ColorOS 12

Just Sync
Streamline how you use your phone and focus on the things that matter. Choose the OS designed to synchronize with you. ColorOS 12, based on Android 12, reacts in real-time to keep you connected and in-command.
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ColorOS 12 at a glance

ColorOS 12 Inclusive design

Inclusive Design

Sleek look, intuitive feel.

PC Connect

PC Connect1

Instant, effortless sync.

Privacy Control

Privacy Control2

Your permissions, your call.

ColorOS 12 Inclusive design

Inclusive Design

Sleek look, intuitive feel.

PC Connect

PC Connect1

Instant, effortless sync.

Privacy Control

Privacy Control2

Your permissions, your call.

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Sync with what you
Imagine
Meet your favorite new OS. ColorOS 12 presents inclusive design for all, made to respond specifically to you. Connect your online and digital personas like never before.
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Inclusive Design Language

Ready for a
revolutionary OS?

Your OS has never looked so good, or felt so intuitive. ColorOS 12’s sleek interface is made to bend perfectly to your needs, with a laser focus on usability.

Fully inclusive design

Experience a truly adaptive system designed to work with 67 languages, because the smartest technology is global and made for all.

Next-level focus

ColorOS 12 features a streamlined design which strips away distractions, so you can focus on the stuff you need to do—quicker, smoother, slicker.

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Inclusive Design Language

Ready for a revolutionary OS?

Your OS has never looked so good, or felt so intuitive. ColorOS 12’s sleek interface is made to bend perfectly to your needs, with a laser focus on usability.

Fully inclusive design

Experience a truly adaptive system designed to work with 67 languages, because the smartest technology is global and made for all.

ColorOS 12 new UI design
ColorOS 12 new UI design
ColorOS 12 new UI design
ColorOS 12 new UI design
ColorOS 12 new UI design
ColorOS 12 new UI design
ColorOS 12 new UI design
ColorOS 12 new UI design
ColorOS 12 new UI design

Next-level focus

ColorOS 12 features a streamlined design which strips away distractions, so you can focus on the stuff you need to do—quicker, smoother, slicker.

ColorOS 12 new UI design
ColorOS 12 new UI design
ColorOS 12 new UI design
ColorOS 12 new UI design
ColorOS 12 new UI design
ColorOS 12 new UI design
ColorOS 12 new UI design
ColorOS 12 new UI design
ColorOS 12 new UI design
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3D Icons

Meet the new icon

ColorOS 12 pleases the eye with new translucent app icons. Tasteful light and shadow elements combine to create depth and a feeling of space, for sharpest-ever interface design. Each design draws from reality to make the apps instantly recognizable.

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Always on Display
Customizable Always-on Display
Deep customization, just for you
ColorOS 12 joyfully offers you a whole spectrum of ways to channel your creativity into your Always-on Display—fully customizable, for maximum joy every time you glance the way of your screen. Play designer by adjusting a template, or go further by creating all-new aesthetics.
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Custom patterns
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Custom patterns
Artistic AOD
Customizable Always-on Display
Deep customization, just for you
ColorOS 12 joyfully offers you a whole spectrum of ways to channel your creativity into your Always-on Display—fully customizable, for maximum joy every time you glance the way of your screen. Play designer by adjusting a template, or go further by creating all-new aesthetics.
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Portrait silhouette
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Sync with what you
Want
ColorOS 12 makes it easier to do your thing, with more features and functions than ever activated in just one tap. See it as an intuitive virtual extension of you.
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PC Connect

One brain,
multiple screens

  • Seamless sync

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    Interaction between your phone and computer should be seamless. Introducing PC Connect—for easy sync between devices. Think of it as one brain across multiple screens.
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  • Because sharing is caring

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    Working, browsing and playing over multiple devices is the new normal. Make your day-to-day flexible with shared notifications and clipboards, for a more fluid digital life.
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  • Drag and drop in seconds

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    Want to edit your files, or move easily between devices? With PC Connect it’s as simple and instant as drag-and-drop or edit with one click.
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Screen Translate

The language of technology

Smart Sidebar, powered by Google Lens, translates from foreign languages into your own with just a tap, with up to 100 languages supported. It can even translate text in images. Italian street signs? Conquered.

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Accessibility 2.0
Truly inclusive design
ColorOS 12 goes further than other operating systems in syncing to your unique needs with industry-leading accessibility features across color, vision, and sound.
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Color for everyone
ColorOS 12’s advanced Color Vision Enhancement3adjusts color tones to create more distinction between shades and tones.
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ColorOS 12 enhance color
Color for everyone
ColorOS 12’s advanced Color Vision Enhancement3 adjusts color tones to create more distinction between shades and tones.
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Accessibility 2.0
Truly inclusive design
ColorOS 12 goes further than other operating systems in syncing to your unique needs with industry-leading accessibility features across color, vision, and sound.
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Text into voice
Prefer to listen than read, or just want the option to multitask? Tap text on-screen to have it spoken to you instead.
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Text into voice
Prefer to listen than read, or just want the option to multitask? Tap text on-screen to have it spoken to you instead.
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Accessibility 2.0
Truly inclusive design
ColorOS 12 goes further than other operating systems in syncing to your unique needs with industry-leading accessibility features across color, vision, and sound.
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Magnify on-command
To avoid eye strain or make smaller text more easily-read, ColorOS 12’s one-tap magnification enlarges text on-command.
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Magnify on-command
To avoid eye strain or make smaller text more easily-read, ColorOS 12’s one-tap magnification enlarges text on-command.

