OxygenOS (Chinese: 氧OS; pinyin: yǎng OS) is an Android-based OS developed by Chinese smartphone manufacturer OnePlus exclusively for their smartphones. OxygenOS was developed for their overseas market.[1] There used to also be another version of the OS designed specifically for the Chinese market called HydrogenOS (Chinese: 氢OS; pinyin: qīng OS).[2]

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".[3]

Features

Logo of HydrogenOS

Notable features of version 2.0 and 2.1.1 include app permissions, Waves MaxxAudio, SwiftKey keyboard, off-screen gestures, custom icons, dark mode, manual camera mode, and RAW support for 3rd party apps, like Camera FV-5 2.75.[4]

On 31 December 2016, OnePlus released OxygenOS 4.0.0 based on Android Nougat and includes its features and several other modifications to the public via OTA download.[5]

On 31 January 2018, OnePlus released OxygenOS 5.0.3 based on Android Oreo to the public via OTA download.[6] In May 2018, OnePlus launched OnePlus 6 with OxygenOS based on Android Oreo 8.1.[7]

On 29 October 2018, OnePlus launched OnePlus 6T with OxygenOS 9.0 based on Android Pie.[8]

On 25 December 2018, OnePlus released OxygenOS 9.0.0 based on Android Pie for OnePlus 5/5T to the public via OTA download.[9]

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.[10]

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, ColorOS 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.[11]

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.[12]

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, ColorOS on OnePlus and Oppo devices in China) but will share a common codebase, which OnePlus says should standardize its software experience and streamline the development process for future OxygenOS updates.[11]

References

  1. ^ "OxygenOS". OnePlus. Archived from the original on 11 April 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  2. ^ "一加手机氢OS/H2OS官方网站". Official website of H2OS (in Chinese). Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Exclusive: To Offer Fast Software Updates, OnePlus is Merging Hydrogen and Oxygen OS". Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  4. ^ "OnePlus 2".
  5. ^ "The OnePlus 3 and 3T receive OxygenOS 4.0 (Nougat) today". Android Police. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  6. ^ "OnePlus 5T Android Oreo Update Now Officially Rolling Out With OxygenOS 5.0.2". xda-developers. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  7. ^ "OnePlus 6 specifications: More expensive, more swagger". Android Central. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  8. ^ "OnePlus 6T specs: 6.41-inch display, 3700mAh battery, 128GB base storage". Android Central. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  9. ^ "[Download] OnePlus 5/5T get first stable Android Pie update with OxygenOS 9.0.0". xda-developers. 26 December 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  10. ^ "When should you expect to receive the Android 10 update? (Updated August 10)". Android Authority. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  11. ^ a b "OnePlus is merging OxygenOS with Oppo's ColorOS". 2 July 2021.
  12. ^ "OnePlus Talks About OxygenOS Analytics, Stops Collecting Certain Data". xda-developers. 13 October 2017.

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