Oppo’s new OS version, called ColorOS 7, will be launched on 20th November. The company will host an event in the capital city of Beijing to unveil its new OS. Further details about the release date and features are yet to unearth officially. The company confirmed the launching of the latest Color OS 7 via a teaser.

Color OS7 will be based on current Google’s Android version and so it will run on Android 10. ColorOS shares many of its features based on the latest Android version, but it has some additional features as well that are absent and do not come with Android.

More about ColorOS 7

The Chinese smartphone manufacturer, Oppo, announced ColorOS 6 in September 2018, which was based on Google’s Android 9 Pie. The ColorOS 6 came pre-installed on every Realme and Oppo smartphones. For the records, Google announced the final release on 6th August 2018 of Android 9 Pie officially.

The OS 6.0 took one month after the Android Pie was released, and hence it is evident that after the release of Google’s recent Android 10 version launched in September 2019, Oppo should be launching its new OS after one or two months of the latest Android release.

The tech giant Google has released its second installment of the Android Q update, which is in the beta stage. Just like the previous year, the final version has arrived in September 2019 as per Google’s developer beta timeline.

ColorOS has been developing its new OS since then and was gathering feedback from its customers. The company has been working with the R&D team to introduce highly requested features for the upcoming OS.

Compatible devices getting the ColorOS 7 update

As mentioned, the new skin will be officially announced on 20th November 2019 at an event in Beijing. For the time being, only the Reno series has received the latest beta update of ColorOS 7. Basing on the feedback of the Reno consumers, the company’s R&D team will make final tweaks on the new OS.

After that, you will find the Realme and Oppo devices are receiving the updates. It may be assumed that the stable version of the new OS will start from 2020. According to rumors, you can see the complete update rolling by the end of 03,2020.

Compatible devices to get the Android ten updates will be Realme 0, Realme X, and Realme Youth Edition. These are the first group of phones to get the update. The Realme X2 and Pro will be the next to receive the updates. Here is some information about the devices getting the new OS update as per trusted reports.

Q1, 2020 – All variants of Oppo Reno series, Oppo Find X, R 17 & 17Pro, Realme 5 Pro, 3 Pro, XT, and X. 02, 2020 – Realme X2 Pro, X2, 3 and 5

Q2, 2020 – Realme X2 Pro, X2, 3 and 5

– Realme X2 Pro, X2, 3 and 5 Q3, 2020 – Realme 3i and 2 Pro

New features that might come with the ColorOS 7

Everybody has to wait till 20th November 2019, to know the exact Color OS features and functionalities of this new OS based on Android 10 platform. It is not clear on which compatible devices this upgrade will run, but Oppo Reno will be the one to be running this OS into the phone because it is the only Oppo device to run on Android 10.

ColorOS 7 features may include

Google has already launched a lot of new features bundled with Android 10. As per various reports, you can conclude that ColorOS 7 will definitely run on Android 10 Q, which means that the features of Android 10 will be included in the new ColorOS. Here are some of the Android ten features.

Desktop mode

ColorOS may transfer to the desktop mode you connect the device to a monitor. You can open multi-windows on the screen and have the ability to move different app anywhere on the screen.

Deep Press

The new ColorOS 7will include deep press support interactions on the screen. The concept behind this functionality is to activate different actions whenever you press harder on the display screen. It may be a bit different from the regular long press or short press and will rely on your pressing harder.

Privacy

In the ColorOS update, you can have full control over the information you want to share with your apps by the new app permissions. Apps will require your permission to track the location in the background.

Runtime permission features will enable your phone to have access to any location when that app is running. That will limit the quantity of information that a particular app can accumulate in the background.

Bubbles

These are the new features in the OS. Bubbles will help in multitasking from anywhere on the device. Bubbles are in-build in the notification system. They will be floating atop on other apps and follow you wherever you go. They can be expanded to get the app functionality with information and can be collapsed.

Dual SIM with dual standby

A few years back, Google offered eS IM on Pixels, where you cannot use physical and eSIM at the same time. Although they have changed with Android 10 that offers dual SIM with dual stand-bys’. So it’s expected on ColorOS 7.

Improved setting

You will find a floating UI panel that can be triggered by various apps. Suppose, while browsing Chrome detects that there is no internet connectivity, then it will open options for mobile data, Wi-Fi, and Airplane mode. It is designed so that you don’t have to leave the app while changing the settings.

Shares content fast

The share menu loads quickly that shares shortcuts and lets you jump over another app to share content. This is how apps shortcuts work in Android Pie, and you can much easily share content.

Share Wi-Fi by QR codes

You can easily share the Wi-Fi details with the help of QR code in Android 10. If you want to see more information on a connection on a selected network, you can have the option of sharing the Wi-Fi details via a QR code.

Improved always-on-display (AOC)

This feature will be getting a few tweaks on Android 10. The battery indicator will be located on the right side top display instead of the bottom. You can also find details of the currently playing music.

Leaked UI ahead of the official launch

The company has not yet released any information about the new features in the ColorOS 7. However, some screenshots of the new skin were leaked online, which will give you some idea about the new user interface. This new UI will be on the Android ten platform that will come along with a transition and a new charging animation.

There might be the newest of icons with a completely redesigned notification bar. The App Drawer is not seen in these leaked images, but there must be the same because, in the previous versions, you can switch between the home screen and the app drawer.

The company also shared a teaser in video format, where it starts with a gaming theme. This indicates that the new ColorOS 7 will have a revised Game Booster. Although the company is silent on the availability of new features on this new OS, the leaked images indicate many new things.

Alongside new transition effects and animations, it will include improved gestures that will be similar to Android 10 and excellent notification management. Going through the screenshots, the company didn’t change a lot on the Home screen.

With familiar icons, settings, browsers, or messages, there isn’t much change, but a welcome change can be a small quick setting toggle in the notification shade. ColorOS6 used big toggles, which many users disliked. This means the company doesn’t want to include a significant UI overhaul in the new OS.

Oppo might be following the strategy used by MIUI that believes, no need to fix anything that isn’t broken yet. But ColorOS used to have a bloated and clunky UI and has been rebuked many times. From the screenshots, it is also noticeable that the power menu will now have app shortcuts, the multitasking screen will get a small overhaul, and you will get more floating apps.

The company hasn’t surfaced anything about the new ColorOS 7. The leaks suggest that you might not experience a different user interface, which is pretty disappointing if you want to try new features with new customiz.ations in ROMs.

While Oppo’s phone will be refreshed with a new skin experience, its sister brand, Realme is on the verge of bringing a more stock-ish and stripped-down experience to its users. The CEO of Realme India, in an interview, has confirmed the same about having an OxygenOS-like and more close to stock Android UI in the upcoming update.

Bottom-line

You can expect to get all the details about the new Color OS features on 20th November, and you may not find any significant change in terms of interface, although the company will introduce some new features.