With the start of February, OPPO has officially disclosed the list of smartphones that will get access to ColorOS 12 based on Android 12 this month. Unfortunately, not a single phone will get a stable release in the second month of 2022. According to the schedule, a total of 6 handsets will receive beta builds.

The official Twitter account of ColorOS says that OPPO will be rolling out the Android 12-based ColorOS 12 for the following devices in February 2022.

ColorOS 12 Beta Update Plan February 2022

• From February 22

  • OPPO Reno5 F
  • OPPO Reno4 F
  • OPPO F19 Pro
  • OPPO F17 Pro

• From February 28

  • OPPO Reno4 Pro
  • OPPO Reno4

Though OPPO is known for providing timelines for beta/stable releases regularly, it mostly never follows them, however, in a good way. The company usually starts seeding the update ahead of the stipulated schedule.

Hence, the ColorOS 12 beta program for the aforementioned smartphones could kickstart earlier than the mentioned dates. We will be posting stories whenever OPPO begins beta or stable rollout of Android 12 for its phones. So stay tuned.

Just a few days back, OPPO also revealed the ‘ColorOS February 2022 Update Plan for China’. According to that, 7 handsets will receive the stable update. At the same time, another set of 7 devices will get the beta update. The stable release list also includes OnPlus 9R, a phone which is yet to receive OxygenOS 12 beta outside the brand’s home country.

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OPPO China recently announced ColorOS 12 update plan for December 2021. Now, the international division of the company also unveils its Android 12 update schedule for this month. Let’s take a look at which devices get access to the beta and the stable releases.

According to the official Twitter account of ColorOS, 9 smartphones will receive ColorOS 12 beta in December 2021. At the same time, 7 handsets will be updated to ColorOS 12 stable.

In the home country, OPPO has scheduled to deliver the beta update for some phones from 2020 this month. But in global markets, beta builds will be limited to 2021 devices for now. Further, the phones that received the beta update in November will get the stable update.

ColorOS 12 Global Update Plan December 2021

Open Beta

From December 10

• OPPO Reno6 Z 5G
  • Thailand
  • Cambodia
• OPPO Reno5 Pro 5G
  • India
• OPPO Reno5 Pro
  • Pakistan
• OPPO F19 Pro+ 5G
  • India

From December 15

• OPPO A73 5G
  • Saudi Arabia

From December 28

• OPPO Reno6
  • Indonesia
• OPPO Reno5
  • Indonesia
• OPPO Reno5 Marvel Edition
  • Indonesia
• OPPO A74 5G
  • India
  • Indonesia

Stable

From December 20

• OPPO Find X2 Pro Automobili Lamborghini Edition
  • India
  • Indonesia
• OPPO Find X2 Pro
  • India
  • Indonesia
• OPPO Find X2
  • India
  • Indonesia

From December 22

• OPPO Reno6 Pro 5G Diwali Edition
  • India
• OPPO Reno6 Pro 5G
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Pakistan
• OPPO Reno5 Pro 5G
  • Saudi Arabia

From December 28

• OPPO Reno6 5G
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Vietnam

Although the above-mentioned timeline is to the point, it is subject to change. For those unaware, OPPO is known for recruiting beta testers earlier than the planned date at times.

We will be posting stories whenever the Chinese smartphone marker releases new software builds for these handsets throughout December. Stay tuned.

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As we are about to enter December, OPPO has revealed its ColorOS 12 update plan for the upcoming month in China. A total of 11 devices will get access to open beta builds, while 8 handsets will be upgraded to the stable channel.

OPPO is the only major smartphone brand to release monthly OS upgrade schedules for its devices. The latest timeline announced by the company for its home country details the handsets that will be updated to Android 12-based ColorOS 12 beta and stable in the month of December 2021.

According to the latest schedule, select handsets from 2021 and 2020 will receive open beta (public beta) builds. Whereas, last year’s flagship OPPO Find X2 series and this year’s OPPO Reno6 series will get the stable update.

ColorOS 12 Update Plan December 2021 China

Open Beta

• December 1
  • OPPO Reno5 Pro+ Artist Limited Edition 5G
  • OPPO Reno5 Pro+ 5G
  • OPPO Reno5 5G
• December 10
  • OPPO Reno5 Pro 5G
• December 15
  • OPPO A95 5G
• December 23
  • OnePlus 9R 5G
• December 28
  • OPPO ACE2 EVA Limited Edtion
  • OPPO ACE2
  • OPPO A93 5G
• December 29
  • OPPO Reno5 K 5G
  • OPPO K9 5G

Stable

• December 20
  • OPPO Find X2 Pro Automobili Lamborghini Edition
  • OPPO Find X2 Pro
  • OPPO Find X2 League of Legends S10 Limited Edition
  • OPPO Find X2
• December 22
  • OPPO Reno6 Pro+ 5G Detective Conan Limited Edition
  • OPPO Reno6 Pro+ 5G
  • OPPO Reno6 Pro 5G
• December 28
  • OPPO Reno6 5G

OPPO started improving its OS upgrade delivery beginning with ColorOS 7. It got much better with ColorOS 11. Now, with ColorOS 12, the company is setting the bar high.

