Latest OxygenOS update for the OnePlus 7 lineup brings October 2021 patches

Hot on the heels of OxygenOS updates for the OnePlus Nord lineup last week, OnePlus has now released a new stable update for the OnePlus 7 series. While the previous software release for the OnePlus 7 lineup brought features like Bitmoji AOD, the latest release, OxygenOS 11.0.4.1, is a minor update, with the only notable change being the updated security patches.

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In a thread over at OnePlus forums, OnePlus has announced the rollout of OxygenOS 11.0.4.1 for the OnePlus 7, OnePlus 7 Pro, OnePlus 7T, OnePlus 7T Pro. The update fixes the delayed incoming call interface bug, improves the system stability, and bumps the security patch level to October 2021.

The complete changelog for OxygenOS 11.0.4.1 is as follows:

• System
  • Updated Android Security Patch to 2021.10
  • Improved system stability
• Phone
  • Fixed the issue of delayed display of incoming calls interface

OxygenOS 11.0.4.1 has started hitting the OnePlus 7, OnePlus 7 Pro, OnePlus 7T, and OnePlus 7T Pro units in India, Europe, and other markets. The update is rolling out in a staged fashion, so it will likely take some time before it reaches everyone. As always, we have provided direct download links to full and incremental OTAs below if you don’t want to wait. Simply download the correct OTA package corresponding to your model and flash it using the Local Upgrade method within the System Update menu.

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Download OxygenOS 11.0.4.1 for OnePlus 7, OnePlus 7 Pro, OnePlus 7T, OnePlus 7T Pro

OnePlus 7

• Global/India
  • Full OTA
  • Incremental OTA from 11.0.3.1
• Europe
  • Full OTA
  • Incremental OTA from 11.0.3.1

OnePlus 7 Pro

• Global/India
  • Full OTA
  • Incremental OTA from 11.0.3.1
• Europe
  • Full OTA
  • Incremental OTA from 11.0.3.1

OnePlus 7T

• Global
  • Full OTA
  • Incremental OTA from 11.0.3.1
• Europe
  • Full OTA
  • Incremental OTA from 11.0.3.1
• India
  • Full OTA
  • Incremental OTA from 11.0.3.1

OnePlus 7T Pro

• Global
  • Full OTA
  • Incremental OTA from 11.0.3.1
• Europe
  • Full OTA
  • Incremental OTA from 11.0.3.1
• India
  • Full OTA
  • Incremental OTA from 11.0.3.1

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Thanks to XDA Member Some_Random_Username once again for sharing the download links!

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The Redmi Note 11 Pro will likely come to India as the Xiaomi 11i

Just yesterday, Xiaomi took the wraps off the latest iteration on the Redmi Note 11 series in China, giving us the Redmi Note 11, Redmi Note 11 Pro, and Redmi Note 11 Pro+. The Redmi Note series is one of the most successful branding efforts from the company, with many millions of devices sold each year across the globe. So it comes as no surprise that Xiaomi will want to bring the device to more market. But as we have learned from new information, the newly launched Redmi Note 11 Pro will don the rebranded avatar of Xiaomi 11i when it launches in India.

Xiaomi 11i and Xiaomi 11i HyperCharge

According to XDA Senior Member kacskrz, strings within MIUI ROMs suggests that Xiaomi will be rebranding the recently launched devices in China into a different avatar for India. The Chinese Redmi Note 11 Pro (device codename: pisarro) and Redmi Note 11 Pro+ (pisarropro) will likely be making their way to India, but will take on the name “Xiaomi 11i” (pisarroin) and “Xiaomi 11i HyperCharge” (pisarroproin) respectively.

So yeah, #RedmiNote11Pro in India = #Xiaomi11i#RedmiNote11ProPlus in India = #Xiaomi11iHyperCharge
No rebrands for Global. pic.twitter.com/URB92udDwC

— Kacper Skrzypek (@kacskrz) October 29, 2021

The rebrand is not intended for the global market so far, so the phones are likely to retain their Redmi Note branding intact. So there may not be a Xiaomi 11T Lite based off this phone, as we had seen with the Mi 10T Lite for Europe.

