OnePlus 9 series now receiving stable Android 13 with Oxygen OS 13

Welcome to the OnePlus 9 series update hub. Here you’ll find the latest information on updates to the OnePlus 9, OnePlus 9 Pro, and OnePlus 9R. We’ll detail the current software versions for each device and alert you if there’s a new update rolling out. OnePlus usually pushes out Oxygen OS updates to the OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro, with the 9R receiving separate updates.

• Current stable version: Android 13
• When will the OnePlus 9 get Android 14? January 2024 (Estimated)

Latest OnePlus 9, 9 Pro, and 9R updates

November 10, 2022: OnePlus is finally pushing out its full upgrade for Android 13 for the OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro (the OnePlus 9R isn’t included with this particular rollout).

The official changelog is huge for this, which makes sense considering it’s a full upgrade:

• • Adds Aquamorphic Design theme colors for enhanced visual comfort.
  • Applies the Aquamorphic Design philosophy to animations to make them natural and vivid.
  • Adds Shadow-Reflective Clock, with shadow simulating the orientation of the sun and moon.
  • Adds a Home screen world clock widget to show the time in different time zones.
  • Upgrades to Quantum Animation Engine 4.0, with a new behavior recognition feature, which recognizes complex gestures and provides optimized interactions.
  • Optimizes UI layers for a clearer and neater visual experience.
  • Applies real-world physical motions to animations to make them look more natural and intuitive.
  • Optimizes the widget design to make information easier and quicker to find.
  • Optimizes fonts for better readability.
  • Optimizes system icons by using the latest color scheme to make the icons easier to recognize.
  • Enriches and optimizes illustrations for features by incorporating multicultural and inclusive elements.

• Efficiency
  • Adds Meeting Assistant to enhance the meeting connecting and note-taking experience, and introduces an option to make notifications more subtle and less distracting.
  • Adds large folders to the Home screen. You can now open an app in an enlarged folder with just one tap and turn pages in the folder with a swipe.
  • Adds a new type of Always-On Display that shows live information about music, ride-hailing, and food delivery (Supports only some apps).
  • Adds media playback control, and optimizes the Quick Settings experience.
  • Adds more markup tools for screenshot editing.
  • Adds support for adding widgets to the Home screen, making information display more personalized.
  • Adds Sidebar Toolbox. You can open a floating window inside apps for smooth operation.
  • Upgrades Doodle in Notes. You can now draw on graphics to take notes more efficiently.
  • Optimizes Shelf. Swiping down on the Home screen will bring up Shelf by default. You can search content online and on your device.

• Seamless interconnection
  • Optimizes cross-device file transfer, with more file formats and device models supported.
  • Optimizes Screencast, with cast content automatically adapting to the target screen.
  • Optimizes earphone connectivity to deliver a more seamless experience.

• Personalization
  • Optimizes Bitmoji to offer more Always-On Display animations.
  • Optimizes Insight Always-On Display, with more personalized Always-On Display settings available.
  • Optimizes Portrait Silhouette Always-On Display, with more drawing tools and line colors available.

• Security & Privacy
  • Adds an automatic pixelation feature for chat screenshots The system can identify and automatically pixelate profile pictures and display names in a chat screenshot to protect your privacy.
  • Adds regular clearing of clipboard data for privacy protection.
  • Optimizes Private Safe. The Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) is used to encrypt all files for enhanced security of private files.

• Health & Digital wellbeing
  • Adds Kid Space. When in Kid Space, your browser app automatically switches to Kids mode to create a child-friendly space.
  • Adds Eye comfort in Kid Space to protect children’s vision.

• Performance optimization
  • Adds Dynamic Computing Engine to improve the system speed, stability, battery life, and app experience

• Gaming experience
  • Upgrades to HyperBoost GPA 4.0 to stabilize the frame rate and balance the performance and power consumption in key scenarios.

As always, this OTA will be incremental. It will reach a small percentage of users initially. A broader rollout should start in a few days.

To check if an update is available, head to Settings > System > System updates on your device.

Previous OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro updates

• October 10, 2022: OnePlus is now pushing out the latest update for the OnePlus 9 series. Oxygen OS 12 version C.65 is very light, containing only the September 2022 security patch. Hopefully, the next update will be a full upgrade for Android 13.
• September 13, 2022: Be on the lookout for a new update for your European OnePlus 9. The company is rolling out Oxygen OS 12 version C.64. Interestingly, this update is just a rehash of August’s C.63 update, even including the August security patch.
• August 23, 2022: OnePlus is now rolling out a new update for the OnePlus 9 series. Landing as Oxygen OS 12 version C.63, the update has some new filters for the camera and some other camera-centric features. It also has the new August security patch.
• July 20, 2022: The OnePlus 9 series is now getting Oxygen OS 12 version C.62. It contains the June Android security patch and a few bug fixes.
• June 29, 2022: OnePlus is now rolling out a new update to the OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro (via XDA-Developers). It lands as Oxygen OS 12 version C.61. Notably, this update finally carries the May 2022 security patch, which the previous update lacked. This update also is coming to all variants of the devices, not just those in India — a problem we saw with the previous update.
• May 25, 2022: The latest update for the OnePlus 9 series is Oxygen OS 12 version C.60. Unfortunately, it is only for Indian variants of the device. It also does not have the May security patch for some reason.
• April 18, 2022: OnePlus rolled out a new system update for the OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro. The update carried Oxygen OS 12 version C.48 and went out to the flagships in India, North America, and Europe. There were no new features added with the update. However, it brought the April 2022 security patch to the phones. The changelog also mentioned system stability improvements.
• March 21, 2022: OnePlus pushed out the stable Oxygen OS 12 update to the OnePlus 9R. The update was rolled out to users who were previously running the open beta version of the software. The OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro also got the incremental OxygenOS 12 update C.47 in North America and Europe. It optimized the stability of communication, fixed issues causing the operator’s name to be displayed incorrectly, improved system stability and camera fluency, and brought the March 2022 security patch.
• March 10, 2022: OnePlus pushed out the Oxygen OS 12 C.46 update to the OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro. The company noted that the build will not release in North America due to specific country-related limitations. The firmware brought a bunch of improvements. However, the major change was the addition of the February security patch.

If you’ve spotted a OnePlus 9 series update that we haven’t, tip us! Looking for another update? Be sure to visit our Android 11 update tracker.