Phone Manager4

Your invisible assistant

Phone Manager does smart things so you don’t have to, optimizing performance and clearing junk without interruption. Extend battery life and expand storage with just a tap.

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Sync with what you
Care about
Manage permissions in seconds, keep your secrets safe, preserve battery life for longer and marvel at smooth performance—it’s beyond straightforward with ColorOS 12.
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Privacy Control
Your privacy, your call

Your privacy,

your call

Privacy dashboard
Privacy Dashboard
Manage all permissions easily with a clear overview in the Privacy Dashboard. Finding an app too invasive, or want to give more access? ColorOS 12 puts you in the driver’s seat.
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Microphone and Camera Indicators
Stay on top of your privacy as you navigate your digital life. ColorOS 12 gives you instant icon prompts whenever an app wants to engage camera or mic.
Permission toggles
Microphone and Camera Toggles
Nothing is set in stone when it comes to your permissions. Disable any app’s camera or mic permissions with one swipe down the control center.
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Privacy Dashboard
Manage all permissions easily with a clear overview in the Privacy Dashboard. Finding an app too invasive, or want to give more access? ColorOS 12 puts you in the driver’s seat.
Privacy dashboard
Microphone and Camera Indicators
Stay on top of your privacy as you navigate your digital life. ColorOS 12 gives you instant icon prompts whenever an app wants to engage camera or mic.
Mic + camera indicators
Microphone and Camera Toggles
Nothing is set in stone when it comes to your permissions. Disable any app’s camera or mic permissions with one swipe down the control center.
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Anti-peeping for Notifications5

Outsmart prying eyes

Anti-peeping technology uses AI to sense other faces watching your screen and hide notifications—a useful way of outsmarting your nosy neighbors on the subway.

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Outsmart prying eyes

Anti-peeping technology uses AI to sense other faces watching your screen and hide notifications—a useful way of outsmarting your nosy neighbors on the subway.

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OFF

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Anti-peeping for Notifications on!
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Power saving

One-tap Power Saving

One tap to go the extra mile

Stay longer in the moment with one-tap battery power saving. Detecting and disabling the thirstiest apps in-use keeps your phone active until its next charge.

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Quantum Animation Engine 3.0

Mirror reality with every touch

Quantum Animation Engine 3.0 gives hyper-smooth responsiveness-to-touch, with fluid scrolling and screen interaction that virtually mirrors real-world physics. For example, widgets have a “virtual mass”, so that each has a distinct response when dragged.

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30%

Free up 30% of RAM6

-2.75%

System performance change after 36 months of usage 6

AI System Booster
Smooth performance that moves with you
By focusing CPU power on apps in-use, AI System Booster ensures maximum responsiveness at all times, even as you move at speed between apps and tasks—for hyper-smooth performance from your OS.

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Free up 30% of RAM6

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System performance change after 36 months of usage6

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FAQ
You ask, we explain. Easy.
  • Will OPPO get Android 12?

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    ColorOS 12 is a highly customized system based on Android 12. Crafted on that foundation, our own upgrades are carefully designed to make ColorOS 12 the most streamlined and intuitive experience imaginable.
  • Which OPPO phones will get ColorOS 12?

    Which OPPO phones will get
    ColorOS 12?

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    1. A notification will be sent to you if an update is available. Tap the notification or manually check it by going to [Settings] > [Software Update].
    2. The system will automatically show a new update. You can see a notification on the [System updates] icon.
    3. Download the firmware. Best to download using the Wi-Fi network to avoid the consumption of your mobile data.
    4. Tap [System Updates]. Your device will reboot and start updating, which will take a few minutes.
    *Restrictions: Only applicable to Color11 upgrades to the official version of ColorOS12. It cannot be upgraded across versions, nor can it be used for alpha version , beta version updates.
  • What does Always On Display do?

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    Always On Display or AOD is a feature of ColorOS. This feature will make sure you won’t miss the important information while the phone screen is off. AOD provides you with various AOD styles, including portrait silhouette, text, custom patterns, text and images, clocks, watch faces, and images.
  • How can you connect OPPO mobile phones to PC?

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    Interaction between your phone and computer should be seamless. Introducing PC Connect—one brain across multiple screens for easy sync. Make your day-to-day fluid and flexible with shared notifications and clipboards.
    ●Bluetooth connection
    1. Click the “PC Connect App” in your computer to find the phone
    2. Find the “multi-screen collaboration” option in your mobile phone’s settings or control center, and switch it on.
    3. After your computer finds your phone, a pop-up box will appear. Click "Connect".
    4. Click "Allow" on your computer to complete the connection.
    5. If you see a phone interface appear on the computer screen means the connection is done.
    ●QR code
    1. Open the scan code link in the computer "PC Connect"
    2. Turn on the camera in the phone to scan the code
    3. The computer card found on the mobile phone pops up, click to establish a connection
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