If you have been following Xiaomi’s releases, you’d notice that the devices are being positioned as the successor to the Xiaomi Mi 10i, which was launched in early January this year. The Mi 10i itself was a rebrand from the Redmi Note 9 Pro 5G in China, so the successor being a rebrand is no surprise. And as the company had decided a few months ago, newer Xiaomi devices will be ditching the “Mi” branding, so the Xiaomi 11i name makes sense. The HyperCharge branding also makes sense considering the fact that the Chinese Redmi Note 11 Pro+ comes with 120W super-fast charging, while the Pro has “only” 67W fast charging.

Will the base Redmi Note 11 come to India?

Xiaomi launched three phones yesterday, and the base Redmi Note 11 shares a few cues with the other two phones, but it also has its own identity. The device is codenamed “evergo”, and yes, there is an “evergoin” too, indicating that this device will also be coming to India. It remains to be seen what branding Xiaomi India adopts for this particular device.

There’s no official information from Xiaomi on global releases for any of these devices. But we reckon we wouldn’t have to wait long before we get to hear something. The Mi 10i launched in January 2021, so we expect to see a December 2021 or January 2022 launch for this.

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Android 12 will always open non-verified links in the default browser

Android 12 is officially out for the Pixel phones, and it will soon be making its way to more smartphones in the coming months. While we already know most of the major features and improvements that Android 12 brings along, there’s much more to the latest Android release than meets the eyes.

Android 12 packs a lot of smaller improvements and changes that aren’t easily noticeable. At this week’s Android Dev Summit, Google detailed some of the underhood enhancements and quality of life changes introduced in the latest Android version. One such small but useful change in Android 12 is how it now handles App Links. For starters, App Link is a type of deep link that enables web URLs to open content in supported apps.

Starting with Android 12, verified links now automatically open in the corresponding apps for a more streamlined and faster user experience. Google has also changed the default handing of links that aren’t verified through Android App Links or manually approved by the user. Google says Android 12 will always open such non-verified links in the default browser instead of showing you the app selection dialogue.

If you’re an app developer and want to learn about how to add verified links to your app, check out Google’s official documentation. Google first introduced this new behavior in Android 12 Developer Preview 3; however, the option to manually add links wasn’t working at the time.

To learn more about other compatibility changes in Android 12, be sure to check out the Android Dev Summit session linked below.

At Android Dev Summit, Google also announced Android 12L, a special version of Android optimized for foldables, tablets, and Chrome OS devices. Android 12L is currently available as a developer preview, with the official public release slated for Q1 2022. The new version packs several UI refinements and changes for foldables and tablets, including a two-column layout for the notification shade and lockscreen, improved multitasking experience, and more

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Bring back device controls to Android 12 power menu with Tasker

While Google has introduced many useful improvements in Android 12, the software release also features some changes that might not appeal to some users. For instance, Google has removed the Device Controls from the power menu in Android 12, and users now have to navigate to the Quick Settings to control connected devices. If you’re not a fan of this new approach and you’d much rather have device controls back in the power menu, we have some good news for you. You can now use Tasker to get smart home device controls in the Android 12 power menu.

As Tasker developer João Dias demonstrates in the following video, you can use a Tasker project to bring back smart home device controls to the Android 12 power menu. To do so, all you need to do is import this project on your device, follow the instructions given in the project’s description to set it up, and you’re good to go.

After configuring the project, you should see smart home device controls when you open up the power menu on your phone. Note that you’ll only be able to control smart home devices that support Alexa with this project. However, you don’t require an Amazon Echo to get things going. You just need to link your smart home devices with Alexa, and you should see the device controls in the power menu. It’s also worth mentioning that you’ll be able to use the Tasker device control shortcuts, even on the lockscreen.

If you’re not familiar with Tasker, you can use the Classic Power Menu app to get smart home controls in the power menu on Android 12. The app lets you customize the stock power menu on your device in several different ways, like adding a screenshot button, a reboot to recovery button, or smart home device controls. You can learn more about the app by following the link above.

Tasker ($3.49, Google Play) →

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Gboard on the Pixel 6 series can now catch your silly grammatical errors

Gboard’s contextual word suggestions and auto-correction capabilities not only make our typing faster but also save us from embarrassing spelling mistakes. And now Google’s flagship keyboard app can also catch your silly grammatical errors.

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In a recent blog post, Google detailed that they have introduced a new Gboard feature on the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro that automatically catches your grammatical errors and provides corrections as you type. Google says the feature works locally on your device “to preserve privacy.”

“We are launching a grammar correction feature that is directly built into Gboard on Pixel 6 that works entirely on-device to preserve privacy, detecting and suggesting corrections for grammatical errors while the user is typing,” said Google in a blog post.

