What a better no-mean ‘never settle’ bloatware means for your next OnePlus device

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OnePlus buyers’ biggest fear is yet another ad-free bloatware and annoyance-filled system notifications nightmare a widespread issue with ColorOS. ColorOS offers beautiful customisations, with brilliantly smooth animations and new goodies, but it is far heavier than the default OxygenOS. Every once in a while, we get good news will Oppo hold back the “premium” layer of its flagship brand OnePlus.

OxygenOS, the on-ramps to the brand “Never Settle” runes, had defined OnePlus for more than a decade, as its shimmering ad-free skin. In the aftermath of an organization-wide restructuring of its parent operator, Oppo has announced that both OxygenOS and Realme UI are to be axed permanently, in favour of the parent brand’s flagship Android-based skin, ColorOS. The first step in that transition has already been made with the launch of ColorOS 17, mainly based on Android 17.

Indeed, though a thumbs-up from OnePlus India in early August ensures there is definitely not going away from India as a market, the quiet death of oxygen unto its signature operating system will undoubtedly be a sobering sight for many tech purists who fell in love with the original aesthetic.

Under the surface, all of this is yet another corporate capisce, with the aim of closing the R&D budget and sagging engineering headcount on a shorter and flatter five-level model. On the surface, and over the years OxygenOS has shared the base code with ColorOS, so it is ahistorical development to keep two skin systems. Of course, there is the immediate worry among the flagships’ faithful for the future bloatware in pre-installation limits and sophisticated background RAM improvements.

It turns out the transition to ColorOS is not just bad news for the average consumer. Only time will tell but when OnePlus users can say a big thank you to Oppo for the united software framework and are looking forward to significantly faster and more frequent updates, quicker security patches, and instant access to a veritable stream of next-gen AI features. The hardware is still premium so doesn't or guess that Indian consumers will keep of OnePlus into nostalgia and want a clean Android experience.