OnePlus confirms exit from US and European markets, will replace OxygenOS with ColorOS

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In a nutshell: Following months of rumors and speculation about the future of the OnePlus brand, the company has officially confirmed that it is exiting all North American and European markets effective immediately. OnePlus will no longer launch new devices in these regions but will continue providing software updates and after-sales support to existing customers.

OnePlus also assured existing users that it will honor all warranty coverage and that eligible devices will be repaired through its authorized service centers in accordance with its standard warranty and support obligations. Eligible OnePlus devices will also continue receiving Android updates and security patches under the company's existing software support commitments.

Additionally, OnePlus announced that it will replace OxygenOS with the latest version of ColorOS, the Android skin used by its parent company, Oppo. However, the company will give users the option to decline the update and continue using OxygenOS instead. Users will also be able to roll back to OxygenOS if they accidentally update to ColorOS.

As part of its exit strategy, OnePlus will shut down its online community forums in North America and Europe on August 16. In an official announcement, the company said existing forum posts would no longer be accessible after the shutdown and urged users to manually save copies of their posts, comments, photos, guides, and other contributions before that date.

OnePlus' announcement comes just days after reports began circulating that the long-rumored shutdown could happen as early as this week. Speculation about the company's future has been ongoing for several months, with multiple tipsters and media reports claiming that OnePlus planned to close its operations in the US, UK, and EU.

OnePlus previously issued denials that failed to convince many observers, with India CEO Robin Liu stating that the company's local operations would continue as usual. However, he resigned just weeks later, raising further questions about the statement. The company has since confirmed that it will remain operational in India and China and has launched multiple devices in both markets over the past few months.

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OnePlus confirms exit from US and European markets, will replace OxygenOS with ColorOS

 

[Theinsanegamer]

Shuttering their forums is such a **** move. You still think you're gonna get all the promises updates for your devices at this rate?

 

[Burty117]

The OnePlus 7 Pro is one of my all time favourite phones. I really liked the pop up selfie camera, it felt nice in the hand, good weight and size, screen, battery life, was one of the first phones with fast charging etc…

They kinda dropped the ball with software updates after a couple of years and they never made a phone I was interested in again.

Shame though, I really liked that phone.

 

[Thatsdisgusting]

And I still have a joyful and brilliant HA2-SE, and only chord was able to beat it. Wonder why they kick themselves out even with good enough products

 

[amghwk]

They used to be the "flagship-killers" with top of the spec processors, good battery, screen and good cameras, with very competitive pricing.

I'm using OnePlus 12 with OxygenOS. Just received the latest OTA update 2 or 3 weeks ago.

Not sure how long it will be supported, though.

 

[LordVile95]

They’ve just been rebranded oppos for a while now so I don’t see the point of using both brands

 

[p51d007]

Carl Pei the "inventor" of the OnePlus "company" had a brilliant idea thrown to him by most likely BBK electronics or Oppo. BBK wanted to break out of the Asian market and this was a clever idea. Release a phone, good specs, cheap price. Use online marketing, user forum to drive demand by touting photos, specs etc.

Then use a "we are just a poor startup" that they can't produce enough to meet demand, so you need an invite. That was like tossing a carcass of meet into

a river full of piranhas! Of course all of the tech sites pick up on that, radio, tv,

magazines and before you know it, OnePlus is sort of a household name. Then

with each new model, jack up the price. In 8-10 years the price is up there in the

FLAGSHIP range. I had three OnePlus phones. They were pretty good, but with

the terrible trade in value, it wasn't worth it. Of course after the OnePlus One was

released, people found out it wasn't a poor startup, it was owned by BBK electronics, that Oppo actually manufactured the device. The OnePlus One was nothing more than a clone of the Oppo Find 7, minus a feature here and there.

So, from a business standpoint, now that Oppo has broken OUTSIDE of the Asian market, it makes sense to not build pretty much two of the same thing. Push people into the Oppo phones. Unfortunately, with the Apple/Samsung stranglehold on the market in the USA, even if you can import one, it probably won't have all of the frequencies, or be allowed on the carrier networks.

 

[Theinsanegamer]

They’ve just been rebranded oppos for a while now so I don’t see the point of using both brands

Oppo is not sold in the affected markets. That's a pretty big reason.