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OPPO Unveils ColorOS 16: A New Era for Mobile Operating Systems

On October 15, 2025, in Shenzhen, China, OPPO introduced their latest mobile operating system, ColorOS 16. This new OS is designed to bring a remarkable upgrade in smoothness, intelligence, and connectivity, making it a game-changer for OPPO users around the globe.

Smooth Operation Experience

Building on the foundation of the Parallel Animation of ColorOS 15, ColorOS 16 now features seamless animations that lead to a more natural flow throughout the system. Users can experience this enhanced smoothness when launching apps from the home screen, navigating through app drawers, or switching between applications using gestures. Even within OPPO’s standard apps, the animations begin the moment a user interacts with them and revert smoothly when closed, fostering a cohesive visual flow that enhances intuitiveness in operation.

The innovative smoothness is achieved through two core technologies: the groundbreaking Luminous Rendering Engine and the Trinity Engine. The Luminous Rendering Engine efficiently controls and renders all visual elements simultaneously, alleviating choppiness between animations. Regardless of how many processes are executed concurrently, the OS operates smoothly. The Trinity Engine has also evolved to tackle high-demand scenarios, such as gaming and multitasking, by marrying chip-level optimization with intelligent resource allocation, ensuring high-speed performance and energy efficiency over extended use.

OPPO is committed to providing excellent performance across all devices, including entry-level models through their optimization initiative dubbed 'Project Breeze'.

Refined Design Inspired by Nature

ColorOS 16 showcases a refreshing design inspired by the subtle play of light and shadows found in nature. The interface has been reimagined to be cleaner and more intuitive, allowing users to customize their experience. New wallpapers, motion photos, and videos, along with a variety of font choices, are available for personalization. The AI even suggests appropriate text for wallpapers.

In addition to the traditional Always-On Display (AOD) feature, ColorOS 16 introduces a Full-Screen AOD capability, allowing users to view important notifications alongside the lock screen wallpaper for a more integrated screen display. With just one tap, users can transition smoothly from the AOD to the full lock screen.

The new Flux Home screen allows users to easily resize folders and app icons into various shapes—tall, wide, or large—by simply long-pressing them. When the size of the folder changes, the surrounding layout adjusts automatically, creating a visually pleasing and smooth experience thanks to the Luminous Rendering Engine.

AI-Powered Creativity at Your Fingertips

New features in OPPO’s high-performance AI photo editing suite have been added, including AI Eraser, AI Blur Removal, and AI Reflection Removal, with the addition of AI Re-lighting. This latest feature optimizes skin tones and balances lighting in low-light portrait photos—all with a simple tap, achieving natural and beautiful results.

The internal video editor has also been upgraded. Now it includes Master Cut, enabling users to manipulate aspects such as trimming, speed control, music insertion, text, and filter application, along with manual adjustments for contrast, brightness, and saturation.

Seamless Connectivity Within the Ecosystem

Continuing its commitment to user-friendly functionality across its ecosystem, OPPO has broadened the capabilities of its O+ Connect feature. Originally launched last year, this feature now enables seamless data transfer not only to iOS devices but also to Macs and Windows PCs. Users can manage files from their smartphones on their computers or remotely operate their PCs from their smartphones.

The screen mirroring feature allows users to display up to five apps from their smartphones on their computers simultaneously, which is particularly useful during meetings or lectures when direct interaction with the smartphone is impractical.

Looking Forward

ColorOS 16 has unified smoother performance, smarter features, and enhanced inter-device connectivity into one platform. It reflects OPPO’s vision of delivering a smart mobile experience for everyone. ColorOS 16 will first be rolled out in the upcoming Find X9 series. Stay tuned for all the innovative developments ahead!

About OPPO

OPPO, a leading global smart device brand, is driven by its slogan “Make Your Moment.” Since launching its first feature phone, the A103 Smiley Face, in 2008, OPPO has consistently aimed to create new values while combining beautiful design with innovative technology. Today, OPPO offers a range of smartphones and IoT products centered around its Find and Reno series, alongside ColorOS. The brand operates in over 70 countries and regions, supporting customers worldwide to embrace their individuality and enjoy the present.