Friends,
Two years ago today, we started OnePlus because we weren’t satisfied with how things were. The market was littered with uninspiring products, with companies seemingly more concerned with market share than making great products. We decided to tackle the problem in our own way, by focusing on great products, but also by changing up the rules.
We cut out the middleman, and thanks to the advantages of e-commerce and digital marketing, we brought consumers premium products at a disruptive price. When we launched the OnePlus One in April 2014, we honestly didn’t expect the amount of support we saw. We were overwhelmed, and have been feverishly working behind the scenes to live up to the expectations that we’ve shouldered ever since then.
I think a lot of our success in 2014 was due to luck and timing. As we moved into 2015, we were worried that OnePlus, as a company, would be a one hit wonder. Those worries were alleviated when we launched the OnePlus 2 in July, which earned unprecedented attention. It featured the latest and fastest hardware, beautiful and premium design, as well as bleeding edge technologies such as USB Type C and Fingerprint Sensor.
In late October, we unveiled the OnePlus X, a smaller device that is as powerful as it is beautiful. This was a potent mix that hadn’t really been explored previously. We also announced a limited ceramic version of OnePlus X. No one had used ceramic at this scale before, and it was a huge step forward in terms of smartphone material choice and design.
We’ve also branched out just a little bit more in our second year. We launched our premium OnePlus Icons earphones, and even made a Sandstone cover for our fans to share with their friends and family who own, well, a different phone.
I think 2015 will be remembered as the year where we marked that OnePlus is here to stay. Ever since the beginning, we've been pursuing sustainable growth. We’ve been trying our best to do the right things at the right time, not taking unnecessary risks, and not letting noise or competition get in the way. Like with the often misunderstood invite system; sometimes you need to slow down before you can speed up.
Growing as fast as we have in two years, we have a lot of areas we need to improve. As we enter our third year, a lot of our shortcomings become inexcusable. In 2016, there is no excuse for any part of OnePlus to not live up to, if not exceed, industry standards. If OnePlus in the past two years was the naughty kid that came and stirred the smartphone industry pot, I hope that 2016 will be the year where people see this kid developing and maturing into a more responsible member of the community.
However, we will keep being unapologetically OnePlus. In our third year, we hope to continue to deliver excitement and surprise, while also becoming a company our fans can be even prouder of standing behind. It’s a defining year for us. So to kick things off, we’ve got some exciting news for you.
What better way is there to celebrate an anniversary than with some champagne? Well, we’re taking that both literally and figuratively. While the OnePlus staff will be popping bottles of champagne, we want to celebrate with you by officially launching the OnePlus X Champagne edition. We’ll be rolling out this white and gold version of the OnePlus X in Europe, with other markets to follow very soon. The Champagne edition will be sold during our weekly open sales on a first-come, first-served basis. However, those already with OnePlus X invites can use them for a Champagne device any day.
While we’re proud of what we’ve been able to accomplish over the past two years, we realize that none of this would have been possible without you, our fans. You’re what keeps us motivated to do better and Never Settle. We’re writing this story together. So there’s another surprise we want to tell you about today as well. In 2016, there will be a documentary released that tells the OnePlus story as it’s been written so far. It’s a look behind the scenes at what makes OnePlus what it is -- the highs, the lows, an
Two years ago today, we started OnePlus because we weren’t satisfied with how things were. The market was littered with uninspiring products, with companies seemingly more concerned with market share than making great products. We decided to tackle the problem in our own way, by focusing on great products, but also by changing up the rules.
We cut out the middleman, and thanks to the advantages of e-commerce and digital marketing, we brought consumers premium products at a disruptive price. When we launched the OnePlus One in April 2014, we honestly didn’t expect the amount of support we saw. We were overwhelmed, and have been feverishly working behind the scenes to live up to the expectations that we’ve shouldered ever since then.
