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OnePlus phones haven't used Cyanogen in a while. They run OnePlus' skin, OxygenOS.

by Fej 10y ago

justincormack 10y ago
Some of us still have the earlier models that do. (Although it seems they now ship Oxygen backports for the One)
- laggyluke 10y ago
  The only model released with CyanogenOS was OnePlus One.
- dorfsmay 10y ago
  I do. Is there a way to "upgrade" to oxygenOS? Or even re-install with oxygenOS?
  - justincormack 10y ago
    Yes see https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/oxygenos-2-1-4-for-the-oneplus-one.425544/ https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/oxygenos-2-1-4-for-the-on... Given this news will probably try this.
    - franciscop 10y ago
      I used Oxygen OS on my One Plus One since it was released and love it. Feels much lighter than CyanogenMod. Also, I think only old Oxygen OS are available and no newer ones
Tajnymag 10y ago
OxygenOS is actually base on AOSP base. It's not just a skin. It's an Android flavour built from scratch
- ntauthority 10y ago
  and unlike CM (unsure about COS) they do not transparently provide any of their patches to the Android components or other non-vendor-NDA addons that they include in their image. that isn't exclusive to OP, though, of course - every other vendor I can imagine does the exact same to any non-hardware customizations they apply to the OS.
  - djsumdog 10y ago
    This has to do more with Google and the Open Handset Alliance (OHA) and their terrible restrictions. A company can't distribute a phone with Gapps if they product Amazon Fire devices. Samsung even got shit for using Skyhook instead of Google for location services (Skyhook is still battling this in court): http://penguindreams.org/blog/the-philosophy-of-open-source-in-community-and-enterprise-software/ http://penguindreams.org/blog/the-philosophy-of-open-source-...
    - Oletros 10y ago
      Skyhook lost the suit against Google in 2014
- j0rd 10y ago
  Originally OnePlus One shipped with CyanogenOS, but the Cyanogen Inc fuct up and sold exclusive rights to CyanogenOS to a domestic carrier in India. This blocked the sale of OnePlus One phone in India until this could get resolved. OxygenOS was the answer to this. Fork of Cyanogenmod with some rebranding and a few added things. Personally I bought the OnePlus One because it came with Cyanogen. I wasn't happy with all the added cruft in CyanogenOS, so I reflashed to Cyanogenmod soon after a stable version was available. I'm currently using OxygenOS on my OnePlus 3, but will flash to Cyanogenmod eventually to run more bleeding edge and get some features back that I miss. This shouldn't effect OnePlus 3 as they terminated thier agreement with Cyanogen Inc after the India licencing problem.
  - djsumdog 10y ago
bogomipz 10y ago
Just to clarify, OnePlus is completely unaffected by this? I've been considering buying a ONePlus recently which is why I ask.
- problems 10y ago
  Yes, their stock Oxygen OS ROM is quite stable and you should be perfectly happy with it, there's a pretty good community around it even if CyanogenMod were to completely vanish too. OnePlus has had some build quality issues when they were first setting up their supply line, but lately I've had very good luck with their devices. Great specs for cheap, like the Nexus line used to represent.
  - bogomipz 10y ago
    Excellent, thanks for the clarification. I'm looking forward to making this my next phone. Cheers.
- manojlds 10y ago
  Only OnePlus One came with Cyanogen. They have released 4 phones since then.
bhouston 10y ago
OnePlus 3 is underated, it is awesome. I have a Google pixel XL and the OnePlus 3 is as fast but thinner and lighter and about half the price. I wish them. More success.
- abustamam 10y ago
  I have the 3 and I love it. I can't compare it to a real flagship (like Galaxy or Pixel) but for $300 I got a really great phone that people always comment on.
  - dagw 10y ago
    Not only do I completely agree, but I'd also choose my OnePlus 3 over my old Galaxy S6.
    - at-fates-hands 10y ago
      You can throw my vote in for the OnePlus. I used to switch phones pretty regularly and since getting my OnePlus 2, the only phone I'd upgrade to would be the 3 or the new 3T. The one thing I absolutely loved was not having all of the bloat of the carrier apps on the phone when you get it. Totally stripped down and fully customizable.

