Earlier this year, OPPO and OnePlus merged the codebase of ColorOS and OxygenOS. The OnePlus Nord 2 launched as the first OnePlus device with software based on the newly merged codebase. Recently, the OnePlus 9 series was updated (and pulled) to OxygenOS 12 (Android 12), which is also based on the unified codebase. The switch to this new codebase has now started affecting third-party software development for OnePlus smartphones.

OnePlus phones have always been popular in the modding community since the beginning. Unfortunately, this is coming to an end with the switch to a shared codebase with OPPO’s ColorOS.

According to a developer and XDA Senior Member kristofpetho (via ITHome), OnePlus hasn’t updated the kernel sources of the OnePlus 9 Pro since August 2021. For the unaware, OnePlus made the announcement regarding the unified codebase a month earlier in July 2021.

As a result, the developer has stopped the development of the Omega kernel (custom kernel) for the OnePlus 9 Pro. He states that OPPO is known for poor kernel support and with OnePlus doing the same despite promising otherwise, it will be difficult for any sort of third-party development.

If OnePlus continues to follow the footsteps of OPPO, users may no longer install any custom ROM, custom kernel, custom mod, and others on their beloved OnePlus smartphones.

OPPO and OnePlus have promised a unified operating system for 2022. It will be most likely ColorOS but may sport a new branding.

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