For several months, we were expecting that OnePlus would further merge the experience with Oppo, which would lead to a unified OS that would be a combination of OxygenOS and ColorOS and will be used on both OnePlus and Oppo phones.
OnePlus to Go Ahead with OxygenOS for All OnePlus Phones
Those plans are no longer happening as Lau has stated that both phones will be keeping their respective operating systems as a separate experience but will still share the same codebase. Lau also stated that OxygenOS 13 is indeed coming but did not offer real details on what the update is going to bring to the table, which should not come as a surprise since it has only been a little while since Android 13 made its debut. Do you think the plans to keep using separate operating systems for both OnePlus and Oppo phones is a good idea?
