Vivo has officially kicked off its next-generation Android software cycle, opening the OriginOS 7 closed beta recruitment program. Built on top of Android 17, the upcoming OS promises a major overhaul to both system performance and multitasking capabilities.
For a deeper dive into the technical enhancements under the hood, read NPowerUser’s coverage on Vivo’s OriginOS 7 Virtual Graphics Card 4.0 & Liquid Motion and their breakdown on the OriginOS 7 Atomic Workbench and performance upgrades.
What’s New in OriginOS 7?
OriginOS 7 introduces several major architectural upgrades designed to make the user interface faster, smoother, and vastly more productive:
Virtual Graphics Card 4.0 & Liquid Motion Engine: Vivo’s proprietary display engine gets a major boost, drastically reducing frame drops during fast scrolling and system animations. Combined with new Liquid Motion physics, transitions between apps feel fluid and hyper-responsive.
Atomic Workbench: A redesigned productivity hub that brings desktop-grade multitasking to smartphones and tablets. It allows seamless split-screen configurations, floating windows, and quick cross-app content transfers.
Refined Visual Design: Updated glassmorphism aesthetics, dynamic widgets, and polished system-wide customization options tailored for high-refresh-rate displays.
Eligible Devices & Slot Distribution
This initial closed testing phase covers 14 high-end Vivo and iQOO devices, including smartphones and tablets. The recruitment is strictly limited to 3,000 tester slots per model, split into two groups:
Log Version: 500 slots (for deep bug reporting and system diagnostics)
No-Log Version: 2,500 slots (for general daily-driver testing)
Eligible Vivo Models:
Vivo X Fold6
Vivo X Fold5
Vivo X300 Ultra
Vivo X300 Pro
Vivo X300s
Vivo X300
Vivo X300e
Vivo Pad6 Pro
Eligible iQOO Models:
iQOO 15 Ultra
iQOO 15
iQOO 15T
iQOO Neo11
iQOO Neo11 Supreme Edition
iQOO Pad6 Pro
Official Beta Timeline & Prerequisites
If you are planning to sign up, keep this timeline on your radar:
Registration Window: September 7 – September 13
Selection Announcement: September 15
OTA Beta Rollout: September 16
Prerequisite Note for X300 Ultra: Users applying on the Vivo X300 Ultra must ensure their system is updated to base firmware 16.0.22.11.W10.V000L1 or higher before attempting to submit the early-access application.
How to Apply
For eligible China-build devices, open the Settings app > navigate to System Management & Upgrade > select System Upgrade > tap Upgrade Early Access to submit your registration.
As with any early closed-beta build, expect minor software bugs, application compatibility quirks, and battery consumption variance. Always perform a full system backup before updating.
