Vivo introduces Android 15-based Origin OS 5 for smartphones

October 10, 2024

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Vivo introduces Android 15-based Origin OS 5 for smartphones

Vivo has introduced its latest operating system (OS), called Origin OS 5, for its range of devices in China. The update is said to be based on Android 15 and bundles features such as home and lockscreen adjustment, dynamic effects and an upgraded Little V assistant with new capabilities. Origin OS 5 also introduces a Dynamic Island-like functionality called Atomic Island. Artificial intelligence (AI) features for video editing, real-time translation and writing tools have also been rolled out.

Notably, the Origin OS 5 update arrives after Vivo and iQOO rolled out the Funtouch OS 15 update globally, bringing Android 15 to their devices.

Vivo Origin OS 5 features

One of the most striking additions The Vivo Origin OS 5 update includes an improved Little V assistant. It offers functionality similar to Google’s Circle-to-Search, which allows the user to highlight a portion of the screen by circling it and change the visual search on the web. They can also save articles and videos to the assistant for quick access.

Vivo says the assistant can take calls on the user’s behalf and summarize them, take notes and provide transcription in multiple languages. It also offers writing tools that can be used in Atom Notes, Vivo Documents and emails.

Origin OS 5 includes home and lock screen customization options, including situational wallpapers. Users can edit the lock screen and replace the control buttons. The look and feel of the operating system can be customized using different materials, colors, layouts and depth effects. Mood Wallpaper 2.0 has also been introduced with two special wallpapers: Fireworks Moment and Scenery of Mountains and Sea, which use AI for character recognition and dynamically adjust the landscape based on the time of day and weather conditions.

The vivo Sans font has been improved for improved readability. Vivo has also introduced Greek and Cyrillic writing systems, covering up to 26 languages.

Changes have also been made to apps like Weather, which now offer dynamic visuals based on conditions. It can display dynamic rain and snow weather components.

Origin OS 5’s AI capabilities include dialect text translation that can recognize the content of multiple dialects in the spoken voice and convert it to Mandarin. It can also support Chinese sign language sentences using sign language recognition and virtual sign language generation. Using the smartphone’s AI assistant, users can take photos and retrieve information about them in real time.