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They were one of the brands with unlockable bootloaders and slide switches for mute. Unfortunately the Oppo takeover didn't preserve either. Written on a OnePl
by Scene_Cast2 2mo ago
They were one of the brands with unlockable bootloaders and slide switches for mute. Unfortunately the Oppo takeover didn't preserve either.
Written on a OnePlus 8 Pro.
- Stagnant 2mo agoEU and NA models still have unlockable bootloaders.
- cmoski 2mo agoThe loss of the slider switch still breaks my heart. It is my most loved feature on the phone.
- electroglyph 2mo agoi just today pulled the back off my old oneplus 8 pro and put a new battery in it after putting lineageos on there. i decided i was tired of using my locked down Samsung that's full of crap
- LorenDB 2mo agoMy OnePlus 13 has a slider switch. Isn't the 15 the only flagship OnePlus that dropped the slider?
- Scene_Cast2 2mo agoI meant that they're increasingly converging to be Oppo phones (now running the same OS, hardware is a slightly tweaked Oppo phone variant, etc).
- alias_neo 2mo agoI still have my OnePlus 9 Pro, sadly I smashed the screen on day 2. Despite the broken screen it still feels and looks like a more premium device than my Pixel 9 Pro XL in terms of hardware, but the software really went down hill after the switch to the OPPO software. Now I want rid of the pixel because they destroyed battery life with an update in march they've still not fixed.
- red-iron-pine 2mo agopixels are fine, just put graphineOS on there. only gripes I have are mapping apps are slow to initialize. i don't drive uber tho, so it's not terribly inconvenient
- alias_neo 2mo agoThe software is the differentiator these days with all the flagship hardware being basically the same. I would love to de-Google, but I need my banking apps, tap-to-pay and Android Auto and a top-quality camera that just works flawlessly. If Graphene can do all of those I'll move, but the friction is high, I have passkeys and apps that have to be "migrated" such as banking apps, and various other stuff that is nigh impossible without a second device.
- copper-float 2mo agoYou get all of that except tap to pay in America. In Europe, you get all of them. Practically all banking apps are supported, and they have a thorough list so you can check beforehand.
- alias_neo 2mo agoThanks for that. I just looked up the banking app list and all of my (UK) banks are supported. What's the alternative to Google Wallet for tap to pay and loyalty cards?
- jabroni_salad 2mo agoEvery single day I miss my slider switch. They kept the notification LED longer than most others too.
- colordrops 2mo agoThis is written on a OnePlus 13 with a slider running lineage os. Amazing phone.
- mlrtime 2mo agoOne plus 13 most definitely has a physical slide switch, in fact it has mute/vibrate/sound, I use it all the time. It's also a great fidget switch :)