NV Reviews by B S Rout/Tech Specialist
Well finally we can say finally, AI comes to Oneplus. Besides it cannot be comparable to Samsung AI features but it is better to have something than nothing. Lots of improvements Oxygen os 15 brings to the table which we will discuss here today. Let’s get to the details.
In this update Oneplus have taken inspiration from every brand and mixed them into one.
Notification Panel
In this update the notification panel has different options like you can go with the usual quick settings and notification panel or you can go with the ‘split’ option in which you can swipe down from the left to access the notification and quick settings from the right. And you can swipe left to right to switch between them which is kind of inspired from IOS.
The New Lock Screen
Oneplus has added the new flux themes which gives a new look to the phones lock screen. These themes have a depth effect into them with Text which we first saw in IOS but no custom text for now. This depth effect works with your photo and other wallpapers also. The all-new AOD seamlessly delivers a one-of-a-kind, personalized unlocking experience.
Reimagined Animations
Animation takes a big part when it comes to a mobile OS and oxygen os is known for its animations bit in this update they have taken a step forward in terms of animation. As advertised the animations look smooth & flowy while switching apps and the bouncy effect while relocating apps on home screen or opening the notification shade it looks awesome. But the speed of animation oneplus has advertised kind of feels the same. The charging animation in my opinion feels kind of cheap and it is basically the same like OPPO. Now when you go to the recent screen it now shows the last used app like Samsung.
Dynamic Island
Copy but copy the good things. If you know how apple dynamic island works then Oneplus dynamic island steps further. Dynamic island supports things like music timer, screen, recording and even apps like swiggy & zomato, you can swipe left to right to see the different live alerts. You can even tap on it and check out everything that is going on and maybe switch to the app but even let you customize it so you can just tap on it and open the app right away.
AI
there’s not much AI functions added in this update. Instead of this Oneplus could have waited for some more time and come up with better functions.
- AI Detail Boost- This Ai function allows you to make your pixelated photos more sharper even when you zoom in on the smallest details.
- AI Unblur- This function will sharpen the blurred details of photos.
- AI Reflection Eraser- This function removes reflections for shots that sparkle. Suppose you took one photo through a glass window and some kind of reflection of that glass window remains, it will help to remove all reflections.
- AI Notes- This feature helps to clean up, format, continue writing, Tone adjustment for the notes you write.
When it comes to day-to-day use I did not find these AI features to work effortlessly. Even in other smartphone AI also it is kind of hit and miss when it comes to AI features. AI will take its time to improve over time.
Security
There is a new option added called Theft Protection which protects your data if your phone is stolen. The screen will lock automatically if it detects that someone took your device and ran away.
Apart from all this, Oneplus thought to add an easter egg this time which was missing in the previous updates. You have to type 1 & + on the calculator app to get the easter egg. And the phone manager app which is a kind of bloatware. Apart from this I really liked the new updates Oneplus brought this year. What are your views let us know in the comments or write to us newzville2024@gmail.com
Good review
Thankyou Ms Boro