OnePlus now has one of the best Android update plans

OnePlus is finally addressing what has been a vulnerability in its phones: their update schedules. On Friday, the company announced that the OnePlus 8 series (T, R, Standard, and Pro) and all major new software will receive three major Android operating system updates and four years of security updates. We’re still waiting for the details from OnePlus, but on the surface, this commitment to Samsung’s firmware update puts OnePlus on a level playing field for the best Android support schedule. Google, the company that makes Android, now ranks third.

OnePlus is in the midst of a major turmoil, and the company’s future isn’t entirely clear. For years, OnePlus has offered flagship-style smartphones at incredibly low prices, peaking at $ 670 OnePlus 7 Pro in 2019. Since then, co-founder Carl Fey left the company in October 2020, launching what appears to be a major change. in strategy. The price of the OnePlus 9 Pro 2021 was $ 969, which is essentially the same price as a similar Samsung phone. In January 2021, OnePlus announced that it was merging “certain R&D capabilities with Chinese parent company Oppo, and in June 2021, it was announced that the two companies had been fully merged.”

OnePlus claims that the new and longer duration of support is the result of the merger of OnePlus’ Android skin development company, Oxygen OS, with an Android skin for Oppo, Color OS. The two types typically target different markets, but it doesn’t look like user interfaces will be integrated. OnePlus says, “This is a change you probably won’t notice because it’s happening behind the scenes.”

OnePlus’ announcement does not specify whether the four-year security updates will take place on a monthly basis. The company currently offers security updates every 2-3 months, which is not good compared to Samsung and Google. We have requested clarification from OnePlus and will update this post if we get a response.

Qualcomm appears to be driving the longest support times for OnePlus, and Samsung announced in December that it is expanding support for its flagship socks, to three years of major updates and four years of security updates. Android updates run more smoothly when your SoC provider provides support for updates, and now that Qualcomm has increased its schedule, we are seeing professional manufacturers taking the support and passing it on to consumers.

Google is yet to exceed the support schedule, and in its three years of operating system and security updates, the company is currently in third place after Samsung and OnePlus. This is a pretty sad situation for a company that should be a leader in the Android ecosystem, but when Google’s “whitechapel” Pixel 6 releases, Google will have no limit on how long you can support your device. phone. Compression works for a longer support period. The company might even be able to match Apple, which comes with six years of updates to iOS 15.