OnePlus Nord 6 Gets Six Years of Security Updates, Four Android Upgrades
The OnePlus Nord 6 will receive four Android OS upgrades and six years of security patches, potentially leaving the device on an older OS version for its final two years of support. This discrepancy highlights the growing gap between security maintenance and platform feature updates in the smartphone industry.
Why it matters
Long-term software support policies are critical for enterprise fleet planning and consumer device longevity, as OS versioning impacts app compatibility and security.
The OnePlus Nord 6 could spend its final two years of software support on an older version of Android. OnePlus promises six years of security updates, but only four generations of Android OS upgrades.
That gap could affect application compatibility, mobile-device-management policies and long-term fleet planning. Security releases can patch vulnerabilities without delivering the platform features, privacy controls and APIs included in newer Android versions.
The Nord 6 ships with OxygenOS 16, based on Android 16. OnePlus’ published support commitment covers at least four Android OS generations and six years of security updates from the launch date.
Four upgrades would take the phone through Android 20 if Google continues annual version numbering. The wording “at least four” allows OnePlus to provide more, but four is the guaranteed minimum for purchasing and lifecycle planning.
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