vivo X Fold3 Pro and iQOO 12 get Android 15 update with Circle to Search
It’s a great day for owners of the international version of the vivo X Fold3 Pro smartphone. The company has started rolling out the update to Android 15, with the FuntouchOS 15 interface. The download is done over the air as a 2.47 GB package, so make sure you download it over a fast enough network.
After installing the update, you will have the software version PD2337F_EX_A_15.1.8.21.W30. The changelog for the vivo X Fold3 Pro is extensive. This also includes a new scheduling algorithm that distinguishes the priority level and processing power requirements of different apps and tasks to accurately allocate resources and improve the system stability of the vivo X Fold3 Pro.
There are many new wallpapers, both static and immersive, several sets of universal system themes, new icon styles and rounded corner styles for the home screen, support for hiding app names, and new styles for clock widgets. The vivo X Fold3 Pro’s Albums app has a new feature called “Memory Movie” that lets you browse your memories as a movie.
The vivo X Fold3 Pro’s Ultra Game Mode has received several new quick settings options, the Notes app has more text editing tools and the ability to export in Word format. Settings offers better categorization and hierarchy of menus as well as an expanded search scope and fuzzy functions – and you also get Live Transcribe and Circle to Search.
International iQOO 12 also gets Android 15 update
vivo also seems to be serious about the Android 15 update for its sub-brand iQOO, and currently for the iQOO 12. In addition to the latest Android version, the in-house interface FuntouchOS 15 also runs on the iQOO 12 after the firmware update. This is the international model and not the Chinese one.
The update will be delivered over the air as a 2.5GB download, but may need to be initiated manually in Settings > Software Update. Once the installation is complete, you will have software version PD2307CF_EX_A_15.1.9.1.W20. The update will be delivered with the October security patch level, even though it is already November. The changelog is nothing short of gigantic, with individual changes being fairly small, but there are simply a lot of tweaks and improvements.
You also get a priority scheduling algorithm that intelligently allocates resources based on actual needs to improve smoothness, a fast dynamic effects engine for the same purpose, and new dynamic system effects with a new origin animation that “incorporates principles from human factors research.” and integrates the natural laws of the physical world into dynamic effects design.”
There are plenty of new wallpapers, both static and immersive, you can now set local videos as live wallpapers, you can have large folders on your home screens, there are new clock widgets, Ultra Game Mode has several quick settings options, screenshot capture has been improved, the Smart Sidebar now has access to Google Lens for quick translations of screen content, Notes has more text editing tools and the ability to export in Word format, and Settings offers better categorization and hierarchies.
You can drag a split screen to the center of the screen to switch to a small window and drag a small window to the edge of an app to switch to split screen, while the launch gestures for split screen and small window modes have been optimized. You can swipe up from the bottom to the top left or right corner to quickly enter split screen or small window mode.
New AI features are also on board, including Live Transcribe and Circle to Search. The Albums app gets cleanup suggestions and AI deletion features to remove unwanted things or people from your photos.
