OnePlus will now offer four major OS version updates and five years of security patches to some of its 2023 phones. The brand confirmed its new commitment at a roundtable event in London but did not reveal which phones will fall in line with the new update policy.
Based on speculation, future OnePlus flagship phones starting with the upcoming OnePlus 11 will benefit from the new extended software support. OnePlus and Oppo Operating System Product head Gary Chen confirmed that security updates will be issued in a bi-monthly manner.
Current OnePlus number-series devices dating back to the OnePlus 8 get three OS version updates and four years of security patches. Older number series phones like the OnePlus 7 and more recent Nord series devices get two OS updates and three years of security updates while OnePlus N-series phones get a single OS update and three years of security patches. Samsung is the only other Android maker that guarantees up to four Android version updates for its new flagships.
