OnePlus officially unveiled the OxygenOS 14 based on Android 14 earlier this week. For those unaware, OxygenOS is the brand’s proprietary UI. Android devices from major brands come with their own customized ROMs and UI. OnePlus OxygenOS has been a fan-favorite since the beginning due to its clean stock UI. However, things changed when OnePlus announced a deeper integration with OPPO back in 2021. Now, there is some unfortunate news for the fans of OnePlus and Oxygen OS.
OxygenOS won’t get stock UI
OnePlus’s deeper integration with OPPO resulted in a lot of similarities between the operating system UI offered by both brands – OxygenOS and ColorOS respectively. Android Central interacted with OnePlus Product Partnership Lead Gary Chen and Lead of OxygenOS Product Zach Lin to discuss the future of OnePlus’s software. Both OnePlus executives talk about the latest OxygenOS 14 version and its new features.
Coming back to the topic of whether stock UI will return to OxygenOS, Chen said that the ship has sailed. This confirms that it won’t return back at least for the foreseeable future. He added that after the integration OxygenOS and ColorOS are developed on the same codebase for better build quality and updates. This will result in to similarities between the two skins. Hence OxygenOS will share the same design philosophy – Aquamorphic design with ColorOS. But it will still offer customized elements including icons, widgets, ringtones, AOD, and more to cater to the needs of OxygenOS fans and users.
The executive stated “Our ultimate goal is to synergistically combine the finest aspects of both products, resulting in a new and exceptional offering.”
The publication also questioned the two executives if OnePlus will deliver a feature that will allow users to select between a stock UI and a themed interface just like ASUS offers with its ZenUI. To this, Lin revealed that company’s decisions are driven by feedback from the community. Hence it remains unconfirmed if OnePlus will offer such a feature.
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