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Oppo today unveiled ColorOS 7 in India, where all the new features, design, and rollout schedule for upcoming smartphones have been shared. The software appearance of Oppo smartphones has often been considered a bit out of place in otherwise good deals. With ColorOS 7, the goal is to improve the situation while offering a host of optimizations and new features that should appear on most existing and future smartphones from the Chinese manufacturer.
(Image credit: Oppo) More than 300 million active ColorOS users around the world, spread across 140 countries, use it in more than 80 languages. For its latest release, the goal was to provide a "smooth and enjoyable" experience that offers consistent performance, overall stability, and perfect battery efficiency. This included significant improvements to the design, security, and customization aspects of ColorOS 7.
When is ColorOS 7 coming to your Oppo phone?
(Image credit: Oppo) Oppo said the biggest ColorOS update would also be its biggest software rollout, covering almost its entire current portfolio. ColorOS 7 based on the limited trial version of Android 10 will start in November and will eventually be available for more phones. We also expect upcoming high-end Oppo phones to run on the latest software version. The first wave of phones includes the Reno and Reno 10x Zoom Edition, which will be eligible for upgrade starting November 26. Then come the Reno2 and F11 series, in December of this year. The first quarter of 2020 will see phones like the Find X, Reno Z, Reno 2Z, R17, RX17 Pro, and A9 phones. The next quarter will concern the F7, F9, R15, A5 2020, A9 2020 and K3 series.
ColorOS for Realme phone
(Image credit: Realme) Realme is working on its skin called Realme UI, based on ColorOS 7, built on Android 10. The beta program for X2 Pro users starts on November 27. The public rollout will begin early next year, starting with the Realme XT and 3 Pro in January, the X and 5 Pro in February, the flagship X2 Pro in March, the 3 and 3i in April, the 5 and 5 in May. , the 2 Pro in June and the C2 in the third quarter of 2020.
What's new in ColorOS 7?
Let's start with what has been redesigned for a better viewing experience. The quick settings in the notifications dropdown will now be borderless and have a simpler design. Even the other icons have been simplified and adhere to the two-color material design guidelines. The shapes and sizes of these icons can also be customized. The volume control window is now vertical and will appear closer to the volume control location. To reduce eye strain, all system colors were slightly less saturated and more contrasty. A new batch of dynamic wallpapers have been added to suit your contact, time of day, or your environment.
Modal Pages (Image credit: Oppo) On the audio side, Oppo has teamed up with Epic Sound to reinvent all interactions. With the support of tactile enhancement, all keys, slides and flip-flops will react with new, more understandable and ear-pleasing sounds. Alarm tones can be adapted to the weather, where normal music will have a layer of rain or wind. The interface has also been simplified and made more consistent across different system pages and applications. They indicated that specific tasks to be accomplished in 4 or 5 steps were now presented in the form of a "modal page", which appeared as a floating interface from the bottom and could be removed by a scan or developed by a sweep. . Oppo introduced 3-finger scans for screenshots in 2014. Now we move to the next level: the screenshot can be shared directly by swiping down on the preview and screen. extended sweeping. To take screenshots of specific regions, a 3-finger scan followed by a long press selects only the scanned part.
(Image credit: Oppo) Repeating the trends of the current year, a system-wide dark mode is also available. Its contrast varies depending on the time of day. Oppo calls this "all day night mode". This dark mode can also be used in eye protection mode. According to them, most users spend only 10% of their time on the home screen and system apps. They have optimized the display of various third-party apps in dark mode, such as Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, Twitter, WhatsApp, and YouTube. It is supposed to save battery consumption by 38%. The animations are also getting a facelift with the new "Quantum High Frame Animation" pack, which is supposed to make animations and transitions smoother. We expect this to be a crucial part of Oppo's upcoming phones with high refresh rate displays. These transitions can also be canceled midway. VOOC's loading animation will also be updated to be more exciting and visual.
One of the upcoming universal themes (Image credit: Oppo) Universal themes will be available in the coming months, as well as a theme editor that will allow creators to easily upload their creations. There would be a relatively large collection of free themes.
(Image credit: Oppo) In terms of performance, users are likely to judge the responsiveness of a skin based on app launches, app failovers, and games. ColorOS 7 has been optimized to improve performance on all of these fronts. Opening apps has been speeded up by 25% thanks to cache preloading, which brings it to the same level as creating an app from memory. Once open, applications will maintain optimal performance through oMem Priority Management, which will increase RAM usage by 40%. This effect will continue in games where oSense CPU scheduling will increase average frame rate by 19% and improve touch responsiveness by 15%. Finally, UFS+ anti-aging solutions will use hardware and software optimizations to reduce application fragmentation over time. ColorOS 7 also provides updates on privacy and data security. For apps that require specific specific permissions, the solution is to send dummy or empty information. For example, if a third party requests access to your contacts, you can use privacy protection to send created empty contacts instead of your real contacts. App lock and private area are always present and can be locked with the help of password, PIN code, fingerprint or even your face. Image 1 of 3
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(Image credit: Future) New features have also been added to the photography experience, with AI Beautification 2.0 for better matching of filters to the subject's surroundings and skin tone, in Ultra Dark mode for a better photography in dark environments, while reducing noise and improving brightness for a sharper image. . An Ultra Steady will also be added for gaming action. To meet the growing trend of shortened videos, vlogs, and social media, ColorOS 7 will include a video editor called Soloop, which offers template, music, filter, editing, and subtitle features. Oppo is also working with the Google CameraX project, which allows other device makers to optimize their built-in cameras to take full advantage of the phone's camera features in areas like HDR, shutter speed, and AI aesthetics.
(Image credit: Future) ColorOS 7 also brings specific features to the Indian market. DigiLocker, which was part of Digital India's government programme, will also be present natively, making Oppo the first smartphone manufacturer partner in this initiative. This DocVault is private, secure, encrypted, and may contain electronic copies of your relevant documents. Other India-specific additions include a Driving Mode that puts your phone in NPD mode and blocks all notifications except whitelisted apps. Music Party will allow multiple users to play the same songs together in a synchronized manner. To use it, select the option that will display a QR code, which other ColorOS 7 users can scan and join. Finally, we also have digital wellbeing features, such as Focus and Oppo Relax, which will be available next year.