realme launched the realme 8 along with realme 8 Pro smartphones in India back in March 2021. The smartphone runs Android 11 based realme UI 2.0. The company has started rolling out realme 8 Android 12 based realme UI 3.0 stable update in India.
Android 11 based realme UI 2.0 comes with new features such as System Cloner, Quick Return Bubble, Enhanced Dark Mode, New App Drawer, Third-party Icon Support, Redesigned Notification Panel, Revamped Always-On display, Improved Game Space, and more. Check out this post to know about Android 11 based realme UI 2.0 features in detail.
realme doesn’t follow a fixed update frequency, but the company rolls out updates frequently. This post will help our readers in keeping track of realme UI updates for realme 8, also check out our realme 8 content,
Note that realme follows staged rollout and the updates are randomly pushed to a limited number of users and a broader rollout usually takes a few days after the company makes sure there are no critical bugs.
realme 8 realme UI 3.0 Updates,
- [Mar 30, 2022]: realme 8 realme UI 3.0 (Android 12) Stable update is now rolling out in India. realme 8 Android 12 update comes with firmware version RMX3085_11_C.06.
New design ● The all-new design, which emphasizes a sense of space, deliver a simple, clean, and comfortable visual and interactive experience. ● Revamps the page layout based on the principle of reducing visual noise and spacing out elements, and prioritizes information with different colors to make key information stand out. ● Redesigns icons using new materials to give more depth and a greater sense of space and texture to the icons. ● Optimizes Quantum Animation Engine: Quantum Animation Engine 3.0 implements the concept of mass to make animations more lifelike, and optimizes more than 300 animations to bring a more natural user experience. Convenience & efficiency ● Adds "Background stream", Apps in Background stream mode continue playing the audio of a video when you leave them or lock your phone. ● Flex Drop is renamed Flexible Windows and is optimized: ● Optimizes the method of switching floating windows between different sizes. ● You can now drag a file from My Files or a photo from the Photos app to a floating window. Performance ● Adds Quick launch, a feature that detects the apps you use frequently and pre-loads them so you can open them quickly. ● Adds a chart to display your battery usage. ● Improves the responsiveness of turning on or off Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Airplane mode. Games ● In team fight scenes, games run more smoothly at a stable frame rate. ● Reduces the CPU load average and lowers the battery usage. Camera ● You can now decide which camera modes are displayed on the menu bar and in what order they are displayed. ● You can now drag the zoom slider to zoom in or out smoothly when shooting a video using the rear camera. System ● Optimizes the auto brightness algorithm to adapt screen brightness to more scenes for a comfortable screen reading experience. Accessibility ● Optimizes accessibility: ● Adds visuals to text instructions for an intuitive understanding of accessibility functions. ● Optimizes categorization of functions by grouping them into vision, hearing, interactive actions, and general. ● TalkBack supports more system apps including Photos and Calendar.
realme 8 realme UI 3.0 Open Beta Updates,
- [Mar 14, 2022]: realme 8 realme UI 3.0 Open Beta update is now rolling out in India. The update comes with firmware version RMX3085_11_C.05 and weighs 4.71GBs in size.
- [Mar 14, 2022]: realme has once again opened registrations for realme 8 realme UI 3.0 Open Beta program.
- [Mar 14, 2022]: realme 8 realme UI 3.0 Open Beta adopters are now receiving a new update with firmware version RMX3085_11_C.05. The OTA weighs 0.96GBs in size.
- [Feb 25, 2022]: realme 8 realme UI 3.0 Open Beta update is now rolling out in India. The update comes with firmware version RMX3085_11_C.04 and weighs about 4.71GB in size.
- [Feb 25, 2022]: realme 8 realme UI 3.0 Open Beta program has been announced in India. realme 8 users running firmware version RMX3085_11_ A.04 can head over to Settings → Software Update → Tap on the settings icon in the top right corner → Trial Version → Submit your details to apply for realme 8 Android 12 Open Beta program.
realme 8 realme UI 3.0 Early Access Updates,
- [Feb 24, 2022]: realme 8 realme UI 3.0 Early Access adopters are now receiving a new update with firmware version RMX3085_11_C.04. The OTA update weighs 0.99GBs in size.
- [Feb 21, 2022]: realme 8 realme UI 3.0 Early Access adopters are now receiving a new update with firmware version RMX3085_11_C.03. The OTA update weighs 1.39GBs in size.
