Last month, OnePlus launched the OxygenOS 13 Open Beta Test for the OnePlus Nord 2T Android 13 update in India. The testing phase appears to have been successful as the company has now released the stable version of OxygenOS 13 for the Nord 2T in India.
The OnePlus Nord 2T Android 13 update, with firmware version CPH2401_11.C.23, will initially be available to users who participated in the Open Beta program, followed by a wider release to more users. OxygenOS 13 introduces the Aquamorphic Design to the Nord 2T and also includes the December 2022 Android security patch. Let’s take a look at the full update changelog.
Features of the OnePlus Nord 2T Android 13 update
Here’s the full changelog of the OnePlus Nord 2T Android 13 update.
Aquamorphic Design
- Adds Aquamorphic Design theme colors for enhanced visual comfort.
- Applies the Aquamorphic Design philosophy to animations to make them natural and vivid.
- Adds Shadow-Reflective Clock, with shadow simulating the orientation of the sun and moon.
- Adds a Home screen world clock widget to show the time in different time zones
- Upgrades to Quantum Animation Engine 4.0, with a new behavior recognition feature, which recognizes complex gestures and provides optimized interactions.
- Optimizes UI layers for a clearer and neater visual experience.
- Applies real-world physical motions to animations to make them look more natural and intuitive.
- Adapts responsive layouts to accommodate different screen sizes to improve readability.
- Optimizes the widget design to make information easier and quicker to find.
- Optimizes fonts for better readability.
- Optimizes system icons by using the latest color scheme to make the icons easier to recognize.
- Enriches and optimizes illustrations for features by incorporating multicultural and inclusive elements.
Efficiency
- Adds large folders to the Home screen. You can now open an app in an enlarged folder with just one tap and turn pages in the folder with a swipe.
- Adds media playback control, and optimizes the Quick Settings experience.
- Adds more markup tools for screenshot editing.
- Adds support for adding widgets to the Home screen, making information display more personalized.
- Adds Sidebar Toolbox. You can open a floating window inside apps for smooth operation
- Optimizes Shelf. Swiping down on the Home screen will bring up Shelf by default. You can search content online and on your device.
Seamless interconnection
- Optimizes Screencast, with cast content automatically adapting to the target screen.
- Optimizes earphone connectivity to deliver a more seamless experience.
Personalization
- Optimizes Bitmoji to offer more Always-On Display animations.
- Optimizes Insight Always-On Display, with more personalized Always-On Display settings available.
- Optimizes Portrait Siluoette challenge Always On Display, with more drawing tools and line colours available
Security and Privacy
- Adds an automatic pixelation feature for chat screenshots. The system can identify an automatically pixelate profile picture and display names in a chat screenshot to protect your privacy
- Adds regular cleaning of clipboard data for privacy protection
- Optimizes Private safe. The advanced Encryption standard AES is used to encrypt all files for enhanced security of private files.
Health and digital wellbeing
- Ads distance from the phone, ambient light, and sitting posture reminders in Kid space
- Adds Eye comfort in Kid space to protect Children’s vision.
Performance optimization
- Adds Dynamic computing engine to improve the system speed, stability, battery life and app experience.
Gaming experience
- Upgrades to Hyperbooost Gpa 4.0 to stabilize the frame rate and balance the performance and power consumption in key scenarios
System
- Integrates the December 2022 Android security patch to enhance system security
- Improves system stability
Communication
- Improves the stability of mobile network connections.
With that, we’ve outlined the key features of the OnePlus Nord 2T Android 13 update. To access the update, simply navigate to your device’s Settings, select Software Updates, and wait for the notification to download and install the update when it becomes available.