Ahead of the ColorOS 12 announcement in mid-September, OPPO kickstarted an early access program for its flagship smartphones, namely OPPO Find X3, OPPO Find X3 Pro, OnePlus 9, and OnePlus 9 Pro. A few weeks later, these phones got access to public beta builds in early October. Now, a little over a month later, the company is recruiting even more testers before the stable release.

According to the ColorOS Assistant Weibo account, OPPO has once again opened ColorOS 12 public beta registrations for its premium smartphones in China yesterday. The registrations will close at 12 PM today (November 12).

In order to enroll, users should be on the following firmware versions.

• OPPO Find X3 Pro Mars Explorer Edition – A.28
• OPPO Find X3 Pro – A.28
• OPPO Find X3 – A.30
• OnePlus 9 Pro – A.12
• OnePlus 9 – A.12

To register, interested users have to navigate to Settings > Software update > Gear icon > Upgrade Early Access > Upgrade Public Beta. Selected applicants will receive the beta software build via OTA within 3 days.

As per the schedule shared by the company a few days back, these handsets will get access to the stable update on November 25. Hence, users need not wait longer to experience new ColorOS features and Android 12.

Anyway, like any other software update, this one will be also rolled out in batches. Therefore, the rollout will most likely continue till at least mid-December.

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Last month, OPPO unveiled ColorOS 12 based on Android 12 in China. According to the update schedule shared by the company, the flagship OPPO Find X3 series and the OnePlus 9 series, which were part of the ‘Early Access’ program are supposed to receive public beta builds in October. As we have now entered the said month, the firm has already opened as well as closed registrations for the first batch in China.

According to the official Weibo account of ColorOS, the registrations for the first batch of ColorOS 12 Public Beta update for the OPPO Find X3 series and the OnePlus 9 series went live in China yesterday at 11 AM (local time). The registrations have already closed exactly 24 hours later earlier today.

The company recruited testers for the following devices.

• OPPO Find X3 Pro Mars Exploration Edition
• OPPO Find X3 Pro
• OPPO Find X3
• OnePlus 9 Pro
• OnePlus 9

Applicants who get selected are said to receive the beta build via OTA in the coming days. Although the Weibo post does not mention anything, there should be more batches of recruitment in the coming days.

The above-listed phones should receive ColorOS 12 (Android 12) stable build very soon if the public testers don’t find major issues. That said, the next batch of smartphones to enter the public testing phase in November includes the OPPO Find X2 series and the OPPO Reno6 series.

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Back in May, OnePlus released Android 12 Developer Preview software builds for the OnePlus 9 and the OnePlus 9 Pro. The builds were pulled back due to some issue and were re-released in early June. Now, almost four months later, the brand has now released Android 12 Developer Preview 2 builds for these smartphones.

According to the official announcement post on OnePlus Community, the Android 12 Developer Preview 2 for the OnePlus 9 series arrives with certain new features and optimizations.

The new software update comes with features like new widgets, floating windows, battery usage chart, and more. It also brings optimizations for auto-brightness algorithm, mistouch prevention algorithm, gaming frame rate performance, and others.

OnePlus 9, 9 Pro Android 12 Developer Preview 2 Changelog

• System
  • Optimized the auto-brightness algorithm to adapt screen brightness to more scenes for a comfortable screen reading experience
  • Optimized the mistouch prevention algorithm for curved screens to reduce accidental touches

• New design
  • Added widgets that show key information of apps and provide instant access to functions
  • Optimized the page layout and the presentation of text and color to make key information stand out

• Convenience & efficiency
  • Added swiftly switch floated windows, make operation more convenient

• Games
  • Optimized the frame rate performance under heavy-used scenes

• Camera
  • Added the feature that supported customize the display order of camera mode
  • Optimized the zoom experience, make it zoom more smoothly

• Performance
  • Added the form of chart to display battery usage
  • Newly supported pre-loading the apps that frequently used, to switch them on quickly
  • Improved the response speed of turning on or off Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Airplane mode, and NFC

Since the update is a developer release, it also has the following issues.

