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Digital Trends
14 hours ago
- Digital Trends
OnePlus 13 owners get a major new AI tool for free
Owners of the OnePlus 13 and OnePlus 13R smartphones are receiving a software update which includes a significant new AI feature. OnePlus has started to roll out its Plus Mind AI tool to 13 and 13R handsets around the world, giving users the ability to receive intelligently suggesting actions while also storing the information for you to search through at a later date. Recommended Videos Plus Mind actually debuted on the OnePlus 13s, but it's only available in India, and the tool has since arrived on the OnePlus Nord 5 in Europe. With the rollout to the 13 and 13R, the feature is now available to those in more countries – including the US – although triggering Plus Mind on these handsets is a little different to the first two. The 13s and Nord 5 each have a dedicated 'Plus Key' on the left edge, allowing you to instantly trigger Plus Mind, but this hardware button doesn't feature on the older 13 and 13R. Instead, you'll need to swipe up on the screen with three fingers to trigger the AI tool. What can Plus Mind do? Think of Plus Mind as a Google Lens-style feature which can understand the context of what's on screen, and everything you deem important and want quick access to in the near future is stored in a dedicated memory box app called Mind Space. Quick snaps of a poster, web pages, social media posts, messages conversations, or virtually anything appearing on the screen can be analysed by Plus Mind and stored in Mind Space. A three finger gesture up the screen will add whatever's on screen to your digital memory box – but that's only part of what Plus Mind can do. If, for example, you're reading a message stream with friends which includes details of an upcoming event, trigger Plus Mind and the AI tool will recognize the event information and suggest a calendar entry. A simple tap to confirm the action, and Plus Mind will add an entry to the default calendar app for you. It's also able to translate text in Instagram posts, apply smart tags to articles you want to read later, and recognise products and places directly from the camera viewfinder. As everything which is analysed by Plus Mind is stored in Mind Space, you can return to previous memories by searching for them in the app or via the native AI search bar on the handset. I've experienced Plus Mind and Mind Space for short bursts with the OnePlus 13s and Nord 5, and while the foundations are there for a useful feature, it does feel a little limited at times. It can do the basics well, from calendar entries to object recognition in images, but it's not yet at the deeper level of understanding. However, given time that will change. Just the start OnePlus is adamant that Plus Mind and Mind Space are not the end game for its AI ecosystem, they're merely the first stage of a three stage strategy to offer customers a truly personalized AI. It's calling stage 2 'Your Secondary Mind', where it'll integrate Mind Space with LLMs (Large Language Models) allowing Plus Mind to understand all your content and everything about you, to create a dedicated AI persona. Then with stage 3 we'll get 'Your Personal Assistant', where Plus Mind will evolve the persona into an assistant which will pro-actively offer recommendations based on your activity. (e.g. suggesting a taxi so you're not late a flight due to traffic). We currently don't know when these stages will be rolled out, so for now you'll have to play around with Plus Mind. If your OnePlus 13 or 13R is yet to receive the update, fear not as it will take a couple of weeks to roll out to every handset.
India Today
17 hours ago
- Business
- India Today
OnePlus 13 and 13R get Plus Mind AI tool with new software update: Check details
OnePlus has announced its latest AI innovation, Plus Mind, for users of the OnePlus 13 series, including the 13R model, as part of a new software update. This rollout aims to assist users in managing overwhelming amounts of information by utilising advanced AI capabilities. The tool will be available on these devices over the next few Mind is designed to serve as a personal intelligence tool, ensuring users can keep track of their information efficiently. This tool not only aids in remembering important data but also organises it in a secure manner, per Plus Mind tool initially debuted on the OnePlus 13s, offering a seamless integration through a dedicated Plus Key. However, for the OnePlus 13 and 13R, users will trigger the tool with a simple upward swipe. This intuitive gesture allows for quick capture of various data types, from images to web pages, and ensures efficient data organisation through the Mind Space app. Once activated, Plus Mind analyses the captured data and suggests potential actions such as adding calendar events. This information is then stored in the Mind Space app, which can be accessed through a natural language search via the AI Search bar. The app also employs OnePlus AI technology to tag content automatically and translate text when necessary. This ensures that users have a comprehensive tool for managing their digital example, users can swipe up on an event poster to add details to their calendar instantly, while Plus Mind securely stores the information. Similarly, swiping up on a fashion website allows the AI to summarise displayed content, making it easy to revisit later. This feature enhances user convenience and ensures that important information is never addition to Plus Mind, OnePlus has introduced various AI features worldwide. These include AI VoiceScribe for summarising calls, AI Translation for language translation, and AI Reframe for photo enhancement. Such features aim to offer a comprehensive AI experience for OnePlus users, further solidifying the brand's commitment to Plus Mind rollout is part of OnePlus's broader AI strategy to integrate advanced tools that align with user needs, enabling smartphones that not only understand but also anticipate user preferences. With these updates, OnePlus continues to solidify its position in AI-driven mobile technology, ensuring its devices remain at the forefront of innovation.- Ends
