OnePlus has rolled out a new software update CM 11S 44S for the OnePlus One yesterday which looks to resolve a few issues that have been troubling the device for the past few months. Included with the update are a fix for an SSLv3 POODLE security issue and new touch screen firmware. The update process has officially begun; it will take some time to land on all the units out there. The 87.4MB file should be hitting your device over the next few days. It is expected that the OnePlus’ next batch of smartphones will ship with this firmware instead of requiring a day one update.
OnePlus says some regions will get an update before others. In addition to updating the touchscreen firmware, the new release should also fix issues with random reboots, Wi-Fi and modem crashes, and a “black bar” problem some users have experienced.
Below is the full list of changes:
• Fixed issues with memory causing screen artifacts
• Fixed issues with random reboots and instability
• Fixed issues with WiFi and modem crashes
• Fixed issues with Filesystem
• Fixed issues with “black bar”
• Fixed issues with persist partition corruption
• Fixed issues with AT&T VoLTE
Earlier this week, OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei confirmed to Forbes that OnePlus One smartphone sales have eclipsed the 500,000 mark to date. OnePlus wants to sell one million units before the end of the year. Pei knows that nearly doubling sales in less than two months is “going to be hard,” but he thinks it’s possible. Looking at what OnePlus has done so far, it makes sense that Pei would remain optimistic.
Forbes claims that OnePlus has achieved half a million sales of its flagship One device, which has been available on an invite-only basis since April, with an advertising budget of just $300. That small figure was allocated towards OnePlus experimenting with Facebook advertising, but the company has grown organically through word of mouth.
Last month OnePlus had opened OnePlus One pre-orders on its new system for the first time, but it didn’t quite go as the company had planned. While OnePlus was able to sell “tens of thousands” of devices during the pre-order event, number of users experienced problems at the time of ordering the much-awaited device. Now OnePlus has decided to offer users another chance to pre-order the handset on November 17, at 3PM GMT.
