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OnePlus and Realme to kill custom Android skins

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from 9to5Google ·

A report claims OnePlus will discontinue OxygenOS and Realme will end Realme UI, merging both into a unified Oppo-based software. The move follows years of integration between the BBK Electronics brands. Users may lose distinct features that differentiated OnePlus and Realme devices.

Meridian48 take
This signals the final nail in the coffin for OnePlus's 'never settle' ethos, as software differentiation vanishes under Oppo's corporate consolidation.
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