OxygenOS Arrives for the OnePlus One
by Brandon Chester on April 4, 2015 3:15 PM EST- Posted in
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Today OnePlus has finally released their new Android ROM for the OnePlus One. The OnePlus One originally shipped with CyanogenMod 11S, and in most regions there will still be an update to CyanogenMod 12S. The development of OxygenOS began after conflict arose between OnePlus and Cyanogen, with some of the conflict coming from to an exclusivity agreement between Cyanogen and Micromax in India which prevented OnePlus from shipping future updates and devices running CyanogenMod.
OxygenOS is OnePlus's solution to the problem of relying on another company for software. It's a version of Android for the OnePlus One which is built by OnePlus themselves, giving the company more control over their device as a platform. However, the update will not be coming to most devices as an over-the-air update. Users who wish to install OxygenOS at the moment will have to download the ROM from OnePlus, unlock their bootloader, and flash the new recovery and ROM via fastboot. Thankfully, OnePlus has provided an installation guide on their forum for any users who are not familiar with flashing custom ROMs on Android.
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Carstenihm - Monday, April 6, 2015 - link
Opo's working fine now. There's allways playfull needs around, what's the problem?smorebuds - Monday, April 6, 2015 - link
Yeah, what are you referring to specifically by an "experience so poor and inexcusable"?If you mean the whole CM/OnePlus split, then yeah it's a shame and unexpected, but CM11 will continue to be supported and updated for 2 years, as promised. OxygenOS seems ok (will be trying it soon) as a stock Android type of experience. And CM12 will be coming out eventually.
Bob Todd - Monday, April 6, 2015 - link
Yeah, other than a weak attempt at trolling with no specifics given, the current situation actually seems ideal for users in a way. You've got officially supported CM builds if you want the customization options, or what is very nearly stock if you prefer a 'Nexus like' experience. And either route should get you 2 years of updates so the software situation seems better in a lot of ways than most of the Android competition.JimmiG - Tuesday, April 7, 2015 - link
The experience if you stick with the official OTA updates only is fine. This is "released" software, but there's a reason they aren't pushing them as OTA updates at the moment. If you want to experiment with the latest software, go through the hoops and manually flash the ROM. If you don't want to risk stability issues or data loss, don't do it.If you don't do anything, you'll remain on CM11/KitKat for now, which is perfectly stable on this device. Once CM12 is ready (any day/week now), you'll get that update OTA.
I do agree that the split is a bit unfortunate, though. It does lead to confusion and there will never be a clear answer as to which is the "best" OS.
Samus - Monday, April 6, 2015 - link
I think Cyanogen made a mistake going with Micromax over OnePlus. China is a more evolved and still rapidly growing market than India. OnePlus also has political connections to work around all the red-tape that will hold Micromax back from an otherwise dilapidated infrastructure where service (and electricity) constantly goes out, often days at a time. Long story short, China is the market Cyanogen wants to be in for rapid growth, not India.And Micromax as a company has very unusual things in store for Cyanogen's distro...which includes notebook/mobile devices. I don't understand the purpose of running Android on a laptop, especially when Chrome OS is (like Android) free. Even Windows is free for distribution on phones and budget devices now.
Major_Kusanagi - Wednesday, April 15, 2015 - link
I just flashed my OPO to O2 and so far it's not that bad of a ROM, for being newly released and all. Sure there are some minor bugs but this is version 1 and that's to be expected.