Realme 6i Android 11 Open Beta with Realme UI 2.0

Realme officially announced the Realme 6i Android 11 Open Beta program with Realme UI 2.0 for its users on July 9th, 2021 along with Realme 6.

The Realme 6i Android 11 Open Beta program with Realme UI 2.0 will allow the Realme 6i users to experience the Realme UI 2.0 features based on Android 11 in advance before the stable Android 11 update is released.

What’s the Open Beta program?

Invite Realme fans to experience the new Realme UI 2.0 features in advance.
Collect feedback and suggestions to make Realme UI better.

Guidelines for Applying and Installing Open Beta program for Realme 6i

Make sure you update to required version RMX2001_11.B.63. Manually downloading link: https://www.realme.com/in/support/software-update
Apply for the Open Beta via the Software Update Application channel: Settings > Software Update > Tap on the settings icon in the top right corner > Trial Version > Submit your details > Apply Now.
You will receive the latest update if the application passes the review.

Once you have applied for the Realme 6i Android 11 Open Beta program with Realme UI 2.0, your application status may look like the picture below.

Realme 6i Android 11 Beta update with Realme UI 2.0

Soon after the Open Beta program was officially announced and released, the Realme 6i users applied for the same and received the Android 11 Beta update with Realme UI 2.0 on their devices.

The Realme 6i users then downloaded the Android 11 Beta update and posted the screenshots of the update on the official Realme Community.

Update Details

Device: Realme 6i
Realme UI: Realme UI 2.0
Android: Android 11
Update type: Beta
Update size: 2.95 GB
Build number: RMX2002_11_C.09

Official Update Changelog

Personalizations

Personalize the UI to make it your own.
You can now create your own wallpaper by picking colors from your photos.
Third-party icons for apps on the home screen are now supported.
Three Dark mode styles are available: Enhanced, medium, and gentle; wallpapers and icons can be adjusted to dark mode; and the display contrast can be adjusted automatically to ambient light.

High Efficiency

You can now drag text, images, or files out of a floating window or from one app o another app in Split screen mode.
Optimized the editing page of Smart Sidebar: Two tabs are displayed and the order of items can be customized.

System

Added “Tone tunes”: Consecutive notification tones will be linked to form a single melody.
Added weather animations t provide you with a more interesting experience.
Optimized vibration effects for text input and gameplay.
Optimized “Auto brightness”.

Launcher

You can now remove a folder or combine it with another one.
Added filters for “Drawer mode”: You can now filter apps by letters, install time, or usage frequence to quickly find an app.

Security and Privacy

You can now turn “App lock” on or off in Quick Settings.
Added “Low battery message”: When your phone battery is lower than 15%, you can quickly send a message to share your location with specified people.
More powerful SOS functions. Emergency info: You can quickly display your personal emergency info to first responders. The information can be show even when the screen is locked.
Optimized “Permission manager”: You can now choose “Allow only once” for sensitive permissions to better protect your privacy.

Games

Added Immersive mode which reduces disturbances while gaming so you can stay focused.
You can change the way to summon Game Assistant.

Communications

You can share your personal hotspot with others via a QR code.

Photos

Optimized the photo editing feature with upgraded algorithms and filters.

HeyTap Cloud

You can back up your photos, documents, system settings, WeChat data, and more, and easily migrate to a new phone.
You can select the types of data to be backed up or restored.

Camera

Added the inertial zoom feature which makes zooming smoother during video shooting.
Added the level and grid feature to help you compose videos.

Realme Lab

Added Sleep Capsule, help you schedule downtime and secure your sleep time.

Accessibility

Added “Sound Amplifier”: You can amplify faint sounds in the environment and soften loud sounds when wearing earphones.

Common issues in the Open Beta program

After the upgrade, it may take a longer time to boot for the first time, especially if there are many third-party applications on your phone.
After the upgrade, in order to improve the system operation efficiency and eliminate potential safety risks, the system will perform a series of actions such as application adaptation, background optimization and security scanning which may cause slight hanging and faster power consumption.

Notes before applying for or installing the update

Please make sure your phone is not rooted.
To prevent data loss, please backup your personal data before proceeding.
The latest Open Beta version will be chosen as the stable version and rolled out to all users, there is no difference if you have already joined the Open Beta program.
Some third-party application versions might not be compatible with Android 11 yet, after updating these applications might not be available or crashing down on your device. Therefore, it is recommended to update all your applications to the latest version available in the Play Store before your update.
The Open Beta versions may have an unpredictable impact on your phone and effects on daily use.
Please ensure that the available phone storage is more than 5GB. Otherwise, there will be a risk of update failure (To check the phone storage head to Settings > Additional Settings > Storage).
Due to unpredictable factors such as network communication and strategy adjustment, it is not possible to guarantee that every applicant will receive the update. In case the update is not received, we suggest you patiently wait for the official release.
Before installing, make sure your battery percentage is more than 60%.

The above-mentioned notes regarding the update are as per the official Realme post for the Realme 6i Android 11 Open Beta program. The issues or the bugs encountered during or after the update can be reported to Realme. The details of the same are in the same post.

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Realme 6i Android 11 Open Beta with Realme UI 2.0