Oppo F3 Plus Nougat Update Forum Xda Updated -

After months of waiting (and plenty of “Oppo pls update” posts), the F3 Plus finally started receiving the Nougat update in late 2017–early 2018. While late compared to the competition, the update brought meaningful changes—especially to multitasking, notifications, and performance.

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OPPO employed a "staged rollout" strategy. Unlike Samsung or Xiaomi, OPPO did not push this update globally via a simple VPN trick. Instead, it was released in specific regions (India, Indonesia, Philippines) for a few weeks before being pulled back due to bugs.

If you bought your phone in late 2018 or later, your device likely shipped with Nougat. However, if you bought it at launch and never manually checked for updates, your phone might still be stuck on Marshmallow. oppo f3 plus nougat update forum xda updated

Official Verdict: The OTA is no longer actively rolling out. OPPO's servers now prioritize ColorOS 6 (Android 8.1) for later devices, leaving the F3 Plus in the dust. To get Nougat now, you cannot rely on "System Update" in settings.

Let’s be realistic. Searching for an "OPPO F3 Plus Nougat update forum XDA updated" implies you want performance or app compatibility. But is Nougat the endgame?

“Nougat made this phone feel new again. Multi-window on a 6-inch screen is great. But Oppo really needs to stop killing my background apps.” – tech_raj After months of waiting (and plenty of “Oppo

“A.16 fixed my VoLTE. Battery life is back to 6hr SOT. Just disable ‘Auto-clean’ in Phone Manager.” – deepinder_brar

“Still no official bootloader unlock. Won’t buy Oppo again.” – flashaholic420

Since the OTA is dead, follow this updated guide based on the XDA forum consensus. Warning: This will wipe your data. OPPO employed a "staged rollout" strategy

As of this writing, the original "OPPO F3 Plus Nougat update" thread on XDA has evolved. While initially a place to complain about missing OTAs, it has become a hub for:

If you installed the Nougat update and your phone is acting up, here are the latest fixes from the forum (updated October 2023–Present):

Problem: "My phone keeps restarting after the Nougat update." Fix: You flashed the wrong build. Download the Fastboot version of the firmware. Wipe system, cache, and internal storage using TWRP (Format data, not just wipe).

Problem: "Fingerprint scanner is slow." Fix: Go to Settings > Fingerprint > Delete all saved fingerprints. Register the same finger twice (as two separate fingerprints). This is a Nougat-specific driver bug.

Problem: "Can't find the OZIP file in recovery." Fix: The F3 Plus Recovery is case-sensitive. Rename the file to update.ozip exactly. If that fails, use ADB Sideload (instructions on XDA).