How to Convert OnePlus 11 from ColorOS to OxygenOS

In this guide, we will show you the steps to convert your OnePlus 11 from ColorOS to OxygenOS. The newest addition to the OnePlus family is slowly taking the OEM back to its root of being a flagship killer. Offering top-of-end specs at an affordable price, we might be on the verge of witnessing the rebirth of this company. But there’s just one thing that might stop it from doing so- the software experience.

Ever since it decided to ditch its in-house OxygenOS in favor of Oppo’s ColorOS, things haven’t looked good at all, and every user’s feedback and criticism regarding the same have gone out for a toss. And if you have purchased/imported the device from China then you will get the true form of the bloated OS skin. Fortunately, you could convert your OnePlus 11 from ColorOS to OxygenOS. And in this guide, we will show you how to do just that. Follow along.

How to Convert from ColorOS to OxygenOS on OnePlus 11

Both the methods listed below will wipe off all the data from your device, so take a complete device backup beforehand. Droidwin and its members wouldn’t be held responsible in case of a thermonuclear war, your alarm doesn’t wake you up, or if anything happens to your device and data by performing the below steps.

METHOD 1: By Flashing the OTA Updates

1. To begin with, download and extract Android SDK Platform Tools on your PC.
2. Then launch CMD inside platform tools and execute the below command to boot your device to Fastboot Mode

   adb reboot bootloader

3. Then launch Fastboot Enhance and check “Ignore Unknown Partition”.
4. Now extract the “latest” OxygenOS firmware ZIP, get the payload.bin, and load it to the Fastboot Enhance.
5. Then flash this payload.bin file while your device is in the Fastboot Mode [Bootloader Mode].
6. Once done, boot your device to FastbootD Mode [click on Reboot to FastbootD in the tool].
7. Now once again check “Ignore Unknown Partition” and flash the latest payload.bin file.
8. With this, we have now flashed the latest OxygenOS firmware [payload.bin] in both Fastboot and FastbootD Modes.
9. Then download China ColorOS firmware [PHB110], extract it, and load this payload.bin to the tool.
10. Now select the oplusstanvbk.img file and click on Extract. Once done, transfer the file to the platform-tools folder.
11. Then boot your device to FastbootD Mode by clicking on Reboot to FastbootD in the tool.
12. Now type in the below command to flash oplusstanvbk.img in the FastbootD Mode

    fastboot flash --slot=all oplusstanvbk radio/oplusstanvbk.img

13. Once done, you may now reboot the device to the newly installed OS via the below command

    fastboot reboot

14. If you are unable to set Lock Screen PIN or password, then check out this guide to fix this issue.

METHOD 2: By Flashing the OFP EDL Packages

STEP 1: Install Android SDK

First and foremost, you will have to install the Android SDK Platform Tools on your PC. This is the official ADB and Fastboot binary provided by Google and is the only recommended one. So download it and then extract it to any convenient location on your PC. Doing so will give you the platform tools folder, which will be used throughout this guide.

STEP 2: Enable USB Debugging and OEM Unlocking

Next up, you will have to enable USB Debugging and OEM Unlocking on your device. The former will make your device recognizable by the PC in ADB mode. This will then allow you to boot your device to Fastboot Mode. On the other hand, OEM Unlocking is required to carry out the bootloader unlocking process.

So head over to Settings > About Phone > Tap on Build Number 7 times > Go back to Settings > System > Advanced > Developer Options > Enable USB Debugging and OEM Unlocking.

STEP 3: Unlock Bootloader on OnePlus 11

After this, you will have to unlock the bootloader on your device. Do keep in mind that this process will wipe off all the data and might nullify the device’s warranty as well. So if that’s all well and good, then refer to our comprehensive guide on How to Unlock Bootloader on OnePlus 11.

STEP 4: Download OxygenOS 13 Firmware

1. Grab hold of the OxygenOS 13 ROM for your OnePlus 11 from below.

   Download Link

   

2. Then extract the radio and images folder from the firmware to the platform-tools folder.
3. Next up, download ColorOS 13.0.0 A.08 firmware, load it into Fastboot Enhance [reference guide], and extract only the oplusstanvbk.img file.
4. Once extracted, transfer it to the platform tools folder as well.

