Here’s more about the update.

iQOO 15R – OriginOS 7 Early Access Update

As per the details shared by a user on iQOO Community page, the OriginOS 7 early access update has arrived on his iQOO 15R smartphone with the build number ‘PD2536IF_EX_A_17.1.11.3.W30’ which carries a download size of 4.63GB and brings the Android 17 operating system to the device.

Speaking more, as per the rollout schedule already shared by the brand, the iQOO 15R is expected to receive the stable OriginOS 7 update by mid-November. The iQOO 13 smartphone is also expected to receive the stable update around the same time.

Stay tuned for more updates.

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Check out more about this latest update below.

Vivo X300 – Stable OriginOS 7 Update in India

As per the screenshot shared by the Reddit user, the Vivo X300 has received the Android 17-based OriginOS 7 update with the build number of ‘PD2509F_EX_A_17.1.16.6.W30’, and it carries a download size of 5.35GB. Just to add, the device was expected to receive the update during this period as per the previously shared stable rollout schedule.

Notably, some users in the comment section have mentioned that they are yet to receive the update on their devices. This could be due to the rollout taking place in phases, and it may take some time before it reaches all eligible users. Therefore, we can’t say exactly when the rollout of this stable update is going to be completed.

About the other eligible devices, the Vivo X Fold 5 and the remaining X300 series models are also expected to receive the update as per the schedule. The Vivo X200 Pro, Vivo X200, Vivo X200 FE, and Vivo X200T, meanwhile, are scheduled to start receiving it from mid-November 2026.

Speaking more, this user report suggests that the stable OriginOS 7 rollout for the Vivo X300 in India is now underway, and we may be coming across more updates concerning its wider availability in the coming days. Stay tuned and don’t miss out on them.

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During the main forum, scheduled between 7 PM and 8 PM, HONOR will officially unveil its next-generation MagicOS 11 operating system.

Ahead of their respective developer conferences, both brands have now shared new updates regarding the early testing of their upcoming operating systems. HONOR has reopened the first-batch internal beta recruitment for MagicOS 11, whereas vivo has started a new OriginOS 7 internal beta recruitment covering several vivo and iQOO devices.

Here’s more about these latest updates.

HONOR MagicOS 11 – Internal Beta Recruitment Reopened

Starting with HONOR, the brand has reopened the internal beta registration channel for the first batch of devices eligible to test MagicOS 11.

The eligible devices include:

• HONOR Magic V6
• HONOR Magic V5
• HONOR Magic8 RSR Porsche Design
• HONOR Magic8 Pro
• HONOR Magic8 Pro Air
• HONOR Magic8
• HONOR Magic7 RSR Porsche Design
• HONOR Magic7 Pro
• HONOR Magic7
• HONOR 600 Pro
• HONOR 600 Super Edition
• HONOR 600 Vitality Edition
• HONOR WIN
• HONOR WIN RT
• HONOR GT Pro
• HONOR MagicPad3 Pro
• HONOR MagicPad3 Pro 12.3

Eligible users can register by heading to Settings > System and Updates > Software Update > Three-dot menu > Upgrade Early Access > Internal Beta Registration.

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MagicOS 11

HONOR has also revealed that users registering during this latest recruitment round may receive the internal beta version shortly after successful registration.

Speaking more about MagicOS 11, the upcoming operating system will bring a new visual experience with Liquid Glass-style elements and liquid animations, along with improvements to overall system smoothness.

HONOR has claimed an improvement of more than 20% in overall device smoothness, while the operating system will also bring storage optimisation features capable of freeing up to 60GB of storage on supported devices.

Other teased additions include multi-protocol fast charging support, improved network selection, support for connecting two Bluetooth earphones simultaneously, 4K Live Photo capture while recording video, and several AI-related improvements.

One of the major highlights will be HONOR’s new system-level Agent Harness, with MagicOS 11 integrating proactive services and automated execution more deeply with the company’s YOYO AI assistant.

The complete MagicOS 11 experience will officially be revealed during the 2026 HONOR Global Developer Conference on 15th September 2026.

OriginOS 7 – Internal Beta Recruitment

Moving to vivo, the brand has now opened another internal beta recruitment round for OriginOS 7, covering a total of 14 vivo and iQOO devices.

Eligible vivo Devices

• vivo X Fold6
• vivo X Fold5
• vivo X300 Ultra, including the satellite communication edition
• vivo X300 Pro, including the satellite communication edition
• vivo X300s
• vivo X300
• vivo X300 E
• vivo Pad6 Pro

Eligible iQOO Devices

• iQOO 15 Ultra
• iQOO 15
• iQOO 15T
• iQOO Neo11 Supreme Edition
• iQOO Neo11
• iQOO Pad6 Pro

Registration Period

• Starts: 7th September 2026 at 10 AM
• Ends: 13th September 2026 at 11:59 PM

Each eligible model has been allocated 3,000 internal beta testing slots, comprising 500 Log-enabled testers and 2,500 testers without Log enabled.

