As the title of this article suggests, OnePlus 3 owners enrolled in the company’s closed beta group can now begin experimenting with Google’s latest overhaul, Android 8.0 Oreo.

OnePlus has been traditionally good when it comes to rolling out software updates. Last week, OnePlus announced OxygenOS Open Beta 23 and 14 for OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T, respectfully. And over the weekend, the Chinese-headquartered smartphone manufacturer announced what it calls a ‘closed beta,’ meaning a more slimmed down group of testers and developers are eligible, for OnePlus 3 owners that contains Android 8.0 Oreo.

We’ve seen a few companies including Sony, Nokia and now OnePlus, confirm Google’s major system overhaul for this year, which is Android 8.0 Oreo, as introduced and released for select Nexus and Pixel devices a few weeks ago. The search giant is applying some extra force, this year, to have Android OEMs update their devices sooner in hope to reduce the platform’s overall fragmentation. This isn’t uncommon for some Android makers such as OnePlus considering the fact that their skin atop the Android interface is lighter in terms of additional settings and customization features.

The latest word is that OnePlus 3 is first to be in an Android 8.0 Oreo closed beta program, and that OnePlus 3T and OnePlus 5 will join the select group of testers “soon.” A trusted source has also indicated that OnePlus expects to have Android 8.0 Oreo available in open (public) beta for some if not all of the above mentioned devices by the end of September. This is great news, though we have found it quite odd that the OnePlus 3 happened to beat out the later two flagships to the punch. Perhaps this won’t be the case for the public release of the software, expected out later this year after all beta testing concludes.

OnePlus isn’t exactly in first place, but they’re far from being in last position in regards to platform updates. Let’s hope OnePlus stays true to its commitments. Follow our Droid Updates Weekly Series to find out when the official OTA update begins rolling out.

SOURCE [Android Police]