- [Feb 8, 2022]: realme 8 realme UI 3.0 Early Access update is now rolling out in India. The update comes with firmware version RMX3085_11_C.02 and weighs 4.72GBs in size.
- [Feb 7, 2022]: realme 8 realme UI 3.0 Early Access program applications are once again open in India. realme 8 users running RMX3085_11_A.24 are eligible to apply for it.
- [Jan 27, 2022]: realme 8 realme UI 3.0 Early Access adopters are now receiving a new update with firmware version RMX3085_11_C.02. The OTA update weighs 0.98GBs in size.
- [Jan 21, 2022]: realme 8 realme UI 3.0 Early Access update is now rolling out in India. The update comes with firmware version RMX3085_11_C.01 and weighs 4.72GBs in size.
- [Jan 21, 2022]: realme 8 realme UI 3.0 Early Access program has now been announced in India. realme 8 users running firmware version RMX3085_11_A.24 are eligible to apply for it.
- [Jan 10, 2021]: realme 8 realme UI 3.0 Early Access program will be announced this month, confirms realme.
- [Oct 13, 2021]: realme has confirmed that realme 8 will get Android 12 based realme UI 3.0 Early Access update in Q1 2022.
realme 8 realme UI 2.0 updates,
- [Mar 23, 2022]: realme 8 RMX3085_11_A.26 update is now rolling out in India. The update weighs 209MBs in size and brings February 2022 Android security patch to the device.
Security ● Integrates the February 2022 Android security patches. Home screen ● Fixes an issue where an "Android" icon might appear on the Home screen after you install an app from Google Play. System ● Improves system performance and stability.
- [Jan 21, 2022]: realme 8 RMX3085_11_A.24 update is now rolling out in India. The update weighs 650MBs in size and brings January 2022 Android security patch to the device.
Security ● Integrates the January 2022 Android security patches. System ● Improves system performance and stability. Apps ● Fixes an issue where images could not be loaded occasionally in WhatsApp.
- [Nov 30, 2021]: realme 8 RMX3085_11_A.22 update is now rolling out in India. The update weighs 255MBs in size, and brings November 2021 Android security patch to the device. The update also adds Glance for realme feature along with bug fixes and optimizations.
Security ● Integrates the November 2021 Android security patch. Glance for realme ● Adds Glance for realme: Glance for realme adds exquisite and informative content across subscribed categories like news, entertainment, sports, games and shopping on the Lock screen ● The content is updated over Wi-Fi and mobile data. You can turn off the function of using mobile data to update contents automatically. Operation path: Settings > Home screen, Lock screen & Always-On Display > Glance for realme > Update content using mobile data ● By updating, you are agreeing to the Glance User Agreement (https://glance.com/eula3) and Glance Privacy Policy (https://glance.com/privacy-policy) System ● Fixes some known issues ● Optimizes system stability
- [Oct 25, 2021]: realme has started rolling out RMX3085_11_A.21 update for realme 8 users in India. The update weighs 712MBs in size and brings September 2021 Android security update along with several bug fixes and optimizations.
Security ● Integrates the October 2021 Android security patch. System ● Optimizes system performance and improves system stability. ● Fixes a touchscreen issue. ● Fixes an issue where the screen might not light up when you unlock your phone with your fingerprint. ● Fixes a display issue with app icons on the Home screen that would occur occasionally in Simple mode. ● Fixes a display issue with the task cards when you swipe up to view recent tasks.
- [Sep 26, 2021]: realme has started rolling out RMX3085_11_A.20 update for realme 8 users in India.
Security ● Integrates the August and September 2021 Android security patches. Camera ● Fixes an issue where NFC cards might fail to be identified using the front camera. System ● Optimizes system performance and improves system stability. ● Fixes an issue where the screen would get stuck when you scroll through contacts. ● Fixes an issue where the screen would occasionally turn red when you exit Super power saving mode. Settings ● Fixes an issue where the background might occasionally display improperly after you swipe down for quick settings. ● Fixes an issue where Google Chrome pages cannot be saved as a PDF file from print preview.
- [Aug 23, 2021]: realme has started rolling out RMX3085_11_A.19 update for realme 8 users in India. The update weighs 271MBs in size and brings July 2021 Android security patch to the device. The update also brings RAM expansion feature along with several other bug fixes and optimizations.
