How to Download and Update OxygenOS 5.0 Oreo in OnePlus 5

For the OnePlus 5 users, the year 2017 was great. In last week of December, the Oneplus team releases the official update of OxygenOS 5.0 Oreo for OnePlus 5 Android Smartphone. The new firmware based on Android 8.0 Oreo is the first official Oreo builds for OnePlus 5. Well, many users have already upgraded to the OxygenOS 5.0 by rooting their phone. But, this is the official update by the company.

This latest Oreo update brings many new features to the OnePlus 5 users like the upgraded launcher, new UI design, optimisations for photo quality, and a beauty effect for the preloaded Portrait mode and lots more. After upgrading your phone with this OS, your device will become faster as compared to Google Pixels.

So, if you want to upgrade your OnePlus 5 with the latest OxygenOS 5.0 oreo update, then this article will provide you the proper guide with the help of which you can easily download and update OxygenOS 5.0 Oreo in your OnePlus 5 Phone. Whether you have rooted or non-rooted phone, this method will work fine with both.

OnePlus 5 OxygenOS 5.0 Changelogs

Launcher
Optimizations for Shelf
Now you can upload your photo through Shot on OnePlus

Camera
* New Camera UI design
* Optimizations for photo quality
* Added beauty effect for Portrait Mode

Gallery
* Added “Places” tab for viewing photos on a map

Calculator
* Added history feature

Clock
* Added alarm calendar feature

System
* Added Parallel Apps feature
* New design for Quick Settings
* New design for Lift up display
* Added “Adaptive model” screen calibration
* Optimizations for Wi-Fi
* Optimizations for Battery Saver
* Updated Android security patch for December

Note: Before starting the Guide, the most important thing which you have to keep in mind is that this process is only for OnePlus 5 Mobile Phone. If you try to experiment it on another model, then your phone will be converted to brick. Also, take the backup of your phoneand make sure that your phone has enought battery to install this OxygenOS 5.0 Oreo update.

Steps to Download and Install OxygenOS 5.0 Oreo in OnePlus 5

Just follow the instructions carefully and make your OnePlus 5 phone updated with the latest OxygenOS 5.0.

Step 1: After going through the important notice, the first thing you have to do for installing the OxygenOS 5.0 is that you have to Download it. For download, Click Here.

Step 2: After the downloading the OxygenOS 5.0 Oreo, save the Zip file to your phone memory.

Step 3: Now, Navigate to Phone Settings > System Updates > Settings Icon > Local Upgrade & Select the ROM File.

Step 4: After this, select the Upgrade now. Now, the would reboot into stock recovery and flash the ROM file.

Step 5: Now, the installer would itself flash the ROM and reboot the device.

Once your device is rebooted, you will see that your OnePlus 5 is now updated with the latest and official OxygenOS 5.0 Oreo. These steps are very simple because the device is non-rooted and the version of the OS is official.

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How to Update Rooted Oneplus 5 with OxygenOS 5.0

If you have rooted device, then also you can easily upgrade your OS to OxygenOS 5.0. For doing this, again follow these steps.

Step 1: The first step is to store the downloaded OxygenOS 5.0 Zip file to your phone storage and remember the storage location path.

Step 2: After this, you have to use the custom TWRP recovery mode. For this, switch off your phone first and hold Volume down + Power button for few seconds.

Step 3: Now your Oneplus 5 boot into TWRP recovery mode. Tap on the Wipe Option > Advanced Wipe and Select Cache and Dalvik Cache. Swipe to Wipe. See the image below for your reference.

Step 4: Once the above process is done, now you have to tap on the Install button and navigate to the OxygenOS 5.0 Zip file and flash the same on your phone. This will flash the Full ROM on your phone, and you will not face any error.

Step 5: Once the Flash process is complete, now you can reboot your device. Now, the OxygenOS 5.0 Oreo has installed on your rooted device.

So with the help o this method you can quickly update your Rooted Oneplus 5 with latest official OxygenOS 5.0 firmware. This is all for this article. Hope you have successfully updated your OnePlus 5 Device with the OxygenOS 5.0.

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