Oneplus Nord 3 OxygenOS 15 Update: Everything You Need to Know

After introducing the Nord 3 OxygenOS 15 update to multiple high-end devices, the company has also started sending new updates for the OnePlus Nord 3 devices. The device came with OxygenOS 13 based on Android 13. As these devices follow the policy of receiving only two major software updates, this will be their last major software upgrade.

Nord 3 OxygenOS 15 Update: Features & Improvements

The Nord 3 OxygenOS 15 update introduces enhanced animations, multitasking improvements, and AI-powered features. Key upgrades include:

• Improved Animations: Smoother transitions for widgets, components, and folders.
• AI Features: AI Notes for text enhancement and AI Retouch for clearer images.
• Multitasking Upgrades: Floating Window gestures and resizable Split View.
• Battery Optimization: New “Charging Limit” feature extends battery lifespan.
• Enhanced Privacy: Private Safe now organizes images, videos, and documents efficiently.

This final major update ensures smoother performance and new customization options for OnePlus Nord 3 users.

Nord 3 OxygenOS 15 Update: What’s New?

With the Nord 3 OxygenOS 15 update, OnePlus is bringing several new changes and improvements. According to the official changelog, the update enhances the animations of various actions, including widgets, components, and folders. It also introduces new visual effects and improves multitasking with advanced floating window and split-view features.

In addition, multiple new features have been added under different categories, such as photo editing, live alerts, themes, AI Notes, AI retouching, and more. Below is a complete breakdown of the changelog.

OxygenOS 15 Official Changelog

Animations

• A cutting-edge system graphics engine delivers superior rendering and animation performance. Its innovative parallel drawing architecture ensures smooth visuals, even when switching between multiple apps or pushing the system to its limits.
• Parallel animation covers more elements like widgets, components, and folders, ensuring seamless transitions and smooth animations, even during frequent interruptions.
• System-wide swipe consistency extends to third-party apps, including WebView interfaces, for a uniform scrolling experience across the entire system.

AI Retouch

• The Enhance Clarity feature restores detail to blurred images, making cropped, zoomed-in, or low-quality photos appear clearer and more defined.

AI Notes

• The new AI writing suite offers features such as continued writing, text polishing, and style enhancement to improve content creation effortlessly.
• The new Format feature arranges fragmented content into structured and readable text for a more engaging presentation.
• The Clean Up feature refines voice recordings by eliminating filler words for better sentence clarity without altering the original audio.

Visual Effects

• The rounded corner design is enhanced for uniformity, and continuous curvature is applied throughout the system.

Themes

• The new flux themes feature a vast array of high-quality themes, allowing customization with system wallpapers and personal photos.
• The new flux themes present fluid and seamless transition animations among Always-On Display, Lock screen, and Home screen for improved visual consistency.

Live Alerts

• The new Live Alerts design focuses on efficient information visualization, positioned centrally for a balanced display.
• Capsules expand into detailed cards with a tap, providing efficient access to multiple live activities by swiping in the status bar.
• The new animation system brings fluid, elastic design and dynamic blurring effects, making card visuals smoother.
• The status of the torch and charging information is now visible in Live Alerts.
• Fixes a display issue with existing icons on the status bar when a Live Alerts capsule is displayed.
• Improves the layout of Spotify on Live Alerts and adds smart recommendations.

Photo Editing

• The new globally reversible photo editing capability saves previous edit settings for seamless subsequent edits.
• The integration between Camera and filters is enhanced, allowing for post-editing, changing, or removing of applied filters in Photos.

Floating Window and Split View

• New Floating Window gestures allow users to swipe down a notification banner to open a floating window, swipe down to enlarge it, swipe up to close it, and swipe sideways to hide it.
• Users can now drag a floating window to switch it to full-screen mode.
• Resizable Split View windows enable users to drag the divider or tap the window for a more extensive display area.

Notifications & Quick Settings

• The new Split mode allows separate access to the notification drawer (top-left swipe) and Quick Settings (top-right swipe), with left or right swipes to switch.
• Quick Settings is revamped with a more visually appealing and consistent layout, along with refined and enhanced animations.

OnePlus Share

• New file transfer capability with iOS devices, allowing seamless connection and file sharing through OnePlus Share.
• Users can now easily share live photos with nearby iOS devices.

Battery & Charging

• The new “Charging limit” feature stops charging at 80% to extend battery life and minimize degradation.
• A new battery protection reminder activates the Charging limit feature if the device remains charging for too long.

More Features

• Exclusive OxygenOS Always-On Displays and Lock screen clock styles add a unique visual experience.
• The new Home screen clock widget is now resizable.
• An easter egg appears in Calculator when you input “1+=” as a nod to OnePlus’s “Never Settle” mentality.
• New wallpapers infused with OnePlus’s signature style.
• Exclusive app icon designs for OxygenOS offer a fresh visual experience.
• Users can swipe up to the left to quickly enable Split View when an app is displayed in full screen.
• The ability to migrate live photos from iOS devices using Clone Phone.
• Retouch appearance in video calls now supports more apps.
• Boarding passes can now be recognized in Photos and added to Google Wallet.
• The style and visuals of the Notes widgets have been enhanced.
• The multitasking experience is improved by automatically guiding users to the last used app in the recent tasks view.
• Drawer mode is optimized to keep the existing Home screen app layout upon initial entry.

Privacy

• The Private Safe is optimized by implementing categorized views for images, videos, and documents.
• A new Home screen entry for hidden apps allows quick access by tapping the folder and verifying privacy passwords.

Final Thoughts on the Nord 3 OxygenOS 15 Update

The Nord 3 OxygenOS 15 update is the last major software upgrade for this device, bringing a host of new features, animations, and optimizations. Users can expect improved multitasking, refined animations, better battery protection, and enhanced AI-powered tools. With this update, OnePlus ensures the Nord 3 remains competitive and user-friendly, even as it reaches the end of its official software support cycle.