Other BrandsOxygenOS is OnePlus' reply to Cyanogen OS circus in India, to be unveiled on Feb 12th

OxygenOS is OnePlus’ reply to Cyanogen OS circus in India, to be unveiled on Feb 12th

OnePlus had already unveiled its own version of Android 5.0 Lollipop for its One flagship killer smartphone, but it is only now that the company has given the ROM an official name which is OxygenOS. The company plans to launch the new firmware on February 12 and it’ll probably start rolling it out on the same day as well.

After things went south with Cyanogen with regards to supplying the forked platform to the Indian variant of the OnePlus One, the company decided to speed up the development of its own ROM. An early build of the OS is already available for download, but is crawling with bugs and other issues. Of course, they’ve mostly been fixed by now and that’s why OxygenOS is set to debut soon.

OnePlus OxygenOS

The company hasn’t provided much information on what the new platform will offer. But what we know for sure is that it’ll be based on Lollipop just like the beta builds. In the words of OnePlus, OxygenOS will be ‘open, customizable and free of bloat and unnecessary features’. This basically means that you’ll get a vanilla Android experience like Nexus devices.

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As for the personalization part, we could see the OEM develop its own theme engine or incorporate features similar to what CyanogenMod offers. OxygenOS will most certainly offer a breath of fresh air for the OnePlus One and the company will continue to support the handset with updates for the next two years as previously promised.

OnePlus One specs recap:

– Android 4.4 KitKat (Cyanogen OS 11)
– 2.5GHz quad core Snapdragon 801 SOC
– 5.5-inch 1080p FHD Gorilla Glass 3 panel
– 3GB RAM, 16GB/64GB internal storage
– 5MP front camera, 13MP rear snapper
– 3100mAh battery

Tune in on February 12 for the official reveal of the OxygenOS for the OnePlus One smartphone.

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