After releasing beta builds of ColorOS 12 last month, Oppo has now started rolling out the stable release based on Android 12 to the Oppo F17 and Oppo A73 in India and Vietnam. But apparently, the company requires users to submit an application if they want to receive the stable ColorOS12 update during the initial rollout.

Oppo announced through a community post that the ColorOS 12 official update is coming now to the Oppo F17 in India, and Oppo A73 in Vietnam. The post says that the update is still in the initial stage and will be released on a batch-by-batch basis.

If you have an eligible device, you can get ColorOS 12 update by going to the Software Updates section in the Settings. In the Software Updates section, tap on the settings kebab menu in the top right corner and you will see an option to register for the update. Once you submit the application, you will receive ColorOS 12 via an OTA update.

Please note that if the application quota is full, you will have to wait for the next round of rollout. Read these “must-knows” before you proceed to apply for the update:

1. Please backup important data on the phone before updating to avoid data loss caused by incompatibility or other unforeseen circumstances.
2. After updating to the latest version, the operating system will do several actions to optimize your device automatically. It might lead to your device heating, lagging, and fast battery draining. We recommend you turn off the screen and charge your device for a whole night after its updated success. Or keep using the device and it will become normal within a few days.
3. Some third-party applications are not compatible with Android 12. Therefore, updating these applications might not be available or have technical issues including lagging and crashing down on your device.

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Oppo has announced the release of the ColorOS 12 beta version to two of these budget smartphones. The Oppo F17 and Oppo A73 were launched back in 2020 with ColorOS 7.2 based on Android 10. Now, both of these devices are receiving Android 12 OS updates underneath the newest ColorOS.

The Oppo F17 and Oppo A73 are basically the same devices with different monikers. That said, the F17 is for India and it is getting the ColorOS 12 update, while the A73 users in Vietnam are receiving the ColorOS 12 update. Over 5000 users will get this update on a batch-by-batch basis starting from April 11 to April 15.

In order to apply this update, head to Settings > Software Update > Click on the Settings icon on the screen > Apply for Beta version > Update Beta version.

This update brings all the Android 12 and ColorOS 12 features like Material You, Dynamic color, Mic & Camera indicators, and more. After this beta update, F17 and A73 users are expected to get a stable update in the coming months.

Apart from these devices, Oppo recently released ColorOS 12 updates for the Oppo K7, Reno3 Pro 5G, Reno3 Vitality Edition, and Find X3 Pro Photographer Edition in China.

Recalling the Oppo F17 and A73, both phones were launched with 11nm process-based Snapdragon 662 SoC. The smartphones come with 16MP quad cameras and a 6.44-inch AMOLED panel. Both pack a 4,015mAh battery with 30W fast charging.

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OPPO launched the OPPO F17 in India in September. This very same phone made its debut as OPPO A73 in some markets. The smartphone released with ColorOS 7.2 based on Android 10. Eight months after its initial launch, interested OPPO F17 / A73 users can finally taste ColorOS 11 (Android 11) on their handset.

The OPPO F17 Pro was one of the first smartphones to get the Android 11-based ColorOS 11 update. However, OPPO has opened beta registrations for its affordable sibling OPPO F17 aka OPPO A73 only now.

According to the official announcement posts on ColorOS Community, the beta update is currently only available in India, Thailand, and Malaysia. In order to enroll in the beta program, users need to be on firmware version A.37 or A.39.

If the phones of the interested users are running either of the two above-mentioned firmware versions, they can head over to Settings > Sofware Update > Gear Icon > Apply for Beta Version >  Update Beta Version and follow the on-screen instructions to finish the registration.

The registrations are said to run until May 31 for OPPO F17. However, the last date for OPPO A73 is May 28.

Users who get selected will receive ColorOS 11 (Android 11) beta build as an OTA update. If their application gets rejected, they can try their luck for the next batch. Anyway, all users should get the stable update in the coming weeks.

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Netflix is arguably one of the best streaming platforms available worldwide. The service can be accessed on a wide variety of devices with a display. But the OEMs require a license to support the app on their devices. Hence, not all Android smartphones can stream in HD or HDR quality. 

Above all, not all companies disclose whether their phones support Netlfix. Customers can only know about it by installing the application themselves. But thankfully, Netflix has a dedicated page on its website with a list of supported devices. This list has been now updated with the brand-new Samsung Galaxy S21 series, a bunch of OPPO smartphones, and a TCL handset.

According to the update list, Netlfix can be now streamed in HD and HDR on the following phones.

• Netflix HD

  • OPPO A73
  • OPPO A93
  • OPPO F17
  • OPPO F17 Pro
  • OPPO Reno4
  • OPPO Reno4 F
  • OPPO Reno4 Lite
  • OPPO Reno4 5G
  • OPPO Reno4 Pro 5G

• Netflix HDR

• • Samsung Galaxy S21 5G
  • Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G
  • Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G
  • OPPO Reno4 Pro
  • TCL 20 5G

It is interesting to know that only the 4G variant of OPPO Reno4 Pro supports Netflix HDR although the 4G variant has the exact same display. Also, all the OPPO handsets listed above are on sale for months but they have received Netlfix certification only now.

