In December 2025, OnePlus announced that due to technical inconsistencies, it had temporarily disabled the AI Writer feature. he reason behind this was that the AI Writer was refusing to generate content when users asked about certain topics — specifically Arunachal Pradesh (as part of India), the Dalai Lama, and Taiwan.
Well, OnePlus is now bringing this feature back via the OxygenOS B40P02 SOTA Feb 2026 update, but it is going to be limited to devices running OxygenOS 16. The rollout for this update began on February 5th, 2026, and as per the community post, it will be completed by March 5th, 2026. Along with this, the update also brings the “Popout” option for the “Collage” feature. And this same feature was also rolled out by Oppo for the eligible devices recently.
For the eligible OnePlus smartphones, the update comes with a version number “B40P02(BRB1EX01)”, and for tablets it is “B40P02(BRB3EX01)”.
One of the users posted in the community post page of this update announcement that he has already received this update on his OnePlus Nord CE 5 smartphone with the version number “CPH2717_16.0.3.500(EX01B40P02)” and the total size of the update is “312.82MB”. But he did mention that this update he got was via the release candidate.
Also, another user posted that after this update, there is an issue with location sharing in WhatsApp. Though I feel this might probably be a WhatsApp glitch rather than the update itself.
Here is what is new in this update:
Photos
- Improves gesture interaction animations when swiping up or down on the image browsing screen in the Photos app, resulting in a smoother and more responsive experience.
- The video editing function now supports cutting, splitting, multi-clip stitching, music, text, speed adjustment, cropping, and more, making creation easier.
- Improves the AI Eraser feature by making images clearer and reducing visible traces in removed areas for a more natural effect. (Only available on OxygenOS 15 and above, and some models)
- Improves the Remove reflections feature by eliminating glare from document photos and portraits of people wearing glasses. (Only available on OxygenOS 15 and above, and some models)
- Adds a “Popout” option to the “Collage” feature that allows the photo subject to “pop” out of the frame, adding a fun factor to photo editing. (Only available on OxygenOS 15 and above, and some models)
- The filter in the Photos app now supports “Motion Photo”, “Screenshots & screen recordings”, and “Edited” options, making it easier to filter images and videos. (Only available on OxygenOS 14 and above)
- You can now use the Auto straighten feature to straighten tilted or distorted portraits, buildings, or other images when cropping and rotating them in the Photos app. (Only available on OxygenOS 15 and above and some models)
- Improves the thumbnail parsing method in the Photos app to speed up the display of thumbnails (if any in the media library) in the app. (Only available on OxygenOS 16 and some models)
AI Writer (Only available on OxygenOS 16 and some models)
- The “Write anything” feature now supports more types of writing, including compositions, letters, proposals, job descriptions, and video scripts.
Private Safe (Only available on OxygenOS 14 and above)
- Improves speed for adding images and files to Private Safe, enhancing the user experience.
- You can now edit images and videos directly in Private Safe, without needing to unlock them.
System
- Improves system stability.
Below is the list of eligible smartphones/Tablets for this update
OxygenOS 16
- OnePlus Open
- OnePlus 15 series
- OnePlus 13 / OnePlus 13R
- OnePlus 12 series
- OnePlus 11
- OnePlus Nord 5
- OnePlus Nord CE5
- OnePlus Nord 4
- OnePlus Pad 3 / OnePlus Pad 2
OxygenOS 15 & 16
- OnePlus Nord 3
OxygenOS 15
- OnePlus 10 series
- OnePlus Nord CE4 series
- OnePlus Nord CE3 series
- OnePlus Pad
OxygenOS 14
- OnePlus 9 Series
- OnePlus 8T
- OnePlus Nord 2T 5G
- OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G
- OnePlus Pad Go
OxygenOS 13.1.0
- OnePlus 8 / OnePlus 8 Pro
OxygenOS 13.0.0
- OnePlus Nord 2 5G
- OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G
- OnePlus Nord CE 5G
