OnePlus 3 is set to receive a significant update to its Oxygen OS, and the improvement is expected to bring sRGB mode, enhanced RAM management and sharper GPS performance to the handset.
The much expected OTA was promised by the manufacturer in the wake of increased criticism concerning the phone's color rendition and poor RAM memory performance.
The improvements first reached reviewers on June 23, via a special Oxygen 3.1.4 OTA update.
Despite lacking an official announcement, multiple reports showed that Oxygen 3.2 is landing on consumers' phones. Keep in mind that the update pulls a hefty 396 MB, so you might want to go for the OTA using a Wi-Fi connection.
Take a look at the changelog, below:
• Enabled sRGB mode in developer options
• RAM performance and management boosted
• GPS performance is enhanced in both accuracy and speed
• Audio playback quality suffered radical improvements
• Custom icon packs were updated
• Some notification issues were resolved
• Camera functionality and quality of pictures got revamped
• Gallery issues were resolved
What is more, the new update to the Oxygen OS contains the newest Google security patches and a fix for bugs that appeared in the Clock/Music apps.
Users from the dedicated forums report that the update also takes care of an issue causing the magnetic sensor on the OnePlus 3 to misfire. This used to be a particular problem when the device was used with VR headsets such as Google Cardboard.
The OnePlus 3 was greeted with big hype when it launched, especially because of its promised AMOLED technology and solid 6 GB of RAM. However, the two features did not live up to the promise, disappointing the smartphone community as a whole and the brand's fans in particular.
In fact, the OnePlus 3 was recently pitted against the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, which only sports 4 GB of RAM. In spite of the 2 GB of extra RAM, OnePlus clearly lost the faceoff.
OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei explains that the subpar performance of OnePlus 3 is its unique RAM coding system that should "benefit battery life." That might be great news for phone owners who do not want to be dubbed "wall-huggers," but an extra oomph from the 6 GB of RAM is a legitimate demand, as well.
Some enterprising owners of the OnePlus 3 fiddled with the device until they discovered a workaround for the performance issues. According to a post from the XDA Developers forum, users can tap into the full potential of the handset's massive memory until the OTA update arrives.
Are you looking forward to the sizeable update? Let us know about your experience with the OnePlus 3 in the comment section.
