ColorOS 16 announced, going global with the Find X9 series | Infinium-tech

Oppo announced ColorOS 16 today with an updated visual look, improved performance, and a host of new features and revised system apps. It is set to debut on the Oppo Find X9 series tomorrow, while it will gradually reach older Oppo devices as well in the coming months.

The new update brings seamless system animations that provide quick app launches and interactions with apps, menus, and widgets. Animations turn on at the point of touch and easily return when dismissed for a faster UI experience.

Oppo’s Luminous rendering engine ensures smooth transitions in all aspects of the UI by taking control of all visual components and ensuring consistent performance even during heavy workloads with multiple open apps and background processes.

It includes the new Trinity Engine, which optimizes system resources at the chip-level, including smart resource allocation, prioritizing speed during multitasking, and improving power efficiency.

In terms of numbers, Oppo claims that app launches are now 28% faster, loading times have been reduced by 21% while CPU load has reduced by 14% during regular use.

Oppo says the design of ColorOS 16 is inspired by nature and specifically the interplay of light and shadow. Lockscreen now supports motion photos and videos as wallpapers. Users also get access to a wide selection of fonts and a full-screen Always On Display (AOD) option.

The home screen in ColorOS 16 features a new Flux home screen option, which allows users to quickly resize folders and apps to different sizes like wide, tall, and large.

ColorOS 16 homescreen

The same option applies to folders as well and the UI will automatically adapt around apps, widgets and folders. Oppo’s Live Alerts now support more apps to display information and system status around the selfie camera cutout.

Oppo’s AI suite is also getting an update, with AI Eraser, AI Unblur and AI Reflection Remover for photos, and a new AI Portrait Glow, which aims to improve images taken in low light by optimizing lighting and skin tones.

Oppo AI Portrait Glow in ColorOS 16

Oppo is also upgrading the O+ Connect suite with improvements to notification sync, file transfer, and device management on Mac and Windows PC.

ColorOS 16 is rolling out in China starting October 30, 2025. The first set of devices set to get the new interface include the Find X8 series, Find N5, and the Chinese versions of the OnePlus 13 and 13T. The rollout will continue in the coming months. Oppo’s Find X9 series will come with ColorOS 16 out of the box.

ColorOS 16 rollout schedule (China)