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OnePlus phones have a backdoor that can be used to gain root access

Advertisements Update: See the official responsce from OnePlus about the security vulnerability at the end of the post. Earlier (Nov 14): Just days ahead of OnePlus’s big smartphone announcement, a major security vulnerability has been discovered in several of the company’s smartphones. The vulnerability can be harnessed by a malicious party to effectively take control […]

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OnePlus One now starts $249 in US, Canada and EU

Advertisements After a week of flash sales for the One at reduced pricing, OnePlus has made the $50 price-cut permanent for the smartphone. The OnePlus One now starts $249 in US, Canada and European Union. The company has not made any announcement about the price-cut for Indian market. “Last week, we announced a limited $50 […]

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Malaysia becomes the first market to see OnePlus One in stores

Advertisements Also, first country where OnePlus has entered in a carrier-partnership Chinese smartphone start-up OnePlus, which has stuck to selling smartphones online for its entire first year of existence, is changing the strategy as it enters its second year and the Malaysian market. The company revealed in a blog post on Tuesday that its One […]

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You no longer need an invite to buy OnePlus One in India (or elsewhere)

Advertisements Every so often I see the consumers asking for invites to buy OnePlus One on social media. The process to buy a phone shouldn’t be so tedious and while it is quite possible that OnePlus will keep employing this sales method for the upcoming smartphones, the company has removed the need for invites to […]

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Android 5.0-based Cyanogen OS 12 is now rolling out to OnePlus One (Update)

Advertisements After a long wait, Cyanogen Inc has finally released the Android 5.0-based Cyanogen OS 12 update for the OnePlus One smartphone. The update is now rolling out over-the-air and will reach your One smartphone shortly. According to Cyanogen team, the update brings the usual Lollipop goodies as well as Cyanogen OS-specific tweaks to the […]

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Cyanogen OS 12 update coming to OnePlus One in next few days

Advertisements After multiple delays, it looks like OnePlus One users might finally be getting the Android 5.0-based Cyanogen OS 12 update. According to OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei, the Cyanogen OS 12 update is expected to start rolling out in the next few days. Pei noted that the update passed the needed certification today and is […]

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OnePlus to increase One price-tag in EU on March 25

Advertisements OnePlus has announced that it is going to increase the price-tag of the One smartphone on March 25 for the EU countries. The company blames the decreasing value of the Euro for this step, as it is a start-up and can’t absorb the costs. According to OnePlus, it is currently selling the One at […]

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OnePlus announces Lollipop-based Cyanogen OS 12 & OxygenOS release dates

Advertisements OnePlus has finally announced the Android 5.0 Lollipop update roll-out dates for the One smartphone. According to the company, the Cyanogen OS 12 update will be available for the global OnePlus One phones on or before March 30, while the OxygenOS will arrive for the Indian (as well as global variant) users on or […]

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