OnePlus 10 Pro’s second Android 13-based OxygenOS 13 beta packs a ton of new features
In early August, alongside theOnePlus 10Tunveiling, OnePlus showcasedAndroid 13-based OxygenOS 13 for its devices. Hot on the heels of the announcement, the company released the first OxygenOS 13 open beta for theOnePlus 10 Pro. The next version of OxygenOS blends the best of Android 13 with OnePlus' “Aquamorphic Design” and packs several new features, though most of them were not functional in the first beta. Now, less than a week after thefirst beta dropped, the company has seeded the second beta with a lot more working features.
Apart from performance and memory management improvements, OxygenOS 13 introduces a new Super power saving mode that will limit all non-critical functionality of the phone and let you only run six apps to extend battery life. A new Kid Space mode aims to reduce kids' screen time and protect their eyesight from the harmful blue radiation of a smartphone’s display.
As OxygenOS 13 is currently in the beta stage, it is riddled with bugs. OnePlus has shared a list of the notable problems you will run into in the second beta, but there could be more unreported issues you could face.
Some users on theOnePlus community forumsreport that Google Pay and Netflix are not working on this build. OnePlus is aware of the issue and is working to address this. So, if you use Google Pay on a daily basis, consider waiting until the problem is resolved.
If your OnePlus 10 Pro is already running the first OxygenOS 13 open beta, the second release should show up as a software update. And if you are upgrading fromAndroid 12, ensure the phone is on the latest OxygenOS 12 (A.15 or A.16) build.
There’s no clear timeline on when OnePlus will release the stable OxygenOS 13 build to the 10 Pro. But given the rapid pace of beta releases, a stable Android 13 rollout for the device should not be far away.
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