Oppo recently unveiled its latest Android skin, ColorOS 12. This new skin significantly improves the design, fluency, ease of use as well as security, and privacy. According to the company, Oppo and OnePlus flagships, Oppo Find X3 series and OnePlus 9 series will launch this system. According to reports from users, the OnePlus 9 Pro is now receiving the ColorOS 12 on top of Android 12. The upgrade package is about 4.61GB. It is worth mentioning that with the exception of OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro, all other models will get the Android 12 update in the first half of next year. However, there may be changes due to the research and development of the system.
ColorOS 12 launch date and eligible devices
Like we said earlier, the Oppo Find X3 series and OnePlus 9 series will be the first to get this update. However, here is a full list of other smartphones that will get the update
Early October 2021
- Oppo Find X3 Pro
- Find X3 Pro Exploration Edition
- Find-X3
- OnePlus 9 Pro 5G
- OnePlus 9 5G
Starting from November 2021
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- Oppo Find X2 Pro Automobili Lamborghini Edition
- Find X2 Pro
- Find-X2
- Find X2 League of Legends S10 Limited Edition
- Oppo Reno6 Pro+ 5G Conan Limited Edition
- Reno6 Pro+ 5G
- Reno6-Pro 5G
- Reno6 5G
Starting from December 2021
- Oppo Ace2
- Ace2 EVA Limited Edition
- Oppo Reno5 Pro+ 5G
- Reno5 Pro+ Limited Edition 5G
- Reno5-Pro 5G
- Reno5 5G
- Reno5 K 5G
- Oppo K9 5G
- A95 5G
- A93 5G
Starting from the first half of 2022
- OnePlus 9R 5G
- OnePlus 8T
- OnePlus-8 Pro
- OnePlus 8
- OnePlus 7T Pro
- OnePlus-7T
- OnePlus 7 Pro
- OnePlus 7
- Oppo Reno4 Pro 5G
- Reno4 Pro 5G 2020 Customized Edition
- Reno4-Pro 5G Artist Limited Edition
- Reno4 5G
- Reno4 SE 5G
- Reno3-Pro 5G
- Reno3 Pro 5G Classic Blue Custom Edition
- Reno3 Vitality Edition
- Reno3-5G
- Reno Ace
- Reno Ace Gundam Edition
- Reno-10X Zoom Edition
- Reno Barcelona Custom Edition
- Oppo K9 Pro 5G
- K7
- K7x
- A93s 5G
- A92s 5G
- A72 5G
- A55 5G
- A53 5G
ColorOS 12 new features:
- Overhaul of the user interface based on Infinite Design with new icons, animations, avatars. The design of the icons has been uniform throughout the UI, the colors are more muted
- Optimized position of the UI elements: there are more spaces so that the user cannot get confused
- Increased text contrast, added color shades
- Improved FlexDrop function for multitasking: you can drag an app with a gesture, as well as switch between full-screen view and those in a small and mini window
- Smart Sidebar 2.0 with six innovative tools, including playing music from the web directly within the Music Player app or comparing prices on e-commerce sites
- Connection function between different screens for PC-smartphone connectivity. So you control the smartphone itself from the laptop, for example, and can transfer files quickly (requires Windows 10)
- Car Screen Projection functionality and support for an increasing number of apps that can be viewed directly from the display of your car
- Emoji: emoji avatars that can be created through the Face Capture algorithm
- Smoother animations
- Performance improvements
- 300 new animations thanks to the Quantum Animation Engine
- AI for the containment of lag in the UI. Tests conducted by Oppo have obtained satisfactory results: a simulation of continuous use for 36 months has in fact led to the aging of the smartphone by only 2.75% and a decrease in reading and writing performance of 5%. The same AI can manage the apps so as to guarantee a personalized use of the smartphone-based on the habits and preferences of the users.
- New features for privacy and security (as provided by Android 12)
- Ability to delete metadata from images and videos before they are shared on the network
So… I'm sure this is just a case of "you should know this already" but the article does not specify if it's for China only or if global models are included. 🤔