Oppo Coloros 14 Update

[Shima Costar]

Anyonewith an Oppo phone (I know a few around have them) know how to fix? My google fu has failed me - other than to find a number of threads on other sites where people have similar problems but no solutions yet. I've tried all the obvious things like changing the music app in google settings, assistant settings, etc basically everywhere I can find to set it.

(The annoying thing is that this only started around the time I switched from Google Play to YT music - though I also got an upgrade to the Android version on the phone around the same time, so suspect one of those 2 things broke it. I guess I could switch back to Google Play Music to see if that fixes it... but given they are discontinuing, it doesn't seem like a good long term option.)

Interesting. Did that one also default to having "record all calls" set? Because the combination is very annoying - it now means that everytime I jump in the car and bluetooth automatically connects it starts playing a random message that the phone has previously recorded due to that seemingly being the default setting for the oppo\colorOS phone app. I've deleted all the previously recorded calls and turned that setting off, I guess it will now just go to dead air.

On mine it's phone icon -> settings -> call recording -> Record all calls. Seemed to be on by default (but feels like something that should be opt-in to me!)

PS: I seem to recall having similar issues with music initially when I got the phone, but as long as I had used Google Play Music at least once since a reboot it would "take over" the music duties. YT music doesn't seem to do this though.

So I still haven't found a way to fix this - I got excited because I found that YouTube music wasn't set to allow automatic start on boot and in background (App settings -> Startup manager) but that hasn't fixed it.

OnePlus brought the Insight always-on display (AOD) with its flagship phone a couple of years back. Now, with ColoOS 13, the feature is making its way to the Oppo phones. For the unaware, Insight AOD shows your digital behavior. It has a color bar that tracks the number of times you unlocked the phone and the hours spent on your device.

ColorOS 13 also comes with new animations on its AOD screen. These feature animals and nature. On the other hand, Oppo is continuing its partnership with Snapchat to bring Bitmoji to the always-on display. You can connect to the Bitmoji app to display your personal emoji on the AOD.

ColorOS 13 brings a redesigned control center. One of my favorite parts is that it allows me to switch between playback devices while playing songs from Spotify. For instance, I wanted to play a song on my Amazon Echo Studio. I could do it with a couple of taps directly from the control center.

The new control center also allows you to tap Wi-Fi and Bluetooth toggles to select the Wi-Fi or Bluetooth device, respectively. It can now also change to landscape mode with an improved layout, which comes in handy while you are gaming or watching a movie on your phone.

OnePlus gave Digital Trends and other publications an opportunity to sit down with three executives from OnePlus/Oppo last week to talk about brands, strategy, and development. The executives in question were Pete Lau, founder of OnePlus and chief product officer of Oppo; Chris Shu, vice president and head of product strategy and cooperation of OnePlus and Oppo; and Gary Chen, head of OS Product. The three of them gave us a short presentation about OnePlus and Oppo, as well as their respective futures. We were then allowed to ask questions, and this is what we learned.

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Oppo stuck to its promise and unveiled its latest ColorOS 13 at an event today. As its name suggests, ColorOS 13 is based on Google's Android 13 under the hood. That, in itself, entails some interesting changes, mainly having to do with personal data and security. Oppo hasn't adopted every bit of Android 13 directly, particularly on the visual side of things, where the company has put its own spin on things. The "under the hood" improvements are present, though. You can read more about those here.

There is plenty to focus on in ColorOS 13 beyond Google's Android 13 bits, though. As you can imagine, ColorOS 13 has been in testing for some time now. Mostly in internal circles, followed by limited public testing. Now that the global version is ColorOS 13 is official we expect a much wider release to follow shortly. In the meantime, we are happy to report that Oppo afforded us the opportunity to give Color OS 13 an early try prior to the official release.

Follow along as we detail what's new and what's changed and our general experience with ColorOS 13 and Android 13 on Oppo's flagship Find X5 Pro handset. We apologize if we miss any particular detail since there is a lot of ground to cover.

Let's kick things off with the visual changes in ColorOS 13. There is a distinct shift in the overall look and feel of the UX. As one would expect, it is more refined, and this time around, Oppo has a whole new consistent visual style that permeates most parts of the UI. Oppo is calling it Aquamorphic design, which entails plenty of rounded shapes, like pebbles, with soft lines and smooth transitions and animations inspired by the motion of water.

Most of the layouts incorporate cards for good visual separation. Icons are highly recognizable, with contrasting colors and rounded shapes inspired by nature. Speaking of icons, you can really see the level of close collaboration between Oppo and Google since the new Material You AOSP design subsystem is clearly integrated into ColorOS 13.

Oppo has given it a spin of its own, but the basics are clearly courtesy of Google. Customization goes really deep. You can edit shapes, curvature, text size and color. There are nifty presets as well. One thing worth noting is that third-party app icons can now be styled to a certain degree as well through the same interface for a cohesive look and feel. Font legibility has been improved accross many languages. Animations throughout the UI come courtesy of a special Quantum Animation Engine, which even includes behavioral prediction for user actions.

The core Android color palettes functionality is part of ColorOS 13 as well. You can either go with one of the preset palettes or make one entirely on your own. In keeping with its aquatic theme, by default, ColorOS 13 has a selection of colors inspired mostly by color schemes at sunrise and sunset near the sea, which means lots of deep blues and orange to yellow accents akin to the sun.

Always on display has some work done as well, both visually and functionally. In terms of functionality, there is a brand new currently playing widget. Spotify, in particular, gets special treatment here. Oppo has also developed a new style of notifications for keeping track of things like delivery status updates and ride-sharing updates from various supported apps.

There is plenty of customization to be done to the always-on display in general. You can have a different set of items present or absent from the screen. There are also a whole bunch of behavioral settings, like putting the always-on display on a schedule to save battery.

ColorOS 13 provides a few interesting custom bits of its own, like the Insight always-on display. It visualizes a timeline with data on every time you unlocked and used your phone throughout the day. It's something of an addition to the Android Digital Wellbeing system of sorts, so you can track how much you use your phone.

Another interesting ColorOS 13 addition is Bitmoji integration on the always-on display. It is a personalized little avatar that can hang out on the lock screen. It won't be static either, since it can react to the time of day, the weather and certain activities on the phone.

There is also a series of Homeland always-on display animations which showcase the changes to natural habitats of some creatures as a result of climate change and change throughout the day based on daily temperature fluctuations.

The Control center has also been revamped. Toggles are easier to differentiate and operate. There is a universal playback control widget that allows you to quickly switch between audio sources as well as playback devices.

These folders allow you to navigate within them, like scrolling through pages of apps and launching the apps themselves without opening the actual folder up. The iOS inspiration is clearly visible, but that's not bad since these fit in great with the overall look and feel of the UX.

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