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OnePlus has not issued any official statement addressing the mechanism.<ref name="android-authority">{{cite web |url=https://www.androidauthority.com/oneplus-arb-protection-3633783/ |title=New OnePlus updates can permanently lock your phone's software future |author=Adamya Sharma |website=Android Authority |date=January 19, 2026 |access-date=January 22, 2026}}</ref> | OnePlus has not issued any official statement addressing the mechanism.<ref name="android-authority">{{cite web |url=https://www.androidauthority.com/oneplus-arb-protection-3633783/ |title=New OnePlus updates can permanently lock your phone's software future |author=Adamya Sharma |website=Android Authority |date=January 19, 2026 |access-date=January 22, 2026}}</ref> | ||
==Background== | |||
OnePlus was founded on December 16, 2013, by Pete Lau and Carl Pei, both former OPPO executives, with OPPO Electronics as the primary investor.<ref name="wikipedia-oneplus">{{cite web |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OnePlus |title=OnePlus |website=Wikipedia |access-date=January 22, 2026}}</ref> The company's first device, the OnePlus One, shipped with [[CyanogenMod]], a commercial variant of the popular custom ROM, through an exclusive licensing agreement with Cyanogen Inc.<ref name="wikipedia-oneplus-one">{{cite web |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OnePlus_One |title=OnePlus One |website=Wikipedia |access-date=January 22, 2026}}</ref> This partnership positioned OnePlus as a choice for modding enthusiasts. | |||
When that partnership collapsed due to Cyanogen's exclusivity deal with Micromax in India, OnePlus developed OxygenOS for global markets and HydrogenOS for China.<ref name="wikipedia-oneplus" /> | |||
In July 2021, OnePlus merged OxygenOS with OPPO's ColorOS, sharing a common codebase while maintaining separate branding for different regions.<ref name="wikipedia-oneplus" /> | |||
==Timeline== | ==Timeline== | ||
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DroidWin noted the irony of OnePlus's approach: <blockquote>''"EDL flashing is hardly used by 1-2% of its userbase, so rolling out a change to stop those niche segments of users from carrying out their tweaks, which would end up impacting the majority of its users, doesn't really add up."<ref name="droidwin" />''</blockquote> | DroidWin noted the irony of OnePlus's approach: <blockquote>''"EDL flashing is hardly used by 1-2% of its userbase, so rolling out a change to stop those niche segments of users from carrying out their tweaks, which would end up impacting the majority of its users, doesn't really add up."<ref name="droidwin" />''</blockquote> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||