The selected tester list is expected to be announced by 10 PM on 15th September, while the internal beta version is scheduled to be pushed between 3 PM and 6 PM on 16th September 2026.

How to Register

Users with an eligible vivo or iQOO device will first need to update their smartphone or tablet to the latest available software version.

Following this, they can head to:

Settings > System Management and Upgrade > System Update > Two-dot Menu > Upgrade Early Access > Internal Beta Registration > View Details

Users can then follow the on-screen instructions to complete their registration.

As this is still an internal testing build, vivo has also warned that users may encounter bugs, abnormal battery consumption, or third-party application compatibility issues. Hence, users are advised to back up their important data before installing the beta software.

OriginOS 7 will officially be unveiled during the 2026 vivo Developer Conference on 16th September 2026, alongside Blue River OS 4 and other developments related to vivo’s AI and software ecosystem.

With both HONOR and vivo preparing to unveil their next-generation operating systems just a day apart, more details regarding MagicOS 11 and OriginOS 7 are expected to be revealed during their respective developer conferences.

Stay tuned for more updates!

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Read more about the upcoming operating system below.

OriginOS 7 – Confirmed Performance Improvements

OriginOS 7 will arrive with an upgraded underlying system architecture and the new Blue River Smoothness Engine. Vivo claims that these improvements will offer smoother visuals, faster response times, and more fluid system animations.

According to the brand, the new operating system delivers a 14% improvement in rendering efficiency and is also claimed to offer 19% faster page-switching response and a 12% improvement in application launch speed.

Coming to storage management, OriginOS 7 supports a compression rate of up to 30%. Vivo claims that this feature can free up to 20GB of additional storage space on a device featuring 256GB of internal storage.

The upcoming operating system also features an upgraded heterogeneous computing architecture, and this feature is claimed to reduce peak power consumption by up to 20% while rendering system graphics and user-interface animations.

OriginOS 7 will also introduce natural lighting effects and more realistic material refractions across the user interface.

The Atomic Workbench feature has also received improvements for multitasking.

More details like eligible devices and the rollout schedule, are expected to be announced during the same event.

Stay tuned for more updates!

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Here are the details

OriginOS 6: May 2026 upgrade

Changelog (Translated from Chinese to English)

With Little V Photo retouching, you can edit your photos directly from your album with a single voice command. You can change a person’s hair colour and add accessories. Multiple new colour styles have been added, and the colour palette can be customised for more personalised creations.

In the photo album, multiple new watermark styles have also been added, and watermark parameters can be customised to meet the needs of more usage scenarios. The company has also added a new upgrade to the photo album browsing page, users can customise album pagination, sorting and layout and freely adjust display methods. You can pin frequently used albums with one click, and the pinned album can be added to the top for quick and convenient access. The photo album supports categorisation by media type and allows for precise searching of photos and videos by camera mode. The photo album folders are categorised by day, supporting quick searching of photos and videos by date for more efficient browsing.

During charging, Atomic Island can display charging speed and power information in real time, making the charging status clear at a glance and more visually appealing. Users can now long-press to bring up Little V Writing in the system clipboard menu, allowing for efficient creation and editing. There is also a Portrait lock screen rotation feature; the rotation switch appears automatically, eliminating the need to repeatedly toggle portrait mode lock on and off, tap to rotate.

Meanwhile, a smart in-vehicle system enables switching to a mobile map. The functions you frequently use on your mobile map app, such as searching along your route, avoiding the road ahead, and parking at your destination, can still be used on the car’s infotainment system for a more seamless experience.

More upgrades

Little V helps with reading

• A new “Little V Helper Reading” entry has been added to the Control Center, making the function more convenient to use.

Blue Heart Little V

• The multimodal interleaving style of Blue Heart Little V has been optimized, and Q&A now supports the presentation of videos and third-party cards, enriching the reading experience.
• Optimize the output image and text quality and mixed layout style of Blue Heart Little V, making information presentation cleaner and reading easier.

Atomic Components

• Added blur textures to components such as Calendar, Email, Cleanup & Speed Up, UV, PM2.5, Blue Heart Little V, and the vivo official website to enhance the interface hierarchy and sense of space.

Network

• Optimized AI network selection algorithm intelligently matches high-quality network connections, ensuring a stable and smooth internet experience.

Accessibility

• Optimize TalkBack’s focus, labels, and interactive controls to improve the TalkBack user experience.

