With OxygenOS 12, OnePlus loses what little identity it had left
(Android Central)

OxygenOS 12 is just ColorOS with a different name — there`s nothing original here. I`ve used OxygenOS from the very beginning, and I wasn`t a fan of the changes that were introduced last year with OxygenOS 11. The design aesthetic felt half-baked and a poor imitation of One UI, and the interface lacked cohesion. Well, what OnePlus is doing with OxygenOS 12 is far worse. OnePlus merged the OxygenOS codebase with ColorOS in a bid to deliver faster updates; OxygenOS 11.3 on the Nord 2 gave us a first look at the ColorOS-based future, and it was fine because a lot of the user-facing features — like the launcher — were still made by OnePlus. That`s not the case with OxygenOS 12. The Android 12-based interface is essentially just ColorOS 12 with a different name. OnePlus has managed to salvage a few features, but otherwise, the interface is identical to what you`ll find on any OPPO phone today. OnePlus` biggest selling point was the differentiated software, and that`s no longe...