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|Website=https://oneplus.com
|Website=https://oneplus.com
|Description=OnePlus, is a Chinese consumer electronics manufacturer headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
|Description=OnePlus, is a Chinese consumer electronics manufacturer headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
}}Oneplus (一加) is a Chinese telephone manufacturer, spun off from Oppo in 2013 as a separate brand. Oneplus sells telephones in many western markets, whereas Oppo's presence outside of China is somewhat more limited. The company has generally been well regarded in terms of consumer protection, and is faily supportive of allowing bootloader unlocking and therefore third party modifications for their hardware.
}}Oneplus (Chinese: 一加) is a Chinese electronics manufacturer, spun off from Oppo in 2013 as a separate brand. OnePlus sells smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, earbuds, and other accessories around the world, whereas Oppo's presence outside of China is somewhat more limited. The company has generally been well regarded in terms of consumer protection and is fairly supportive of allowing bootloader unlocking and therefore, third-party modifications for their hardware.


==Consumer-impact summary==
==Consumer-impact summary==
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===Bootloader unlocking restrictions (''2025'')===
===Bootloader unlocking restrictions (''2025'')===
{{Main|link to the main article}}
{{Main|link to the main article}}
Staring from the ColorOS version 16 the company is going to make the process of unlocking bootloader more complicated.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bbs.oneplus.com/thread/1926504022886318086|title=一加深度测试公告&QA|work=OnePlus|date=2025-08-13|access-date=2025-08-18|archive-url=https://archive.ph/zYm3W|archive-date=2025-08-14|url-status=live}}</ref> While as of now it is only going to impact users in China<ref>{{Cite web|url=
Starting from ColorOS 16, OnePlus intends to make the process of unlocking bootloader more complicated by requiring developers and users to sign up for the "深度测试计划" (In-Depth Testing Program).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bbs.oneplus.com/thread/1926504022886318086|title=一加深度测试公告&QA|work=OnePlus|date=2025-08-13|access-date=2025-08-18|archive-url=https://archive.ph/zYm3W|archive-date=2025-08-14|url-status=live}}</ref> While as of now, it is only going to impact users in China<ref>{{Cite web|url=
https://github.com/melontini/bootloader-unlock-wall-of-shame/pull/141/commits|title=OnePlus: Chinese phones running ColorOS 16.0 and above are now not as easy to unlock|author=progzone122|work=GitHub|access-date=2025-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250818154040/https://github.com/melontini/bootloader-unlock-wall-of-shame/pull/141/commits|archive-date=2025-08-18|url-status=live}}</ref>, there is a chance of this modification affecting global version as well, taking into consideration that EU mandates all the Android phones sold there to remove the ability of bootloader unlocking.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blazetrends.com/eu-mandates-android-bootloader-lock-ending-custom-roms-from-august-2025/|title=EU Mandates Android Bootloader Lock, Ending Custom ROMs from August 2025|first=Lena|last=Miles|date=2025-08-07|work=BlazeTrends|access-date=2025-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250818153847/https://blazetrends.com/eu-mandates-android-bootloader-lock-ending-custom-roms-from-august-2025/|archive-date=2025-08-18|url-status=live}}</ref>
https://github.com/melontini/bootloader-unlock-wall-of-shame/pull/141/commits|title=OnePlus: Chinese phones running ColorOS 16.0 and above are now not as easy to unlock|author=progzone122|work=GitHub|access-date=2025-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250818154040/https://github.com/melontini/bootloader-unlock-wall-of-shame/pull/141/commits|archive-date=2025-08-18|url-status=live}}</ref>, there is a chance that this change may come to the global version of OnePlus phones on OxygenOS.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blazetrends.com/eu-mandates-android-bootloader-lock-ending-custom-roms-from-august-2025/|title=EU Mandates Android Bootloader Lock, Ending Custom ROMs from August 2025|first=Lena|last=Miles|date=2025-08-07|work=BlazeTrends|access-date=2025-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250818153847/https://blazetrends.com/eu-mandates-android-bootloader-lock-ending-custom-roms-from-august-2025/|archive-date=2025-08-18|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Products==
==Products==
{{Ph-C-P}}
{{Ph-C-P|OnePlus 13=https://www.oneplus.com/global/13}}


==See also==
==See also==