OnePlus 3 Android 7.0 Nougat update teased by CEO

posted by Ben R. / Oct 06, 2016, 1:12 PM

Android 7.0 Nougat is in the works for the OnePlus 3

OnePlus made lots of people happy when it recently revealed the OnePlus 3's Android 7.0 Nougat update is in the works. OnePlus is renowned for interacting with its fans in a direct manner, and during a Reddit AMA, delivered the news that its "actively working" on bringing the newest version of Android to the high-spec phablet. There's no word on when it will actually arrive, but CEO Pete Lau has kept the hype train in motion with a short teaser clip on Twitter.

Of course, the OnePlus 3 is not only popular among users for its strong specs and low price, but it's also incredibly dev-friendly. This means hackers, rooters and modders can tweak and alter the experience to their heart's content and indeed, many such users have already updated to Nougat via CM14.

Everyday users will be counting on the company to push out the new firmware officially, though, and the clip below proves that OnePlus' developers are making progress:

Already hard at work on the latest and greatest. #NeverSettle pic.twitter.com/pirsJS3jOD
— Pete Lau (@petelau2007) October 4, 2016

Unfortunately, there's still no release frame to circle in the diary. But it's very encouraging to see Nougat actually running on the OnePlus 3, and hopefully, end users won't have to wait too long for the OTA.

Are you looking forward to the OnePlus 3's Nougat update? Let us know in the comments below.

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11 Comments

1. dubaiboy78

Posts: 442; Member since: Sep 19, 2014

It seems OnePlus will got nougat earlier than Sammy!!!

posted on Oct 06, 2016, 1:19 PM 3

2. dubaiboy78

*get..

posted on Oct 06, 2016, 1:23 PM 4

3. maherk

Posts: 6774; Member since: Feb 10, 2012

And that would be a first, since they are usually the last when it comes to OS updates, especially when they only have one phone to update.

posted on Oct 06, 2016, 1:28 PM 0

5. aegislash

Posts: 1476; Member since: Jan 27, 2015

Maherk, I still cannot believe the OnePlus X is still only just now being updated to Marshmallow....MARSHMALLOW! An entire year after Marshmallow was officially released. And OnePlus X users won't even be getting Nougat, on a device that's just under a year old! I imagine the OnePlus fans will defend this by saying the X didn't sell as well as other OnePlus devices, but that's literally no excuse at all. All OnePlus customers should have been updated to the newest OS version as soon as possible, whether sales were poor or not.

posted on Oct 06, 2016, 2:11 PM 2

7. maherk

I hear you, and that's why I laugh when people bring up Samsung's poor record when it comes to updates but decide to remain silent when it is OP, LG, or any other OEM not named HTC. I am not giving a pass to Samsung by any means, they suck at delivering their updates, and not just they are usually late, but their tens of model numbers for each phone makes it even harder for us users to keep track on when we should receive our updates.

posted on Oct 06, 2016, 3:49 PM 0

8. Hatshipuh

Posts: 163; Member since: Aug 09, 2012

Wasn't there news that due to lack of Nougat drivers from Qualcomm's side, phones with SD800/801 will not be updated to Nougat? Doesn't change the fact that Marshmallow took too long.

posted on Oct 06, 2016, 6:22 PM 1

10. saiki4116

Posts: 413; Member since: Mar 31, 2011

I have a Oneplus One. Trust Me, when Oneplus 4 comes out, OP3 software updates will lag. We know that because of Snapdragon, OPO and OPX won't get Nougat. In India, A new Operator came up with all 4G Network, so to use this network, you need to have VoLTE. OP3 supports it out of box. Snapdragon 801 supports VoLTE, but needs a software update to enable that. They announced that they won't releasing a patch to OPO and OPX to support VoLTE, and even for OP2, they would do it in another quatrter(for sure they would delay that also). I thought of upgrading Oneplus one to OP3, but this attitude of theirs towards older devices software upgrades stopped from doing that. You would get good support from community because their bootloaders are unlocked, that would mean you need to compromise on Camera performance. Anyone buying OP3, keep in mind the possibility of laggy or no software updates.

posted on Oct 07, 2016, 3:46 AM 0

6. Trex95

Posts: 2380; Member since: Mar 03, 2013

I think Sammy will get 7.1!.

posted on Oct 06, 2016, 2:27 PM 2

4. nate358

Posts: 63; Member since: Dec 24, 2013

If only it had an SD card slot and front facing speakers!

posted on Oct 06, 2016, 1:42 PM 4

9. iC-118

Posts: 260; Member since: Sep 29, 2016

Whats so good about 7.0? I can call text do everything on 6.0. Every updates cripples the phone. Like it did too my S7 with 2 updates. Battery drainage and other bugs. It was excellent out from the box. Especially the long lasting battery. F kn pos Samsung and oppo. I rooted and revert back to old Rom.