System ● Adds the RAM expansion feature. ● Optimizes system performance and improves system stability. ● Fixes an issue where the scroll bar would sometimes disappear in File Manager. Photos ● Fixes an issue where the screen would flicker when you rotate the screen to view photos shot with the screen locked. ● Fixes an issue where images received in some third-party apps could not be edited. Security ● Integrates the July 2021 Android security patch.
- [Jul 16, 2021]: realme has started rolling out RMX3085_11_A.18 update to realme 8 users in India. The update weighs 407MBs in size, and brings June 2021 Android security patch to the device.
Security ● Update Android security patch June System ●Fixed some known issues and improve system stability
- [May 27, 2021]: realme has started rolling out RMX3085_11_A.13 update to realme 8 users in India. The update weighs 170MBs in size, and brings May 2021 Android security patch to the device.
Security ● Updated Android security patch: May, 2021 Gaming ● Optimized gaming performance in some scenarios and improved gaming experience Camera ● Optimized the image clarity of the front camera ● Optimized the image effect of the rear camera in food scenes ● Optimized the image clarity of the rear camera in normal mode ● Optimized the image noise of the rear camera at 64M mode in some scenarios ● Optimized the image clarity of video recording ● Optimized the image clarity of the rear flashlight ● Optimized the probabilistic focus issue while scanning QR code in some third-party apps Display ● Fixed the probabilistic screen-off issue in some particular scenarios
- [May 5, 2021]: realme has started rolling out RMX3085_11_A.11 update to realme 8 users in India. The update weighs 151MBs in size, and brings several optimizations.
Display ● Fixed the probabilistic screen flicker in eye comfort mode in some scenarios ● Fixed the probabilistic display issue in some scenarios System ● Optimized system performance and improved system stability
- [Apr 26, 2021]: realme has started rolling out RMX3085_11_A.10 update to realme 8 users in India. The update weighs 214MBs in size, and brings April 2021 Android security patch to the device. The update also brings several camera optimizations.
Security ● Updated Android security patch: March & April 2021 Camera ● Optimized the image clarity of the front camera in backlight condition ● Optimized the image effect of the rear camera in food scenes ● Optimized the calling quality in third-party apps ● Optimized the image clarity of the rear camera in normal mode ● Optimized the image noise of the rear camera at 64M mode in some scenarios ● Optimized the image clarity of video recording ● Optimized the image clarity of the rear flashlight ● Fixed the probabilistic focus issue while scanning QR code in some third-party apps ● Fixed the reddish image issue of the front camera in outdoor scenarios ● Fixed the shifting color issue of the rear camera in some scenarios ● Fixed the probabilistic lagging issue of the camera in some scenarios Fingerprint ● Optimized the fingerprint logic and improved unlocking experience
- [Apr 10, 2021]: realme has started rolling out RMX3085_11_A.09 update to realme 8 users in India. The update weighs 117MBs in size and brings several camera optimizations.
Camera ● Optimized the video anti-shake performance of both front and rear camera ● Optimized the image clarity of the rear camera ● Optimized the exposure of rear camera ● Optimized the probabilistic unfocused issue of close-range scenario indoors ● Optimized the probabilistic brightness issue of human face using rear camera in against light scenario ● Optimized the probabilistic dark image issue in night situation while zooming in ultra night mode ● Fixed the probabilistic white lines issue while switching from Starry mode to Portrait mode ● Fixed the probalistic color cast issue while switching from Starry mode to normal mode
- [Apr 5, 2021]: realme has started rolling out RMX3085_11_A.08 update to realme 8 users in India. The update weighs 201MBs in size, and brings Starry mode along with several camera optimizations and touch optimization.
Camera ● Added the Starry mode ● Optimized the noise issue in Photo mode of rear camera ● Optimized the image quality in 64M mode of rear camera ● Optimized the noise issue in shooting photos and videos of third-party application ● Optimized the low color temperature and color saturation issue of rear camera ● Optimized the image quality of front camera ● Optimized the over saturation issue in some scenarios of front camera ● Optimized the color and brightness of Night mode Touch ● Optimized the touching algorithm and improved touching experience Power consumption ● Optimized the over power consumption in some scenarios
- [Apr 3, 2021]: realme has started rolling out RMX3085_11_A.05 update to realme 8 users in India. The update weighs 201MBs in size, and brings several camera optimizations along with touch optimization.
Camera ● Optimized the portrait quality of rear camera ● Optimized the video definition of ultra-wide camera ● Optimized the image quality of Ultra Night mode ● Optimized the color saturation of front camera Touch ● Optimized the touching algorithm and improved touching experience
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