Realme 5/5s December update brings November security patch & camera improvements (Download link inside)

The timely rollout of the updates used to be a USP of Google’s own devices. Later on, all other OEMs started to understand the importance of regular updates and joined the bandwagon.

The importance of a security update for a smartphone is no surprise as it fixes severe vulnerabilities. Major smartphone brands like Samsung, which were earlier mocked for pushing late or no updates have also improved a lot in this department.

Realme, which is a young brand, has already made quite a few headlines, especially this year with its smartphones as well as speedy update delivery. The good performance of the Realme 5 series and later on the Realme X2 Pro, gave the brand that much needed hype to stay strong in today’s smartphone market.

And in a recent development, the OEM has pushed in the December update for two of its devices, namely, Realme 5 and Realme 5s that tags along November security patchset with some camera fixes.

Let us take a look at the updates, one by one.

Realme 5

Arriving with the version number A.20, it weighs in around 2.5 GB in size. So, it is recommended to download this update via a stable internet connection to avoid any issues.

Notably, along with the November 2019 security patchset, the update also brings in some bug fixes as well for the Realme 5. Below is the official changelog along with the screenshot of the announcement:

Changelog:

Security:
– Android security patch: November, 2019

Notification bar:
– Added fast switch toggles of dark mode in notification center

Known issue fixed:
– Fixed low Probability issue of touch not respond when inserting headphones
– Fixed the auto reboot issue with low probability

Moreover, one of the users also shared the update prompt screenshot confirming that the update has started rolling out for the devices.

However, the user also pointed out the fact that after the update on Realme 5, the battery is draining at a more rapid pace.

Matter of fact, we reported that Realme 5 has got the October Patch a few weeks back that brought in a lot of changes in camera, notifications, and introduced system-wide dark mode support.

Realme 5s

Realme 5s is also getting the new update that also brings along some improvements for the camera and some bug fixes as well. Below is the official changelog along with the screenshot of the announcement:

Changelog:

Security:
– Android security patch: November, 2019

Camera:
– Optimized AF focus and improved the rate of success
– Optimized the reddish in portrait mode

Notification bar:
– Added fast switch toggles of dark mode in notification center

Known issue fixed:
– Fixed low Probability issue of touch not respond when inserting headphones
– Fixed the auto reboot issue with low probability

Keep in mind this new December update is being pushed via OTA in batches and will take some time in hitting all the units. You can always go ahead and manually check for the update by heading to Settings>>Software Updates>>Check for new updates.

However, you can download the update package from the below link for manual updating. FYI, both the phones share a common firmware.

Download

• Device: Realme 5/5s
• Codename: rmx1911
• Channel: Global (India) Stable
• Version: A.20
• Android: 9
  • Type: Recovery
    • Download: Link
    • MD5: bfb53d1a4ecfb046f41286c58ea90297

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