Eligible devices

Vivo

• X300 Ultra
• X300 Ultra Satellite Communication Edition
• X300s
• X300 Pro
• X300 Pro Satellite Communication Edition
• X300
• X200 Ultra
• X200 Pro Satellite Communication Edition
• X200 Pro
• X200 Pro mini
• X200s
• X200
• X Fold5
• X Fold3 Pro
• X Fold3
• X Fold+
• X Fold2
• X100s Pro
• X100 Ultra
• X100s
• X100 Pro
• X90 Pro+
• X100
• X90 Pro
• X90s
• X90
• X Flip
• S50 Pro mini
• S50
• S30 Pro mini
• S30
• S20 Pro
• S20
• S19 Pro
• S19
• S18
• S18 Pro
• Y600 Pro
• S18e
• Y60
• Y6t
• Y500 Pro
• Y60m
• Y500i
• Y500s
• Y300 GT
• Y500
• Y300
• Y300 Pro+
• Y300t
• Y300c
• Y300+

iQOO

• iQOO 15 Ultra
• iQOO 15
• iQOO 13
• iQOO 12 Pro
• iQOO 12
• iQOO 11 Pro
• iQOO 11S
• iQOO 11
• iQOO 10 Pro
• iQOO 10
• iQOO Neo11
• iQOO Neo10 Pro+
• iQOO Neo10 Pro
• iQOO Neo10
• iQOO Neo9S Pro+
• iQOO Neo9S Pro
• iQOO Neo9 Pro
• iQOO Neo9
• iQOO Neo8 Pro
• iQOO Neo8
• iQOO Neo7 Racing Edition
• iQOO Neo7
• iQOO Neo7 SE
• iQOO Z11 Turbo
• iQOO Z11
• iQOO Z11x
• iQOO Z10 Turbo+
• iQOO Z10 Turbo Pro
• iQOO Z10 Turbo
• iQOO Z9 Turbo Long Battery Life Edition
• iQOO Z9 Turbo+
• iQOO Z9 Turbo
• iQOO Z9

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Here is what is new in the April 2026 OriginOS 6 Update

Via this April 2026 update, those who use Amap for bus or subway directions, the route progress, and exit information will now show up directly in the phone’s notifications and “Atomic Island” (the dynamic notification area at the top of the screen). Thus, removing the need to keep the map app open to see where you are going. Furthermore, those who use Alipay for charging their EV cars will now be able to see the battery percentage and charging status right at the top of the screen in the Atomic Island. On top of this, your recent payments and daily spending through the digital wallet will now conveniently pop up in the top notification island.

Speaking more about the update, the Blue Heart Little V AI assistant is receiving another upgrade in Circle to Search, via which users will be able to check food calorie intake information directly from food images. Along with this, another addition is for those who cannot easily understand health check reports; a new medical report interpretation function has been added in the Little V AI assistant, which will explain your health status in plain, simple language from uploaded report images.

Users will now be able to add larger photo album widgets (in 4×4 and 4×2 sizes) on the home screen. Moreover, the music player and search bar widgets now have a premium, semi-transparent “frosted glass” look. Also, when you will pull down the control center from the lock screen, the background will smoothly zoom out, thus making the transition more fluid and premium.

The phone will be able to tell when you are driving and will display a countdown for upcoming red lights at the top of your screen (requires Bluetooth/screen casting to your car), even if you are not actively using the GPS navigation. You will find it much easier to search for and find the specific AI helper you need, as the “Agent Square” (where you find different AI tools) has been reorganized. AI assistant in vivo Vision is now better at remembering the context of your conversation, allowing you to ask follow-up questions naturally without repeating yourself. Those visually imapired, the “TalkBack” screen reader feature has been optimized so that menus and buttons are easier to navigate.

List of eligible devices

vivo Devices:

X300 Ultra
X300 Ultra Satellite Communication Edition
X300s
X300 Pro
X300 Pro Satellite Communication Edition
X300
Y60
Y60m
X200 Ultra
X200 Pro Satellite Communication Edition
X200 Pro
X200 Pro mini
X200s
X200
X Fold5
X Fold3 Pro
X Fold3
X Fold2
X Fold+
X100 Ultra
X100s Pro
X100 Pro
X100s
X100
X90 Pro+
X90 Pro
X90s
X90
X Flip
S50 Pro mini
S50
S30 Pro mini
S30
S20 Pro
S20
S19 Pro
S19
S18 Pro
S18
S18e
Y500 Pro
Y500s
Y500i
Y500
Y300 GT
Y300 Pro+
Y300
Y300c
Y300t
Y300+

iQOO Devices:

