GoKawiilTL;DR OnePlus has confirmed that its North American Community website will permanently shut down on August 16, 2026.
The company is urging users to manually save any posts, photos, or guides before then.
Eligible OnePlus phones will be able to voluntarily switch to ColorOS 17, and users will also have the option to roll back to OxygenOS later.
OnePlus has shared more details about its headline-grabbing exit from North America and Europe.
Specifically in the US, the company has confirmed that its regional Community platform will be shutting down next month. It has also revealed a few additional software changes that weren’t mentioned during a media briefing we previously attended.
In a post published on its US Community forum, OnePlus reiterated that it will stop launching new products in the US and Canada as part of its broader global strategy. However, the biggest new announcements concern its online community and future software plans.
Are you surprised by OnePlus pulling out of the US and Europe? 2307 votes Not at all, the writing was on the wall. 31 % Somewhat, I thought they'd hang on longer. 36 % Completely blindsided. 23 % I stopped following OnePlus years ago. 10 %
Say goodbye to the OnePlus Community OnePlus has confirmed that the communityus.oneplus.com website and app will permanently close on August 16, 2026, at 11:59 PM ET.
Until then, members can continue accessing the forum to revisit discussions and download any content they want to keep. After the shutdown, posts, comments, photos, guides, tutorials, and other community contributions will no longer be publicly accessible.
The company is urging users to manually save anything they want to preserve before the deadline, as it won’t migrate community content elsewhere.
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