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OPPO launches ColorOS 11

Published

September 15, 2020

Luigi Leonardo

As Android 11 rolls out worldwide, supporting brands are developing and releasing their own skins in short succession. For example, OnePlus and Huawei have already launched their own takes, OxygenOS 11 and EMUI 11, respectively. Today, OPPO launches ColorOS 11, its own take on the new operating system.

First announced last week, OPPO has finally unveiled their next operating system today. As expected, the update rolls out a barrage of much-needed updates for OPPO users.

Always-On Display

For one, ColorOS 11 is finally introducing an Always-On Display for OPPO smartphones. With Android 11, everyone is debuting the feature in their respective skins. In OPPO’s skin, users can fully customize this display themselves. Users can also control a lot of their device’s themes, wallpapers, icons, and fonts.

Customizable Dark Mode

OPPO is also rolling out a Customizable Dark Mode feature. Instead of the traditional configurations, ColorOS 11 offers three levels of dark mode: enhanced (pitch black), medium (a dark grey), or gentle (a lighter grey).

OPPO Relax 2.0

The new OPPO Relax 2.0 provides a refreshing palette of ambient sounds for relaxation. Besides sounds from nature, the feature also brings ambient atmospheric sounds from the world’s biggest cities such as Tokyo, Reykjavik, and Bangkok. It’s a terrific feature for everyone itching to travel today.

Improved gesture commands

ColorOS 11 also comes with a few additional gesture controls to ease functionalities. The first one is the Three-Finger Translate, a new feature co-developed with Google. Using a three-finger gesture, users can capture screenshots of text and automatically translate them with the feature.

Flexdrop, another new feature, allows users to minimize and shrink apps into mini-windows using a simple swipe-up gesture.

Finally, Private System switches between two system configurations with a fingerprint or a password. The feature allows users to manage work and play modes on their smartphones.

Better battery management

In a new Super Power Saving Mode, users can minimize battery usage by limiting their smartphone to just six apps of their choosing. Under the new mode, users can take a 1-hour phone call with just five percent of battery.

Further, Battery Guard aims to prolong a smartphone’s battery life by pausing charging at 80 percent overnight. The system will resume charging right before the user wakes up.

Optimized under the hood

In ColorOS 11, OPPO is packing in a “proprietary lag-reducing engine,” boosting RAM usage efficiency by 45 percent, response rate by 32 percent, and frame rate by 17 percent.

Availability

OPPO is already rolling out the new update starting today. Right now, the update is available for the Find X2, the Find X2 Pro, and the Find X2 Pro Automobili Lamborghini Edition.

On September 30, it rolls out to the Reno3 4G, Reno3 Pro 4G, and the F17 Pro. Sometime in October, it launches for the Reno4 Pro 5G. In November, it comes to the Reno4 5G and the Reno4 Pro 5G. In December, it comes to the Reno4 4G, the F11, the F11 Pro, the F11 Pro Marvel’s Avengers Limited Edition, the A9, the A92, the A72, and the A52.

For the first quarter of next year, ColorOS 11 is coming to the Reno 10x Zoom, the Reno2, the Reno2 F, the Reno2 Z, the Reno3 Pro 5G, the A91, and the F15. In the next quarter, it rolls out to the Reno, the Reno Z, the A5 2020, and the A9 2020.

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Smart showcases cloud gaming platform in partnership with Blacknut

Play over 1,000 titles straight on your smartphones

Published

August 14, 2026

GadgetMatch

Philippines mobile service provider Smart showcased the country’s first cloud gaming platform in partnership with Blacknut at the recent Philippine GameDev Expo (PGDX) 2026.

As the event’s main presenter, Smart highlighted its collaboration with the cloud gaming subscription service. Together with its value-packed Power All offers, the network provider is highlighting what the future of gaming can look like.

Smart and TNT subscribers can conveniently access Blacknut Cloud Gaming through a dedicated site. Here, they can play more than 1,000 premium console and PC-quality games on their smartphones.

That’s without the need for expensive gaming hardware or lengthy downloads. Weekly subscriptions start at just PhP 145 and can be conveniently charged to prepaid load following a simple OTP verification process.

To make the experience better, Smart also has Power All offers, which provide generous open-access data for today’s digital lifestyles. There’s a package for cloud and mobile gaming, streaming, content sharing, and productivity.

Gaming

Ghost of Yotei gets a story expansion in October

The Complete Edition comes with the expansion and a roguelike mode.

Published

August 13, 2026

Luigi Leonardo

Ghost of Yotei is a classic RPG experience set in the same universe as its predecessor, Ghost of Tsushima. In my opinion, Atsu’s journey of revenge feels a lot more fun than Jin’s battle to save his homeland. If you’re in the same boat, Ghost of Yotei is coming back on October 1 with brand-new content.

Without delving too much into spoiler territory, Ghost of Yotei has a conclusive ending. Rather than shoehorning a forced epilogue, Echoes of Sekigahara, the title of the upcoming story expansion, explores Atsu’s past.

As with Tsushima’s expansion, Echoes of Sekigahara features a new map with new enemies, weapons, and collectibles. It will be set in two different time periods.

Besides the story expansion, the upcoming update also has a new mode called Most Wanted, which Sucker Punch Production describes as their “spin on a roguelike.” The mode explores Atsu’s experience as a headhunter, feeding her with bounties and earnable perks.

The two new content expansions will come with in the upcoming Ghost of Yotei Complete Edition. The new edition, coming on October 1, will also come with the co-op Legends mode. It also has a few perks and customization options. The edition will sell for US$ 70.

If you already have the base edition, you can grab an upgrade for only US$ 15. If you don’t want to pay for the upgrade, the game is still getting a few minor tweaks.

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HONOR isn’t taking the Robot Phone global — yet

The hardware is ready. The AI isn’t.

Published

August 13, 2026

Rodneil Quiteles

The HONOR Robot Phone may have officially launched, but don’t expect this version to immediately make its way to global markets.

HONOR told media in Shenzhen that it currently has no plans to bring the current Robot Phone outside China. The main hurdle isn’t the hardware. It’s the phone’s AI experience, which is currently optimized for the Chinese market.

HONOR believes a future generation of the Robot Phone would be better positioned for a true global rollout once its AI experience is ready for markets outside China.

That doesn’t mean HONOR is abandoning the idea. Quite the opposite.

More than a phone with a moving camera

The Robot Phone is HONOR’s attempt to introduce a new idea to the smartphone market. It combines a smartphone with a 4DoF mechanical gimbal, allowing its camera to physically move.

Its AI features take that concept further. YOYO Robot Mode can use voice commands, gestures, and AI tracking to control the camera. It can also automatically pan and tilt to keep a person in frame during vlogs, livestreams, and video calls.

The phone also brings selected elements of ARRI Image Science and professional cinema workflows to its camera system. Its 200MP gimbal main camera supports 10-bit ARRI LogC3 recording, while ARRI Wide Gamut 3 and ARRI Looks give creators more control over their footage.

But HONOR isn’t treating the Robot Phone primarily as a volume-driving product.

The company says its bigger goal is to introduce a new concept to the smartphone market and see what kind of effect it can have.

That makes the Robot Phone an interesting experiment for HONOR. The hardware is already here. The company now wants to learn what happens when a smartphone can physically move, respond to its surroundings, and use AI to help operate itself.

For now, though, China is where that experiment begins.