Last week, OPPO unveiled ColorOS 12 based on Android 12 in China. The company even disclosed the list of OPPO and OnePlus smartphones that will be updated to the latest version of its mobile operating system. A few days later, OnePlus once again clarifies the ColorOS 12 update schedule for its devices.
Liu Fengshuo, the COO of OnePlus who also happens to be the head of the company’s R&D department, has shared further details about the Android 12-based ColorOS 12 update for OnePlus phones.
According to the executive, the brand will follow the timeline that was shared at the end of the ColorOS 12 announcement. As per that plan, the OnePlus 9 and the OnePlus 9 Pro will receive the public beta update in October, while the remaining eligible devices will get access in the first half of 2022.
The exec details that the OnePlus 9R will get the beta update in January 2022 itself. He also says that users will be notified at the end of each month regarding the update schedule for the upcoming month.
For those unaware, OPPO has a habit of sharing the ColorOS update plan every month. Hence, it’s not surprising to learn that it will continue to do so for the next iteration of its operating system.
Lastly, he clarifies that although the OnePlus 7/7T and OnePlus 8/8T series of handsets will receive the update later than the OnePlus 9R, the firm will complete the public beta rollout by the end of H1 2022. The reason behind the delay is that these smartphones will be migrated from HydrogenOS to ColorOS.
Additionally, OnePlus Community Manager Jian Lan Shuai has revealed that users who installed ColorOS Early Access update on OnePlus 8, OnePlus 8 Pro, and OnePlus 8T will not be receiving an OTA update to ColorOS 12. In order to receive the new update, they will have to switch back to HydrogenOS.
Having said that, since we are months away from the stipulated update timeline for the older OnePlus phones, we expect the brand to let out more details in the coming days.
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