OnePlus 3/3T and 5/5T won’t support Project Treble

We know that Android 8.1 Oreo is coming to both the OnePlus 5/5T devices as well as the OnePlus 3/3T. The latter is especially welcome news. There is no specific time table for the updates yet. But we find out more information about it. One of the newest pieces of information we got is that the company will not support Project Treble, a feature that aims to bring faster updates to Android devices. This does this by separating the operating system code from the vendor code, letting vendors push key OS updates to the phones without the need to re-optimize their own codes. OnePlus Staff Member Adam Krisko, who was doing an AMA on the OnePlus Forums, broke the news but he didn’t say why they didn’t intend to support Treble for these devices.

Source: Android Authority

OnePlus 5 and 5T to get beta builds of Oreo before the end of 2017

With the OnePlus 5T just launched, it comes with Android 7.1.1 out of the box. But Oreo isn’t too far behind. Or at least the beta version is coming. OnePlus plans to include the 5T and its predecessor the OnePlus 5 in its open beta program, where they are already testing out both the OnePlus 3 and 3T. The OnePlus 5 will be the first to be included in the program by “late November,” while the 5T will be added “late December.” According to OnePlus, the staggered inclusion is because the software in the latter is more complicated. A few weeks after that the 3 and 3T will be getting the final versions of Oreo since they’ve been tested and developed for a while already. Expect to get final Android 8.0 builds for the 5 and 5T by “early 2018.”

Source: Android Central

OnePlus and designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac launch special edition OnePlus 5

We reported earlier about a special OnePlus event happening in Paris that has the brand collaborating with fashion designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac. Well, now we get to see what the two brands are working on. As expected we get a limited edition OnePlus 5 JCC+ smartphone that will go on sale in Paris on September 22^nd. OnePlus will be holding pop-up event at 10 a.m. CEST at the fashion boutique Colette. And then starting October 2^nd, the phone will be sold on OnePlus.net in Europe. This version of the OnePlus 5 gets a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor, 8GB of RAM, and 128GB of storage. It features a slightly different colour scheme with a blue power button, yellow sound profile button, red volume rocker, and writings on the back. It’ll retail for €559 (around CA$825).

On top of the phone, OnePlus is also launching a collection of holsters, bags, shirts, and caps that reflect Castelbajac’s chromatic design. This “Callection” as they call it will be sold in Europe, North America, China, and India. The limited edition t-shirts and tote bags will be available for purchase on October 2^nd for US$29.95 (around CA$35) and US$24.95 (around CA$30), respectively. The baseball cap, case bag, and holster will all come later via limited sales drops.

Source: Android Authority

OnePlus now offers 8GB RAM/128GB storage configuration in Slate Gray

Previously an exclusive configuration for the Midnight Black model, the 8GB of RAM with 128GB of storage is now available for the Slate Gray version of the OnePlus. It’s available at the same price as the Midnight Black at €559 (around CA$830). But if you’re okay with 6GB of RAM with 64GB storage, you can get that at €499 (around CA$740). OnePlus is also still selling Midnight Black in the same configuration. If you’ve had your eye on the Soft Gold version, unfortunately, you’re going to be stuck with 6GB of RAM with 64GB of storage for now.

Source: GSMArena