload the Android Q Beta images, users will have to ensure that their OnePlus device has at least 30 percent battery left and has 3GB of free space in order for the update to be installed. After downloading the required package, users will need to head over to Settings > System and tap on the menu icon and hit “Local upgrade”. Select the downloaded package and click on “upgrade” to install Android Q on your phone.
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