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OnePlus pulls bug-ridden Oxygen OS 12 update for the OnePlus 9
August 14, 2025
Apps crashing, slow animations, and lots of missing features: It doesn’t sound pleasant to deal with these things on your smartphone, yetOnePlus 9 seriesusers have been experiencing all three since OnePlus rolled out the stable build of Oxygen OS 12earlier this week.
Wereportedon the issues that OnePlus 9 users around the internet have been experiencing, and it looks like OnePlus has heard our collective cries. The company has officially pulled the stable Oxygen OS 12 update from the OnePlus 9 series. In a statement toAndroid Police, the company said:
The statement above is all we have from OnePlus on the subject, so we’re not sure when the company plans to issue a new, more stable build of Oxygen OS 12. We will certainly keep you updated as we learn more.
Learn more:Hands-on with Oxygen OS 12
Since the update rolled out on December 6, users on Twitter, Reddit, and official OnePlus forums have complained of the new software’s issues. Some users complained of a black screen showing for a few seconds after unlocking the phone, while another user claimed the task manager was not closing all apps as it should.
And those are just the functional issues with the software. OnePlus’ build of Oxygen OS 12, which is based onAndroid 12, is missing many features that were present in older builds of Oxygen OS. Many users complain that the Google Feed can no longer be turned off, which has struck a particularly loud chord throughout the OnePlus community.
If the Oxygen OS 12 update is available for your phone, we suggest holding off on updating your device until we hear more from OnePlus.
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