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OnePlus will offer toggle to curb throttling, as it should have done originally
June 04, 2025
A few weeks ago, the internet turned into a firestorm whenevidence appearedthat OnePlus was throttling app performance on its recentOnePlus 9 seriesof phones. The company asserted it did this for the sake of battery efficiency. However, fans were rightfully upset that the result is an inability to use the processing power they paid for.
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OnePlus has heard the response and has a solution: a simple toggle switch that either activates or deactivates the feature. The company toldAndroid Policethat it will roll out this new feature within Oxygen OS 12, which is based on the upcomingAndroid 12.
The company’s statement on the matter is below.
OnePlus throttling solution statement
As you can see from the statement, the just-launchedOnePlus Nord 2will have similar app optimizations as the OnePlus 9 series. Once again, this will mean that you won’t see the full power of theMediaTek Dimensity 1200when using certain apps. However,our reviewshows that this might be a good thing, as the Dimensity 1200 chews through battery life and heats up significantly when left unchecked.
Obviously, this whole OnePlus throttling controversy could have been avoided if the company just introduced this toggle in the first place. But better late than never, right? Hopefully, the company will deliver Oxygen OS 12 to the majority of its 2021 phones before the end of this year.
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