The 4G variant of the Realme 8 and the Realme X2 are making their jump to the May 2021 security patch with the release of the latest update. This particular update is rolling out to the Realme 8 and the Realme X2 in India and, apart from the latest security fixes, the update includes other changes and improvements as well.
What we do know is what the May 2021 security patch has to offer. The patch brings fixes for three critical vulnerabilities in the core Android OS. The details for these vulnerabilities are a little too technical. The update also brings a ton of new camera improvements for the Realme 8 and optimizes the gaming performance. The Realme X2’s update doesn’t offer much other than the new security patch.
The Realme 8’s update carries the firmware version number RMX3085_11_A.13 while the X2’s update brings RMX1992EX_11_C.18
Realme 8 Update Changelog
- Security
- Updated Android security patch: May, 2021
- Gaming
- Optimized gaming performance in some scenarios and improved gaming experience
- Camera
- Optimized the image clarity of the front camera
- Optimized the image effect of the rear camera in food scenes
- Optimized the image clarity of the rear camera in normal mode
- Optimized the image noise of the rear camera at 64M mode in some scenarios
- Optimized the image clarity of video recording
- Optimized the image clarity of the rear flashlight
- Optimized the probabilistic focus issue while scanning QR code in some third-party apps
- Display
- Fixed the probabilistic screen-off issue in some particular scenarios
Realme X2 Update Changelog
- Security
- Updated Android Security Patch: May 2021
- System
- Optimized the system performance
- Improved the system stability
As for the Realme 8’s 5G variant, it should also be getting the May update soon as well, despite the number of hardware differences between the LTE and 5G models. The Realme 8 and X2’s update is currently available in India, and owners of the device in those countries should be able to update their phones by going into its settings, navigating to Software update, and tapping on Download and install.
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