On the other hand, the TCL 20 5G launched only last month and the Galaxy S21 series just hit the shelves today.

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OPPO has been consistently launching new A-series smartphones across the world. In the recent past, it has launched phones like OPPO A72 5G, OPPO A53, OPPO A33, OPPO A32, and OPPO A93. A new OPPO A-series named the OPPO A73 has gone official silently in Tunisia. The smartphone is now officially listed on the OPPO Tunisia website, but its pricing is not known yet. The handset has landed in the country has a rebranded version of the OPPO F17 phone that debuted in India last month.

OPPO A73 specifications and features

The OPPO A73 that sports a leather-textured rear has 159.8 x 72.9 x 7.45mm dimensions and it weighs 163 grams. The device features a waterdrop notch display of 6.44 inches. The AMOLED screen produces a full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels. a 20:9 aspect ratio, a 60Hz refresh rate, and up to 180Hz refresh rate. It comes with an in-screen fingerprint scanner and Gorilla Glass 3 protection. The phone offers a screen space of 90.7 percent.

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The OPPO A73 has a Sony IMX471 16-megapixel camera for capturing selfie shots. The square-shaped camera housing of the smartphone has a 16-megapixel main shooter, an 8-megapixel ultrawide lens with 119-degree FOV, and a pair of 2-megapixel mono lenses.

The Snapdragon 662 mobile platform fuels the device with 6 GB of LPDDR4x RAM. It comes with 128 GB of UFS 2.0 storage and a microSD card slot for additional storage. The device is backed by a 4,015mAh battery that supports VOOC 4.0 30W fast charging.

The ColorOS 7.2 based Android 10 OS comes preinstalled on the OPPO A73. It offers users with other features such as dual SIM slot, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, USB-C, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. Navy Blue and Classic Silver are the two color variants of the OPPO A73.

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Last week, OPPO had announced is software acceleration engine called Hyper Boost for significantly improving the performance its smartphones. Hyper Boost is all about optimizing the device’s performance in three areas namely, system, games and apps. The OPPO R17 and R17 Pro were confirmed as the first devices to receive Hyper Boost through a software update. Today, the Chinese manufacturer has confirmed a list of OPPO phones that will be upgraded to Hyper Boost through the latest ColorOS 5.2.1 update.

The OPPO Find X is scheduled to receive the Hyper Boost engine in this month. In November, the Chinese manufacturer will be making it available to devices like OPPO R11, R11 Plus, R11s, R11s Plus, A83 and A1.

In December, the OPPO R9s, R17, R15, R15 Dream Mirror Edition, A5, A79 and A73 will be getting the Hyper Boost engine through ColorOS 5.2.1 update. In January 2019, OPPO will be releasing the update for OPPO R9s Plus, A77 and A3.

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Hyper Boost is OPPO’s version of GPU Turbo technology that is available on Huawei and Honor smartphones. Hyper Boost’s Behavior Aware Scheduling (BAS) feature can arrange the frequency of hardware in 0.2 milliseconds on a smartphone against Linux kernel of Android that adjusts hardware frequency in 20 milliseconds. This will allow the company to significantly boost the system performance on the aforementioned devices. The Chinese manufacturer had also claimed that Hyper Boost powered devices will offer up to 31.9 percent shorter loading times.

For optimized gaming experience on OPPO phones, the company has teamed up with Tencent, Netease, Unreal, Unity and others to ensure lag-free gaming on the top 100 mobile games. OPPO will be working on improving the Hyper Boost engine by adding AI features to it.

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A new smartphone from Oppo has made its appearance on TENAA. Dubbed as Oppo A73, the smartphone is featuring a 6-inch display with bezel-less screen.

There are many smartphone out in the market with bezel-less smartphones, but most of them basically have thin bezels. However, the Oppo A73 seems to have a bezel-less screen, with a thin bezel on top and no bezels on either left or right side, or at bottom.

On the back side, there is a single camera sensor at the top left corner, along with an LED flash. There is also a fingerprint sensor in the top centre region, just above the Oppo branding.

The TENAA leak has also revealed the smartphone’s specifications. It is powered by an octa-core 2.5GHz processor, along with 4GB of RAM and 32GB of onboard storage. However, it is not yet known which chipset is powering this smartphone.

There is a 13-megapixel rear camera and a 16-megapixel front-facing camera. It is fueleld by a 3,115mAh battery. It seems that the phone will come with Android 7.1.1 Nougat operating system out-of-the-box.

Oppo recently launched its Oppo F5 smartphone — the successor of Oppo F3, which comes with a 6-inch FHD+ display having aspect ratio of 18:9. The company is also all-set to launch Oppo R11S and R11S Plus smartphones on November 2.

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Reportedly, Oppo is expecting huge demand for the R11S and R11S Plus, and has already prepared a stock of around 10 million units. The phone features a dual camera setup at the back and a 6.43-inch bezel-less display on the front with Full HD+ resolution and 18:9 aspect ratio.

Although there is no information available about the availability and pricing of Oppo A73 at this time, we expect the company to launch this smartphone soon as it has already passed TENAA.

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