OnePlus phones haven't used Cyanogen in a while. They run OnePlus' skin, OxygenOS.

by Fej 10y ago

OnePlus phones haven't used Cyanogen in a while. They run OnePlus' skin, OxygenOS.

justincormack 10y ago

Some of us still have the earlier models that do. (Although it seems they now ship Oxygen backports for the One)

laggyluke 10y ago
The only model released with CyanogenOS was OnePlus One.
dorfsmay 10y ago
I do. Is there a way to "upgrade" to oxygenOS? Or even re-install with oxygenOS?
- justincormack 10y ago
  Yes see https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/oxygenos-2-1-4-for-the-oneplus-one.425544/ https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/oxygenos-2-1-4-for-the-on... Given this news will probably try this.
  - franciscop 10y ago
    I used Oxygen OS on my One Plus One since it was released and love it. Feels much lighter than CyanogenMod. Also, I think only old Oxygen OS are available and no newer ones

Tajnymag 10y ago

OxygenOS is actually base on AOSP base. It's not just a skin. It's an Android flavour built from scratch

ntauthority 10y ago
and unlike CM (unsure about COS) they do not transparently provide any of their patches to the Android components or other non-vendor-NDA addons that they include in their image. that isn't exclusive to OP, though, of course - every other vendor I can imagine does the exact same to any non-hardware customizations they apply to the OS.
- djsumdog 10y ago
  This has to do more with Google and the Open Handset Alliance (OHA) and their terrible restrictions. A company can't distribute a phone with Gapps if they product Amazon Fire devices. Samsung even got shit for using Skyhook instead of Google for location services (Skyhook is still battling this in court): http://penguindreams.org/blog/the-philosophy-of-open-source-in-community-and-enterprise-software/ http://penguindreams.org/blog/the-philosophy-of-open-source-...
  - Oletros 10y ago
    Skyhook lost the suit against Google in 2014
j0rd 10y ago
Originally OnePlus One shipped with CyanogenOS, but the Cyanogen Inc fuct up and sold exclusive rights to CyanogenOS to a domestic carrier in India. This blocked the sale of OnePlus One phone in India until this could get resolved. OxygenOS was the answer to this. Fork of Cyanogenmod with some rebranding and a few added things. Personally I bought the OnePlus One because it came with Cyanogen. I wasn't happy with all the added cruft in CyanogenOS, so I reflashed to Cyanogenmod soon after a stable version was available. I'm currently using OxygenOS on my OnePlus 3, but will flash to Cyanogenmod eventually to run more bleeding edge and get some features back that I miss. This shouldn't effect OnePlus 3 as they terminated thier agreement with Cyanogen Inc after the India licencing problem.
- djsumdog 10y ago

bogomipz 10y ago

Just to clarify, OnePlus is completely unaffected by this? I've been considering buying a ONePlus recently which is why I ask.

problems 10y ago
Yes, their stock Oxygen OS ROM is quite stable and you should be perfectly happy with it, there's a pretty good community around it even if CyanogenMod were to completely vanish too. OnePlus has had some build quality issues when they were first setting up their supply line, but lately I've had very good luck with their devices. Great specs for cheap, like the Nexus line used to represent.
- bogomipz 10y ago
  Excellent, thanks for the clarification. I'm looking forward to making this my next phone. Cheers.
manojlds 10y ago
Only OnePlus One came with Cyanogen. They have released 4 phones since then.

bhouston 10y ago

OnePlus 3 is underated, it is awesome. I have a Google pixel XL and the OnePlus 3 is as fast but thinner and lighter and about half the price. I wish them. More success.

abustamam 10y ago
I have the 3 and I love it. I can't compare it to a real flagship (like Galaxy or Pixel) but for $300 I got a really great phone that people always comment on.
- dagw 10y ago
  Not only do I completely agree, but I'd also choose my OnePlus 3 over my old Galaxy S6.
  - at-fates-hands 10y ago
    You can throw my vote in for the OnePlus. I used to switch phones pretty regularly and since getting my OnePlus 2, the only phone I'd upgrade to would be the 3 or the new 3T. The one thing I absolutely loved was not having all of the bloat of the carrier apps on the phone when you get it. Totally stripped down and fully customizable.