I think a lot of our success in 2014 was due to luck and timing. As we moved into 2015, we were worried that OnePlus, as a company, would be a one hit wonder. Those worries were alleviated when we launched the OnePlus 2 in July, which earned unprecedented attention. It featured the latest and fastest hardware, beautiful and premium design, as well as bleeding edge technologies such as USB Type C and Fingerprint Sensor.
In late October, we unveiled the OnePlus X, a smaller device that is as powerful as it is beautiful. This was a potent mix that hadn’t really been explored previously. We also announced a limited ceramic version of OnePlus X. No one had used ceramic at this scale before, and it was a huge step forward in terms of smartphone material choice and design.
We’ve also branched out just a little bit more in our second year. We launched our premium OnePlus Icons earphones, and even made a Sandstone cover for our fans to share with their friends and family who own, well, a different phone.
I think 2015 will be remembered as the year where we marked that OnePlus is here to stay. Ever since the beginning, we've been pursuing sustainable growth. We’ve been trying our best to do the right things at the right time, not taking unnecessary risks, and not letting noise or competition get in the way. Like with the often misunderstood invite system; sometimes you need to slow down before you can speed up.
Growing as fast as we have in two years, we have a lot of areas we need to improve. As we enter our third year, a lot of our shortcomings become inexcusable. In 2016, there is no excuse for any part of OnePlus to not live up to, if not exceed, industry standards. If OnePlus in the past two years was the naughty kid that came and stirred the smartphone industry pot, I hope that 2016 will be the year where people see this kid developing and maturing into a more responsible member of the community.
However, we will keep being unapologetically OnePlus. In our third year, we hope to continue to deliver excitement and surprise, while also becoming a company our fans can be even prouder of standing behind. It’s a defining year for us. So to kick things off, we’ve got some exciting news for you.
What better way is there to celebrate an anniversary than with some champagne? Well, we’re taking that both literally and figuratively. While the OnePlus staff will be popping bottles of champagne, we want to celebrate with you by officially launching the OnePlus X Champagne edition. We’ll be rolling out this white and gold version of the OnePlus X in Europe, with other markets to follow very soon. The Champagne edition will be sold during our weekly open sales on a first-come, first-served basis. However, those already with OnePlus X invites can use them for a Champagne device any day.
While we’re proud of what we’ve been able to accomplish over the past two years, we realize that none of this would have been possible without you, our fans. You’re what keeps us motivated to do better and Never Settle. We’re writing this story together. So there’s another surprise we want to tell you about today as well. In 2016, there will be a documentary released that tells the OnePlus story as it’s been written so far. It’s a look behind the scenes at what makes OnePlus what it is -- the highs, the lows, an
d everything in between. This story is ours to celebrate together, so hopefully you’ll be as pumped to see it as we are. We’re releasing the teaser today.
We’re really excited about what lies ahead for OnePlus, and I hope you are too. Thanks to all of you who have stood by us and supported us along the way. We can’t wait to see what’s next.
Never Settle.
We’re really excited about what lies ahead for OnePlus, and I hope you are too. Thanks to all of you who have stood by us and supported us along the way. We can’t wait to see what’s next.
Never Settle.
Hi Everyone,
All of a sudden, we find ourselves in December. What an incredible and crazy year it has been. I promised a while back I would start doing product posts more often so I want to take this opportunity to wish you all a very happy holiday season and to give you a quick update from the product side.
OnePlus One
A while back I said we were about 75% done with the migration to 2.0. Now we are at about 90%. We are in the last few rounds of testing and certification so hopefully we can release the update as a gift for the new year to all of you who have been waiting so patiently.
OnePlus 2
Another OTA is on its way with many bug fixes and features. This OTA should be rolling out before Christmas. We've also added a couple of festive wallpapers to help you get into the mood for the season. Hope you enjoy.
We are also well underway in our efforts to upgrade OxygenOS to Android M. More to come on that in the new year.
OnePlus X
We are planning for an OTA in early January to address more SD card related bugs as well as looking at additional performance optimizations to improve experience around gaming.
