OnePlus phones

Raised as a usability problem by 11 people on Hacker News over 11 years (2016–2026), in 10 threads.

People raised many different problems with OnePlus phones, but no single problem has yet been raised by 3 people in 3 different months and threads.

Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.

The newest 11 complaints

Fingerprint reader is so unreliable that user stopped using it, since PIN is faster2026-07-16
Fingerprint reader is so unreliable the user stopped using it, since PIN entry is faster2026-07-16
A background voice recorder app was impossible to find on the phone2024-10-03
Worn headphone jack socket is basically unusable for the user2023-06-30
Game popups and game center app can't be disabled globally, only per game, and resets after updates2022-03-04
Fast charging only works with OnePlus's own chargers, not other USB-C PD or QC chargers2021-12-25
Had to try five USB dongles to find one that worked; can't charge while listening2021-06-24
PIN/pattern display mismatches touch input, making phone very difficult to unlock2021-06-24
Pulling up the keyboard shifts the view so the focused field is hidden2021-04-01
Hard to find the setting that stops the hiking app from being killed2019-05-26
Touch screen stops responding in warm weather, and had ghost touches2016-02-05