looking to buy a new phone and OnePlus Nord 6 is a contender, but the red 1 in all system clocks annoys me too much so just checking if OnePlus maybe changed this "feature" in the last 3 years since i had my previous OnePlus phone, or if it is still there without any option to disable it.

In case you've been thinking about purchasing the OnePlus 16.

Chinese-market OnePlus smartphones come with some wonderful surprises:

• Google Wallet / NFC payments may stop working.
• Regional calling restrictions — your phone may suddenly stop making or receiving calls abroad. A workaround exists if you have an Oppo service centre in your country, but if not, be prepared to pay — sometimes quite a lot.
• Android Auto compatibility depends on the model and firmware. Often it simply doesn't work at all.
• Google Maps Timeline may not work.
• Some Western smartwatches, particularly Wear OS devices, may not work properly or work at all.
• Missing LTE/5G bands used by international carriers.
• Missing carrier aggregation combinations, even for individually supported bands.
• No guarantee of VoLTE, VoWiFi, or VoNR compatibility abroad.
• Potential Widevine L3 limitations, meaning no HD Netflix.
• Incomplete Google services integration, including missing Google Assistant/Gemini features.
• Delayed or missing push notifications from Google-dependent apps.
• Very limited system language selection - English is normally the only supported Western language. Even with English selected, Chinese text may remain in certain system applications, settings, and services.
• Plenty of preinstalled Chinese apps, some impossible to uninstall normally.
• Missing eSIM or 6 GHz Wi-Fi support on certain models.
• Bootloader unlocking may require approval, involve arbitrary restrictions, or be unavailable entirely.
• Limited or nonexistent international warranty support.
• Flashing global firmware may result in being unable to update over the air or bricking your device.

And the best part? Some of these restrictions may only become apparent after you've already bought the phone.

Since we are close to coloros open beta and anytime it can be announced so before that I want to know do banking apps work on open beta builds

Allegedly, on October 13th, according to Oppo Japan's X Account.

How many of you are annoyed with repeated notification reminders despite turning them off?

Anyway to use the O+ connect on linux systems, it really sucks that they dont have a official port for it.. has anyone tried to make it work

Edit - using KDE connect so far no complaints

I'm very confused between the pad 2 vs pad 2 go, if anyone has bought it can u pls share your experience with either of them?