The latest Android 16-based interface takes inspiration from the natural play of light and shadow.
During its annual Developer Conference in China, Oppo officially unveiled ColorOS 16, its latest Android 16-based custom skin. The new update introduces AI-powered upgrades, refreshed visuals, and improved ecosystem connectivity.
ColorOS 16 delivers faster, smoother, and smarter performance
The refreshed design language of ColorOS 16 is immediately evident. From lockscreen to homescreen, the visuals now appear cleaner, smoother, and more transparent. Oppo calls this its Light Field Design, featuring translucent UI layers that mimic how light refracts on glass.
Additionally, the new Luminous Rendering Engine ensures seamless motion through parallel rendering, maintaining smoothness even during heavy workloads. This technology enhances the Parallel Animation framework introduced in ColorOS 15, combining fluid visuals with cohesive transitions.
New transparent lockscreen clocks are also available and can be customized in style and placement, featuring drop shadow effects and bouncy animations.
The Always On Display (AOD) now transitions effortlessly to the lockscreen and homescreen, thanks to full-screen AOD support and the Luminous Rendering Engine. Users can also add widgets to the lockscreen and use new AI wallpapers that introduce Cinematic Depth effects.
Beyond visual updates, ColorOS 16 brings refined icons for system apps such as Gallery, Clock, Files, Calculator, and Weather, all redesigned to align with the translucent aesthetic. Users can also explore new icon shapes that dynamically adjust to the OS’s Flux Themes, altering color, size, and form automatically.
The Flux Home Screen has also been enhanced. Icons and folders can now be resized and reshaped, and the layout adapts dynamically depending on app or folder behavior.
Beneath the interface, ColorOS 16 introduces the Trinity Engine, which integrates chip-level optimization with smart resource management. This ensures a faster, smoother, and more energy-efficient experience, while maintaining control over background app activity.
Oppo’s Aqua Dynamics, inspired by Dynamic Island, is now more capable with support for Cloud Live Activities and over 110 live services. It can manage up to three active apps simultaneously, allowing easy switching with a single tap.
In the AI department, Oppo has upgraded its intelligent suite. The new AI Portrait Glow enhances skin tone and lighting balance with one tap, integrated into the AI Photos toolkit.
The video editor in ColorOS has received the Master Cut upgrade, bringing tools like trimming, speed control, music syncing, cropping, filters, and manual controls for contrast, brightness, and saturation.
Connectivity across devices has also seen significant improvements. The updated O+ Connect now supports both Windows PCs and Macs, enabling remote desktop access and wireless file sharing between Oppo smartphones, tablets, and computers.
A new Screen Mirroring feature allows ColorOS 16 devices to cast up to five apps simultaneously, with mouse and keyboard input support, ensuring a truly unified ecosystem.
ColorOS 16 will debut with the Find X9 series in China on October 16, 2025. Oppo has already begun internal beta testing in China, and users can apply through the ColorOS China Community. A separate rollout announcement for India and global markets will follow soon.
