Chinese smartphone makers are known for updating their devices to the latest version of Android slowly. But that narrative began to change tides in the past couple of years. A large number of heavy-skinned handsets from Xiaomi (MIUI) and OPPO (ColorOS) are already on Android 11. Unfortunately, this cannot be said for vivo as the OEM has shared the list of eligible phones and the rollout schedule for Funtouch OS 11 only now.

In case you have forgotten, back in November, vivo announced OriginOS as its new operating system for smartphones. The company is currently running an open beta program in its home country China. But for India, its devices will be updated to Funtouch OS 11 based on Android 11 instead.

We think this should be the case for other regions as well. Anyway, OriginOS is meant for high-end smartphones and it is basically Funtouch OS 11 with additional UI elements. Since vivo is known for mid-range and budget handsets, it makes sense for the company to provide a light OS for a better experience on lower hardware.

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That said, here’s the list of eligible phones for Funtouch OS 11 in India along with their update rollout timeline.

vivo Funtocuh OS 11 Update Rollout Schedule India

• Mid-December 2020

  • vivo X50 Pro

• End of January 2021

  • vivo X50
  • vivo V19

• End of March 2021

  • vivo V17 Pro
  • vivo V17
  • vivo V15 Pro
  • vivo S1

• End of April 2021

  • vivo S1 Pro
  • vivo Z1Pro
  • vivo Z1x

• End of June 2021

  • vivo V15

Unsurprisingly, the list only includes a few phones. Apart from these handsets, vivo V20 Pro 5G has already received the update, whereas vivo V20 debuted with Funtouchh OS 11 based on Android 11 out of the box.

Having said that, it is worth noting that the above-mentioned timeline is meant for beta rollout. Hence, the actual stable release for these devices will take more time.

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OriginOS is the latest version of vivo’s smartphone operating system. The new software from the brand is based on Android 11. It is basically a pumped-up variant of Funtouch OS 11, which is found in the company’s budget devices. In early December, the brand began to recruit closed beta testers for five handsets from the first batch. Now, a little over a month later, the firm has opened open beta registrations for all the models in the initial batch.

According to the official Weibo account of OriginOS, open beta recruitment is live for the following smartphones.

• vivo NEX 3S
• vivo X50 Pro+
• vivo X50 Pro
• vivo X50
• vivo S7
• iQOO 5 Pro
• iQOO 5
• iQOO 3
• iQOO Pro
• iQOO
• iQOO Neo3

The registrations for these devices have begun from January 6 and will remain open until January 20. Anyway, the build will be pushed only from January 11-13. 

However, it is worth noting that the company has only allocated 5,000 seats for each of the above-mentioned 11 smartphones. Hence, if you are using the Chinese variant of any of these handsets, then head over to the respective community pages of vivo and iQOO to enroll in the program.

Having said that, vivo is yet to announce OriginOS for global markets. Only then, we would know when the international versions of vivo and iQOO devices will be getting the latest software update.

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