Color OS wins over more OnePlus fans than expected in our latest poll

Earlier this year, OnePlus unceremoniously shut down operations in the US and Europe. While this decision means the brand no longer sells its hardware in these markets, it resulted in another change for current users: OxygenOS is on the way out. Future OnePlus software updates will be based on ColorOS, the skin that pilots OPPO devices.

Given that the two brands belong to the same parent company, it seemed only a matter of time. The two skins share many commonalities, but as my colleague Dhruv experienced recently running ColorOS 17 on his OnePlus 15, they couldn’t look or feel more different.

Of course, we wanted to know what you, our readers, thought. We ran a poll asking for your views on ColorOS taking over OnePlus devices, and the verdict is rather surprising.

While the “Prefer OxygenOS” camp racked up the most votes, a surprising number of readers aren’t lamenting the loss. Just under 40% of respondents prefer the original OnePlus skin, while 30.7% “don’t mind” the new ColorOS experience. Given the backlash OnePlus faced after pulling out of the US in particular, these results are far closer than I would’ve expected.

In fact, if you include the 18.1% of respondents who “Like the new design but don’t need the AI additions” and the 11.1% who “Like the features, but could do without the Liquid Glass look,” the majority of respondents are largely in favor of the move to ColorOS on OnePlus phones, despite minor reservations.

It’s worth noting that Dhruv’s hands-on ColorOS 17 experience was mostly positive, too. This may have skewed respondents’ opinions, but the results still suggest that more readers are coming to terms with, and in some cases embracing, the change.

There are exceptions, though:

ColorOS 17’s stable rollout began in India earlier this month, but expect the update to arrive on your device in the coming weeks.

When that day comes, will you be sad to see OxygenOS go? Are you looking forward to running ColorOS on your OnePlus phone? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.