[Update: Accidental Rollout] OxygenOS 10.5.9 temporarily removes photochrom filter on global OnePlus 8 Pro

Update

OnePlus, in a statement to Android Police, said it had accidentally rolled out the OxygenOS 10.5.9 update, which temporarily removes the photochrom filter on OnePlus 8 Pro global units. A small set of users who have installed the update will be receiving a new OTA to re-enable the filter.

• Official Statement

  • “This OTA inadvertently went out to a limited number of devices. We will re-enable that filter in the next OTA.”

Original Story

OnePlus 8 Pro became a victim of controversy because of its color filter camera which is capable of seeing through thin plastics and clothes. To this, the company responded by saying it will disable the ‘Photochrom / Autumn filter’ in HydrogenOS for Chinese users but will not make any change in OxygenOS for global customers. However, OnePlus has now temporarily removed the filter on all the variants of the device with the latest update.

OnePlus is currently rolling out OxygenOS 10.5.9 OTA update to all the global variants of OnePlus 8 Pro. The changelog of the update mentions the temporary removal of photochrom filter for adjustment. Also, it reads the filter will come back in June but does not provide any specific details on when it will be added again.

The new OxgenOS 10.5.9 for OnePlus 8 Pro weighs 157MB and comes with the following changelog.

• Camera

  • Photochrome filter temporarily removed for adjustment. The feature is expected to come back around June, but exact time is subject to the latest official announcement.

Having said that, it is interesting of OnePlus to disable the filter on global versions of OnePlus 8 Pro running OxygenOS although it made an announcement clearly stating it won’t. We expect the company to soon make a post on OnePlus Community explaining this.

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