In brief: OnePlus is further merging into Oppo's ecosystem. In a forum postal service made by Pete Lau himself, the founder of OnePlus announced future phones will feature a new Bone resulting from merging OxygenOS and ColorOS. The starting time device to use the new merged OS is expected to release in 2022 and will be OnePlus's flagship phone.

3 months agone, OnePlus announced information technology would integrate with Oppo to become a sub-brand of the phone manufacturer, a surprising outcome considering its founders left Oppo in 2022 to create it. Shortly after, the visitor informed it would merge OxygenOS and ColorOS'south codebases without touching the regions each OS serves.

With everything set to accept the next footstep of OnePlus's integration with Oppo, Pete Lau, the founder of OnePlus and CPO of Oppo, came out detailing what the OnePlus two.0 phase is all about and what the future holds for Oppo's sub-brand.

Since the OxygenOS and ColorOS'southward codebases were merged, updates have get "more timely". Moreover, the user feel of these operating systems has started to converge, leading Oppo and OnePlus to make up one's mind that the all-time form of action would exist to integrating OxygenOS and ColorOS software experience and create a "unified operating arrangement" for their phones.

By putting both teams working on a similar objective, OnePlus and Oppo plan to combine their expertise in dissimilar fields to create a ameliorate OS that can be polish, fast and lightweight as OxygenOS, and reliable and feature-rich as ColorOS.

"I would similar to tell y'all confidently that later overseeing the product development of both systems for a year, I believe that the unified operating system volition keep the DNA of OxygenOS that many of yous beloved so much, while too giving you an upgraded experience overall," said Pete Lau. "OnePlus has a unique group of users, therefore nosotros will customize the unified OS specifically for OnePlus devices to make certain it meets your expectations."

The outset production to feature the new OS volition be OnePlus' adjacent flagship phone, releasing in 2022. Other global devices volition also receive the new Os with the next major Android update, scheduled for 2022. Availability details for other devices will be disclosed at a afterwards date.

Lau besides stated that the region availability of some OnePlus phones would be reduced, based on customers' feedback. The entry-level Nord phones will be restricted to fewer regions, simply higher-finish OnePlus phones volition still be available globally. The product lineup will still comprehend multiple price points with an "even more competitive pricing."

OnePlus volition also go on investing in the camera experience provided by their phones and maintain its partnership with Hasselblad for the flagship phones' cameras. Although Pete stated the company would improve camera feel overall, there are iii specific areas that OnePlus aims to improve: user experience, color performance, and new technologies.