OnePlus explores idea of bringing Face Unlock to 3/3T

We got news on Christmas that OnePlus was bringing its Face Unlock technology to the OnePlus 5. And we got more details about how that is going to come about. Carl Pei shared a post on the OnePlus forums sharing about how the OnePlus 5 will initially be part of the OxygenOS Open Beta as “an early test run” of sorts to work out any bugs. This will later on be pushed as part of the public OTA update.

Pei adds to this post asking the users of the OnePlus 3 and 3T if they want Face Unlock, too. Users are responding in kind as Android Central points out that one thread already has over 50 pages with people talking about Face Unlock on the OnePlus 3 and 3T.

First 37 customers of the OnePlus 5T Star Wars Limited Edition will get a star named after them

OnePlus has one more gimmick for those who buy the OnePlus 5T Star Wars Limited Edition in India. The first 37 buyers will get a personalized “Star Wars” constellation named after them and will be given a certificate of ownership with the details about their own star. Whether you retain ownership of this star though is highly unlikely. As GSMArena points out, many of the stars that have been named could possibly not be recognized by the International Astronomical Union and the star you think is named after you might be registered to someone else. But at least you have a certificate out of it? And you also get a cool new phone with an Easter egg included in the packaging.

OnePlus 5 to get the 5T’s facial unlock feature

As a Christmas gift of sorts and response to demand by its customers, OnePlus is bringing the facial unlock feature from the OnePlus 5T into the OnePlus 5. The company’s co-founder Carl Pei made the announcement on Twitter. Although he didn’t say when OnePlus 5 users can expect the feature to head their way. The facial unlock capabilities of the OnePlus 5T are considered to be a simpler approach to what the iPhone X does since it just makes use of the front-facing camera. It also means it’s less secure. But if you want to quickly get into your device, this is one way to do just that.

Source: GSMArena

Upcoming OnePlus phone rumoured to have under-screen fingerprint sensor, to come early 2018

OnePlus 5T

Looks like OnePlus is prepping for the next big trend in smartphone tech. Rumour has it that OnePlus, which will likely be called OnePlus 6, will reportedly feature an under-screen fingerprint scanner. The report claims the phone might launch as early as March 2018. According to GizmoChina and their source who they claim has accurately shared information about OnePlus flagships in the past, the OnePlus 6 will be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845. At this point, these are all speculation, but OnePlus has been known to put the latest tech in their devices.