OnePlus is going to add option to disable throttling in OxygenOS 12

The Android 12 upgrade for OnePlus smartphones will have a toggle to disable throttling on certain phones. It also seems that the OnePlus 9R and Nord 2 smartphones will also get some form of throttling.

According to OnePlus, users will be given the option to switch on and off the ‘optimized mode’, as OnePlus calls the throttling. That is what the company says to Android Police. Details about what this option will look like and where it will be located are not yet given. The company wants to give users more control over the performance of their phones with the option.

The option will appear with ‘one of the first builds’ of Oxygen OS 12. It is unknown when this version of Android 12 will appear. After August, Google is expected to be ready with Android 12.

OnePlus goes on to say that the company has applied “optimizations in various ways” to the OnePlus 9R and the Nord 2. In the next sentence, it talks about the ability to turn “this” optimized mode on and off. That wording makes it seem like the 9R and Nord 2 models will also get some form of throttling.

In early July, OnePlus confirmed that it would limit the performance of some apps on the OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro smartphones. The manufacturer says it wants to optimize the battery life and heat of the phones. Users would not notice this, the company claims. These include WhatsApp, Facebook, YouTube and Office that are throttled by the manufacturer. When throttling, not all processor cores are used in order to reduce performance.