OxygenOS () is an Android-based operating system (OS) developed by Chinese smartphone manufacturer OnePlus exclusively for their smartphones. OxygenOS was developed for their overseas market. There used to also be another version of the OS designed specifically for the Chinese market called HydrogenOS (). In an interview published on 3 September 2016, XDA Developers revealed OnePlus was "actively merging both platforms (OxygenOS and HydrogenOS) into a single cohesive operating system based on Android".

Features

Notable features of version 2.0 and 2.1.1 include app permissions,

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, custom icons,

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, manual camera mode, and RAW support for 3rd party apps, like Camera FV-5 2.75. On 31 December 2016, OnePlus released OxygenOS 4.0.0 based on

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and includes its features and several other modifications to the public via OTA download. On 31 January 2018, OnePlus released OxygenOS 5.0.3 based on

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to the public via OTA download. In May 2018, OnePlus launched

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with OxygenOS based on Android Oreo 8.1. On 29 October 2018, OnePlus launched

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with OxygenOS 9.0 based on

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. On 25 December 2018, OnePlus released OxygenOS 9.0.0 based on Android Pie for OnePlus 5/5T to the public via OTA download. On 21 September 2019, OnePlus announced the release of OxygenOS version 10.0 based on Android 10 for OnePlus 7 and 7 Pro. This initial release was followed by Android 10 based builds for older devices later. On 06 August 2022, OnePlus announce
OxygenOS 13
which is based o
Android 13OxygenOS 13
is eligible for OnePlus 10 series to OnePlus 8 series smartphones and some Nord smartphones.

Privacy

OnePlus released a statement about data collection and analytics, claiming that the data is only used for system improvement and optimization, are not shared with third parties, and can be disabled by users in the system settings. OnePlus also says that they are revising the data analysis mechanism, and will no longer collect certain data.

Devices running on OxygenOS

History

In July 2021, OnePlus merged OxygenOS with Oppo’s ColorOS. Both companies’ software will remain separate and continue to serve their individual regions (OxygenOS for OnePlus phones globally,

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on OnePlus and Oppo devices in China) but share a common codebase, which OnePlus says should standardize its software experience and streamline the development process for future OxygenOS updates.

References

External links

* {{Android Android (operating system) OnePlus