OnePlus, in case you didn't know, ships its mobile phones with two different, but similar Android-based operating systems in China and around the world. OnePlus users in China run HydrogenOS, which is the same as OxygenOS, minus the Google apps and services. However, the company today confirmed that its upcoming top mobile phone series OnePlus 9 will ship with coloros 11 from Oppo, instead of HydrogenOS.
The OnePlus 9 series will run ColorOS 11
OnePlus CEO and co-founder Pete Lau recently made the announcement on Weibo. He commented that the Chinese giant is ditching HydrogenOS in favor of Oppo's custom ROM, which also shipped aboard some Realme phones during the early days of the brand. Later, however, Realme built its own Realme UI, but it only brings minor updates over Oppo's ColorOS UI.
Now OnePlus, which is an older entity than Realme, is also ditching its own custom OS and adopting Oppo's ColorOS 11. This could mean the Oppo-OnePlus partnership in the R&D department.
Also, the HydrogenOS team, in its home country, is reportedly much smaller than the ColorOS team. Thus, with this change, OnePlus 9 users in China will get a more stable and reliable software experience compared to the current HydrogenOS experience.
Now, if you're wondering, OnePlus isn't going to remove the HydrogenOS platform just yet. Lau, in his announcement, wrote that the upcoming OnePlus 9 devices will ship with ColorOS. "Of fabric". Y "The HydrogenOS from previous models will continue to be maintained and updated." Therefore, existing HydrogenOS users in China will continue to receive updates for their devices.
Following Lau's announcement, the official ColorOS/Oppo Weibo profile also shared a post welcoming the new OnePlus series under its software umbrella.
Oxygen OS for Europe and India
Now, the recent announcement will only affect OnePlus users in China. Users in India and European countries will continue to use existing OxygenOS software on their current and future devices. However, there are many Oxygen OS cheats to try.
Along with the OnePlus 9 series, the company will also launch a number of new devices tomorrow, March 23. This includes a new OnePlus Watch, a gaming-focused OnePlus 9R, and more. So stay tuned for more updates.