Realme 9 5G Speed Edition Android 12 Update (Realme UI 3.0) Rolling Out

After rolling out the Android 12-based Realme UI 3.0 software update for the Realme 7 Pro and the Realme 8 Pro recently, Realme has now started seeding the Android 12 update for the Realme 9 5G Speed Edition (also known as Realme 9 5G SE). The company took to its community forum to announce the Realme 9 5G SE Android 12 update. The new software update arrives in the form of the Realme UI 3.0 and it brings all the Android 12 features, UI enhancement, and optimization to auto brightness algorithm and accessibility.

To update your Realme 9 5G Speed Edition to Android 12, make sure that your unit is running RMX3461_11.A.11 firmware version. The newly rolling out Android 12 update comes in the form of RMX3461_11.C.02. The new update brings in Realme UI 3.0 software version which offers new design, revamped page layout, redesigned icons, and Optimization for the Quantum Animation Engine. Furthermore, the update also reduces the CPU load average, lowers the battery usage, and optimizes accessibility. Here’s the complete changelog of the Realme 9 SE 5G Android 12 release:

Realme 9 5G Speed Edition Android 12 Update Changelog

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.

• FlexDrop 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.

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, Phone, Mail, and Calendar.

The new software update is rolling out in a staged manner. If this new release doesn’t contain any crtifical bugs, we can expect the broader release of the update in the coming few days. If you are already a beta user (Early Access/ Open beta) you will directly receive the Stable Release for the first time.