Realme X is one of the best budget phones from earlier this year. It is still the only phone with the fastest pop-up camera when compared to other phones in its segment. It was launched with ColorOS 6 based on Android 9 Pie. Also, it is eligible for the ColorOS 7 update based on Android 10. But the update will be only released in February 2020. However, you can enjoy Android 10 on your Realme X now itself by a simple hack. All you have to do is install the latest LineageOS 17 based on Android 10 on your Realme X.

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Installing LineageOS 17 Android 10 ROM on Realme X is an easy task, but the steps must be performed accurately to avoid any mistake. Hence, we have written this guide on ‘How to install Android 10 on Realme X’ to help you. If you are interested in doing it, follow our guide step by step to achieve it without any problem.

Before getting into the guide, let us refresh what Realme X offers.

Realme X Specifications

Realme X comes equipped with a non-obstructive 6.53-inches FHD+(1080 x 2340 pixels) AMOLED display with a fingerprint sensor underneath. The front 16MP camera nests in a motorized pop-up module, which is faster than any smartphone in its price segment. Under the hood, the phone is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 paired with 4GB/6GB/8GB of RAM and 64GB/128GB/256GB of internal storage.

At the back, the phone features a dual-camera setup comprising of 48MP Sony IMX586 sensor and a 5MP depth sensor. Apart from that, the Realme X comes with a 3.5mm headphone jack, a USB Type-C, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection for the display, and a 3,765mAh battery with support for Oppo’s proprietary 20W VOOC 3.0 fast charging. It runs ColorOS 6 based on Android Pie and comes in Steam White and Punk Blue color options as well as Master Editions with onion and garlic themes.

LineageOS 17 Android 10

LineageOS, which is born from the ashes of CyanogenMod, is one of the most popular custom ROMs. It comes with cherry-picked useful features that are not present on the AOSP(Android Open Source Project) builds. Most of the custom ROMs use LineageOS as their base, and therefore, it plays a vital role in the custom ROM development community.

That being said, LineageOS 17 is the newest version of the ROM based on Android 10. Additionally, it will be the first version of the ROM to come without the Privacy Guard since it was introduced. The team behind the project had to drop this feature as they could not port it to the latest version of Android. But it does feature Google’s Permission Hub instead of that.

Pre-requisites for installing LineageOS 17 Android 10 on Realme X

Steps to install LineageOS 17 Android 10 on Realme X

  1. Copy the downloaded LineageOS 17 ROM and Android 10 GApps to your phone’s internal storage.
  2. Switch off your phone.
  3. Reboot your phone to TWRP recovery by pressing power and volume up keys simultaneously.
  4. Once TWRP boots up, go to Wipe, then select System, Data, Cache, and ART cache.
  5. After the selection, swipe the slider below to wipe those partitions.
  6. Now, go to Install, select the LineageOS Android 10 ROM zip file.
  7. Then, tap on, add more zips and select the Android 10 GApps file.
  8. Next, swipe the slider to install the selected two files.
  9. After the installation process, tap on Reboot to reboot your phone.
  10. If you have followed the above steps correctly, your Realme X will be booted into LineageOS 17 Android 10.

Anyways, if you are facing problems or have queries, then make sure to mention them in the comment section below. We will try to help you as soon as possible.

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