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Business Standard
21 hours ago
- Business Standard
OnePlus AI suite now rolling out to OnePlus 13, 13R smartphones: What's new
Plus Mind, part of the OnePlus AI suite, now comes to OnePlus 13 and 13R, offering smart on-screen content capture, summaries, and contextual suggestions Harsh Shivam New Delhi Chinese smartphone brand OnePlus has begun rolling out its AI-powered Plus Mind feature to users of the OnePlus 13 and OnePlus 13R smartphones. The feature, part of the broader OnePlus AI suite, was originally introduced with the OnePlus 13s, and is designed to help users store, organise, and retrieve information more intelligently. The OnePlus AI suite also offers other advanced AI features such as AI VoiceScribe, AI Search, AI Translation, and more. OnePlus AI Plus Mind: Availability The OnePlus AI suite is already live on the OnePlus 13s and OnePlus Nord 5 smartphones. With the latest update, Plus Mind is now available to OnePlus 13 and OnePlus 13R users as a free software update. OnePlus AI Plus Mind: How it works On the OnePlus 13s and Nord 5, the Plus Mind feature can be triggered using the customisable Plus Key button. On the OnePlus 13 and 13R, users can activate it by swiping up with three fingers on the screen. Once activated, Plus Mind captures the on-screen content, creates an AI-generated summary, and saves it in a dedicated app called Mind Space. The system also recognises contextual information and offers smart suggestions. For instance, if a user swipes up on an event poster, Plus Mind can identify key details like the date and time and prompt users to add the event date into their calendar automatically, while also storing all relevant information in Mind Space. OnePlus AI: What's more Alongside Plus Mind, OnePlus' AI suite includes several productivity and creativity tools: AI VoiceScribe: Lets users record, summarise, and translate calls and meetings — including on apps like WhatsApp. (Currently available only in India) AI Translation: A standalone app that consolidates all translation tools — including text, voice, camera, and screen-based translations. AI Search: Allows users to search for files, notes, settings, and Mind Space content using natural language queries. AI Reframe: Analyses images, identifies subjects, and suggests creative composition alternatives.
Android Authority
22-06-2025
- Android Authority
7 ways OnePlus can make Mind Space actually useful
Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority With relatively compact flagships making a quiet comeback, it's no surprise that OnePlus wants in. The compact-sized OnePlus 13s, exclusive to India, is the company's latest effort to strike a balance between size, premium hardware, a few calculated compromises, and a fair price point. It gets close, too, with a Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, a hand-friendly 6.3-inch display, and a large battery. It also brings with it the new Plus Key and a renewed focus on AI. To be fair, OnePlus has been talking about AI for a while, just like every other smartphone brand, but the 13s feels like the first time it's trying to make it central to the user experience. Mind Space feels more like a bookmarking tool than an AI assistant. That shift is anchored by the Plus Key, a hardware shortcut for triggering an assortment of shortcuts like profiles, flashlight, camera, and, of course, AI-powered features. Among them is Mind Space, a tool meant to help users save and organize whatever's on their screen. It's not a huge leap from Pixel Screenshots, what Nothing is doing with Essential Space, or what several productivity apps have experimented with, but Mind Space, paired with the Plus Key, shows potential as a digital memory bank for screenshots, copied text, and other snippets. In theory, it's helpful. In practice, it still feels half-baked. Mind Space needs a better way to organize information Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority The idea behind Mind Space is simple enough. Tap the Plus Key or trigger a gesture if you're on a device like the OnePlus 13 that doesn't have a Plus Key, and you can capture whatever you're viewing on your screen. A website, an image, a paragraph, even part of an interface, and send it to a central interface. OnePlus uses on-device AI to analyze and sort your content into different categories. It's a feature clearly designed for the way we actually use our phones in 2025. In the information overload era, we're all grabbing things to revisit later, whether it's a recipe, a product link, a boarding pass, or something you don't have time to read in the moment. The problem, though, is that Mind Space doesn't go far enough yet. This could be a genuinely useful tool for people who live online. It just isn't there yet. My first gripe is a rather big one, but I seriously think the interface needs a rethink. Right now, it's more of a linear dump than an organized system. Everything you capture gets listed chronologically with minimal sorting. You can filter by content source, but that's about it. There's no tagging, no folders, no smart grouping beyond the source — a feature Pixel Screenshots handles a bit better. Mind Space would benefit from automatic categorization. In fact, this should have been a default feature given the use of an on-device LLM. Receipts, personal notes, ideas, screenshots from social media, even website summaries, with manual overrides for people who want control, is what I want to see. If it's going to be a space for managing everything you've captured, it needs to offer more than a feed. Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority Search is another weak point. The AI can extract some context, but it's hit or miss. Search for 'laptop deals,' and it might find your saved screenshot from Amazon, or it might not. Search by date or vague context, and the results get even more inconsistent. A proper semantic search engine that understands what you meant, not just what you typed, would go a long way. The OCR functionality shouldn't just dump information from a page. It should summarize and categorize it better. I understand this is just the first iteration of the app, but it needs these features to build an audience and critical mass. I'd love the ability to use Mind Space to build a collection of must-reads shared by Instagram booktok creators, but it can't. Or how about summarized versions of interesting articles? At the moment, all I get is a link, author information, and publication date. That's not very helpful for a summarization tool. For a feature positioned as a personal productivity tool, it's oddly disconnected from the rest of the phone. Automation is another area where Mind Space could grow. Right now, everything requires a manual trigger. But the potential here is in passive capture. If the system notices I've copied the same text multiple times, it could offer to save it. If I'm always taking screenshots of recipes or Instagram ads, it could automatically tag and sort them into collections. OnePlus has on-device AI running anyway, so why not let it anticipate my behavior and suggest captures or even actions based on what I'm saving? Taking it one step further, voice input would also help. If I could say 'remember this restaurant' or 'save this address for later' and have the AI find and store relevant content, it would make Mind Space feel more like a true assistant. There's no reason voice couldn't be part of the interface, especially when other OEMs are moving quickly to layer voice control across their AI features. Next, there's no cloud syncing. As niche as my gripe sounds, it is critical to the way I wrangle information. Mind Space is entirely local, which means everything I save lives only on my phone. Switch devices, lose the phone, or try to work across a tablet or laptop, and all that captured content is gone or inaccessible. If OnePlus is serious about building an AI-powered memory system, it needs to offer a way to securely back up and sync Mind Space across devices. Even better, a web or desktop client would let users organize and act on saved content outside the phone. Until then, it's not really a memory system. It's just a temporary locker. Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority Then there's the walled garden problem. Mind Space doesn't connect meaningfully with other apps or services. I can't export content to Google Drive or send it to my Notes app. The only cross-app integration I've come across so far is the ability to create calendar events. As convenient as that is, it's not enough. For a feature positioned as a personal productivity tool, it's oddly disconnected from the rest of the phone. OnePlus should think seriously about app integrations, whether that's through deep linking, system-level shortcuts, or a proper API that lets developers hook into Mind Space. Exporting is a pain point, too. Once something is in Mind Space, getting it out isn't easy. There's no bulk export and no way to send content to third-party apps in a structured format. For users who want to write up notes in Docs or track saved items in a spreadsheet, Mind Space is a dead end. A proper export feature, even if limited to standard formats like PDF or markdown, would make the tool more useful in everyday workflows. Privacy is another concern of mine. While OnePlus says most of Mind Space's AI runs on device, there's no real transparency around what data is stored, how long it's retained or what happens when you delete something. For a feature designed to capture all kinds of personal information, that's a problem. A dedicated privacy panel with toggles for data retention, syncing if ever introduced, and analysis history would help build trust. Most of all, if OnePlus is really serious about this, Mind Space needs to be more than just a scrapbook. Give it some structure. Let users add checklists or reminders to saved content. Show clippings in the context of a timeline. What you saved, when and why. Maybe even surface recurring themes over time. If someone keeps saving screenshots about an upcoming trip, that's probably worth surfacing as a smart folder or project. These are the kinds of use cases that AI excels at. Mind Space is close, but not quite essential Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority Look, I like what OnePlus is trying with Mind Space. It's a genuine problem for users like me who consume a copious amount of information every day. But for it to succeed, Mind Space should feel personal. Not just in what it saves, but how it evolves. If a user tends to clip content during work hours, prioritize showing those items first. If someone mostly saves social media posts and shopping links, maybe offer price tracking or AI summaries, or extract more information like the booktok example I mentioned earlier. This isn't out of the realm of possibility, as dedicated apps already let you do that. Right now, Mind Space feels like a concept in public beta. A good concept, but still a concept. It's not useless, but it's also not packing enough utility to build a workflow around. That could change. The foundation is solid, the hardware support is already there, and the broader trend toward AI-first experiences is only picking up speed. But for Mind Space to matter, OnePlus needs to treat it as more than a checkbox on the feature list. Right now, Mind Space feels like a concept in public beta. A good concept, but still a concept. Mind Space has to become a key part of how people use their phones every day. When paired with OnePlus's excellent tablets for content consumption, I could see this being a compelling reason to shift to the company's ecosystem. But it's not there yet. If OnePlus wants to build an ecosystem that's smarter, more contextual, and more personal, this is the right place to start, but it's got its work cut out for it.
