OnePlus leaving the US is a terrifying sign for the future of Android

As I’m sure you’ve heard by now, OnePlus is ceasing all of its business operations in the US, Canada, and Europe . After over 12 years of being one of the most interesting and disruptive brands in the Android space, these three major markets will no longer see new OnePlus phones — or any OnePlus products — released. I’ve been using Android phones since I was in middle school.

I’ve been a OnePlus fan since getting my hands on an invite to buy the OnePlus One in 2014. I’ve been professionally writing about Android and OnePlus for over 10 years. As someone who’s deeply familiar with OnePlus as a brand and its impact on Android as a whole, it brings me no pleasure to say that OnePlus leaving these markets — specifically the US — is a nightmare scenario.