OnePlus left EngineerMode APK in end user OxygenOS builds, easily rootable

It's a Qualcomm app and it's not really supposed to be on user-side software. Well, it is on user-side software with OxygenOS.

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OnePlus 3 teased to be dropping invites… we think

After more than two years of controversial activity, three highly divisive phones, a silly drone, bizarre iPhone case and a number of decidedly sketchy publicity stunts, you’ve probably come to expect all the unexpected in the world from OnePlus.Rumors of the company intentionally leaking a recent high-quality render of its own upcoming flagship ...

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OnePlus India offering trade-in rebate up to Rs. 16,000

India, with its billion-plus population in some pretty densely packed spots, has been able to develop an immediacy-based economy. Everything can come to you in a snap or two. So, OnePlus is partnering with Amazon.in and product end-of-life management firm ReGlobe in order to deliver instant cash back for a smartphone trade-in.You can ...

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Cyanogenmod 13, Android Marshmallow out for OnePlus One

In addition to an OxygenOS update to version 2.2.1 for the OnePlus X, OnePlus also announced that Cyanogen has been able to finish the Cyanogenmod 13 update packagebased on Android Marshmallow — for the OnePlus One.This update is a sight for sore eyes as it’s been more ...

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Marshmallow update for OnePlus One reaches ‘final testing stage’, but still no solid ETA

Like so many other Android device manufacturers, some a lot more popular and experienced with these sort of things, OnePlus missed its own self-imposed Marshmallow upgrade deadline. But maybe not by much.Both the OnePlus One and 2 were initially due for major software renovations between January and March, which obviously didn’t happen. Granted, the newer flagship lets its ...

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OnePlus signs $300,000 House of Cards season 4 endorsement deal

You know you’ve truly made it as a tech company when the leader of the free world uses your products. In the case of OnePlus, a China-based smartphone manufacturer with only three gadgets under its belt and less than three years of existence, we’re of course merely talking a fictional United States President.But Frank Underwood is probably quoted more on the interwebs than Barack Obama, and even if he’s killed a few people, he could definitely take on the likes of Donald Drumpf (sic), Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio in one of those insult-filled debates going on lately.Let’s not digress, ...

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Starting today, the OnePlus X goes invite-free for good worldwide

One by one, the three affordable flagships initially sold through a controversial invitation-based system by Chinese smartphone startup OnePlus have ditched restrictions, catches and long waiting periods in the past months.First, OnePlus One production was ramped up (or demand finally dwindled), so the “original flagship killer” opened online orders for all a full year after its commercial launch. Then,

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OnePlus ends 16GB OnePlus 2 sales in multiple markets, releases new OnePlus One OxygenOS

Did any of you Londoners take OnePlus up on yesterday’s one-hour-or-it’s-free delivery offer? The promotion sounded pretty neat, and we’re only upset that it wasn’t available in more areas. Today’s OnePlus news, on the other hand, has a much broader reach – though not all of it is particularly good news, depending on your shopping preferences.First we’ve got some news about OnePlus 2 sales. Historically, OnePlus has made the handset available in two main ...

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Android Marshmallow betas on for certain OnePlus, Honor devices

More Marshmallow, more of the time. The clock stands at 106 days — that’s three-and-a-half months — since the final images of the first build of Android 6.0 were dropped onto Nexus devices. Motorola gave some encouraging news to Moto G Turbo owners in India today on that front and it looks like we’re about to see

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Cortana makes her formal debut on Android and iOS as app leaves beta

When Microsoft first announced back in May that it intended to bring Cortana to both Android and iOS users, it gave itself a deadline: Android support was set to arrive first, but ultimately it wanted to Cortana out for both platforms before the end of the year. And while we’ve certainly seen Android beta testing get underway – and

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OnePlus 2 and OnePlus X now available without invites, plus cheap accessories

Without going into great detail, OnePlus took to social media earlier this week to preview its “four epic days” of “open sales and holiday deals.” At the time, we presumed only the OnePlus 2 would be available for all between November 27 and 30, but it turns out the X is also invited to the no-invitation party.Unfortunately, the two phones still start at their normal prices ...

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Carl Pei: do people want OnePlus around or not?

Startups make a habit of raising hell in their respective industries because not only do they are out to “fix” said industries, but they have to differentiate and provide better services than the old guard does. OnePlus told us that we should “Never Settle,” that we should “Shatter the Past” and that ladies (worth ogling over) come first, but “no nudity please.”Taking the ...

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OnePlus One and OnePlus 2 officially slated to receive Marshmallow in Q1 2016

They say at least a couple of Samsung phones will begin their over-the-air Android 6.0 rollouts by the end of the year, and HTC has also confirmed the One M8 and M9 won’t be left in the lurch until 2016. Meanwhile, Moto X 2014 and X Style users in a few international markets are already feasting on Marshmallow goodies, with

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OnePlus was a month away from launching fitness tracker before aborting it

In less than two years of fairly controversial but also prosperous activity, OnePlus launched three affordable smartphones, a limited edition drone, custom Android fork, a slew of mobile accessories, including super-cheap USB Type-C cables, and most recently, a photo app.However, the Chinese startup refused to capitalize on the wearable boom, and it didn’t try to revive

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