{"id":423214,"date":"2026-01-21T08:21:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T08:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/423214\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T08:21:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T08:21:11","slug":"oneplus-phones-are-reportedly-no-more-as-oppo-pulls-the-plug-on-the-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/423214\/","title":{"rendered":"OnePlus phones are reportedly no more as Oppo pulls the plug on the company"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n            UPDATE: 2026\/01\/20 23:13 EST BY PATRICK O&#8217;ROURKE<\/p>\n<p>While XDA hasn&#8217;t heard back from OnePlus yet, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/oneplus-shutdown-3633948\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Android Authority<\/a> says that the smartphone brand&#8217;s India-based division told it that &#8220;operations in the country will continue as \u201cnormal.\u201d The CEO of OnePlus India, Robin Liu, has <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RobinLiuOnePlus\/status\/2013829249690751486\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">posted on X<\/a> stating that &#8220;We&#8217;re operating as usual and will continue to do so,&#8221; calling the claims &#8220;unverified&#8221; and &#8220;false.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The story has also been updated with additional information and clarifications.<\/p>\n<p>It seems time could be up for OnePlus. While it&#8217;s important to approach reports like this with an air of skepticism and to note that the company hasn&#8217;t made an official announcement yet, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.androidheadlines.com\/exclusive-oneplus-collapse\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Android Headlines<\/a> says that Oppo, OnePlus&#8217; parent company, is shuttering the mobile device brand.<\/p>\n<p>Following publication, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidheadlines.com\/exclusive-oneplus-collapse\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Android Headlines added a disclaimer<\/a> to its article regarding OnePlus&#8217; reportedly closing, stating that AI assistance was used to write the story, but emphasizing that &#8220;human work&#8221; went into the investigative aspects of the piece.<\/p>\n<p>        <img width=\"440\" height=\"364\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"OnePlus 13-11\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/oneplus-13-11.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/oneplus-13-11.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                    Related<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.xda-developers.com\/oneplus-13-review\/\" title=\"OnePlus 13 review: The iPhone killer I always wanted\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tOnePlus 13 review: The iPhone killer I always wanted<br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">OnePlus is back, baby<\/p>\n<p>                        OnePlus is being shut down, claims Android Headlines<\/p>\n<p>            It&#8217;s important to note that there&#8217;s no official word from OnePlus<\/p>\n<p>        <img width=\"1650\" height=\"1100\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A OnePlus 13 standing up against a wall\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/oneplus-13-21.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/oneplus-13-21.jpg\" class=\"img-brightness-opt-out\"\/><\/p>\n<p> While we have no official statement of closure from OnePlus, Android Headlines claims that OnePlus is being taken apart. The publication outlines that the closure has been reported by employees across three continents: North America, the EU, and Asia (specifically China and India). Android Headlines also cites &#8220;four independent analyst firms whose market data verifies what OnePlus won\u2019t say,&#8221; alongside its own years-long experience following the company.<\/p>\n<p>With that in mind, here&#8217;s what Android Headlines specifically claims regarding the future of OnePlus:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The evidence is damning. Shipments in freefall. A premium stronghold that collapsed almost overnight. Headquarters shuttered without announcement. Partnerships ended. Western teams gutted to skeleton crews. Product cancellations \u2014the Open 2 foldable and 15s compact flagship have both been scrapped; neither will launch as planned. And every major decision now flows from China \u2014 regional offices don\u2019t strategize anymore, they take orders.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve already seen the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidpolice.com\/oneplus-supposedly-cancels-open-2-and-15s\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Open 2 and OnePlus 15s allegedly face cancellation<\/a>, and now Android Headlines says that this is the same situation that occurred <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidheadlines.com\/2026\/01\/realme-returns-as-oppo-sub-brand-in-major-internal-restructuring-move.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">when Oppo recently gutted Realme<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>So, how poorly is OnePlus actually doing? According to Android Headline&#8217;s reporting that cites an <a href=\"https:\/\/omdia.tech.informa.com\/pr\/2025\/feb\/omdia-global-smartphone-shipments-rebound-with-7point1-percent-growth-in-2024-amid-industry-recovery\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Omdia<\/a> report, &#8220;OnePlus shipments dropped more than 20% in 2024 \u2014 from roughly 17 million units to somewhere between 13 and 14 million.&#8221; At the same time, its owner Oppo experienced a 2.8% increase.<\/p>\n<p>Not only that, but India and China account for 74% of OnePlus&#8217; shipments. Both of these markets have collapsed: 4,500 retail stores across six states in India stopped selling OnePlus devices because the razor-thin margins meant they didn&#8217;t make money off the sales, and OnePlus&#8217; share in China, tasked with surpassing 3% in 2024, dropped from 2% to 1.6%, says Android Headlines, citing data from analytics firm <a href=\"https:\/\/omdia.tech.informa.com\/pr\/2025\/feb\/omdia-global-smartphone-shipments-rebound-with-7point1-percent-growth-in-2024-amid-industry-recovery\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Omdia<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/my.idc.com\/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prAP53185725\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">International Data Corporration (IDC)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The publication is quick to state that people who own OnePlus phones should still receive their security updates and warranties as Oppo promised.<\/p>\n<p>XDA has reached out to OnePlus for a statement and will update this article if and when more information is available.<\/p>\n<p>        <img width=\"435\" height=\"360\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Xbox Ally X with a Game Boy Camera in it \" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/xbox-ally-x-game-boy-camera.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/xbox-ally-x-game-boy-camera.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                    Related<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.xda-developers.com\/cool-mod-lets-you-play-game-boy-cartridges-on-rog-xbox-ally\/\" title=\"This cool mod lets you play Game Boy cartridges on the ROG Xbox Ally\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tThis cool mod lets you play Game Boy cartridges on the ROG Xbox Ally<br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">The surprisingly simple setup features a GB Operator and a USB-C cable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"UPDATE: 2026\/01\/20 23:13 EST BY PATRICK O&#8217;ROURKE While XDA hasn&#8217;t heard back from OnePlus yet, Android Authority says&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":423215,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[49,48,61],"class_list":["post-423214","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/423214","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=423214"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/423214\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/423215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=423214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=423214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=423214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}