OxygenOS
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 is also another version of the OS designed specifically for the Chinese home market called HydrogenOS (Chinese: 氢OS; pinyin: qīng OS).[2]
Developer(s) | OnePlus |
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Initial release | March 2015 |
Stable release | OnePlus 7T Pro: 10.0.7 OnePlus 7T: 10.0.9 OnePlus 7 Pro: 10.0.4 Discontinued:
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Written in | C++, Java |
Operating system | Android (5.0.1 to 10.0) |
Platform | Android |
Available in | 40 languages |
List of languages English (default), Malay, Catalan, Czech, Danish, German, Spanish, Filipino, French, Croatian, Italian, Hungarian, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Finnish, Swedish, Vietnamese, Turkish, Russian, Ukrainian, Hebrew, Urdu, Arabic, Marathi, Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Thai, Japanese, Korean, Greek, Chinese | |
Type | Graphical user interface |
License | Mixed (some Copyleft, some lax, some Proprietary licence) |
Website | oneplus |
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".[3]
Features
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 14 June 2016, OnePlus released OxygenOS 3.0. It is a version of Android with few modifications and internal tuning, like Gestures, Shelf and a dark mode by OnePlus.[5]
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.[6]
On 31 January 2018, OnePlus released OxygenOS 5.0.3 based on Android Oreo to the public via OTA download.[7] In May 2018, OnePlus launched OnePlus 6 with OxygenOS based on Android Oreo 8.1.[8]
On 29 October 2018, OnePlus launched OnePlus 6T with OxygenOS 9.0 based on Android Pie.[9]
On 25 December 2018, OnePlus released OxygenOS 9.0.0 based on Android Pie for OnePlus 5/5T to the public via OTA download.[10]
Privacy issues
On 10 October 2017, a security researcher discovered that an OxygenOS system service named "DeviceManagerService" collects sensitive data and sends it back to OnePlus servers. The service collects many data points, including the device serial number, phone number, IMEI, network connections, and timestamped records of user activity within every app. Users can uninstall the system service via ADB.[11] Later, 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][13]
History
In 2014 OnePlus promised a "close to stock, bloat-free and highly customizable" experience.[14] They soon held a "Name the ROM" contest in search for a name. On 30 January 2015 OnePlus officially announced the names OxygenOS and HydrogenOS.[15] The winner of that contest, @Midifire from Belgium, was flown out to their headquarters in Shenzhen, where he got to meet the team, along with their CEO, Pete Lau.[14][16]
References
- "OxygenOS". OnePlus. Archived from the original on 11 April 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
- "一加手机氢OS/H2OS官方网站". Official website of H2OS (in Chinese). Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- "Exclusive: To Offer Fast Software Updates, OnePlus is Merging Hydrogen and Oxygen OS". Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- "OnePlus 2".
- "OnePlus OxygenOS 3.0 Update Detailed, Available for Early Flashing". Droid-Life. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- "The OnePlus 3 and 3T receive OxygenOS 4.0 (Nougat) today". Android Police. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- "OnePlus 5T Android Oreo Update Now Officially Rolling Out With OxygenOS 5.0.2". xda-developers. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- "OnePlus 6 specifications: More expensive, more swagger". Android Central. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- "OnePlus 6T specs: 6.41-inch display, 3700mAh battery, 128GB base storage". Android Central. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- "[Download] OnePlus 5/5T get first stable Android Pie update with OxygenOS 9.0.0". xda-developers. 26 December 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- "OnePlus OxygenOS built-in analytics". Chris's Security and Tech Blog.
- "Let's Talk About OxygenOS Analytics". OnePlus Forums.
- "OnePlus Talks About OxygenOS Analytics, Stops Collecting Certain Data". xda-developers. 13 October 2017.
- "[Contest] OnePlus ROM: You Name It". OnePlus Forums. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- "Meet the OnePlus ROM: OxygenOS". OnePlus Forums. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- "My journey to the Oneplus HQ !". OnePlus Forums. Retrieved 28 June 2018.