In early 2021, OnePlus outlined its plans for updating previous-generation devices to OxygenOS 11 and Android 11. The list of devices we are referring to includes the OnePlus Nord, OnePlus 7 and 7T series, OnePlus 6 and 6T series and new introduced OnePlus Nord 10 5G and N100.
The first device planned to pick up the big Android 11 update from OnePlus will be their highest level Nord, the original OnePlus Nord. OnePlus will launch its first OxygenOS 11 Open Beta build next week. The beta build-up will help OnePlus test it further and bring it up to their “standards” so it can then be rolled out to everyone.
There is no current estimate for when the OnePlus Nord Android 11 update will be stable, so if you want the latest software, you need to join the beta. Doing so is not difficult, but it may well be to come down once it is stable.
Subsequently, OnePlus hopes to OnePlus 7 and OnePlus 7T series. After OnePlus had a data decryption issue when they wanted to transfer Android 11 to each one, they say they’ve worked with Qualcomm to resolve the issue and are now running closed beta tests. Assuming the closed tests go well, they will run an Open Beta as they are about to do with OnePlus Nord before moving on to stable.
Again, there is no specific timeline for when the OnePlus 7, OnePlus 7 Pro or 7T can get the update out of beta.
And finally, the OnePlus 6, 6T, Nord N10 5G and Nord N100 are supposed to receive Android 11, but we have absolutely no idea when that will happen. OnePlus still expects to update all of these devices at some point, just understand that they need to update the original Nord and both 7 Series devices first.
We will let you know as these constructions become available. Be sure to check out our first look at OxygenOS and Android 11 together.
// OnePlus