HMD may ditch pure Android on Nokia phones in favour of its custom software HMD may ditch pure Android on Nokia phones in favour of its custom software Android One has been the biggest selling point for Nokia phones but HMD is probably not liking it anymore. advertisement HIGHLIGHTS This could mean that upcoming Nokia phones will move away from Android One. The future Nokia phones may not ship with pure Android experience. Quick question: What is the one thing that you can associate with Nokia smartphones? If you guessed pure Android software, you and I are thinking alike. The biggest selling point for the fresh crop of Nokia phones, under HMD’s guidance, is pure Android experience. And that is something Google pushed forward under the Android One programme, which HMD Global is an active part of. All of this may change. If this recent job posting is anything to go by, we may soon start seeing Nokia phones with custom software -- and that will be the biggest setback to Google’s Android One programme.