After much speculation and wishful thinking from owners,
OnePlus has officially confirmed to Android Authority that the Nougat
update will not be delivered for the OnePlus 2. The refusal to update
comes after promises of 24 months of update support in the past and an outright
assertion from the company last year that the OnePlus 2 would get
Android N.
Nevertheless, OnePlus told that “customer service has been
telling customers this for a little while” and that “we’re happy about what
we’re doing with software. We already confirmed Android O will come for the
OnePlus 3 and 3T. So [no Nougat for the OnePlus 2] isn’t new and we think
people were aware of it.”
This news shouldn’t actually be a surprise to anyone. A post
on XDA-Developers back in May proves that the company has been
informing customers of the OnePlus 2’s end-of-life situation, but only when
specifically asked.
If you’re keeping track, this means that OnePlus, a company
that promised in the past to update its devices for at least 24 months after
release, is walking back on updating a device that came out in late July of
2015. Thankfully, OnePlus handsets are easily modified, and if you wish to
install a custom ROM on it, all you have to do is find the right forum.
Source: Android Authority, 9to5google
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