Currently, the grammar correction feature works only with the English language, but Google says it will add support for more languages in the near future. As mentioned above, the feature is exclusive to the newly announced Pixel 6 series. Google hasn’t clarified when, if ever, it plans to expand it to other Android devices. However, as Mishaal Rahman points out, you can spoof the build.prop file on your phone to enable it on any device running Android 12. Note that editing build.prop requires root access.

(With spoofed props, you can enable this [and Assistant voice typing] on other Android 12 devices.)

Credits to @wongmjane who discovered this feature all the way back in January: https://t.co/IKaWRdwkLt

— Mishaal Rahman (@MishaalRahman) October 29, 2021

We first learned about Gboard’s grammar check feature back in January this year. However, little did we know at the time that it would be exclusive to the Pixel 6 series.

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Google’s latest Pixel phones come with a ton of exclusive software features, including Magic Eraser, Motion Unblur, Quick Phrases for Google Assistant, a revamped At A Glance widget, and many more.

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Get Pixel 6’s Magic Eraser on older Pixels with Google Photos 5.64

The Google Pixel 6 series packs a ton of exclusive features. Google wants you to believe that these features utilize its new Tensor chip to perform feats that just aren’t possible on any other device, like translating messages and speech in real-time, capturing action shots with Motion Mode, and removing unwanted objects from them. However, it doesn’t seem like the Tensor chip is absolutely necessary for some of these features. Magic Eraser, for instance, works on all older Pixel devices running Android 12, and you only need to install a specific Google Photos APK to get it on your device.

For the unaware, Magic Eraser is a new tool in Google Photos that works like the Content-Aware fill option in Photoshop. You can use it to remove unwanted distractions in any photos using the power of AI. Simply open the Edit menu in Google Photos, tap on the new Tools option, and select Magic Eraser. Then, select the object you want to remove, and Google Photos will handle the rest.

Magic Eraser on the Pixel 4a

Currently, the Magic Eraser tool is officially available on the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro only. However, as many users on the GoogleNews Telegram group point out (via Mishaal Rahman), you can get it on an older Pixel device running Android 12 by sideloading Google Photos 5.64. Note that you’ll need to install this specific APK to get the feature on your device. I tried it on my Pixel 4a, and Magic Eraser worked as intended. Even though the Pixel 4a isn’t nearly as powerful as the latest Pixel flagships, the feature just took a couple of seconds to remove objects from photos.

If you want to give Magic Eraser a go on your Pixel phone, download the Google Photos APK linked above. It’s worth mentioning that the feature doesn’t seem to work on other devices running Android 12 beta releases at the moment. In addition, while some users report that Magic Eraser is available on Android 11 too, I didn’t see it on any of the other devices I tested.

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Google overhauled its Titan security chip for the Pixel 6

There’s one aspect of the Google Pixel 6 that sets it apart from every other phone available right now: it uses a custom ‘Tensor’ System-on-a-Chip design that Google designed in partnership with Samsung. Previous generations of Pixel phones already had a dedicated ‘Titan’ chip for handling some features, but that component received an overhaul for the Pixel 6, and now Google has shared some details about how it changed.

Google’s official Security Blog published a post on Wednesday about the security measures in the Pixel 6, including some information specifically about the Titan M2. It’s still a discrete security chip, but Google has switched it to a custom RISC-V processor. “We moved to an in-house designed RISC-V processor,” the company said, “with extra speed and memory, and made it even more resilient to advanced attacks. Titan M2TM has been tested against the most rigorous standard for vulnerability assessment, AVA_VAN.5, by an independent, accredited evaluation lab.” Google also mentioned that the Titan M2 was built to support Android StrongBox, the technology that powers Android’s tamper-resistant key storage.

Secure environments on the Pixel 6 (Credit: Google)

Besides the upgraded Titan M2 chip, there’s also the Google Tensor security core. The Tensor security core has its own dedicated CPU, ROM, one-time-programmable (OTP) memory, crypto engine (no, not cryptocurrency), internal SRAM, and protected DRAM. Its main purpose in the Pixel 6 is to protect user data keys and maintain Secure Boot — everything else is handled by the Titan M2.

If you’re curious about the rest of the Pixel 6’s hardware and software, check out our full Google Pixel 6 Pro review. It’s an impressive phone, and the custom Tensor architecture seems to pay off in real-world usage, but there are a few problems covered in the review.

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