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OnePlus 6 includes seamless updates to compliment its stock Android-like OS
August 01, 2025
TheOnePlus 6is the company’s first phone to support seamless updates (as spotted byAndroid Police). While the feature may not grab as much attention as the handset’s shiny glass build or the divisive display notch, it’s something you won’t find on flagship devices fromAndroid heavyweights like Samsung or LG.
Seamless updates wereintroduced with Android Nougatand can now be found on phones from the likes of Sony, Google, and Motorola. They allow Android updates to not only be downloaded, but also installed, in the background.
This means supported phones never have to go through the — sometimes lengthy — process of installing updates where they become temporarily unusable. Instead, once the installation is complete, users just have to reboot their device.
OnePlus phones typically offer an experience close to stock Android — and the inclusion of seamless updates is just another part of that. By keeping the bells and whistles to a minimum, and including fundamentals like seamless updates and the stock-like Oxygen OS, OnePlus is able to provide a system that we called the “closest thing to Nexus outside of Pixel” in ourOnePlus 6 review.
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