Oppo has unveiled the Chinese rollout plan for ColorOS 12, the latest version of its Android 12-based operating system, for the first quarter of 2022. The Chinese company has listed the handsets that will receive beta and stable versions of ColorOS 12 in the near future. year. Several smartphones like Oppo Find X3 series, OnePlus 9 series and Oppo Reno 6 series already have the stable version of the new OS. Meanwhile, OnePlus co-founder Pete Lau has written a letter to OnePlus users detailing the issues encountered in delivering ColorOS updates to older OnePlus handsets.
According to the information available on Oppo China’s website, the ColorOS 12 public beta will be rolled out from January 17. The first batch of phones that will get the public beta will belong to the Oppo Reno 4 series, OnePlus 8 series and OnePlus 8T. From February 2022, Oppo Reno 3, Oppo K9 Pro, Oppo K7 and Oppo A72 will get the public beta. Oppo Reno 7 series, Oppo A93s, Oppo A92s, Oppo A56 5G and Oppo A55 will be getting beta in March.
Furthermore, smartphones including Oppo Reno 5 Pro+ 5G and Oppo Reno 5 5G will receive the stable update from January 6, Oppo Reno 5 Pro from January 17, and Oppo A95 5G from January 20, stable updates. As mentioned, Oppo Find X3 series, OnePlus 9 series and Oppo Reno 6 series already have the stable version of ColorOS 12.
Meanwhile, OnePlus co-founder Pete Lau has written a letter to customers explaining why the introduction of ColorOS for older OnePlus handsets running on HydrogenOS is being delayed. He says the company wants to provide a seamless experience, as well as a seamless migration process so that users’ data is not lost, giving developers more time to roll out the updates. Looking at the ColorOS Q1 2022 rollout plan, there are only three phones that will get the ColorOS 12 update.