Oppo F3 Plus Nougat Update Forum Xda Access

For those who have grown tired of waiting for official over-the-air (OTA) updates, there is only one sanctuary: . For the uninitiated, XDA is where smartphones go to live forever. It is the home of custom ROMs, bootloader unlocks, and workarounds that manufacturers refuse to provide.

Yes, you can get Nougat via XDA.

However, if you rely on your phone for banking and daily communication, stick with the stock ColorOS 3.0 (Marshmallow) or look for a newer device. The F3 Plus had its time, but Nougat came too late to the party—except for the developers on XDA who kept the lights on long after Oppo turned them off. Have you successfully installed Nougat on your Oppo F3 Plus? Head over to the XDA thread (link in source) and share your build.prop tweaks. The community is small, but it is still breathing.

The XDA Developers Forum remains the only reliable library for unlocking the potential of this aging phablet. If you are a tinkerer who loves the 6-inch display and doesn't mind sacrificing camera stability and fast charging for a modern notification shade and split-screen multitasking, flash the LineageOS 14.1 ROM from XDA.

Unlike OnePlus, Oppo locks bootloaders tightly. You need to use the Deep Testing APK (found in the XDA forums for ColorOS 6). Alternatively, use the fastboot oem unlock command after enabling OEM Unlocking in Developer Options.

If you want to install the Nougat update on your Oppo F3 Plus today, here is the standard XDA workflow:

Published: October 2023 (Updated retrospective) Target Device: Oppo F3 Plus (CPH1613)