OnePlus is Dead… (In the US)

July 17, 2026

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OnePlus Is Winding Down in the US, and the Pixel 11 Leaks Show a Big Price Jump

The middle of July delivered a surprisingly packed news week. The biggest story is that OnePlus is effectively shutting down operations in the US, North America, and Europe—a move that has been visible for a while but is now official. Meanwhile, the Pixel 11 has leaked in full, and the prices are steeper than last year. Apple is suing OpenAI over alleged trade secret theft, OpenAI is reportedly working on its first hardware device (a screenless speaker with a camera), and Meta is reportedly developing always-recording smart glasses. There's also a round of new emoji coming, Google will soon host third-party app stores inside the Play Store, and Samsung has developed a new titanium display backing for its foldables that could finally reduce the crease.

OnePlus Is Done in the US

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What you'll learn

1 (00:00) **Show Intro & Host Banter** - Marques, Andrew, and David kick off the episode, setting up a big news week in mid-July.
2 (02:44) **Gboard Sloth Sticker Issue** - Marques rants about accidentally sending sloth stickers from Gboard, leading to a discussion on emoji usage across generations.
3 (04:47) **New Emoji Announced** - The Unicode Consortium chair reveals nine new emoji, including a monarch butterfly, a pickle, and a face cracking.
4 (10:20) **Google Play Store to Carry Third-Party App Stores** - Google will allow other app stores inside the Play Store starting next week as a result of the Epic Games antitrust trial.
5 (14:01) **OnePlus is Shutting Down in the US & Europe** - OnePlus is ending operations in North America and Europe, with future devices canceled and a merge into Oppo's ColorOS.
6 (26:35) **Pixel 11 Colors & Specs Leak** - Amazon listings leak the Pixel 11's new color options (e.g., Hibiscus, Pistachio) and significant price increases, with the base model starting at $900.
7 (37:25) **Samsung's New Flex Titanium Display** - Samsung is developing a new titanium alloy film for its foldables to drastically reduce the crease and improve durability, similar to recent competitors.

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Show Notes

So much happened this week! First, Marques, Andrew, and David talk about everything from the new pickle emoji to OnePlus shutting down operations in the U.S. Then they get into all of the Pixel 11 color and pricing leaks before talking about Apple suing OpenAI. It all gets wrapped up with some show & tell where Marques demonstrates a new skill he learned. It's a fun one!

Links:

Jennifer Daniels Substack - New Emojis

David Imel - How AI Stolen the Sparkle Emoji

Waveform - History of CyanogenMod

MKBHD - The Downfall of OnePlus

MKBHD - What Happened to OnePlus

Verge - google will allow third party app stores

9to5Google - Pixel 11 Leaks

Droid Life - Pixel 11 price leaks

Verge - Samsung Titanium Flex display

Are Technics - OpenAI sued by Apple

Bloomberg - Apple sues OpenAI