| ColorOS | |
|---|---|
 Logo used since 2020 | |
 ColorOS 16 home screen | |
| Developer | Oppo |
| OS family | Android |
| Working state | Current |
| Initial release | September 23, 2013 |
| Latest release | 16.1 (16.0.10) / 14 August 2026 |
| Latest preview | 16.1 (16.0.10) RC / 6 August 2026 |
| Available in | 67[1] languages |
List of languages
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| License | Proprietary |
| Official website | ColorOS 16 |
ColorOS is a user interface created by Oppo based on Android. 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]
History
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. Major version 4 was skipped due to the superstitious nature of the number. 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's Realme UI will merge to form a single Android skin that will appear on all OnePlus, Oppo and Realme 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
| Version | Initial release date | Latest version | Latest release date | Android version(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ColorOS 1 | September 23, 2013 | 1.4.3i | August 11, 2014 | Android 4.1 – 4.3 | ||
| ColorOS 2 | October 20, 2014 | 2.1.5i | October 31, 2015 | Android 4.4 – 5.1 | ||
| ColorOS 3 | March 17, 2016 | 3.2 | October 26, 2017 | Android 5.1 – 7.1.1 | ||
| ColorOS 5 | March 26, 2018 | 5.2.1 | October 16, 2018 | Android 7.1.1 - 8.1 | ||
| ColorOS 6 | March 17, 2019[6] | 6.1.2 | December 20, 2019 | Android 9 | ||
| 6.7 | November 6, 2019 | Android 10 | ||||
| ColorOS 7 | November 26, 2019 | 7.2 | June 5, 2020 | |||
| ColorOS 11 | September 14, 2020 | 11.3 | May 27, 2021 | Android 11 | ||
| ColorOS 12 | September 16, 2021 | 12.1 | February 24, 2022 | Android 11 – 12 | ||
| ColorOS 13 | September 19, 2022 | 13.2 | September 29, 2023 | Android 13 | ||
| ColorOS 14 | November 16, 2023[7] | 14.1 | May 23, 2024 | Android 14 | ||
| ColorOS 15 | October 17, 2024[8] | 15.0.2 | May 23, 2025 | Android 15 | ||
| ColorOS 16 | October 28, 2025[9] | 16.1 (16.0.10) | August 14, 2026 | Android 16 | ||
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See also
Further reading
References
- ↑ "ColorOS 12". OPPO Global. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ↑ Yordan. "Realme UI officially detailed: simplified design, new features". GSMArena.com. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
- ↑ Yordan. "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. March 2022. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
- ↑ "Oppo announces bright ColorOS 6.0 with machine learning and new font". GSMArena.com. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
- ↑ Sudarshan (9 Oct 2023). "Oppo announces ColorOS 14 launch date and beta schedule for older flagships and mid-rangers". Gizmochina. Retrieved 15 Nov 2023.
- ↑ Michail. "Oppo announces ColorOS 15 with new design language, focus on AI". GSMArena.com. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ↑ "Find X9 series and ColorOS 16 Global Launch". OPPO. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
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