OxygenOS 5.0 Update With Android Oreo For OnePlus 5 Cancelled

Right around Christmas, OnePlus decided it was the right time to roll out OxygenOS 5.0 OTA update to OnePlus 5 users, giving them the joy of finally being able to try the latest flavor of Android. Even so, it seems theexcitement for the upcoming OxygenOS 5.0 update will be quite short-lived since OnePlus has cancelled the global rollout of the same.

The official customs post announcing the rollout of over-the-air (OTA) OxygenOS five.0 update for OnePlus v devices in late Dec has now been updated with the following argument:

Because of a bug on Oxygen 5.0, we take cancelled its global release. And we're preparing for Oxygen v.0.one, the partial release will go alive soon.

OnePlus putting a hold on this much-awaited update spells bad news for users who were eagerly looking forward to using Android Oreo on their devices. The Chinese giant had been testing this OxygenOS 5.0 update in Open Beta over the past few weeks but there seems to exist a significant bug that sneaked past right nether their noses.

Unsurprisingly, there'due south nothing existence said on the bug that's disrupted the rollout. We didn't get any clarification on the bug that forced OnePlus to cancel an OTA update for OnePlus iii/3T a few weeks back. On that occasion as well, OnePlus had to pull the update off its servers due to a problems.

OxygenOS Open Beta With Android Oreo Arrives for OnePlus 5

Also calculation all the Android Oreo features, OxygenOS 5.0 had brought forth along major updates to OnePlus'south custom ROM. It came with an all-new camera UI, a dazzler effect for Portrait fashion, redesigned quick settings, and various optimizations to Wi-Fi and Battery options.

Unfortunately, all that has to wait. OnePlus is prepping the OxygenOS 5.0.1 update for fractional release to compensate for this sudden counterfoil. Nevertheless, there'due south no discussion on when it'due south likely to hit devices.