OnePlus 5 to get the 5T’s facial unlock feature

As a Christmas gift of sorts and response to demand by its customers, OnePlus is bringing the facial unlock feature from the OnePlus 5T into the OnePlus 5. The company’s co-founder Carl Pei made the announcement on Twitter. Although he didn’t say when OnePlus 5 users can expect the feature to head their way. The facial unlock capabilities of the OnePlus 5T are considered to be a simpler approach to what the iPhone X does since it just makes use of the front-facing camera. It also means it’s less secure. But if you want to quickly get into your device, this is one way to do just that.

Source: GSMArena

Upcoming OnePlus phone rumoured to have under-screen fingerprint sensor, to come early 2018

OnePlus 5T

Looks like OnePlus is prepping for the next big trend in smartphone tech. Rumour has it that OnePlus, which will likely be called OnePlus 6, will reportedly feature an under-screen fingerprint scanner. The report claims the phone might launch as early as March 2018. According to GizmoChina and their source who they claim has accurately shared information about OnePlus flagships in the past, the OnePlus 6 will be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845. At this point, these are all speculation, but OnePlus has been known to put the latest tech in their devices.

OnePlus 5T gets ‘Star Wars’ Limited Edition version in India

Just in time for the theatrical release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi on December 15^th, OnePlus announced a Limited Edition 5T Star Wars model coming exclusively to India. The phone, which was teased at the Bengaluru Comic Con, will be unveiled at a popup store in Mumbai on December 14^th. Ticket sales kick off on Thursday. The phone itself comes in white and has a red alert slider button, Star Wars logo in red on the back, and a First Order stormtrooper wallpaper. 

Source: Engadget

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