As usual, this update timeline is subject to change depending on various factors.

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Last year, OPPO changed the ColorOS branding in line with the version of Android it is based on. Hence, the latest version of the company’s mobile software is called ColorOS 12 much like the underlying Android 12 version. It succeeds the Android 11-based ColorOS 11 from 2020 with subtle changes.

I got to use a beta build of ColorOS 12 for the past few days. I will be sharing my experience with the new software in this article.

ColorOS 12 Review

Visual Changes

ColorOS 12 brings improvements to the design introduced in the ColorOS 11, which itself is a refinement of ColorOS 7’s design language. The firm calls the new design ‘inclusive.’

According to OPPO, it has made changes to the UI taking internationalization into consideration. The smartphone brand claims that it has worked with a linguistic expert team to implement accurate, concise, and fully localized text.

In the latest iteration, ColorOS supports 67 languages, including 13 Indian languages.  I tried out some languages like Tamil, Hindi, and Gujarati. I would say it’s still a work in progress, since a simple search in the Settings menu in these languages does not yield proper results. Also, most of the app names are listed in English instead of the selected language.

 Though ColorOS 12 focuses on reducing redundancy by bringing a common UI layout everywhere possible, dual languages fail to conform to this design philosophy. Also, in some regions, OPPO devices will continue to ship with Google Phone and Google Messages. This further affects the company’s goal of reducing redundancy.

Then, there are new first-party icons. These 3D icons animate while opening and closing an app, much like on MIUI. Almost all the UI elements now act like objects in the physical world. For instance, when you tap on an icon, it gets pressed as if you are clicking on a button.

The most obvious change is inertia of animations. Elements across the UI make movements depending upon how fast or slow you interact with them. This feels very natural but it’s difficult to express in words.

Unfortunately, there is no ‘Material You’ theming in ColorOS 12, but it does come with a wallpaper-based color palette. I am not a fan of this, as most of the time I had to choose the colors myself. The system would end up selecting random colors instead of picking up suitable ones.

Finally, there are no new first-party live wallpapers. It would have been nice of OPPO to introduce some. However, we do get Canvas AOD from OxygenOS, which is known as ‘Portrait silhouette’ on ColorOS. 

Improved Features

Flexible Windows

ColorOS11 brought a floating window feature called FlexDrop. With ColorOS 12, OPPO has changed the name of this feature to ‘Flexible windows’. As its new name suggests, the floating windows can be now resized by dragging the left or right corners.

Further, floating windows can now be activated either by simply swiping up the app from the bottom or tapping on the app icon from the Smart Sidebar. Users can convert these floating windows into ‘Mini windows’ by reducing their size and can also hide them quickly by dragging them to the left or right edge of the screen.

The floating windows can be easily hidden while playing games by simply tapping outside them. These windows now also support drag and drop gesture to share files to other apps.

Despite all the improvements, users can only use one floating window at a time.

Smart Sidebar 2.0

The Smart Sidebar 2.0 on the Chinese version of ColorOS 12 shows options depending on different usage scenarios. But on the Global variant, all we get is quick access to ‘Screen translate’ that was introduced in ColorOS 11 and a new ‘Background stream’ option in media apps like YouTube.

For those unaware, ‘Screen translate’ on ColorOS uses Google Lens to translate the content on the screen to your desired language. Hence, users can translate content in just two steps – swipe to access Smart Sidebar 2.0 and tap on Screen translate.

This process takes longer on other Android skins. Users first need to take a screenshot of the page they want to translate. Then, they have to open that image in the Google Lens app or in a gallery app that has Google Lens built-in.

As for ‘Background stream’, it enables users to stream videos on apps like YouTube in the background. Although Google’s streaming platform supports this functionality on all devices, it requires a premium subscription. But ColorOS users can now bypass the need for a subscription.

New Features

Android 12 Features

ColorOS 12 arrives with all the new Android 12 features. Users get access to a Privacy Dashboard, approximate location sharing, camera/microphone indicators and toggles, chat bubbles, conversation widgets, and others.

These new features enable users to have granular privacy controls and more. All of them work as expected without any issues. 

Omoji

OPPO has become the latest Android OEM to introduce an Apple Memoji clone called Omoji. This feature is still in the initial stage, and therefore, it feels unfinished.