STEP 5: Boot to Fastboot Mode

1. Connect your device to the PC via a USB cable. Make sure USB Debugging is enabled.
2. Then head over to the platform-tools folder, type in CMD in the address bar, and hit Enter. This will launch the Command Prompt.
   
3. Type in the following command in the CMD window to boot your device to Fastboot Mode

   adb reboot bootloader

    

4. To verify the Fastboot connection, type in the below command and you should get back the device ID.

   fastboot devices

   

STEP 6: Flash Files in Fastboot Mode

1. First off, execute the below command to reset your device

   fastboot -w

2. Then type in the below command to set partition A as active:

   fastboot --set-active=a

3. Now flash the rest of the files in Fastboot Mode [on some firmware, the modem.img file might be replaced with radio.img, so the first command listed below will change to fastboot flash –slot=all modem radio.img]

   fastboot flash --slot=all modem modem.img
   fastboot flash --slot=all boot boot.img
   fastboot flash vbmeta_system_a vbmeta_system.img
   fastboot flash vbmeta_system_b vbmeta_system.img
   fastboot flash vbmeta_a vbmeta.img
   fastboot flash vbmeta_b vbmeta.img
   fastboot flash vendor_boot_a vendor_boot.img
   fastboot flash vendor_boot_b vendor_boot.img
   fastboot flash vbmeta_vendor_a vbmeta_vendor.img
   fastboot flash vbmeta_vendor_b vbmeta_vendor.img

STEP 7: Flash Files in FastbootD Mode

You will now have to flash the remaining firmware files in the FastbootD Mode. So type in the below command to boot your device to this mode

fastboot reboot fastboot

Now execute the below commands in the CMD window [one at a time] to flash the remaining files. When it comes to flashing oplusstanvbk.img, make sure to flash the one that you have extracted from ColorOS 13.0.0 A.08 firmware.

fastboot flash --slot=all abl abl.img
fastboot flash --slot=all aop aop.img
fastboot flash --slot=all aop_config aop_config.img
fastboot flash --slot=all bluetooth bluetooth.img
fastboot flash --slot=all cpucp cpucp.img
fastboot flash --slot=all devcfg devcfg.img
fastboot flash --slot=all dsp dsp.img
fastboot flash --slot=all dtbo dtbo.img
fastboot flash --slot=all engineering_cdt engineering_cdt.img
fastboot flash --slot=all featenabler featenabler.img
fastboot flash --slot=all hyp hyp.img
fastboot flash --slot=all imagefv imagefv.img
fastboot flash --slot=all init_boot init_boot.img
fastboot flash --slot=all keymaster keymaster.img
fastboot flash --slot=all oplus_sec oplus_sec.img
fastboot flash --slot=all oplusstanvbk oplusstanvbk.img
fastboot flash --slot=all qupfw qupfw.img
fastboot flash --slot=all recovery recovery.img
fastboot flash --slot=all shrm shrm.img
fastboot flash --slot=all splash splash.img
fastboot flash --slot=all tz tz.img
fastboot flash --slot=all uefi uefi.img
fastboot flash --slot=all uefisecapp uefisecapp.img
fastboot flash --slot=all xbl xbl.img
fastboot flash --slot=all xbl_config xbl_config.img
fastboot flash --slot=all xbl_ramdump.img xbl_ramdump.img

fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot flash system_ext system_ext.img
fastboot flash vendor vendor.img
fastboot flash product product.img
fastboot flash my_product my_product.img
fastboot flash odm odm.img
fastboot flash my_engineering my_engineering.img
fastboot flash vendor_dlkm vendor_dlkm.img
fastboot flash system_dlkm system_dlkm.img
fastboot flash my_stock my_stock.img
fastboot flash my_heytap my_heytap.img
fastboot flash my_carrier my_carrier.img
fastboot flash my_region my_region.img
fastboot flash my_bigball my_bigball.img
fastboot flash my_manifest my_manifest.img

Now perform a Factory Reset from the FastbootD screen [compulsory]. Once done, use the below command to boot to the OS

fastboot reboot

That’s it. These were the steps to convert your OnePlus 11 from ColorOS to OxygenOS. If you have any queries concerning the aforementioned steps, do let us know in the comments. We will get back to you with a solution at the earliest.

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