This feature auto-sorts your messages into categories, although the changelog doesn’t provide any further details on this. Apart from these new features, the latest beta build includes general bug fixes and improvements and a CPU security patch (CVE-2017-13218). The changelog also mentions a new Navigation gesture that can be enabled by going into settings and disabling the nav bar. Notably, the update removes a Clipboard function that was introduced in Open Beta 2 after user feedback.
OnePlus 5T users interested in downloading the latest Open Beta 3 can read the flashing instructions and download the full ROM here. Those currently running Open Beta 2 should receive the latest build via OTA. The beta build comes following the Open Beta 2 release for OnePlus 5T a couple of months ago. The previous beta update came with a new OnePlus Switch app that makes it easier for Android users to switch to a new OnePlus device. The update also added a new clipboard feature that appears when you mark or copy something on the device.
Gesture controls without clear navigation bars aren’t just for the iPhone X. Some Android smartphones let users save screen real estate by using home button gestures, and now OnePlus’ newest Oreo beta build for the OnePlus 5T includes a feature that disables the navigation bar and instead prioritizes gestures. We haven’t had a chance to test this yet, but Reddit user MisterMrMister uploaded a video of the gesture controls in action.
You can see that the phone’s navigation bar is missing, but the user is still able to pull up different pages, toggle between windows, and exit apps. MisterMrMister says, “The gesture for going home is pretty smooth and responsive, including going to the recent app overview.” The user continues to note that the back button gesture is a “hit or miss for me right now. Sometimes I seem to ‘miss’ the right area to activate it.” Like we learned with the iPhone X, gestures take time to get used to, although most people seemed to adjust pretty quickly after losing their dedicated home button. Maybe this is the start of the end of not only buttons, but also nav bars.
With Open Beta 3 now out, we’re close to a stable rollout of Android Oreo for OnePlus 5T. The company promised 5T users will receive the Oreo update in early 2018. The company has already rolled out stable Oreo builds for OnePlus 5, OnePlus 3T and OnePlus 3. Earlier this month, OnePlus brought the 5T’s Face Unlock feature to the OnePlus 5 via the Oreo-based OxygenOS update.
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