OnePlus Shifts Devices to ColorOS After 90% US Shipment Drop and Global Layoffs
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Updated · WIRED · Jul 16
OnePlus Shifts Devices to ColorOS After 90% US Shipment Drop and Global Layoffs
2 articles · Updated · WIRED · Jul 16
Summary
OnePlus devices will transition to Oppo’s ColorOS in coming months, with users able to roll back to OxygenOS but likely forgo future updates.
That software shift lands as OnePlus cuts staff across regions, moved many Europe employees to Oppo or Realme, and eliminated its New York office between March and June.
Oppo said it is consolidating resources and sharpening global product strategy, while only confirming that OnePlus’ China roadmap remains unchanged and leaving North America, Europe and India plans unclear.
An 11% second-quarter global smartphone shipment decline and OnePlus’ own collapse in the US — from 1 million units in 2019 to under 130,000 in 2025 — help explain the retrenchment.
By 2025, China accounted for 56% of OnePlus volume and Asia Pacific 91%, underscoring a broader market consolidation that has strengthened Apple and Samsung.