New updates are being added at the bottom of this story…….
Original story (published on January 23, 2021) follows:
The Realme X50 Pro was one of the first devices to get the Android 11 beta soon after Google started the beta program for its Pixel phones.
Cut to now, the company has already pushed the stable Android 11 update alongside its in-house Realme UI 2.0 skin for the device.
But that’s not all, Realme is also testing Realme UI 2.0 on a bunch of smartphones via the Early Access program.
The most recent devices that got the Early Access builds were the Realme X7 and Realme Q2 Pro in China.
And now, the company has kick-started the Realme UI 2.0 Early Access program for the Realme X50 and Realme X50m in China, the only country where the two phones are sold.
The announcement for the beginning of the Early Access program for the smartphone pair was made on the company’s official Chinese website.
Recruitment for interested Realme X50 and Realme X50m users who wish to try out Android 11 with Realme UI 2.0 on top began on January 22.
Those who successfully enroll in the Early Access program will get the beta update before January 29 as per the details shared by Realme. The initial update will only be available for 200 users.
Users can expect to see more beta updates come in after 15 days of the first beta update.
Realme’s custom skin over Android 11 brings a ton of new features and visual improvements. You can check out the major new features by heading here.
FYI, in a recent poll that got over 360K votes, Realme UI took a massive lead against other popular skins such as OxygenOS and One UI.
Update 1 (May 03, 2021)
IST 10:55 am 3 months after the commencement of the Early Access program, Realme has finally begun rolling out the Realme UI 2.0 (Android 11) Open/Public Beta update for the duo.
That said, you can keep an eye out on our dedicated tracker to know the status of Realme UI 2.0 based on Android 11 for all eligible phones from the company.
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