Oppo has officially announced ColorOS 15 as the new version of its Android skin. Declared at the Oppo developer conference in the early quarter of October 2024, the newest version of the operating software brings numerous innovations, optimizations, and graphic refinements designed to impact user experience, overall performance, and protection.
Here it is enhanced with new icons, installing dynamic lighting effects, natural light, and shadows in every element of the interface. The new Aurora and Tidal Engine adds in system-level rendering which allows you to run app animations in parallel so you get responsive and lag-free animation as soon as you are swapping between apps.
Design change
ColorOS 15 Expanding on its tradition of revamping its skin by changing icons and wallpapers with every update, Oppo has brought in new icons and wallpapers. All of these modifications are intended to provide the user with a smoother, more understandable, and sleeker interface. For instance, the Fluid Cloud interface borrows from iOS, with a minimalistic and clean look that is not cluttered, but better organized.
ColorOS 15 Aurora and Tidal Engine
The new Aurora Engine is one of the best innovations that could be found in ColorOS 15. It improves the overall responsiveness of the system and is a major and most noticeable improvement in animations and app transitions. If an app is resource-hungry in the background, Aurora makes sure that it does not stall or take up lots of power, making the phone sluggish or dying quickly.
ColorOS 15 Tidal Engine, which it posited will help shore up system stability and lower crash incidences. The engine in this case is always running a diagnosis on the state of health of the complete system and tuning parameters on the fly. Whether the user is playing games or multitasking with several apps running in the background the Tidal Engine minimizes lag and maintains optimization.
ColorOS 15 Notable AI enhancements
- AI Reflection Removal feature removes reflections in glasses and gives a natural-looking restoration of the landscapes or buildings or even portraits that were taken.
- AI Anti-Smear feature portraits or pet photos, this function is capable of restoring the sharpness of a smeared object to the extent of showing the teeth and hairs in the picture.
- AI Ultra HD Pixel feature enables a user is able to fine down an image to 100×100 resolution and 50KB size, and in seconds, turn it into a 4K image.
- AI Pedestrian Removal tool does not need to manually circle pedestrians to remove them; with just a single click, the tool recognizes and eliminates them.
- AI Note Assistant feature formats notes and inspiration as a default feature, as well as the continuation and polish tools.
- AI Document Assistant feature backs up to bring out the documents for fast access, create a summary of a document, and even translate the document to another language using a single click.
- AI Help Writing feature translates the content of images into images with different kinds of drawings.
- AI Voice Summary feature cleans up online meetings, voice conversations, and even online classes within a single click.
Other notable features of ColorOS 15
Another worthwhile function is the FlexDrop function, which enables applications to start in a floating, resizable window. This is most useful when the folks are in one application but wish to refer to info in another application.
It also features Smart Always-On Display technology, which makes it possible for the users to view notifications, time, or percentage of battery without unlocking the gadget. App Permissions Control is where users are given the authority to decide which app should access their details, such as location, contact, microphone, and others.
There is also a servicing part in ColorOS 15 that analyzes the runtime processes and automatically shields the device against threats like viruses or malicious apps.
Other updates include the arrival of AI Office, Suite, and OPPO Documents, ColorOS 15 allows for better productivity through its AI How-to and Learning. The system’s AI reading and writing suite offers users several tools for better managing their tasks. The split screen and the ability to place a window as a floating panel is free and has been improved. People can split 99% of applications and drag and drop two floating windows with ease.
The new Fluid Cloud status capsules consolidate third-party services thus making service information more coherent and consolidated. A reversible correction mechanism is now available to users from across the world, with an added one-click recovery option for the corrections made. The OPPO Mutual Transfer feature removes the boundary between Android and iOS, allowing the sharing of 100 4K photos in under 8 seconds.
The ColorOS 15 will be shipped on the new Oppo Find X8 series and OnePlus 13 in China. Other older models such as the Find X7-series, Find N3, Find N3 Flip, and OnePlus Ace 3 series will receive what will be known as a rolling update in November.
ColorOS 15 – Eligible OPPO devices and when to arrive
Devices that will get the update in November 2024
- OPPO Find X7
- OPPO Find X7 Ultra Satellite Communication Edition
- OPPO Find X7 Ultra
- OPPO Find N3
- OPPO Find N3 Collector’s Edition
- OPPO Find N3 Flip
- OnePlus 12
- OnePlus Ace 3
- OnePlus Ace 3 Genshin Impact Keqing Customization
- OnePlus Ace3 Pro
- OnePlus Tablet Pro
Devices that will get the update in December 2024:
- OPPO Find N2
- OPPO Find X6 Pro
- OPPO Reno12 Pro 5G
- OPPO Pad2
- OPPO K12 5G
- OPPO K12x 5G
- OnePlus Ace 3V
- OnePlus 11
- OnePlus 11 5G Jupiter Rock Custom Edition
- OnePlus Ace 2
- OnePlus Ace 2 Genshin Impact Customized Gift Box
- OnePlus Ace 2 Pro
- OnePlus Ace 2 Pro Genshin Impact Paimon Theme Gift Box
Devices that will get the update in January 2025:
- OPPO Find N2 Flip
- OPPO Find X5
- OPPO Find X5 Pro
- OPPO Reno12 5G
- OPPO Reno11 5G
- OPPO Reno10 Pro 5G
- OPPO Reno10 Pro Star Edition 5G
- OnePlus 10 Pro
- OnePlus Ace 2V
- OnePlus Ace Pro
- OnePlus Ace Pro Genshin Impact Limited Edition
Devices that will get the update in February 2025:
- OPPO Find X5 Pro Dimensity Edition
- OPPO Reno9 Pro+ 5G
- OPPO Reno10 5G
- OPPO K11 5G
- OPPO K11x 5G
- OPPO K12 Plus
- OnePlus Ace
- OnePlus Ace Racing Edition 5G
Devices that will get the update in March 2025:
- OPPO Reno9 Pro 5G
- OPPO Reno9 5G
- OPPO Reno8 Pro+