OnePlus 5 and OnePlus 5T start receiving Android Pie-based OxygenOS 9.0.0 update: Steps on how to update manually
OnePlus, the Chinese smartphone manufacturer has now started rolling out the much-awaited Android 9.0 (Pie) based OxygenOS update on OnePlus 5 and OnePlus 5T. The Android 9.0 Pie based Oxygen 9.0.0 began rolling out on 25th December and will start showing up on the OnePlus 5 and OnePlus 5T phones over the next week. OnePlus had launched the OnePlus 5 and 5T in 2017 that came with Android 7.1.1 Nougat out of the box.
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OnePlus on its official forum posted an update that the final OxygenOS 9.0.0 based on Android 9.0 Pie will be available to OnePlus 5 and OnePlus 5T users via an OTA (Over-The-Air) update. Only a few users will be able to update their devices within the first 24 hours with a broader rollout in a few days. In case you want to update your OnePlus 5/5T device right now, simply go to the System Update option in Settings. The update size is 1,742MB for the OnePlus 5 and 1,748MB for the OnePlus 5T.
Steps on how to update OnePlus 5 and OnePlus 5T manually
- Open the phone and go to settings.
- Now scroll down to system settings.
- Go to the bottom where you can find an option called System Updates.
- Now tap on the System Update and it automatically triggers an update search.
- If its ready on your device, it will pop up with permission to update.
- On granting the permission, the device will take its course and restart to implement the updates.
- Once done, enjoy your new Android 9.0 Pie based OxygenOS 9.0 version.
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