OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei and
representative David during an 'Ask Me
(Almost) Anything' session on Reddit
revealed that the Lollipop-based
Cyanogen OS (CM12S ) and OxygenOS
builds despite being ready will not be
rolled out on time due to certification
issues. The same AMAA also saw the
company reveal what the new "game
changer" it had teased earlier this month
was - a drone called DR-1.
The Chinese manufacturer had earlier
this month confirmed that the Lollipop-
based Cyanogen OS build would be
released on or before March 30 as an OT
update, while the OxygenOS build will be
released on or before March 27 as a RO
download. It had promised it would give
away five phones for free if it didn't mee
the deadlines.
The representative said the five phones i
had promised to give away are ready.
"We have the five phones ready. Again,
both releases are ready (I'm using CM
12S, Carl is using OxygenOS as daily
drivers) and it's just certification taking
bit longer," he said, clearly confirming th
delay .
As for the "game changer", OnePlus had
started dropping hints about an
upcoming device at the beginning of this
month. The company even teased its
"game changer" in a forum post along
with images that tipped many that it
might be a gaming device.
OnePlus however seems to have bigger
plans, with David on the AMA saying,
"It's a drone, the DR-1 and we will start
selling it next month." Though the
OnePlus official was very clear in his pos
about the "game changer" device being
drone, there is considerable speculation
that the Chinese startup may be being
disingenuous right now, and may not
actually launch a drone. We will have to
still wait till next month whether the
statement turns out to be true or if Davi
was just trolling Reddit AMA users. It
would be also interesting to see how the
company places the drone in its product
portfolio.
Additionally, OnePlus shared another
teaser image of the upcoming "game
changer" on its official post. The image
shows a rather bulky device covered wit
a red piece of cloth. The forum post said
"The OneGameChanger is almost here.
Here's a new hint."
Part of the AMA, David also answered a
user complaint about after sales service
for the OnePlus One in India. The user
said, "There are a lot of complaints/
issues in India regarding OPO's
service.People here are waiting more tha
15 days (even 30) & still not
repaired.Some are even thinking of
approaching consumer court. Makes me
really nervous about you after sales
support." To this, David responded, "We
are working on improving our service in
India, we are aware that is not up to the
standards, but Vikas (India GM) and the
people responsible for our Customer
Support are working around the clock to
get this issue solved ASAP."
In the meanwhile, OnePlus on its forum
has provided more details about the
delayed updates, with Helen, the Head of
Mobile (Product) saying, "The ROM is
fully functional and we have quite a few
people in the office running it on their
own devices without any issues. The
delay is caused by extra quality control.
We want to make sure that OxygenOS
passes Google certification, that all
future updates can be OTA'ed properly,
and that users from all over the world ar
able to use OxygenOS in the language of
their choice."
Helen added, "Most of you are probably
also wondering when CM12 will be
available. While we don't have a lot of
influence over CM's release schedule nor
development progress, we've been
providing resources and scheduling test
cycles to help with this last stretch.
Together, we're working to deliver CM12
to you as soon as possible."
She further said that until OxygenOS is
officially released, the company will shar
its progress with users. "Every day, no
matter how big or small the news is, this
post will be updated with information in
order to give you more visibility into the
process," she said.
Finally, the five forum members who wer
randomly selected to receive the promise
free OnePlus One 64GB handsets were
also announced.
OnePlus One Lollipop Updates Delayed, Firm Says 'Game Changer' a Drone | NDTV Gadgets
representative David during an 'Ask Me
(Almost) Anything' session on Reddit
revealed that the Lollipop-based
Cyanogen OS (CM12S ) and OxygenOS
builds despite being ready will not be
rolled out on time due to certification
issues. The same AMAA also saw the
company reveal what the new "game
changer" it had teased earlier this month
was - a drone called DR-1.
The Chinese manufacturer had earlier
this month confirmed that the Lollipop-
based Cyanogen OS build would be
released on or before March 30 as an OT
update, while the OxygenOS build will be
released on or before March 27 as a RO
download. It had promised it would give
away five phones for free if it didn't mee
the deadlines.
The representative said the five phones i
had promised to give away are ready.
"We have the five phones ready. Again,
both releases are ready (I'm using CM
12S, Carl is using OxygenOS as daily
drivers) and it's just certification taking
bit longer," he said, clearly confirming th
delay .
As for the "game changer", OnePlus had
started dropping hints about an
upcoming device at the beginning of this
month. The company even teased its
"game changer" in a forum post along
with images that tipped many that it
might be a gaming device.
OnePlus however seems to have bigger
plans, with David on the AMA saying,
"It's a drone, the DR-1 and we will start
selling it next month." Though the
OnePlus official was very clear in his pos
about the "game changer" device being
drone, there is considerable speculation
that the Chinese startup may be being
disingenuous right now, and may not
actually launch a drone. We will have to
still wait till next month whether the
statement turns out to be true or if Davi
was just trolling Reddit AMA users. It
would be also interesting to see how the
company places the drone in its product
portfolio.
Additionally, OnePlus shared another
teaser image of the upcoming "game
changer" on its official post. The image
shows a rather bulky device covered wit
a red piece of cloth. The forum post said
"The OneGameChanger is almost here.
Here's a new hint."
Part of the AMA, David also answered a
user complaint about after sales service
for the OnePlus One in India. The user
said, "There are a lot of complaints/
issues in India regarding OPO's
service.People here are waiting more tha
15 days (even 30) & still not
repaired.Some are even thinking of
approaching consumer court. Makes me
really nervous about you after sales
support." To this, David responded, "We
are working on improving our service in
India, we are aware that is not up to the
standards, but Vikas (India GM) and the
people responsible for our Customer
Support are working around the clock to
get this issue solved ASAP."
In the meanwhile, OnePlus on its forum
has provided more details about the
delayed updates, with Helen, the Head of
Mobile (Product) saying, "The ROM is
fully functional and we have quite a few
people in the office running it on their
own devices without any issues. The
delay is caused by extra quality control.
We want to make sure that OxygenOS
passes Google certification, that all
future updates can be OTA'ed properly,
and that users from all over the world ar
able to use OxygenOS in the language of
their choice."
Helen added, "Most of you are probably
also wondering when CM12 will be
available. While we don't have a lot of
influence over CM's release schedule nor
development progress, we've been
providing resources and scheduling test
cycles to help with this last stretch.
Together, we're working to deliver CM12
to you as soon as possible."
She further said that until OxygenOS is
officially released, the company will shar
its progress with users. "Every day, no
matter how big or small the news is, this
post will be updated with information in
order to give you more visibility into the
process," she said.
Finally, the five forum members who wer
randomly selected to receive the promise
free OnePlus One 64GB handsets were
also announced.
OnePlus One Lollipop Updates Delayed, Firm Says 'Game Changer' a Drone | NDTV Gadgets
