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Honestly while using OnePlus Two I didn't feel it being open at all. In fact I have a very strong suspicion that OnePlus is using OS updates as planned obsolesc

Honestly while using OnePlus Two I didn't feel it being open at all. In fact I have a very strong suspicion that OnePlus is using OS updates as planned obsolescence. One day my OnePlus Two installed the system upgrade causing the battery to fully drain in a span of 30 minutes - 2 hours and the phone getting super hot while idle. I tried doing all the recommended steps of fixing the problem (clearing cache, factory resets etc.) without any improvement. As soon as I installed Lineage OS I started getting a 24+ hr battery life and didn't experience any issues so the issue was not related to hardware.

newaccoutnas 7y ago
There was the instance a couple of years back whereby they were sending lots of data back to base, made me very dubious of them since.
- SmellyGeekBoy 7y ago
  I've been running LineageOS on my OnePlus 3 ever since this incident and couldn't be happier with it. I'm planning on upgrading to the OP7 once that has good LineageOS support too.
- mcv 7y ago
  My Fairphone had an issue a couple of month where it managed to use a couple of GB in a matter of minutes and drained my data subscription. I still don't know why, but I think it's a genuine bug, and not anyone trying to steal my data. That said, I would prefer an OS that provably puts my in charge and doesn't allow foreign companies access to everything I've got. Then again, I also like convenience.
mcv 7y ago
A co-worker with a OnePlus has experienced this problem a few times: an update that causes the battery to drain really fast. He claims it's because you're the first to get Android updates, and they may still have a few bugs, which are generally fixed in a few days. I wouldn't mind waiting those few days before I get the update.
- msadowski 7y ago
  The problematic thing for me back then was that it was the final update to OP2 (and on the forums they said that there will be no updates for the OS in the future). That's why it looked like planned obsolescence to me. I see a lot of people on the internet having an attitude like "geee, it's 3 years old phone, time for an upgrade". All while hardware is still perfectly fine for 100% of the things average person needs the phone for.
  - mcv 7y ago
    I'm no fan of planned obsolescence either, which is why I got a Fairphone, which was supposed to be easy to repair and possibly even get modular hardware upgrades. Never happened, of course, and my phone just developed a fatal problem this week. So this thread about more secure phones is coming at an excellent time for me. Legacy OS seems like a prime contender. Not sure about the hardware yet.

newaccoutnas 7y ago

There was the instance a couple of years back whereby they were sending lots of data back to base, made me very dubious of them since.

SmellyGeekBoy 7y ago
I've been running LineageOS on my OnePlus 3 ever since this incident and couldn't be happier with it. I'm planning on upgrading to the OP7 once that has good LineageOS support too.
mcv 7y ago
My Fairphone had an issue a couple of month where it managed to use a couple of GB in a matter of minutes and drained my data subscription. I still don't know why, but I think it's a genuine bug, and not anyone trying to steal my data. That said, I would prefer an OS that provably puts my in charge and doesn't allow foreign companies access to everything I've got. Then again, I also like convenience.

mcv 7y ago

A co-worker with a OnePlus has experienced this problem a few times: an update that causes the battery to drain really fast. He claims it's because you're the first to get Android updates, and they may still have a few bugs, which are generally fixed in a few days. I wouldn't mind waiting those few days before I get the update.

msadowski 7y ago
The problematic thing for me back then was that it was the final update to OP2 (and on the forums they said that there will be no updates for the OS in the future). That's why it looked like planned obsolescence to me. I see a lot of people on the internet having an attitude like "geee, it's 3 years old phone, time for an upgrade". All while hardware is still perfectly fine for 100% of the things average person needs the phone for.
- mcv 7y ago
  I'm no fan of planned obsolescence either, which is why I got a Fairphone, which was supposed to be easy to repair and possibly even get modular hardware upgrades. Never happened, of course, and my phone just developed a fatal problem this week. So this thread about more secure phones is coming at an excellent time for me. Legacy OS seems like a prime contender. Not sure about the hardware yet.