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While it didn’t show up alongside the OnePlus 8 series, it’s been known for a while that OnePlus has been working on a new, more affordable Android smartphone. The device has been known by a couple of names — OnePlus 8 Lite and OnePlus Z — but now we know what it’s really called. Thanks to an accidental Instagram post, we know that this next OnePlus device will be called “Nord.”

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While we at least think we know a little bit about the upcoming OnePlus Z or OnePlus Nord whatever it may end up being called, but we now know that it won’t be heading to the US upon launch.

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The strength of Google’s Pixel lineup comes from its camera, but a lot of that skill comes simply from software optimization. For a while, developers have been porting the Google Camera app and some of its smarts to other phones, including the OnePlus 8 series. Now, that port is getting a huge upgrade on that hardware.

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OnePlus has three tiers of software releases — closed beta, open beta, and final release. Today, a couple of months after debuting the OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro, the company is opening up signups for the closed beta program on those latest releases.

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Alongside the Pixel series, the Android 11 Beta is available for a number of third-party devices, which includes the OnePlus 8 series.

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Rumors have been swirling around for quite some time regarding OnePlus debuting a pair of truly wireless earbuds. Now, the Android 11 Beta on the OnePlus 8 has revealed further information about these earbuds which, apparently, are called the “OnePlus Pods.”

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Alongside the Android 11 Beta, OnePlus is testing a newer version of its camera app in that release. OnePlus Camera 5.4.10 adds a handful of new features including quick share, a revamped zoom UI, and more. Here’s what’s new and what will, eventually, make its way to past OnePlus devices.

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The Android 11 Beta phase is now branching out to even more devices, with the OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro now getting their own taste of the pre-release OS upgrade.

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Much has been made of the upcoming affordable OnePlus Z, and according to new information, it will launch in India on July 10.

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OnePlus has been releasing software on a regular software track for the past few years, but today the company has announced a change. Going forward, OnePlus will be releasing fewer OxygenOS beta builds.

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Since releasing late last year, we’ve lauded the OnePlus 7T for being arguably the best value smartphone here on the Android side of things.

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