OnePlus Misses Deadlines for Lollipop-Based Upgrades to OnePlus One, Gives Away 5 Phones Instead

Smartphone maker OnePlus last week  promised that it will be releasing the Lollipop-based new OxygenOS and the CyanogenMod 12S (CM12) update for the OnePlus One handsets by March 27 and March 30, respectively. Now, the company confirms that neither deadlines will be met. 

"It was our sincere hope to release the result of our hard work to all of you today," wrote Helen, Head of Mobile Product at the OnePlus website today. "Unfortunately, we were unable to meet this date and we are as disappointed as you are. On behalf of myself and my team, I would like to apologize for this wait."

"The ROM is fully functional and we have quite a few people in the office running it on their own devices without any issues. The delay is caused by extra quality control. We want to make sure that OxygenOS passes Google certification, that all future updates can be OTA'ed properly, and that users from all over the world are able to use OxygenOS in the language of their choice.

"We know you've been waiting for a long time, and we owe you answers. So, until OxygenOS is officially released, we will share our progress with you. Every day, no matter how big or small the news is, this post will be updated with information in order to give you more visibility into the process. As for a release date, we will release as soon as we feel that it's good enough for you and it will be very soon."

As for the CM12 update, Helen said "we don't have a lot of influence over CM's release schedule nor development progress, [but] we've been providing resources and scheduling test cycles to help with this last stretch. Together, we're working to deliver CM12 to you as soon as possible."

The company, by way of keeping its promise, is now giving away five free 64GB Sandstone Black OnePlus Ones at random to the company's web forum participating members.