Looking back on 2015, I remember releasing the alpha version of OxygenOS early January to show the world we've started working on our own OS. At the time I only had one dev in the office while the rest of the team was still remote. We've come a long way and I want to thank you all for sticking with us through the highs and lows. We are far from being a perfect product but I think the special thing about OnePlus is that we're deeply rooted in the community. The product is something we develop and evolve with our users by listening, by participating in conversations, and by being transparent. This means we'll never stop improving.
I want to give a special shout-out to our forum mods for all their hard work in keeping together such a dynamic and vibrant community; and I want to thank our community managers who come and yell at me on a weekly basis to ensure that your messages are delivered loud and clear.
On behalf of the whole OxygenOS team, I wish you all a very happy holiday season!
Never settle
All of a sudden, we find ourselves in December. What an incredible and crazy year it has been. I promised a while back I would start doing product posts more often so I want to take this opportunity to wish you all a very happy holiday season and to give you a quick update from the product side.
OnePlus One
A while back I said we were about 75% done with the migration to 2.0. Now we are at about 90%. We are in the last few rounds of testing and certification so hopefully we can release the update as a gift for the new year to all of you who have been waiting so patiently.
OnePlus 2
Another OTA is on its way with many bug fixes and features. This OTA should be rolling out before Christmas. We've also added a couple of festive wallpapers to help you get into the mood for the season. Hope you enjoy.
We are also well underway in our efforts to upgrade OxygenOS to Android M. More to come on that in the new year.
OnePlus X
We are planning for an OTA in early January to address more SD card related bugs as well as looking at additional performance optimizations to improve experience around gaming.
Looking back on 2015, I remember releasing the alpha version of OxygenOS early January to show the world we've started working on our own OS. At the time I only had one dev in the office while the rest of the team was still remote. We've come a long way and I want to thank you all for sticking with us through the highs and lows. We are far from being a perfect product but I think the special thing about OnePlus is that we're deeply rooted in the community. The product is something we develop and evolve with our users by listening, by participating in conversations, and by being transparent. This means we'll never stop improving.
I want to give a special shout-out to our forum mods for all their hard work in keeping together such a dynamic and vibrant community; and I want to thank our community managers who come and yell at me on a weekly basis to ensure that your messages are delivered loud and clear.
On behalf of the whole OxygenOS team, I wish you all a very happy holiday season!
Never settle
Hi everyone,
We've started rolling out OxygenOS 2.2.0 on the OnePlus 2. Here's what's new in this update:
Fixed dual SIM preference selection issues in settings
Added NTFS and exFAT support for OTG
Fixed Google Camera photo-sphere and panorama bugs
Screen temperature can now be adjusted from quick settings
Added hide search bar option in launcher settings
Security patches
Holiday wallpapers
General bug fixes and optimizations
The rollout will be incremental per usual. Please be patient if you don't get it right away and let us know what you think.
Happy holidays!
We've started rolling out OxygenOS 2.2.0 on the OnePlus 2. Here's what's new in this update:
Fixed dual SIM preference selection issues in settings
Added NTFS and exFAT support for OTG
Fixed Google Camera photo-sphere and panorama bugs
Screen temperature can now be adjusted from quick settings
Added hide search bar option in launcher settings
Security patches
Holiday wallpapers
General bug fixes and optimizations
The rollout will be incremental per usual. Please be patient if you don't get it right away and let us know what you think.
Happy holidays!
Week 107: Welcoming 2016
January 3 2016 | By: OnePlus Team 818

As the year 2016 is upon us, this is a good time for us to reflect and be thankful for this incredible past year we just had. 2015 was an amazing year for OnePlus. Not only did we manage to release two more devices that we are very proud of, the OnePlus 2 and OnePlus X, we also made great strides on sticking to our roots and brand ethos of Never Settle, always challenging the status quo, and putting community first as much as we can.
What we are the most thankful for is the overwhelming support we have received from you guys, our community. Thank you for your support for us across the board. From attending our pop-up events for both the OnePlus 2 and OnePlus X, joining and engaging with us on social media and our forums, and meeting you guys us at other various events we had throughout the year.
