Oppo A53 was one of the best budget smartphones released by the company in 2020. It offers a 90Hz refresh rate display and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 460 SoC. The device debuted with Android 10-based ColorOS 7 and was updated to ColorOS 11(Android 11) last year. Now, the firm has started recruiting beta testers for ColorOS 12 update based on Android 12.
According to the official schedule shared by Oppo, the ColorOS 12 beta program for the Oppo A53 is supposed to kickstart from April 19 in India. However, the company has already started recruiting testers starting today (April 14). The registrations will end on April 19.
In order to participate in the initiative, the device should be on firmware version C.22. To enroll in the program, interested users need to go to Settings > Software Update > Gear Icon > Apply for Beta Version > Update Beta Version and follow the on-screen instructions.
Qualified applicants will receive the Android 12-based ColorOS 12 beta update via OTA within 3 working days from the selection. Others may try their luck in the next batch of recruitment if any.
As far as stable release is concerned, Oppo hasn’t revealed the date yet. But it should be out in a month or two. Once that happens, the Oppo A53 will not receive any Android update thereafter.
