How to fix the auto-brightness issue on the OnePlus 11 after flashing OxygenOS

You’ll learn how to fix the auto brightness not working issue on the OnePlus 11 after flashing OxygenOS in this guide. OnePlus ditched OxygenOS for bloated ColorOS years ago. Try asking the Chinese users who own this device if you think it’s bad. In China, ColorOS has been further slowed down with tons of unnecessary bloatware.

It’s possible to flash OxygenOS on top of ColorOS and a lot of people have already done it. There are a lot of bugs with this process, though, which completely ruins the user experience. We did find an interesting tweak that should fix one of the most infuriating bugs- auto brightness not working as expected on the OnePlus 11.

Fix the OnePlus 11 auto brightness issue after flashing OxygenOS

Fix the OnePlus 11 auto brightness issue after flashing OxygenOS

Make a backup of everything on your device before moving forward. The following steps won’t hold AMS or its members liable if there’s a thermonuclear war, your alarm doesn’t wake you up, or anything happens to your device and data.

  • You’ll need Android SDK Platform Tools on your PC to get started.

  • Now boot your device into Fastboot mode with the below command.

  • adb reboot bootloader
  • Then launch Fastboot Enhance and check “Ignore Unknown Partition”.

Ignore Unknown Partition

payload.bin

  • Then flash the payload.bin file while your device is in Fastboot Mode [Bootloader Mode].

Bootloader Mode

Once done, boot your device to FastbootD Mode [click on Reboot to FastbootD in the tool].

click on Reboot to FastbootD in the tool

  • Make sure “Ignore Unknown Partition” is set again, and flash the new payload.bin file in FastbootD.

  • In both Fastboot and FastbootD mode, we’ve flashed the latest OxygenOS firmware [payload.bin].

OxygenOS firmware

  • Once the tool is opened, click Reboot to Bootloader. You will be taken to Fastboot Mode as soon as your device boots.

  • Download ocdt_CPH2449.img and place it in the platform-tools folder [Credits: XDA Member JimmyTian].

  • To flash the OCDT, open CMD inside the platform tools folder and type in the following command.

fastboot flash ocdt ocdt_CPH2449.img
  • For booting your device to the OS, type in the following command:
fastboot reboot
  • You should set up your device but do not set any PINs, passwords, or fingerprints.

  • The next step is to enable USB Debugging and OEM Unlocking on your device.

  • In order to boot into the Fastboot Mode, type the following command:

adb reboot bootloader
  • Your device’s bootloader should now be locked again by running the following command:
fastboot flashing lock
  • As a final step, you can reboot your device to the OS by running the following command.
fastboot reboot

There you have it. This is a step-by-step guide on how to fix the issue of auto brightness not working after flashing OxygenOS to your OnePlus 11. In case you have any questions regarding the aforementioned steps, please do not hesitate to let us know in the comments below. Our team will get back to you as soon as possible with a solution that will meet your needs.

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