OxygenOS 16.1 rollout begins with new features and exciting upgrades
Gizmochina • • technology
Key Points:
- OnePlus has started rolling out the OxygenOS 16.1 update for OnePlus 15 users in select regions, featuring refined animations, a redesigned lock screen, and enhanced AI processing, with a wider rollout expected soon.
- The update introduces Live Space, a lock screen feature similar to Samsung’s Now Bar, offering notifications and live updates such as timers, music, and scores in a capsule-like UI element.
- OxygenOS 16.1 enhances AI capabilities across translation, photo editing, and document scanning, including offline AI translation, improved text recognition, and faster multi-page document capture.
- Additional improvements include a redesigned control center, smoother animations, network optimization displaying a Vo5G icon, camera presets sharing, and upgraded security with the May 2026 Android patch.
- The update also brings UI enhancements like Flux Home screen organization by color/category, new light field design effects, and better protection against spam and fraud calls through enhanced caller identification.