These are the first 4 features to try in OxygenOS 15

OnePlus is officially announcing OxygenOS 15 today, its Android 15 update, and it’s pretty packed with new features. A big part of it is, you guessed it, AI, which comes with the usual stuff: AI Detail Boost, AI Unblur, AI Reflection Eraser, AI Notes, and Google stuff like Gemini and Circle to Search. There’s even a new Intelligent Search, which lets you ask natural-language questions about documents that are stored on your phone.

And while it also comes with an array of visual changes, one thing that OnePlus talked up is parallel processing. It took issue with how if you’re switching between apps, there’s a loss of animation rendering, so everything is smoother now.

OnePlus seeded a beta of the software to journalists for review, so I’ve been using this for about a week. Here are my top four features to check out:

4 Share with iPhone

It’s complicated, but it’s there

I’m sorry if you’re getting excited when you see this, but you’re not getting AirDrop. Share with iPhone does indeed let you share files with iOS devices, but there are a bunch of steps involved.

First, the recipient device needs to have the O+Connect app installed and set up. Then, you’ll need to turn it on in OxygenOS settings, as it automatically turns off after 10 minutes. Then, when the recipient accepts the file, they will have to connect their iPhone to your OnePlus device’s Wi-Fi.

3 Flux themes

iPhone-style customization is here

OnePlus has a bunch of new features for customizing your home screen and lock screen. There’s an array of wallpapers you can use, as there always has been, and you can add a bunch of styles to it. There’s a depth button, so the subject of the photo can stand out above the time and anything else that’s there. And of course, lock screen widgets are customizable as well.

2 AI Unblur

It’s not perfect, but it’s better than not having it

This feature is pretty self-explanatory. We’ve all taken a photo that came out blurry, whether the device just took too long because it’s in low light, or for whatever other reason. Now, AI can touch it up for you.

As you can see from the sample I used, the AI edited image is way better. It’s not perfect by any means, but it’s definitely improved.

Like many other features, this is something that other companies are doing, but now you’ll be able to do it with a OnePlus phone.

1 AI Detail Boost

Zoom without the camera

AI Detail boost upscales your photos, so you can crop without losing quality. Like any other AI feature, this isn’t perfect, so you’ll still lose some quality, but not as much as without it. It boosts the photo to 4K resolution.

This is one of my favorite features on any device because I really like the implications of it. Digital zoom has been a mess for years, but we have the technology to make it better.

Honorable mention: AI Eraser

AI Eraser shipped for OnePlus devices earlier this year, so it’s not new to OxygenOS 15. It’s also not unique; a lot of other companies are doing this. Still, it’s pretty good and it’s worth using, so as this AI-focused update rolls out, I just thought I’d mention another AI feature that we already have.

And that’s about it. OxygenOS 15 is coming to a device near you soon, so check out these features when you get it.