Since none of the current-gen OPPO smartphones feature a 3D face scanning system like on iPhones, Omoji uses the front-facing camera to detect users’ facial expressions.

 Currently, users can click pictures or record videos with Omoji. They can also use these personalized 3D avatars for AOD (Always-on Display).

I personally don’t think this feature will stay for long, as it’s difficult to replicate the success of Memoji. Other Android manufacturers have already moved on.

PC Connect

PC Connect is probably the best new feature on ColorOS 12. But unfortunately, it is not yet available in the international markets. OPPO says that this productivity feature will be introduced in the future for select models.

PC Connect is OPPO’s answer to HUAWEI Multi Screen Collaboration and Samsung DeX. It enables users to connect their smartphones with compatible Windows computers. Users can not only share screens but also transfer files, sync notifications, and more.

Rollout Plan

OPPO says that ColorOS 12 will be its widest rollout in the company’s history. The firm plans to upgrade 110+ devices and cover 150 million users worldwide.

The beta rollout has already kicked off. However, it will continue through the second half of 2022. In other words, the update rollout is still slower than Samsung’s.

Samsung updated most of its massive smartphone/tablet portfolio to Android 11-based One UI 3.x within the first half of 2021. Considering the improvements OPPO has brought to the table over the past couple of years, we think it could also come up with a better rollout strategy in the coming years.

Update Policy

ColorOS 12 is the first version of OPPO’s mobile operating system to reach devices that are nearly three years old. That’s because the firm has now updated its software update policy to provide up to three Android updates and up to four years of security updates.

OPPO’s new policy goes in line with that of its powerful international competitors Samsung and Xiaomi.

Future of ColorOS

OPPO has confirmed that the next major release of its mobile operating system will be a unified software that will run on both OPPO and OnePlus devices. It has not revealed the new branding for this Android skin, but I think the company will continue calling it ColorOS. Let me explain why.

OxygenOS 12 based on Android 12 was also released recently. It is almost identical to ColorOS 12 with some minor changes. In China, OnePlus phones already run ColorOS.

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Hence, I believe that ColorOS will become the face of OPPO and OnePlus globally with the next major release. The new software will most likely be based on Android 13 and will be called ColorOS 13.

On the other hand, although OPPO and realme continue to deny, realme UI is another clone of ColorOS much like the new OxygenOS. But at present, we cannot tell for sure if the world’s fastest-growing smartphone brand will adopt the unified branding or continue with the relame UI name. 

Conclusion

ColorOS 12 takes OPPO’s mobile operating system in the right direction. The new version of the software follows the ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ mantra.

Users who are accustomed to ColorOS 7 and ColorOS 11 will feel right at home with some minor changes here and there. OPPO advertises ColorOS 12 to be close to stock Android 12. But it, actually, isn’t.

Though ColorOS 12 brings all the new features of Android 12 and Google services, it has its unique look, which one cannot deny. With more meaningful tweaks keeping internationalization in mind, ColorOS could get even better.

Gone are the days when Chinese Android skins were known for mimicking iOS. Hopefully, more Chinese OEMs will adapt their software keeping in mind the global users’ preferences.

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OPPO unveiled ColorOS 12 in China last month. Today, the company has announced the latest version of its mobile operating system based on Android 12 for global markets. At the end of the virtual launch event, it also shared the update roll-out timeline. Let’s take a look at when the international variants of OPPO smartphones will receive the fresh version of ColorOS.

Just like last year with ColorOS 11, OPPO has revealed a beta roll-out schedule for Android 12-based ColorOS 12 for global markets. The company plans to upgrade 110+ devices and cover 150 million users across the world with the new version of its mobile operating system.

OPPO claims that ColorOS 12 rollout will be the fastest and widest in the company’s history. Additionally, it has also updated its software update policy. The firm says that it will provide up to three Android updates and four years of security updates.

Having said that, let’s take a look at when and which handsets will receive ColorOS 12 Beta update in international markets.

