Oppo prides itself on its ColorOS, which is based on Google’s own Android operating system, but they’ve started to realize that many customers want Android without the OEM overlay.
The company has announced that they’ll be building and maintaining a stock AOSP ROM for many of its devices that will allow users to get an almost completely untouched stock Android experience, just how Google intended. For better or worse, Oppo will be keeping just a few features from ColorOS in, including the camera software, screen off gestures, and MaxxAudio for certain phones.
Right away, only the Oppo Find 7 will have access to the stock ROM. However, many other devices, including the R5, R5s, and R7 series, will also be getting the ROM after private testing is complete.
Installing the software is supposedly quick and painless, and all users will have to do is download and install it through the phone’s stock recovery. Pretty simple and shouldn’t require any extra rooting or tinkering. The only bad news is that the stock ROM will be based on Android 5.1, not Marshmallow, because of how slowly drivers and software from hardware partners trickles in, but if this initiative takes off Oppo would very likely put more effort into quickly pushing out newer versions of Android.
This is a pretty cool move by Oppo that tons of power users have been clamoring for manufacturers to do for years. Whether or not it takes off and works well remains to be seen.
source: Oppo
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