Smartphone maker realme announced realme UI 2.0 based on Android 11 in September 2020. Since then, the company has been trying to update eligible devices to the latest software. However, it has managed to deliver the stable update to only a few phones. Anyway, most of the supported devices at least have beta builds. The latest handset to join the beta initiative (Early Access) is realme narzo 20A.

As per the official schedule, the realme narzo 20A is supposed to get realme UI 2.0 Early Access update in Q2 2020.  As promised, the brand has opened registrations for interested users.

In order to enroll, users must be running either of these two firmwares – RMX2050EX_11.A.29 and RMX2050EX_11.A.31. If they are, then they can register themselves for the program. Interestingly, realme has not set any deadline for registrations but the company does mention limited seats. It also confirms that there will be multiple batches.

To enroll themselves for the Android 11-based realme UI 2.0 Early Access initiative, realme narzo 20A users will have to head over to Settings > Software Update > Gear Icon > Trial Version > Apply Now and follow the on-screen instructions.

Selected applicants should get the Android 11 beta build via OTA. Similarly, all users should receive the stable update in the coming weeks.

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Chinese smartphone maker realme has been rolling out the Android 11-based realme UI 2.0 beta builds to a number of eligible devices since September 2020. However, only two handsets have received the stable update in India so far. But the brand is continuously adding new phones to the Early Access program. The realme C3 and the realme narzo 10A are the latest handsets to join the initiative.

According to the realme UI 2.0 update plan shared by realme, the brand is supposed to start recruiting Early Access testers for realme C3 and realme narzo 10A in March. Following the schedule, the company has opened registrations before the end of this month.

For those unaware, the realme UI Early Access program lets a select few users experience the latest version of realme UI available. Based on the feedback received from these early adopters, the brand fixes the issues if any. Only then, the update is made available to the general public.

In order to enroll in this program, users of these two phones should be on the following builds.

• realme C3 – RMX2027_11.A.59
• realme narzo 10A – RMX2020_11.A.59

If interested users on the above-mentioned builds, then they can navigate to Settings > Software Update > Gear Icon > Trial > Submit Details > Apply Now to register.

Users who get selected will be receiving the realme UI 2.0 (Android 11 ) beta build via OTA. For some reason, if these users want to roll back to Android 10 (realme UI 10), then they can. But that process will not only wipe the phone’s internal storage but those users won’t be able to rejoin the Early Access initiative.

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realme announced the realme UI 2.0 and the realme X50 Pro flagship was the first to get the early access back in September 2020. Today, the company has revealed the early access roadmap for Q2 2021.

Back in September, when the early access roadmap was announced, realme showed a holistic list of devices and the timeline of the updates. Well, today, the update is specifically for the list of devices that are getting the update in respective months during Q2 2021. Let’s take a look at it below:

realme UI 2.0 (Android 11) Early Access Roadmap – Q2 2021

• April 2021

  • realme X7 Pro
• May 2021
  • realme X7
  • realme C15 Qualcomm edition
• June 2021
  • realme X
  • realme XT
  • realme 3 Pro
  • realme 5 Pro
  • realme Narzo 20A

To clear you up, this particular first wave of roadmap is exclusive only for India meaning the timeline will differ from other regions like SEA, Europe.

Apart from Q2, as confirmed earlier, realme has briefly teased that from Q3 2021, i.e from July, realme Narzo 30 Pro 5G and Narzo 30A will start getting the realme UI 2.0 Beta builds.

Speaking of which, the realme Early Access programs typically means the Beta build of the UI. That is, users of the above smartphones will get the Android 11-based realme UI 2.0 Beta before the end of the said months.

The stable version will then be pushed at a later date which is currently unknown. Over the course of realme made the early access program live for narzo 20, realme 7, realme 6 Pro, narzo 20 Pro, and X2 Pro, realme 6i, realme narzo 10, and realme 7i.

The company has so far released a stable update of the realme UI 2.0 for only two devices- realme X50 Pro and realme Narzo 20.

Stay tuned to our channels as we update on this list of devices whenever the corresponding updates roll out.

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In September, realme announced realme UI 2.0 based on Android 11 as the latest version of its mobile operating system. It is nothing but a slightly modified version of ColorOS 11 by OPPO. So far, the company has only rolled out beta builds for realme X50 Pro. Yesterday, it opened registrations for realme 7 Pro ‘Alpha Squad’, and today, the brand has announced ‘Early Access’ program for realme narzo 20.

According to the ‘realme UI 2.0 Early Access‘ roadmap shared by the brand, the realme 7 Pro and the realme narzo 20 should start receiving beta builds from November. And therefore, as per the schedule, the company has begun to recruit testers.

That said, unlike the realme 7 Pro Alpha Squad program, the realme narzo 20 Early Access program does not have many caveats. What we mean is testers can easily rollback to stable build themselves if needed without visiting a realme service center. 

The only issue is that users will encounter data loss when switching between beta and stable channels. However, this can be mitigated by backing up the data beforehand.

Having said that, realme has 500 seats for this program and users need to be on RMX2193_11_A.17 build. To enroll, interested users have to navigate to Settings > Software Update > Gear Icon > Trial version > realme UI 2.0 Early Access and enter details on their realme narzo 20 smartphone.

Last but not least, since it is already late November, we expect the brand to release the final stable build in January or later for the general public.

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