OnePlus 9, 9 Pro Android 12 Developer Preview 2 Known Issues

• The Camera does not support Xpan, and contains some stability issues
• This version does not support scrolling screenshot
• The icon of Bluetooth connection displays abnormally
• The icon of charging displays abnormally
• The Cloud Service is unavailable (India)
• The Camera app does not contain Hasselblad elements
• This version does not adapt some third-party apps
• The included Google Phone app does not feature call record functionality. This can be solved by updating the app in Play Store.
• Three-finger swipe down gesture or three-finger long-press gesture after using the screen recorder. This can be overcome by pressing Power button and Volume Down button simultaneously instead to screenshot.

Any user on the stable or the previous developer preview build can install the latest update. However, it’s not recommended for everyone. Also, users with carrier variants cannot experience the new software.

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OnePlus is one of the several OEMs part of the Android 12 Beta program. However, the brand had to pull the builds for the OnePlus 9 and the OnePlus 9 Pro soon after their release due to bugs. Over two weeks later, the company has finally re-released these builds.

The OnePlus 9 and the OnePlus 9 Pro are the brand’s flagship smartphones of 2021. The OnePlus 9R, on the other hand, is only sold in India and China. Hence, the company has only released Android 12 Beta builds for the former two devices.

Although Google calls this program Android 12 Beta, most OEMs, including OnePlus, call it Android 12 Developer Preview. Anyway, the software builds offered by each company is different from one another.

According to Max Weinbach, the Android 12 Developer Preview builds for the OnePlus 9 and the OnePlus 9 Pro appear to be ColorOS and not OxygenOS.

That said, the initial builds had an issue, which made the phones get stuck Factory Reset Protection (FRP) check. OnePlus says that it has fixed this bug in the new builds. However, like any other OEM, it recommends users to not install these builds if they have no experience in software development.

Here’s the list of known issues, as per the company.

• All data will be cleared while flashing the build
• Video call function is not available
• Fingerprint unlock and face unlock are unavailable
• Certain UI screens look less than desirable
• Some apps may not function as expected
• System stability issues
• Probability of camera crash when HDR mode enabled.

Last but not least, since OnePlus warns about the risk of bricking phones, we would recommend not to try these builds if you are not familiar with beta software.

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Yesterday, Google revealed more details about Android 12 at the Google I/O 2021 Keynote. As expected, the search giant even announced the Android 12 Beta program in partnership with several OEMs. Let’s have a look a the list of eligible devices in this article.

According to the official announcement, the Android 12 Beta program includes 11 OEMs this year. However, HMD Global (Nokia) has revealed that it will be also releasing builds for Nokia X20. So this increases the total count to 12.

Android 12 Beta Eligible/Supported Devices

• Google

  • Pixel 3
  • Pixel 3 XL
  • Pixel 3a
  • Pixel 3a XL
  • Pixel 4
  • Pixel 4 XL
  • Pixel 4a
  • Pixel 4a 5G
  • Pixel 5

Install Android 12 Beta on Google Pixels

• Xiaomi

  • Mi 11
  • Mi 11 Ultra
  • Mi 11X Pro
  • Mi 11i

Install Android 12 Beta on Xiaomi Smartphones

• OnePlus

  • OnePlus 9
  • OnePlus 9 Pro

Install Android 12 Beta on OnePlus Smartphones

• ASUS

  • ZenFone 8

Install Android 12 Beta on ASUS ZenFone 8

• OPPO

  • OPPO Find X3 Pro

Install Android 12 Beta on OPPO Find X3 Pro

• realme

  • realme GT

Install Android 12 Beta on realme GT

• SHARP

  • SHARP AQUOS R6

Install Android 12 Beta on SHARP AQUOS R6

• TECNO

  • TECNO CAMON 17

Install Android 12 Beta on TECNO CAMON 17

• TCL

  • TCL 20 Pro

Install Android 12 Beta on TCL 20 Pro

• vivo

  • iQOO 7 Legend

Install Android 12 Beta on iQOO 7 Legend

• ZTE

  • ZTE Axon 30 Ultra

Install Android 12 Beta on ZTE Axon 30 Ultra

• HMD Global

  • Nokia X20

Although OEMs are providing Android 12 Beta for their select devices, these builds are clearly not meant for everyone. Companies like OPPO have explicitly mentioned that this initiative is only meant for developers. 

Therefore,  proceed with caution as these software builds have tons of bugs.

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