OnePlus 6 gets Android Pie public beta via HydrogenOS in China

The OnePlus 6 marked a lot of firsts for OnePlus. It was their first phone to introduce a screen cutout, as well as their first flagship to come with an all-glass back—without counting the OnePlus X, which was a midrange phone. The OnePlus 6 was also among the very few non-Google devices to receive Android P developer previews ahead of the official stable Android release. Users were able to test-drive Android Pie-based OxygenOS developer preview/beta builds on their phones right after the device was available for purchase. Now, Android Pie is officially out and available to the public, and OnePlus is polishing off the final details for rolling out a stable Android Pie update: the first HydrogenOS Pie-based public beta is now officially available for the OnePlus 6.

From XDA user SuzutsukiKaede

This release is based on the stable, final Android 9.0 sources, and should be just as stable, if not more stable, than the last Android P beta released for the OnePlus 6. This beta build should also come with all of OnePlus’ proprietary customizations, features, and tweaks already on board on top of stock Android Pie. Have in mind, however, that we’re talking about HydrogenOS here rather than OxygenOS—meaning that this release is meant for the Chinese market only, and as such, it does not come with the Google Play Store, Google Play Services, or any other Google services/apps.

If you’re interested in testing out this build, you can go ahead and download it from the official HydrogenOS forums. If you depend on Google services, however, it’s a wiser choice to wait for the OxygenOS beta: if previous years and trends tell us something, an OxygenOS Open Beta update channel with Android Pie builds should be opened very soon for the OnePlus 6, followed by OnePlus 5/5T beta builds as well as OnePlus 3/3T beta builds, followed by a final release before the end of the year. We’ll be sure to keep you informed.

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