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TL;DR
- Oppo has announced revisions to its update policy for its upcoming flagship phones.
- According to the company, there will be four “major Color OS updates” and five years of security patches.
- It’s unclear if the company will offer four Android version upgrades or four Color OS skin updates.
Oppo announced a new update policy a little over a year ago, promising three major OS updates and four years of security patches for its flagship Find X series. Now the company is announcing revised policies for its flagship handsets.
More specifically, the Chinese smartphone brand says it guarantees four major Color OS updates and five years of security patches for its users. He also noted that this applies to “select flagship models” from his 2023 onwards.
Oppo sure confirmed android authority This policy only applies to future flagship devices launching next year. As such, Find X5 Pro and Find N owners are not included in this new pledge.
Is there an update for Android OS or Color OS?
It’s interesting that Oppo specifically says it will guarantee 4 major “Color OS” updates instead of 4 major Android version updates. When the company announced its revised upgrade policy a year ago, it specifically said it was offering three major “Android version” updates.
This is an important distinction. We have seen some companies like Xiaomi leave the underlying Android version alone and upgrade the software overlay. So if Oppo promised he would deliver 4 major Color OS updates, then theoretically he could only deliver 1 or 2 Android version upgrades, and 4 Color OS updates. It means you can provide For what it’s worth, the company actually offers gradual Color OS releases such as Color OS 12.1 and 11.1 that don’t move to newer Android versions.
Nonetheless, we asked Oppo to clarify whether the pledge actually covered the Color OS update or the underlying Android version. I will update the article when there is.
Otherwise, I’m happy that the company offers 5 years of security patches. That’s on par with Samsung and Google, even after OnePlus announced a revised upgrade policy earlier this month. However, we expect the BBK brand to introduce the old update policy (three OS updates, four years of security patches) to mid-range phones.