ColorOS is a user interface created by Oppo based on the Android Open Source Project. Initially, Realme phones used ColorOS until it was replaced by Realme UI in 2020. Realme UI uses some of ColorOS's apps.[2] Starting from the OnePlus 9 series, OnePlus will preinstall ColorOS on all smartphones that are sold in mainland China instead of HydrogenOS (Chinese version of OxygenOS).[3]
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Developer | Oppo |
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OS family | Android |
Working state | Current |
Initial release | September 23, 2013 |
Latest release | 14.1 / May 23, 2024 |
Latest preview | 14 / November 16, 2023 |
Available in | 67[1] languages |
List of languages
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License | Proprietary |
Official website | ColorOS 14 |
The first version of ColorOS was launched in September 2013. Oppo had released plenty of Android smartphones before then. It was not stock Android, but Oppo did not label it as ColorOS. Over the years, Oppo launched new official versions of the operating system. To make things less confusing, in 2020 the company revealed that it would adopt the same numbering scheme as mainline Android, and as such, ColorOS jumped from ColorOS 7 to ColorOS 11 with the launch of Android 11.
It was announced that ColorOS, OnePlus' Oxygen OS, and Realme UI will merge to form a single Android skin that will appear on all OnePlus, Oppo and Realme UI phones.[4] However these plans were cancelled as the three UI's are being developed on the same codebase, but they are separate.[5]
Version history
editColorOS version | Android version | Release date |
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1.0 | 4.1 Jelly Bean | September 23, 2013 |
1.1 | 4.2 | |
1.2 | 4.3 | |
2.0 | 4.4 KitKat | |
2.1 | 5.0 Lollipop | |
2.1.0i | 5.0 | |
3.0 | 5.1 | March 17, 2016 |
3.1 | 7.0 Nougat | |
3.2 | 7.1 | |
5.0 | 8.0 Oreo | |
5.1 | 8.1 Oreo | |
5.2 | 8.1 Oreo | |
5.2.1 | 8.1 Oreo | |
6.0[6] | 9 Pie | March 17, 2019 |
6.0.1 | 9 Pie | |
6.1 | 9 Pie | |
6.1.2 | 9 Pie | |
6.7 | 10 | |
7.0 | 10 | November 26, 2019[7] |
7.1 | 10 | |
7.2 | 10 | |
11 | 11 | September 14, 2020 |
11.1 | 11 | December 23, 2020 |
11.2 | 11 | |
11.3 | 11 | |
12 | 11/12 | September 16, 2021 |
12.1 | 12 | February 24, 2022 |
13 | 13 | August 19, 2022 |
13.1 | 13 | March 21, 2023 |
13.2 | 13 | August 29, 2023 |
14 | 14 | November 16, 2023[8] |
14.1 | 14 | May 23, 2024 |
See also
editFurther reading
editReferences
edit- ^ "ColorOS 12". OPPO Global. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "Realme UI officially detailed: simplified design, new features". GSMArena.com. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
- ^ "OnePlus 9 series to arrive with ColorOS 11 in China, global units will stick to OxygenOS". GSMArena.com. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
- ^ "Color OS guide: Everything you need to know about Oppo's Android skin". Android Authority. 2022-05-01. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
- ^ "OnePlus is ditching UnifiedOS plans, will continue to offer OxygenOS on phones". India Today. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
- ^ "Oppo announces bright ColorOS 6.0 with machine learning and new font". GSMArena.com. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
- ^ "OPPO Launches ColorOS 7 | OPPO Australia". OPPO. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
- ^ Sudarshan (9 Oct 2023). "Oppo announces ColorOS 14 launch date and beta schedule for older flagships and mid-rangers". Gizmochina. Retrieved 15 Nov 2023.
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