since the death of the Nexus program, OnePlus devices have become the de-facto option whenever someone is looking for a developer friendly, yet “cheap” device (though the “cheap” aspect is no longer true). Not only can you easily unlock the bootloader, you also retain warranty after bootloader unlocking, and have access to the kernel sources of the device in a timely manner (which was Day 1 for both the OnePlus 6 and the OnePlus 6T). OnePlus also runs a device seeding program to kickstart custom development works on the device, which gives interested users many more options if they want to customize the software on their phone. The device seeding program plays an active role in fostering a healthy development community for the device, as can be seen on the OnePlus 2 , OnePlus 3 / 3T , OnePlus 5 / 5T and the OnePlus 6 . OnePlus had recently taken the decision to stop the device seeding program, meaning that it would not send devices to promin...