Android 11: Update arrives for the OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro

While the new OnePlus 8t will be introduced on October 14th, there were some news about the already released OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro today. Both are receiving the update to Android 11 starting now.

With this update, these flagship models get not only stability improvements but also some new features. First of all, users get a new UI design that can dynamically adapt to the current time of the day. For example, you can now choose in the settings menu that dark mode is automatically activated at sunset. Furthermore, dark mode can be switched on more easily via the Quick Settings.

In addition, some features have been added to the Always-on-Display. There are now 10 additional Watchfaces and you can also use the Always-on-Display to show events from the calendar. Moreover, the Game Space feature has been reworked, which now contains a number of Quick-Reply functions for Instagram and Whatsapp messages. After this update, users can choose how they want to receive other notifications in Game Space as well. You can read more about the changes in the official blog entry published by OnePlus.