OnePlus calls off merger between OxygenOS and ColorOS, but they’ll still share a codebase
This far, and no farther: plans for Oppo and subsidiary OnePlus devices to sport a unified Android-based UI have fallen through as both intend to continue developing their own treatments of ColorOS and OxygenOS, respectively.
In a larger blog post, OnePlus co-founder Pete Lau says both systems will continue to work off of the same codebase that was established withOxygenOS 12, a priority that came from theincreased integrationwith its parent organization initiated last year.
The original plan,announced in September, would have seen a merged OS boot with the global launchOnePlus 10 series. Earlier this month, however, came a report claiming that this OS wasnowhere to be seenwith the phones speeding towards go-to-market preparations.
For now, the recently established status quo continues on with OxygenOS 13 to be a “OnePlus Community and Google” co-creation that may bring back a familiar, less burdensome experience along with exclusive customization features.
Lau also makes clear that Oppo’s development of its150W SUPERVOOC wired charging standardwill be present on a OnePlus smartphone, also in the second quarter, andthe OnePlus 10 Pro will be launching globally by the end of March. There may be more to read into when everything gets taken into context, but we’ll wait until we get to those bridges to cross them.
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