OnePlus fans get major boost ahead of Android P release

OnePlus is a company that has consistently prided themselves on listening to fan feedback.

Carl Pei, its co-founder, previously insisted it was “unnecessary to hold features back from old models” of smartphones to sell newer iterations.

He tweeted: “It’s unnecessary to hold features back from old models to sell more new models.

“We are here to build long term relationships with our customers.”

The manufacturer also typically has a two-year update policy for every device it releases in order to assure its customers they will have the latest version of Android during their usage.

But the company appears set to break that tradition after announcing both the OnePlus 3 and 3T will be upgrading to Android P.

The OnePlus 3 was released back in June of 2016 but was later superseded by the more powerful 3T in November.

In a forum post, OnePlus announced the news that will surely please its huge fanbase.

The company said: “Including our camera improvements and the latest Android security patch, the OxygenOS 5.0.4 update for OnePlus 3 and 3T was released worldwide last week.

“Since it was launched, we’ve been listening to questions asking about our next major update for the OnePlus 3 and 3T.

“After internal discussions and evaluation, we have decided to focus our development resources on the Android P project instead of upgrading the device to Android 8.1, so that we can offer more exciting features and improvements for our OnePlus 3 and 3T users.”

The firm added the debut of Android P on the two-year-old hardware was courtesy of itself “working closely” with Google.

However, the manufacturer admitted the OnePlus 3 and 3T will be the last devices to receive the latest iteration of Android.

The forum post continued: “Over the past few months, we have been working closely with Google on the Android P Beta program.

“Thanks to everyone’s participation and continued feedback, the progress we have made together has been greatly accelerated.

“The Android P update will be available on the OnePlus 6, OnePlus 5/T and OnePlus 3/3T, in this order.”

Android P is currently in beta but will be made available to smartphones “later this summer”, according to Google.

The operating system is currently in the final phase of beta testing ahead of its debut.

Although the exact name for the software has not been revealed by Google yet, a host of new features have been detailed for Android lovers to get excited about.

Support for controversial notches, gesture-based controls and better battery performance will all be included in Android P when it releases.

Google is also refining how notifications are displayed, adding new emojis and making it easier than ever to edit screenshots.

The exact date for Android P’s release has not been confirmed.