- ColorOS 16 is rolling out to older Oppo phones
- It made its debut on the new Oppo Find X9 phones
- This new update is Oppo’s version of Android 16 and it adds a lot of features
After the recent debut of the Oppo Find X9 and Find X9 Pro, older models in Oppo’s lineup now have something to look forward to: the global rollout of ColorOS 16 (Oppo’s version of Android 16).
Find N5 and Find X8 devices started seeing the update last week, and now anyone with a Find N3, Find N3 Flip, or a Find N3 Pad 3 Pro can look forward to the update as it starts dropping this week.
Later this month, Reno14 and then Reno13 devices will see the ColorOS update before a number of other gadgets get it in December and later “Q1 2026.” Oppo shared the details in the image below:
But what can these devices expect to see from the update?
AI galore
Well, as we’ve come to expect from software updates in 2025, the answer is of course AI.
If you use your voice recorder regularly, the AI recorder will automatically generate titles and summaries for the conversations – plus ColorOS can implement artificial intelligence to automatically scrub noise while enhancing human voices to make recordings clearer.
Your phone can also help you create captions for your Instagram snaps using AI Writer, or the same tool promises to help you with more complex writing tasks like coming up with a project plan.
Then there’s AI Mindspace, which works particularly well with the Snap key on FInd X9 to make notes in this AI-powered diary, which collects voice notes, images and other details – which AI like Gemini can then use to help you plan a holiday based on the notes and websites you’ve saved in your Mind Space.
You can also expect new photo tools like AI Portrait Glow, which can help fix your photos’ lighting issues, and a new all-in-one video editor that helps you adjust clips quickly – even turning videos into Motion Photos and vice versa.
Your edited images (or unedited) images can then be used in the new Flux Theme home screen design. You can design the details to suit your desired aesthetic and needs, and I love how the AI can suggest smart edits and add depth to your screen by having text and elements sandwiched between foreground and background elements of your images.
There’s Aqua Dynamics that acts as an alternative to a Dynamic Island / Now Bar, a new ‘Luminous Design’ that shares a few aesthetics with Liquid Glass (which isn’t inherently a bad thing as I think it’s done well), and speaking of the iPhone, there’s some new integrations for people using both Oppo and iPhone devices on calls that your iPhone receives.
That’s a lot of updates, but there are a few other upgrades you can expect to launch. To check them out, check out Oppo’s full ColorOS 16 breakdown.
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