OnePlus Says 2024-and-Newer Phones Will Get Android 18 After U.S. Exit
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Updated · Boy Genius Report · Aug 23
OnePlus Says 2024-and-Newer Phones Will Get Android 18 After U.S. Exit
3 articles · Updated · Boy Genius Report · Aug 23
Summary
OnePlus said phones launched in 2024 or later should qualify for Android 18, including the OnePlus 12, 13 series, Nord 4, Nord 5, Nord 6 and CE 5/6 models.
Four major Android upgrades and roughly five to six years of security patches underpin that list, while the OnePlus 12R is expected to stop at Android 17 and Nord N budget phones get far shorter support.
Mid-2027 is the expected Android 18 release window, with OnePlus and OPPO likely to roll out their version a few months later based on past timing; current devices are on OxygenOS 16, based on Android 16.
Europe and North America will still receive warranties, software updates and after-sales support despite OnePlus's market exit, but users there are expected to lose direct access to beta programs unless they switch regions.
Android 17 is also set to mark the shift from OxygenOS to a unified ColorOS software layer on OnePlus phones, with OxygenOS 16 the last version offered.