OxygenOS 15 vs OxygenOS 16
1. About Phone page
2. Fixed quick settings blur in Light mode
After the April update on OxygenOS 15, the tiles in QS panel adapted to the wallpaper's colours, and it didn't look good.
On OxygenOS 16 that design decision has been reverted back.
3. Redesigned QS panel settings page + Editing
The QS panel page now features coloured placeholders for 'Classic' and 'Split' panels.
The Split QS panel also finally supports tiles repositioning in the upper portion
Also, there's a new 'Multicolour' tiles option.
4. Glass and light effects in various buttons
OxygenOS 16's design fundamental is to insert light and glass effects in certain areas. These can be found in:
- Close button in recents
- Lockscreen shortcuts
- Launcher menu buttons
(1/n)
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NOTE:- covers only the UI design changes and tweaks between OOS 15 vs OOS 16.
All the new features and improvements will be covered seperately in the future.
Remember:
Left: OxygenOS 15
Right: OxygenOS 16
1. About Phone page
2. Fixed quick settings blur in Light mode
After the April update on OxygenOS 15, the tiles in QS panel adapted to the wallpaper's colours, and it didn't look good.
On OxygenOS 16 that design decision has been reverted back.
3. Redesigned QS panel settings page + Editing
The QS panel page now features coloured placeholders for 'Classic' and 'Split' panels.
The Split QS panel also finally supports tiles repositioning in the upper portion
Also, there's a new 'Multicolour' tiles option.
4. Glass and light effects in various buttons
OxygenOS 16's design fundamental is to insert light and glass effects in certain areas. These can be found in:
- Close button in recents
- Lockscreen shortcuts
- Launcher menu buttons
(1/n)
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5. Redesigned Software Update page
Just like the About Phone page, OxygenOS 16 has a redesign graphic in Software Update page.
6. More options under Live Alerts settings
Major upgrades have been made to Live Alerts on OxygenOS 16.
It gets live alert settings for Google, Google Sports, Google Maps, YT Music and all media apps.
7. Redesigned Flux themes page
The Flux theme page now features bigger lockscreen cards with a detailed light & shadow effect.
8. Brand new lockscreen themes and clocks
OxygenOS 16 introduces several new clock styles that are bigger than ever.
9. New fingerprint unlock animations
Many new fingerprint animation styles have been added.
10. Redesigned icon customisation page
OxygenOS 16 introduces a couple of new homescreen icon styles.
Flux icons - Google's monet icons have been ditched in favour of Flux icons which colours every app.
Dark icons - With dark mode enabled, the icons display a black background
(2/n)
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Just like the About Phone page, OxygenOS 16 has a redesign graphic in Software Update page.
6. More options under Live Alerts settings
Major upgrades have been made to Live Alerts on OxygenOS 16.
It gets live alert settings for Google, Google Sports, Google Maps, YT Music and all media apps.
7. Redesigned Flux themes page
The Flux theme page now features bigger lockscreen cards with a detailed light & shadow effect.
8. Brand new lockscreen themes and clocks
OxygenOS 16 introduces several new clock styles that are bigger than ever.
9. New fingerprint unlock animations
Many new fingerprint animation styles have been added.
10. Redesigned icon customisation page
OxygenOS 16 introduces a couple of new homescreen icon styles.
Flux icons - Google's monet icons have been ditched in favour of Flux icons which colours every app.
Dark icons - With dark mode enabled, the icons display a black background
(2/n)
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11. Redesigned system icons
Several system icons have been refreshed with a new design, with most prominent being Settings, Clock, Camera, Games and Themes
Top: OxygenOS 15
Bottom: OxygenOS 16
( 1st image )
12. Revamped Games app (Game Assistant)
The Games app is now called Game Assistant and features a redesigned icon and layout.
The in-game game manager also sees big redesigns.
13. More pleasing to look Media Player
The Media Player on lockscreen finally gets a seekbar which has haptic feedback when scrolled.
14. Revamped Photos app
The Photos app is the system app that has received the biggest change in terms of design.
There's now a floating tab for Photos and Albums, there's progressive Guassian blur at top, and new animations in the entire app.
(3/n)
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Several system icons have been refreshed with a new design, with most prominent being Settings, Clock, Camera, Games and Themes
Top: OxygenOS 15
Bottom: OxygenOS 16
( 1st image )
12. Revamped Games app (Game Assistant)
The Games app is now called Game Assistant and features a redesigned icon and layout.
The in-game game manager also sees big redesigns.
13. More pleasing to look Media Player
The Media Player on lockscreen finally gets a seekbar which has haptic feedback when scrolled.
14. Revamped Photos app
The Photos app is the system app that has received the biggest change in terms of design.
There's now a floating tab for Photos and Albums, there's progressive Guassian blur at top, and new animations in the entire app.
(3/n)
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15. Video & Photo editors get a major upgrade
The Video editor within Photos app has been revamped to support more complex options like cropping the way you want and can output videos in up to 4K 120FPS.
The sliders in Photo editor is also now tweaked.
16. Better video watching in Photos
When watching videos or movies in fullscreen in stock Photos app, there's no longer a top translucent bar at the top.
Top: OxygenOS 15
Bottom: OxygenOS 16
( 3rd image)
17. Shadow effects in buttons
Following OxygenOS 16's design theme, the "+" buttons in apps like Notes, Clock and Weather show a coloured outline giving it a sense of depth.
18. Changes to Clock app
The big clock now displays "Never Settle" text while the hour numbers are limited to 12, 3, 6, 9.
The Stopwatch clock also gets a minor design tweak
(4/6)
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The Video editor within Photos app has been revamped to support more complex options like cropping the way you want and can output videos in up to 4K 120FPS.
The sliders in Photo editor is also now tweaked.
16. Better video watching in Photos
When watching videos or movies in fullscreen in stock Photos app, there's no longer a top translucent bar at the top.
Top: OxygenOS 15
Bottom: OxygenOS 16
( 3rd image)
17. Shadow effects in buttons
Following OxygenOS 16's design theme, the "+" buttons in apps like Notes, Clock and Weather show a coloured outline giving it a sense of depth.
18. Changes to Clock app
The big clock now displays "Never Settle" text while the hour numbers are limited to 12, 3, 6, 9.
The Stopwatch clock also gets a minor design tweak
(4/6)
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