ColorOS 12 Beta Update Timeline

From October 2021

• OPPO Find X3 Pro

From November 2021

• OPPO Find X2 Pro Automobili Lamborghini Edition
• OPPO Find X2 Pro
• OPPO Find X2
• OPPO Reno6 Pro 5G Diwali Edition
• OPPO Reno6 Pro 5G
• OPPO Reno6 5G

From December 2021

• OPPO Reno6
• OPPO Reno6 Z 5G
• OPPO Reno5 Pro 5G
• OPPO Reno5 Pro
• OPPO Reno5 Marvel Edition
• OPPO Reno5
• OPPO F19 Pro+ 5G
• OPPO A74 5G
• OPPO A73 5G

From H1 2022

• OPPO Find X3 Lite 5G
• OPPO Find X3 Neo 5G
• OPPO Find X2 Lite
• OPPO Find X2 Neo
• OPPO Reno 10x Zoom
• OPPO Reno5 5G
• OPPO Reno5 Z 5G
• OPPO Reno5 Lite
• OPPO Reno5 F
• OPPO Reno5 A
• OPPO Reno4 Pro 5G
• OPPO Reno4 5G
• OPPO Reno4 Z 5G
• OPPO Reno4 Pro
• OPPO Reno4 Mo Salah Edition
• OPPO Reno4
• OPPO Reno4 Lite
• OPPO Reno4 F
• OPPO Reno3 Pro 5G
• OPPO Reno3 Pro
• OPPO Reno3
• OPPO F19 Pro
• OPPO F17 Pro
• OPPO A94 5G
• OPPO A94
• OPPO A93
• OPPO A54 5G
• OPPO A53s 5G

From H2 2022

• OPPO F19s
• OPPO F19
• OPPO F17
• OPPO A74
• OPPO A73
• OPPO A53s
• OPPO A53
• OPPO A16s

The ColorOS 12 Beta update for the above-listed phones will be rolled out in batches. The stable build will be made available once the issues are ironed out from feedback from beta testers.

Last but not least, this update plan is not applicable to the carrier variants.

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OPPO has finally announced the ColorOS 12 in China. As expected, the latest version of the company’s mobile operating system is based on Android 12. It not only brings a new set of features but also a few design tweaks. Here in this article, let’s take a look at the list of devices that will get ColorOS 12 in the coming months in the firm’s home country.

At the end of the ColorOS 12 announcement, OPPO revealed the smartphones that will be updated to the new version of the software. As per the schedule, almost half of the eligible devices will receive the update (at least public beta) by end of 2021 itself.

The update timeline shared by the company confirms that the current-gen flagship models like the OPPO Find X3 series and the OnePlus 9 series will get the Android 12-based ColorOS 12 update in October itself. Further, the OPPO Find X2 series and the OPPO Reno6 series will get access in November, followed by the OPPO Ace2 series, the OPPO Reno5 series, and some OPPO K/A series phones in December.

Lastly, the remaining OPPO Reno series handsets (up to 3rd gen), select OPPO K/A series smartphones, the original OPPO Ace models, and OnePlus phones (up to 7th gen and 9R) will be updated in the first half of 2022.

ColorOS 12 Update Plan China

October 2021

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

November 2021

• OPPO Find X2 Pro Automobili Lamborghini Edition
• OPPO Find X2 Pro
• OPPO Find X2 League of Legends S10 Limited Edition
• OPPO Find X2
• OPPO Reno6 Pro+ 5G Detective Conan Limited Edition
• OPPO Reno6 Pro+ 5G
• OPPO Reno6 Pro 5G
• OPPO Reno6 5G

December 2021

• OPPO Ace2 EVA Limited Edition
• OPPO Ace2
• OPPO Reno5 Pro+ 5G Artist Limited Edition
• OPPO Reno5 Pro+ 5G
• OPPO Reno5 Pro 5G
• OPPO Reno5 5G
• OPPO Reno5 K 5G
• OPPO K9 5G
• OPPO A95 5G
• OPPO A93 5G

H1 2022

• OnePlus 9R
• OnePlus 8T
• OnePlus 8 Pro
• OnePlus 8
• OnePlus 7T Pro
• OnePlus 7T
• OnePlus 7 Pro
• OnePlus 7
• OPPO Reno4 Pro 5G Summer Limited Edition
• OPPO Reno4 Pro 5G Artist Limited Edition
• OPPO Reno4 5G
• OPPO Reno3 Pro 5G Classic Blue Limited Edition
• OPPO Reno3 Pro 5G
• OPPO Reno3 Vitality Edition
• OPPO Reno3 5G
• OPPO Reno Ace Gundam Limited Edition
• OPPO Reno Ace
• OPPO Reno FC Barcelona Edition
• OPPO Reno 10x Zoom
• OPPO K9 Pro 5G
• OPPO K7
• OPPO K7x
• OPPO A93s 5G
• OPPO A92s 5G
• OPPO A72 5G
• OPPO A55 5G
• OPPO A53 5G

Unsurprisingly, like any other OEM, OPPO says that the availability of ColorOS 12 for the above-listed handsets is subjected to change based on various factors. Also, this timeline is only meant for Open Beta, and therefore, the final release will likely happen in a month or two from the mentioned months.

Having said that, we expect to learn about ColorOS 12 Global update schedule at a separate event for international markets in the coming days.

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