OnePlus is expected to take the wraps off the OnePlus 15 in the next few weeks, but before that, it's giving us a look at the software that will run on it. OxygenOS 16, which is based on Android 16, will also come to the company's other supported phones, and it's going to include a heaping helping of AI features. OnePlus was slower than most smartphone makers to embrace AI, but it's full-steam ahead now with new Gemini integrations.
OxygenOS 16 is described by OnePlus in grandiose terms as "a defiant rebellion for authenticity." In the real world, this update is doing a lot of the same things as other AI-heavy smartphones. It's not all AI—OnePlus notes that OxygenOS 16 will include revamped animations that have been carefully designed for smoothness, as well as the O+ remote app that gives you remote access to Windows and Mac PCs. The lock screen is also more customizable, borrowing a page from the likes of Apple and Samsung.
OnePlus began embracing AI back in June, when it launched a feature called Mind Space on the OnePlus 13S. That phone was only for the Indian market, but the rest of the world will get this and more with OxygenOS 16. At launch, Mind Space would collect your screenshots and brief voice messages. Mind Space would analyze the screenshots to create calendar entries and not much else.
The updated Android software expands what you can add to Mind Space and uses Gemini. For starters, you can add scrolling screenshots and voice memos up to 60 seconds in length. This provides more data for the AI to generate content. For example, if you take screenshots of hotel listings and airline flights, you can tell Gemini to use your Mind Space content to create a trip itinerary. This will be fully integrated with the phone and won't require a separate subscription to Google's AI tools.
Mind Space isn't a totally new idea—it's quite similar to AI features like Nothing's Essential Space and Google's Pixel Screenshots and Journal. The idea is that if you give an AI model enough data on your thoughts and plans, it can provide useful insights. That's still hypothetical based on what we've seen from other smartphone OEMs, but that's not stopping OnePlus from fully embracing AI in Android 16.
In addition to beefing up Mind Space, OxygenOS 16 will also add system-wide AI writing tools, which is another common AI add-on. Like the systems from Apple, Google, and Samsung, you will be able to use the OnePlus writing tools to adjust text, proofread, and generate summaries.
OnePlus will make OxygenOS 16 available starting tomorrow (October 17) as an open beta. You'll need a OnePlus device from the past three years to run the software, both in the beta phase and when it's finally released. As for that, OnePlus hasn't offered a specific date. The initial OxygenOS 16 release will be with the OnePlus 15 devices, with releases for other supported phones and tablets coming later.
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