Good news for the few people that have access to the new OnePlus One smartphone. OnePlus has announced on their forum that the OnePlus One can be updated to Android 4.4.4 thanks to OnePlus’ own AOSP ROM. This is probably one of the first times a manufacturer has updated their device which shipped with a custom ROM, so it’s interesting to see what OnePlus had to say about the device’s warranty in this instance. On the forum post, OnePlus notes:
“Warranty info: Doing this does not void your warranty. If you brick your phone, however, you’re on your own. We will repair it, but that’s not covered by warranty.”
It’s kind of unintuitive for OnePlus to say that the upgrade process won’t void their warranty, but for the warranty not to cover the potential consequences of that upgrade process, but this is definitely a unique case that doesn’t have too many precedents. There are also still issues with the ROM, including the gyroscope, encryption and VPN not working, and that’s just the documented issues. All the same, it’s good to see that OnePlus is committed to keeping its users updated with the latest version of Android.
If you do have a OnePlus One and you want to try out the new Android 4.4.4 ROM, head over to the OnePlus forum post here where there are instructions for downloading the ROM and installing it.
What do you think about OnePlus’ committment to updating its devices so far? Let us know what your opinion is in the comments.
Source: OnePlus via Phone Arena
