Technology

Realme UI 2.0: What Improvements we want to see?

Published

1 year ago

October 5, 2020

Realme is one of the fastest-growing tech companies in the world right now. With only a couple or so years in business, the company is doing what some big tech companies like LG have often failed to achieve despite years of experience in the smartphone business.

Timely software updates are unheard of on LG’s little smartphone island. But that’s untrue with Realme phones. Perhaps it’s the close ties with OPPO, which has years of experience making smartphones but with a hardly decorated software update history (policy).

Or maybe it’s just sheer dedication from the Realme team to ensure that device owners have the latest software update available. For now, we’ll hang on to the latter course and hope Realme doesn’t become complacent, just like it’s already happening with the Android 11 update.

The company revealed in March 2020 that Realme UI 2.0 development was already underway. Not long after, the Realme 2 Pro was ruled out of contention for the big update, which will also bring Android 11 to multiple devices.

In May 2020, recruitment into Relame UI 2.0 beta officially started. And in June Realme dropped the bomb, confirming that Android 11 beta will be ready for Realme X50 Pro units in July.

True to its word, Realme has released the first beta version of Android 11 for early adopters who own the Realme X50 Pro. But that’s not the only device getting updated to Realme UI 2.0.

As for this moment, though, these are the Realme smartphones that have picked up the beta or stable update to Android 11(Realme UI 2.0).

Full Realme UI 2.0 roadmap schedule:

September 2020

Realme X50 Pro 5G

November 2020

Realme 7 Pro
Realme Narzo 20

December 2020

Realme 6 Pro
Realme 7
Realme Narzo 20 Pro
Realme X2 Pro

January 2021

Realme X3
Realme X3 SuperZoom
Realme X2
Realme 6
Realme C12
Realme C15

February, 2021

Realme 6i
Realme Narzo 10

March, 2021

Realme C3
Realme Narzo 10A

Q2, 2021

Realme X
Realme XT
Realme 3 Pro
Realme 5 Pro
Realme Narzo 20A

Realme 2.0 New Features

Personalization

Personalize the user interface to make it your own Third-party icons for apps on the home screen are now supported.
Three Dark mode styles are available: Enhanced, medium, and gentle; wallpapers and icons can be adjusted to Dark mode, and the display contrast can be adjusted automatically to ambient light.
High Efficiency
Optimized the editing page of Smart Sidebar: Two tabs are displayed and the order of items can be customized.

Improved Performance

Added “Optimized night charging”: An Al algorithm is used to control charging speed at night to extend battery life.
System
You can now determine a time period when Do Not Disturb is on. ·
Added weather animations to provide you with a more interesting experience.
Optimized “Auto brightness”

Launcher

You can now remove a folder or combine it with another one.
Added filters for “Drawer mode”. You can now filter apps by letters, install time, or usage frequency to quickly find an app.

Security and Privacy

Added System cloner”: You can create a system clone from your main system and use different fingerprints to enter different systems.
You can now turn “App lock” on or off in Quick Settings
Optimized “Permission manager”: You can now choose “Allow only once” for sensitive permissions to better protect your privacy.

Games

Added Immersive mode which reduces disturbances while gaming so you can stay focused.
Added the Buffed Match Stats feature which generates game statistics for your matches (only certain games are supported)
You can change the way to summon Game Assistant

Communications

You can share your personal hotspot with others via a QR code.
Photos
Added the Cloud Sync for Private Safe feature which allows you to sync the photos in your Private Safe to the cloud
Optimized the photo editing feature with upgraded algorithms and more markup effects and filters.

Camera

Added shortcuts to instantly share and edit photos or videos you just took.
Added the inertial zoom feature which makes zooming smoother during video shooting.
Added the lens stain detection feature.
Added the level and grid feature to help you compose videos.

Technology

WhatsApp End-to-end Encryption rolled out for backups

Published

2 days ago

October 18, 2021

Pradeep

WhatsApp recently made an announcement related to the end-to-end encryption to the cloud backups on both Android and iOS. As you may be aware like WhatsApp itself has been end-to-end encrypted by default, and now if you chose to backup your chats history to Google Drive (Android) or iCloud (iOS), those data is also encrypted. Now, you can enable end-to-end encryption for your backups. It’s an announcement from WhatsApp, and it won’t be on by default option but the user has to choose to enable it by going to Settings > Chats > Chat Backup > End-to-end Encrypted Backup.

Technology

Apple Unleashed event today at 10.30 PM IST

Published

3 days ago

October 18, 2021

Pradeep

After the release of the iPhone 13 series and a new smartwatch, Apple is ready to host another launch event today. Users can expect to see the launch of new Macbooks running on Apple’s in-house M1 chipsets on the Apple ‘Unleashed’ event. Apple fans eagerly waiting for the new MacBook Models and a new mini version of the same. Also, we can expect a new or upgraded version of AirPods in the event. The event will begin at 10:30 PM IST today and we can watch the event on the Apple website and on the YouTube channel. If you have an Apple TV, you can open the TV app and look for the ‘Apple Special Event’ section. It lets you stream today’s Apple unleashed event and rewatch old ones if you are interested.

Technology

Oppo F19s Launched, Specifications

Published

3 weeks ago

September 28, 2021

Pradeep

Oppo recently launched Oppo F19s mobile on 27th September 2021. This one also has a 6.43-inch touchscreen display. This display is equipped with a resolution of 1,080×2,400 pixels at a pixel density of 409 pixels per inch (PPI) and an aspect ratio of 20:9. F19s comes with 6GB of RAM and packs 128GB of inbuilt storage that can be expanded via a microSD card (up to 256GB). The Oppo F19s runs Android 11 and is powered by a 5,000mAh battery.
Also, the Oppo F19s supports proprietary fast charging. Dimensions of the Oppo F19s measures 160.30 x 73.80 x 7.95mm (height x width x thickness) and weighs 175.00 grams.

On the camera department, the Oppo F19s on the rear packed with a triple camera (has autofocus) setup featuring a 48-megapixel primary camera with an f/1.7 aperture; a 2-megapixel camera with an f/2.4 aperture, and a 2-megapixel camera with an f/2.4 aperture. On the front a single camera (has autofocus) setup for selfies, featuring a 16-megapixel sensor with an f/2.4 aperture. The Oppo F19s runs on ColorOS 11.1 is based on Android 11. This phone is available in Glowing Black and Glowing Gold colors. On the connectivity section, the Oppo F19s is a dual-SIM (GSM and GSM) mobile that accepts two Nano-SIM cards. Connectivity options on the Oppo F19s include Wi-Fi, GPS, USB OTG, USB Type-C, 3G, and 4G (with support for Band 40 used by some LTE networks in India). Sensors on the phone include an accelerometer, ambient light sensor, compass/ magnetometer, gyroscope, proximity sensor, and in-display fingerprint sensor.

oppof19s

Connectivity options on the Oppo F19s include Wi-Fi, GPS, USB OTG, USB Type-C, 3G, and 4G (with support for Band 40 used by some LTE networks in India). Sensors on the phone include an accelerometer, ambient light sensor, compass/ magnetometer, gyroscope, proximity sensor, and in-display fingerprint sensor. Oppo F19s price in India starts at Rs. 19,990. The Oppo F19s can be ordered from Oppo’s official store.