December 30, 2018: As announced earlier, Realme C1 and Realme 2 start getting the latest ColorOS 5.2 stable update with December 2018 security patches. The OTA update is live now that carries build number RMX1805EX_11.A.21. This is a staged roll out, so it will take few days to complete. You can download ColorOS 5.2 Stable OTA and flash manually. ColorOS 5.2 Stable update for Realme 2 and Realme C1 comes with several changes and features. You can now dismiss notifications with a single swipe, swipe up to reboot the phone from the shutdown interface, launch Google Assistant by long press the Power button, and more.
The update adds a headset icon in status bar. You can see it when connecting a headset to the phone. The new Smart Bar feature offers faster multi-tasking and app launching. This update removes flashing bar, on-going notification and text at the upper right corner from Developer Options, Accessibility, and Device & Privacy screens. Realme 2 and Realme C1 ColorOS 5.2 changelog: A similar update is also available for Realme 1 and Realme 2 Pro. Below is the manual installation instruction for ColorOS 5.2 on your device, if you prefer so.
Download ColorOS Update:
– ColorOS 5.2.1 for Realme 2 [here] or [here] – ColorOS 5.2.1 for Realme C1 [here] or [here] – ColorOS 5.2.0 for Realme 2 [here] or [here] – ColorOS 5.2.0 for Realme C1 [here] or [here]
How to flash ColorOS update on Realme 2 and Realme C1
- Download and flash ColorOS 5.2 OTA file from above link
- Copy the package to the root directory of your phone.
- Turn off your phone. Press and hold the Volume Down and the Power buttons simultaneously until booting into recovery mode.
- In recovery, select language > From phone storage > Select the ColouOS OTA package > tap OK to install the OTA.
- Once installation completes, tap Reboot to boot your phone into new ColorOS version. (Source – Realme)
