Realme 5 & 5s ColorOS 6-based May security update hits devices while users await Android 10 (Realme UI) [Download link inside]

Realme started off with the beta registrations for the Realme 5 Android 10 update on May 10, which included the Realme 5 and 5s while the Reame 5i was left out. Those who have registered successfully are already running Android 10 (Realme UI) beta update.

Earlier, the Realme 5 Android 10 beta users have picked up the May security patch that also tagged along with multiple optimizations for the phone.

And now, it is the time for the non-beta users of the Realme 5 and 5S, as the OEM, Realme has now pushed the May 2020 security update based on Android 9 Pie (ColorOS 6.0.1) for both the devices.

Talking about the update for the Realme 5s the update along with May 2020 security patch also improves the overall stability of the phone. The update arrives with version A.29. Here is the complete changelog of the update:

Changelog:
Security:
● Android security patch: May, 2020
System:
● Fixed some general bugs and improved system stability

Now coming to the update for the Realme 5, it also arrives with version A.29 and shares the same changelog as the one for the Realme 5s (mentioned above).

The latest updates for the Relame 5 and 5s are pushed via OTA in batches and will take some time in arriving on all the units. You can head over to Settings > Software Upgrade to check for the update manually.

For those who do not wish to wait for the OTA, you can grab the update file from the below section and locally upgrade your Realme 5 or Reame 5s with the latest May security patch.

Download Link

• Device: Realme 5s
• Codename: #RMX1911EX
• Channel: India
• Version: RMX1911EX_11_A.29
• Android: 9
  • Type: Recovery
    • Download: Link
    • MD5: 347fcbcc4d0024b9fd57e253f6b7147a
• Device: Realme 5
• Codename: #RMX1911EX
• Channel: India
• Version: RMX1911EX_11_A.29
• Android: 9
  • Type: Recovery
    • Download: Link
    • MD5: 347fcbcc4d0024b9fd57e253f6b7147a

As far as the Realme 5 Android 10 (Realme UI) update is concerned, if we go by the official Android 10 roadmap shared by Realme, the Realme 5 series is that includes the Realme 5, 5s and 5i, is slated to pick up the Android 10 (Realme UI 1.0) update this month.

However, since the Realme 5i has been left out from the beta updates, it will be interesting to see how Realme completes the Realme 5 Android 10 update rollout at the scheduled time. We will keep you posted about this, once we have more information.

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