iQOO 15 Ultra
iQOO 15
iQOO 13
iQOO 12 Pro
iQOO 12
iQOO 11 Pro
iQOO 11S
iQOO 11
iQOO 10 Pro
iQOO 10
iQOO Neo11
iQOO Neo10 Pro+
iQOO Neo10 Pro
iQOO Neo10
iQOO Neo9S Pro+
iQOO Neo9S Pro
iQOO Neo9 Pro
iQOO Neo9
iQOO Neo8 Pro
iQOO Neo8
iQOO Neo7 Racing Edition
iQOO Neo7
iQOO Neo7 SE
iQOO Z11 Turbo
iQOO Z11
iQOO Z11x
iQOO Z10 Turbo+
iQOO Z10 Turbo Pro
iQOO Z10 Turbo
iQOO Z9 Turbo Long Battery Life Edition
iQOO Z9 Turbo+
iQOO Z9 Turbo
iQOO Z9

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Ahead of the global release, OriginOS Global has officially shared a new teaser video on the X platform that showcases the design of the upcoming OriginOS 6.

Smooth at Origin.
Put your reflexes to the test.#OriginOS6 responds with seamless fluidity, keeping pace with you! pic.twitter.com/sulRSq0ns1

— OriginOS (@OriginOS_Global) October 2, 2025

The above video showcases the transitions, app launches, switching between apps, and other UI navigation actions appear smooth and fast.

In related news, tipster @Gadgetsdata has shared some of the improvements that we will get to see in OriginOS 6 global and Indian versions. It is tipped to offer better readability, parallel animation, more customization, and more screen customizations. Meanwhile, the newly added features include a new control centre, a new design, a new file manager, a new OriginOS Island, and a new slider.

Reports indicate that the global version of OriginOS may ship with a pared-down feature set compared to the Chinese variant.

Recently, the OriginOS 6 Preview Program registrations were open for Vivo X200 Pro and IQOO 13 smartphones in the Indian market. It was revealed that the enrolment will be processed on a first-come and first-served basis.

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Ahead of this, Vivo will host its annual developer conference in China on October 10, where it is going to introduce OriginOS 6 based on Android 16, along with the domestic rollout schedule. The global rollout schedule is likely to be revealed at the October 15th event.

Mark your calendar!
Join OriginOS at Shanghai on 15th October. pic.twitter.com/M6HbdF1MAo

— OriginOS (@OriginOS_Global) September 26, 2025

Reports indicate that the global version of OriginOS may ship with a pared-down feature set compared to the Chinese variant. Rumours also suggest that the iQOO 15 series or the Vivo X300 series could be among the first devices to launch internationally with OriginOS pre-installed.

With the global launch date now confirmed, we can expect Vivo to share more details about the software and its features in the days leading up to the event.

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Interestingly, the brand’s official website for Europe, India, and Indonesia now shows the OriginOS moniker in the URL, but the page itself still loads as FuntouchOS.

Tipster Abhishek Yadav claims that beta testing for OriginOS on the Vivo X200 Pro will kick off on September 29th. Meanwhile, tipster Paras Guglani has already shared an image of the global Vivo X200 FE running OriginOS. Interestingly, this isn’t the first time such rumours surfaced — back when Vivo was gearing up to launch the Vivo V60 in India, there was talk of OriginOS coming along with it, but that never materialised.

That said, don’t expect the global OriginOS to be identical to the Chinese version. According to a few tipsters, some features could be trimmed down for international users.

Now though, with the official FuntouchOS X page being rebranded to OriginOS, it feels like a strong sign — almost a confirmation — that Vivo is finally ready to bring OriginOS to India and other global markets.

The exact global rollout date is still under wraps, but chances are Vivo will make things official very soon.

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Read more about it below.

Vivo x DeepSeek Integration Announced

As per what Vivo has officially shared via its OriginOS Weibo handle, the brand will be integrating its OriginOS custom skin with DeepSeek. The BlueLM AI model will be integrated with the DeepSeek R1 large language model. The brand reveals that with the dual engine capabilities bringing BlueLM and DeepSeek R1 together, the AI experience on OriginOS is made more powerful, taking its intelligence one step further.

From what can be understood, AI capabilities such as AI image generation, AI text creation, AI Q&A, and more are some of the features that can be expected or which will be improved with this integration. So far, Vivo hasn’t announced a date when it plans to complete the full integration, however, it is most likely to happen soon. Once the integration is complete, Chinese users of Vivo and iQOO smartphones can make use of the OriginOS dual-engine AI capabilities.

In related news, distilled DeepSeek R1 models were reported to arrive on Copilot+ PCs too. Moreover, Vivo is also preparing for the launch of the V50 smartphone in the Indian market on the 17th of February 2025 and its landing pages on Amazon, Flipkart, and Vivo’s official India website are already live.

Stay tuned for more updates.

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