The upcoming Vivo OriginOS 7 liquid glass design is set to be officially unveiled at the 2026 Vivo Developer Conference on September 16, marking one of the biggest visual overhauls in Vivo’s custom Android skin to date. The company has already started teasing major design changes coming with the update, and early previews show a strong resemblance to Apple’s Liquid Glass design language seen on recent iPhones.
What the Vivo OriginOS 7 Liquid Glass Design Looks Like
Teasers posted on Weibo show a strong focus on translucent materials, lighting effects and fluid animations. One of the biggest changes in OriginOS 7 is a new material system Vivo describes as “light and shadow aesthetics,” where UI elements interact with the content underneath them, allowing light and shadow to pass through translucent surfaces and create a more layered, three-dimensional appearance.
Vivo is also introducing pixel-level “see-through colour” technology. When text becomes difficult to read against a complex background, the system can adjust specific areas in real time to improve contrast automatically, a practical accessibility improvement layered on top of the visual redesign.
New Liquid Animation System
OriginOS 7 also introduces a new liquid animation system. Vivo says it rebuilt its Blue River rendering engine around Virtual GPU 4.0, along with changes to the rendering pipeline and compilation framework. According to the company, OriginOS 7 renders 14 percent faster than OriginOS 6, suggesting the visual overhaul comes paired with genuine performance improvements rather than just aesthetic changes.
Animations also respond directly to user interaction under the new system. Pressing a button can generate a ripple effect, while dragging across the screen changes lighting and shadows along the path of the gesture, creating a more tactile, responsive feel across the interface.
New Lock Screen Themes
Vivo is also redesigning the lock screen with two new options. A new Liquid Theme reacts to the movement of the phone itself, with tilting or shaking the device causing elements to move with a jelly-like effect while producing water-ripple animations, an interaction Vivo compares to using a fidget toy. Another option, called the Flash Card Theme, lets users turn photos, characters or locations into cards displayed on the lock screen, with adjustable clock fonts to match each design.
System-Wide Sticker Library
OriginOS 7 adds a new system-wide sticker library. Users can place stickers on the desktop, inside albums, on wallpapers and on the Always-on Display. The software can also create stickers directly from photos, automatically identifying the main subject and removing the surrounding background, allowing pets, people, characters or other objects to become reusable stickers across the interface.
AI and Blue River OS 4
Alongside the visual redesign, Vivo will introduce an upgrade to its Blue Heart Intelligence strategy, which will use large models and Harness technology to develop more personalized AI experiences. The company will also officially introduce Blue River OS 4 and discuss its latest work around AgentOS, with security, human-centric technology and ecosystem development also expected to feature in the keynote.
Launch and Rollout Timeline
OriginOS 7 will be officially unveiled in September, with Vivo also expected to introduce it alongside the Vivo X500 series in China. The company has not yet provided a complete list of supported devices or a detailed rollout schedule. For India, OriginOS 7 is expected to arrive sometime next month or possibly in October, though Vivo has not confirmed an exact date, and Pakistani users can likely expect a similar timeline given the shared regional rollout patterns Vivo has followed in the past.
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