Oneplus phone update introduces hardware anti-rollback: Difference between revisions
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On January 19, 2026, XDA Forums member AdaUnlocked posted a warning thread documenting the issue with evidence including chat logs showing that the CPU anti-rollback fuse had been blown, warnings from paid unbrick services stating that Snapdragon 8 Elite devices updated to the affected build should not be downgraded, & user reports confirming that motherboard replacement was required after failed downgrade attempts.<ref name="xda-warning" /> | On January 19, 2026, XDA Forums member AdaUnlocked posted a warning thread documenting the issue with evidence including chat logs showing that the CPU anti-rollback fuse had been blown, warnings from paid unbrick services stating that Snapdragon 8 Elite devices updated to the affected build should not be downgraded, & user reports confirming that motherboard replacement was required after failed downgrade attempts.<ref name="xda-warning" /> | ||
DroidWin confirmed that OnePlus had removed the download links for the OnePlus 13 downgrade firmware for all regions and that OnePlus 12 downgrade packages had been removed as well.<ref name="droidwin">{{cite web |url=https://droidwin.com/oneplus-android-16-anti-rollback-is-here/ |title=OnePlus Android 16 Anti Rollback is Here! |author=Sadique Hassan |website=DroidWin |date=January 20, 2026 |access-date=January 22, 2026}}</ref> | DroidWin confirmed that OnePlus had removed the download links for the OnePlus 13 downgrade firmware for all regions and that OnePlus 12 downgrade packages had been removed as well.<ref name="droidwin">{{cite web |url=https://droidwin.com/oneplus-android-16-anti-rollback-is-here/ |title=OnePlus Android 16 Anti Rollback is Here! |author=Sadique Hassan |website=DroidWin |date=January 20, 2026 |access-date=January 22, 2026 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260126150930/https://droidwin.com/oneplus-android-16-anti-rollback-is-here/ |archive-date=26 Jan 2026}}</ref> | ||
==Affected devices== | ==Affected devices== | ||
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The following devices and firmware versions have been confirmed to trigger the anti-rollback fuse: | The following devices and firmware versions have been confirmed to trigger the anti-rollback fuse: | ||
*OnePlus 13 / 13T: ColorOS 16.0.3.501<ref name="xda-warning" /> | *OnePlus 13 / 13T: ColorOS 16.0.3.501 / OxygenOS 16.0.3.501<ref name="xda-warning" /> | ||
*OnePlus 15: ColorOS 16.0.3.503<ref name="xda-warning" /> | *OnePlus 15: ColorOS 16.0.3.503<ref name="xda-warning" /> | ||
*OnePlus Nord CE 3: OOS 15.0.0.1301 | *OnePlus Nord CE 3: OOS 15.0.0.1301 | ||