OPPO has announced its latest software shell, which is based on Android 12. ColorOS 12 is faster, has new animations and designs and introduces a number of new functions. All privacy guarantees of Android 12 have also been given a place in OPPO’s software. This is new.
OPPO Color OS 12
OPPO has presented the latest version of its software shell for phones based on Android 12 during an online launch event. OPPO wants to provide many phones with a ColorOS 12 beta version before the stable update follows. ColorOS 12 will be the first to roll out in beta for the Find X3 Pro in December. Many other devices will follow from the first and second half of 2022.
You can check out OPPO’s update schedule for the beta of Android 12 below. The update schedule applies to the Western European market. Beta updates will appear in December and in the first or second half of 2022. Please note that this is an update schedule from which OPPO can still deviate.
Which phones will get the ColorOS 12 beta update?
| From December 2021 | From the first half of 2022 | From the second half of 2022 |
| Find X3 Pro | Find X3 Neo, Find X3 Lite, Find X2, Find X2 Pro, Reno 6 Pro, Find X2 Neo, Find X2 Lite, Reno 4 5G, Reno 4 Pro 5G, Reno 6, Reno 4Z 5G, Reno 10x Zoom, A94 5G, A74 5G, A73 5G | A74, A53, A53s, A16s, A54s |
1. The new design
OPPO is giving ColorOS 12 a new look. There are 300 enhanced animations that make the interface smoother. The new look is sleek with more white space and rest on the screen. OPPO is consistent with colors and thus highlights elements in the interface. There are new menus, icons and personalization features.
In addition, a form of AR emoji could not be missing, which are 3D emoji that you can personalize yourself. OPPO calls it the ‘Omoji’. The Always on screen has been improved again with many new design options.
It is striking that OPPO also gets ideas from the Material You design of Android 12. The colors in your background are also given a place through the interface. It’s just not clear whether the brand uses Google’s APIs for this, or whether it has developed its own system to make it work. In the latter case, the colors of your background will probably not be visible in apps other than OPPO’s. We will update this article as soon as there is more clarity.
2. Privacy Features
What OPPO has looked at are the privacy functions of Android 12. The privacy dashboard will simply get a place in ColorOS 12. It is an overview of which apps have access to the camera and microphone, and at what time they use that permission.
In addition, indicators appear on the screen when the camera or microphone is used by an app. On OPPO phones, you will also be able to choose to allow certain apps to access your approximate location instead of your exact location.
These are all privacy functions that we know from Android 12, but OPPO also supplements them with its own features. You will be able to hide apps, media and files behind a PIN code. The Chinese brand also emphasizes that it has servers all over the world. User data is stored on the nearby servers, in a plain text format and sent using a proprietary protocol.
3. Long Term Performance
Google already emphasized it when it launched Android 12, namely that the software makes phones faster and more efficient. That is also what OPPO says. Older phones suffer from fewer delays. Phones that are three years old will have a memory occupancy that is 30 percent lower compared to the previous version. Furthermore, battery consumption for older phones has also decreased by 20 percent.
4. PC Connect and other features
OPPO introduces us to a series of novelties and improvements in ColorOS 12. PC Connect is OPPO’s connector between phones and Windows. You will be able to exchange files with a transfer speed of up to 45 MB/s. You can also cast your phone screen.
In addition, there are other productivity features. You can translate on your phone via Google Lens by tapping the screen with three fingers. OPPO also has improvements for FlexDrop and the Phone Manager. Those are both features that we already know from previous versions of ColorOS.
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– Thanks for information from Androidworld.