Oppo A9 2020 Coloros 12 Update Review

ColorOS 12 allowed seamless connection between your phone and Windows PC for file transfers and notification syncing. OPPO restricted this feature to devices with at least 6GB RAM and Android 12 kernels. While the A9 2020 has a 4GB/8GB variant, the chipset compatibility was lacking.

You can mimic the look of ColorOS 12 without the OS update. oppo a9 2020 coloros 12 update

Yes and no.

To understand why the A9 2020 isn't getting ColorOS 12, you have to look at OPPO’s software update hierarchy. Unlike Google or Samsung (who now offer 4+ years of updates), OPPO traditionally offered a "two major OS updates" policy for mid-range devices. ColorOS 12 allowed seamless connection between your phone

Because the A9 2020 started on Android 9, the jump to Android 11 represented its second and final major OS upgrade. According to OPPO's rollout logic, a device that launched with Android 9 is not eligible for Android 12. Because the A9 2020 started on Android 9,