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How to experience OnePlus Nord on July 21 Jul 18, 2020

Carl , Jul 18, 2020 :

It’s been a while since we’ve done anything like this.

Everything has been leading to this moment – the months of hard work, the planning and, yes, even the Instagram memes. We haven’t even launched Nord yet, but we’re already overwhelmed by the incredible support our community has shown us. In less than a month, Nord pre-orders have sold out, we’ve gained a massive following on Instagram, and we’ve lost count of how many people have entered our giveaways.

We truly can’t thank you enough for embarking on this new direction with us. If you’re reading this, you’re the reason our community is a special place.

Instead of asking you to come to us, we’re bringing OnePlus Nord to you on July 21 in the world’s first smartphone launch done entirely in AR. At OnePlus, we’re never first for the sake of being first – we only spearhead new and exciting technologies when we think they’re meaningful. Of course, it doesn’t hurt that we’re going to make history together this time.

We’ve been working on this AR launch for a while now and, honestly, we’re still pushing ourselves to make sure the experience runs as smoothly as possible, on as many devices as possible.

Naturally, the best way to experience Nord on July 21 is with the OnePlus Nord AR App. But we understand not all of you own a device that supports it. That’s why we’ve partnered with a little YouTuber you might have heard of – Unbox Therapy – who will be live streaming the entire Nord launch on YouTube, and the OnePlus Nord AR page.

We’re also collaborating with content creators in France, Germany, Spain, and Italy who will also be live streaming the Nord launch in their respective languages. Here’s a full list with links to their live stream platforms:

• Jojol (French) – YouTube
• AlexiBexi (German) – Twitch
• Topes de Gama (Spanish) – YouTube
• Andreagaleazzi (Italian) – YouTube

The rest of the Nord team and I are incredibly excited to make history with you. But before all that, we just wanted to outline exactly how this AR launch is going to work. We felt this was necessary because, well, the world has never seen a new smartphone like this before.

To experience Nord on July 21, there’s a few things you need to do beforehand.

• Download the OnePlus Nord AR App, available from both the Google Play Store and Apple App Store
• Create your avatar (or skip this if you’re boring)
• Wait until July 21 for the full experience​

Those of you with your Nord AR Cardboard can kickstart your AR experience before July 21, though.

• Pull out the cardboard phone tucked away in your limited physical invite
• Scan its QR code using your device’s native camera app (if you’re using a device running Android 9.0 or newer), or any other app that can scan QR codes
• View the live countdown to the OnePlus Nord AR launch​

Remember, if you don’t have the Nord AR Cardboard, you can always make your own, then follow the steps above.

You don’t need the OnePlus Nord AR App to experience the Nord AR launch countdown.

Spoiler: OnePlus Nord AR App compatibility

The OnePlus Nord AR App supports all devices running Android 7.0 or newer with support for ARCore from Google – check the full device combability list here

• Our product team has discovered app compatibility issues with OnePlus 8 Series devices – this is due to software bugs on our end. To remedy this, we’ll be issuing an APK file so users can run the app and experience the Nord launch. This will be posted on our Community and social media channels before July 21
• The OnePlus 5T also has compatibility issues with the OnePlus Nord AR App – we are still working to assess the cause of this and will remedy it as soon as we can
• iOS devices running iOS 13.1 or newer with support for ARKit from Apple are also supported by the OnePlus Nord AR App
If your device doesn’t support the OnePlus Nord AR App, you can catch the full reveal with Unbox Therapy on YouTube, and on the OnePlus Nord AR page.