Oppo is launching its ColorOS 13 replace at present, and has detailed the options which are on the best way for its units as they’re upgraded to its taste of Android 13. Oppo — which like Vivo, OnePlus, and different Chinese manufacturers is managed by the tech large BBK Electronics — says the replace will likely be arriving first on the Find X5 and Find X5 Pro this month, forward of its launch on round 33 further fashions within the Find, Reno, A, F, and Ok ranges earlier than the tip of the yr.

One of the smaller options value calling out is a neat pixelation function that’ll be out there for screenshots in WhatsApp and Messenger chats. A brand new “Pixelate” possibility seems within the modifying window, which might be tapped to mechanically blur out the contact’s identify and profile image (as proven within the animation above). You may use the instrument to manually blur out the contents of messages. It may very well be a useful little function if you wish to rapidly share a message alternate with out revealing each element.

As you’d count on, ColorOS 13 contains lots of the customary options that Google has constructed into this yr’s Android replace reminiscent of enhanced privateness settings or the flexibility to reflect Google Messages on a paired Chromebook. There are additionally some apparent similarities with Oppo sub-brand OnePlus’ recently announced OxygenOS 13 update, which runs on the identical underlying codebase as ColorOS. The two updates share the identical always-on show widget designs, together with one for Spotify with built-in playback controls, in addition to related design tweaks that embody dwelling display widgets and resizable folders.

But there are additionally some new options for ColorOS 13 which have but to be introduced for OxygenOS. For instance, Oppo has introduced a brand new “Multi-Screen Connect” screen-mirroring function which is able to enable as much as three home windows from a telephone to be displayed on a related Windows PC. That contains two background apps alongside one direct mirror of a telephone’s show. The connectivity additionally simplifies the switch of information between a smartphone and Windows, in response to Oppo’s announcement.

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Another small-yet-potentially-handy function is one thing Oppo is asking “Meeting Assistant,” which is designed to enhance the reliability of calls made through Zoom, Microsoft Teams, or Google Meet by prioritizing their visitors knowledge over different apps. It additionally reduces the dimensions of incoming notifications in an try to make them much less distracting whereas on a name.

Under the hood upgrades claimed for ColorOS 13 embody the debut of what Oppo is asking the “Dynamic Computing Engine,” which it says will improve battery life and permit extra apps to be saved open within the background.

The launch of ColorOS 13 comes simply days after the official launch of Android 13 for Pixel units, making Oppo one of many first third-party Android producers to begin rolling out the most recent model of Google’s working system. Check out Oppo’s graphic under to see its projected timeline for the replace to be out there throughout its vary of handsets.

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