With that in mind, check out the pictures below as we believe they adequately depict the highlights of 2015 at OnePlus:


















2015 was a wonderful year. We hope in 2016 we will rival or even surpass it, sticking to our roots and philosophy of: Never Settle!
January 3 2016 | By: OnePlus Team 818

As the year 2016 is upon us, this is a good time for us to reflect and be thankful for this incredible past year we just had. 2015 was an amazing year for OnePlus. Not only did we manage to release two more devices that we are very proud of, the OnePlus 2 and OnePlus X, we also made great strides on sticking to our roots and brand ethos of Never Settle, always challenging the status quo, and putting community first as much as we can.
What we are the most thankful for is the overwhelming support we have received from you guys, our community. Thank you for your support for us across the board. From attending our pop-up events for both the OnePlus 2 and OnePlus X, joining and engaging with us on social media and our forums, and meeting you guys us at other various events we had throughout the year.
With that in mind, check out the pictures below as we believe they adequately depict the highlights of 2015 at OnePlus:


















2015 was a wonderful year. We hope in 2016 we will rival or even surpass it, sticking to our roots and philosophy of: Never Settle!
Week 107: Welcoming 2016
January 3 2016 | By: OnePlus Team 8 18
As the year 2016 is upon us, this is a good time for us to reflect and be thankful for this incredible past year we just had. 2015 was an amazing year for OnePlus. Not only did we manage to release two more devices that we are very proud of, the OnePlus 2 and OnePlus X, we also made great strides on sticking to our roots and brand ethos of Never Settle, always challenging the status quo, and putting community first as much as we can.
What we are the most thankful for is the overwhelming support we have received from you guys, our community. Thank you for your support for us across the board. From attending our pop-up events for both the OnePlus 2 and OnePlus X, joining and engaging with us on social media and our forums, and meeting you guys us at other various events we had throughout the year.
With that in mind, check out the pictures below as we believe they adequately depict the highlights of 2015 at OnePlus:
team_blue_Blog (1)
Indonesia fan gathering
wmc_blog
oxygen-Blog
buy-oneplus-dr-1-drone
cardboard
fans_blog
oneplus2-og
NYC4
OnePlus-X-e1446115885810
reflexion_forum
94abc20c17bf2a89aa9fb568f41193c6
colette_newsletter (1)
COhQdUSWIAAjVZI
D-mop in Hong Kong
WS3
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2015 was a wonderful year. We hope in 2016 we will rival or even surpass it, sticking to our roots and philosophy of: Never Settle!
January 3 2016 | By: OnePlus Team 8 18
As the year 2016 is upon us, this is a good time for us to reflect and be thankful for this incredible past year we just had. 2015 was an amazing year for OnePlus. Not only did we manage to release two more devices that we are very proud of, the OnePlus 2 and OnePlus X, we also made great strides on sticking to our roots and brand ethos of Never Settle, always challenging the status quo, and putting community first as much as we can.
What we are the most thankful for is the overwhelming support we have received from you guys, our community. Thank you for your support for us across the board. From attending our pop-up events for both the OnePlus 2 and OnePlus X, joining and engaging with us on social media and our forums, and meeting you guys us at other various events we had throughout the year.
With that in mind, check out the pictures below as we believe they adequately depict the highlights of 2015 at OnePlus:
team_blue_Blog (1)
Indonesia fan gathering
wmc_blog
oxygen-Blog
buy-oneplus-dr-1-drone
cardboard
fans_blog
oneplus2-og
NYC4
OnePlus-X-e1446115885810
reflexion_forum
94abc20c17bf2a89aa9fb568f41193c6
colette_newsletter (1)
COhQdUSWIAAjVZI
D-mop in Hong Kong
WS3
content_04
2015 was a wonderful year. We hope in 2016 we will rival or even surpass it, sticking to our roots and philosophy of: Never Settle!