OnePlus phones could soon get a cool lock screen information trick

OnePlus could be getting a smarter way to surface live information before you unlock your phone. Images shared by OnePlus Club show a new bottom-aligned lock screen element, described in the post as a Lockscreen Island, that appears designed to show media controls and call details.

That would give OxygenOS 16.1 a more active lock screen without turning it into a mess of alerts. The same post also points to a redesigned lock screen media player, which suggests OnePlus is reworking this part of the interface more broadly rather than adding a single floating widget.

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What matters now is what OnePlus hasn’t said. There’s still no launch timing, no device list, and no clear sign of how much the feature will do beyond the examples shown in the leaked images.

What the leak actually shows

The most obvious detail is where the new element sits.

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