OnePlus suddenly pauses latest OxygenOS 16 update: here's what happened

Key points

• OnePlus has announced that it is pulling the brakes on two OxygenOS 16 updates, specifically OxygenOS 16.0.7.XXX and 16.0.5.XXX.
• The company noted in a community post that a ‘small number’ of users began experiencing abnormal restart and boot issues after updating to these versions, which led to the decision to suspend the rollout.
• “To ensure device stability and protect user experience, we have immediately paused the rollout of the above-mentioned builds while our engineering team investigates the root cause and prepares a fix,” a OnePlus engineer wrote in a community post.
• Will the update resume?
• OnePlus says it is working on resolving the issue at the ‘highest priority’ and that once the problem is identified and the update is validated for stability and reliability, the rollout will resume.