Realme phones set to get near stock Android experience soon 

Realme India CEO Madhav Sheth has confirmed that Realme phones will soon start receiving a custom version of ColorOS 7.0 that will be close to stock Android. We don’t know when and we also don’t know which Realme phones will be supported and we also don’t know if it’s got anything to do with the company’s Project X, but the news should surely come as a pleasant surprise for stock Android fanatics. The news also confirms all previous rumours that Realme has been working on bringing a near stock Android experience to its phones. 

Realme announced Project X in July and invited pro beta testers to sign up and try out its new software – possibly Realme OS. The project was so mysterious, all beta testers were asked to sign a non-disclosure agreement with Realme. In addition to the fact that only a select number of experienced beta testers were chosen for testing, it was also allowed for only on a Realme 3 Pro – no other Realme phone would do. Chances are Realme is now in the final stages of testing and is gearing to make things official. 

Oppo’s ColorOS 6 which is based on Android 9 Pie and drives most Realme phones at this point of time has an all-new ‘borderless’ design with lighter colour schemes and newer fonts and app drawer interface. More importantly, the software is a lot cleaner and more efficient from the one found in past Oppo/Realme phones that were simply a cornucopia of unnecessary settings and features. But it’s still ColorOS, which is an Oppo skin. Realme going for something else to differentiate itself is not surprising at all.   

There are rumours that Realme OS could be in line with OnePlus’ OxygenOS with a Realme twist. Whatever be the case, Realme seems set to announce something around it soon enough. 

Elsewhere, the Realme India CEO has also confirmed that all Realme phones with a quad camera – Realme 5 Pro, Realme 5 and Realme XT – will gain the ability to shoot videos with the included ultrawide angle lens in the days to come through an update. 

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