Home
Mobiles
Mobiles News
OnePlus 6 Gets OxygenOS 5.1.7 Update, India to Get OxygenOS 5.1.8 Update Instead

OnePlus 6 Gets OxygenOS 5.1.7 Update, India to Get OxygenOS 5.1.8 Update Instead

By Ankit Chawla | Updated: 15 June 2018 16:19 IST

Highlights

The update brings minimal upgrades to the software
File size is said to be about 64MB
Indian units will not get the OxygenOS 5.1.7 update

Chinese phone maker OnePlus on Thursday announced the rollout of the latest OxygenOS 5.1.7 OTA update on the OnePlus 6. This software update fixes the scheduled setting issue for Do Not Disturb (DND) mode, brings an updated bootloader for system security enhancement, and brings general bug fixes and improvements. This update will not be issued on Indian units, considering the last update, OxygenOS 5.1.6, has been reported to have stability issues for users in India. Alternatively, OxygenOS 5.1.8 - with a fix and all 5.1.7 features - will be rolled out next week.

In a OnePlus forum post, the company announced that the OTA update will be issued in an incremental manner - it will reach a small percentage of users initially, and a broader rollout will follow in the next few days. As per comments on the thread, file size of the update is around 64MB. The company in its blog post said that the OxygenOS 5.1.6 update had caused stability issues for users in India, and that the update rollout had been paused. The company is working on fix based on the logs received from affected users, and the OxygenOS 5.1.8 update released next week will contain the fix as well as everything else that OxygenOS 5.1.7 brought.

To recall, earlier this week, a vulnerability on the OnePlus 6 bootloader was found that could potentially let an attacker boot a modified firmware image without unlocking the bootloader. This presented a security risk, as anyone with physical access to a OnePlus 6 smartphone could bypass bootloader protections and potentially gain root access to the device. The vulnerability was discovered by Edge Security, and at the time, OnePlus had said it would fix the issue in an upcoming software update. The OxygenOS 5.1.7 OTA update addresses this issue, fixing the bootloader to prevent the loading of a modified firmware image without unlocking the bootloader.

OnePlus 6 specifications

Just to recap, the OnePlus 6 runs OxygenOS 5.1 on top of Android 8.1 Oreo, and sports a 6.28-inch full-HD+ (1080x2280 pixels) full Optic AMOLED display with a 19:9 aspect ratio and 84 percent screen-to-body ratio. At its core, the OnePlus 6 features an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC, paired with an Adreno 630 GPU, 6GB/ 8GB of RAM and 64GB/ 128GB/ 256GB of inbuilt storage.

In terms of optics, the smartphone bears a dual rear camera module that includes a 16-megapixel primary sensor and a 20-megapixel secondary sensor, with f/1.7 aperture, OIS, EIS, and dual-LED flash. On the front, the OnePlus 6 features a 16-megapixel selfie camera, with f/2.0 aperture and EIS. There is a 3300mAh battery under the hood, with support for Dash Charge. Connectivity on the smartphone includes 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth v5.0, NFC, GPS/ A-GPS, USB Type-C, and a 3.5mm headphone jack.

OnePlus 6

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS
Variants

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Looks great
Excellent performance
Useful software customisations

Bad
Average camera quality
No wireless charging or weatherproofing

Read detailed OnePlus 6 review

Display 6.28-inch

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

Front Camera 16-megapixel

Rear Camera 16-megapixel + 20-megapixel

RAM 8GB

Storage 128GB

Battery Capacity 3300mAh

OS Android 8.1 Oreo

Resolution 1080x2280 pixels

More OnePlus mobiles OnePlus mobiles price in India

Choose a variant

Comments

For the latest tech news and reviews, follow Gadgets 360 on X, Facebook, WhatsApp, Threads and Google News. For the latest videos on gadgets and tech, subscribe to our YouTube channel. If you want to know everything about top influencers, follow our in-house Who'sThat360 on Instagram and YouTube.