For those who are using the flagships devices from OnePlus, namely the OP3 and OP 3T can now upgrade their smartphone to Hydrogen OS 3.0, which is based upon Android Nougat.
The newest version of Hydrogen OS brings the long-demanded Nougat features to OnePlus 3 and 3T along with a redesigned user interface, bug fixes, performance enhancements and battery improvements.
Hydrogen OS vs Oxygen OS:
The difference between Hydrogen OS and Oxyen OS has nothing to do with periodic table, however one is aimed at the Chinese market and the other one is for international markets.
You can flash the Hydrogen OS on your phone outside China, but it won’t include Google Play Store by default. So you will have to side load Google Apps before using the phone.
Users can also remove the bloatware, that is packed in the Hydrogen OS including Chinese apps and other data.
How to download and install Hydrogen OS 3.0?
- You can download the ROM for OnePlus 3 from this link and for 3T from here. The file size is around 1.2GB, so it might a while to download.
- Your phone must be running stock recovery, just put the downloaded file in the root and boot in to recovery.
- Select the zip file and install.
Once booted up, you can either flash the Google APKs or go to Market (Chinese App) and search for Google Play Store.
