Realme Coloros 5.1 User Manual
realme Smartphone ColorOS 5.1 User Guide
Content
realme Smartphone ColorOS 5.1 User Guide.................................................................................... 1
Content ............................................................................................................................................ 1
1. Welcome Page ............................................................................................................................... 6
2. Safety Information......................................................................................................................... 7
3. Get started .................................................................................................................................. 11
3.1. Quick look ......................................................................................................................... 11
3.1.1. ColorOS 5.1 Features ............................................................................................. 11
3.1.2. Sleep/Wake button ............................................................................................... 27
3.1.3. Menu, Home and Return buttons ......................................................................... 30
3.1.4. Volume buttons ..................................................................................................... 34
3.1.5. Micro-USB port ...................................................................................................... 36
3.1.6. Headset jack .......................................................................................................... 37
3.1.7. SIM and SD cards ................................................................................................... 37
3.1.8. Accessories came with realme phone ................................................................... 39
3.1.9. Charging the battery ............................................................................................. 41
3.1.10. Gesture & Motion ............................................................................................... 42
3.1.11. Key combinations ................................................................................................ 47
3.1.12. Status Icons ......................................................................................................... 49
3.2. Configuration Settings ...................................................................................................... 51
3.2.1. Fingerprint, Face and Passcode ............................................................................. 51
3.2.2. Set up other mail and calendar accounts .............................................................. 64
3.2.3. Transfer data from the old phone to realme smartphone .................................... 64
3.2.4. Date and Time ....................................................................................................... 70
3.2.5. Language and Region ............................................................................................ 71
3.2.6. Connect to the Internet ......................................................................................... 72
4. What's new in ColorOS 5.1 .......................................................................................................... 73
4.1. New Features of Calculator .............................................................................................. 73
4.2. New Features of Smart Assistant ............................................................................. 78
4.3. Use Wi-Fi Tethering .................................................................................................. 81
4.4. NFC ................................................................................................................................... 83
4.5. Default volume button adjustment .................................................................................. 84
4.6. New Feature Take and Edit Screenshot ............................................................................ 86
4.7. Private Safe ....................................................................................................................... 90
4.8. Find My Device ................................................................................................................. 91
4.9. Google Assistant ............................................................................................................... 95
4.10. New features of Camera .............................................................................................. 101
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4.11. Transfer data from old phone to new realme smartphone .......................................... 101
5. Basics ......................................................................................................................................... 107
5.1 Use apps .......................................................................................................................... 107
5.2 Share from apps .............................................................................................................. 110
5.3 One-click cleanup ............................................................................................................ 111
5.4 Lock the running background apps ................................................................................. 113
5.5 View, zoom in and out ..................................................................................................... 114
5.6 Smart & Convenient Operation ....................................................................................... 116
5.6.1. Navigation Keys ................................................................................................... 116
5.6.2. Assistive Ball ........................................................................................................ 122
5.6.3. Full Screen Multitasking ...................................................................................... 125
5.7. Change the screen orientation ....................................................................................... 128
5.8. Split-screen ..................................................................................................................... 129
5.9. Take and edit a screenshot ............................................................................................. 133
5.10. Control Center, Notification, and Status Bar ................................................................ 137
5.11. Search ........................................................................................................................... 142
5.12. Test ............................................................................................................................... 143
5.12.1. Add or change keyboard languages .................................................................. 143
5.12.2. Type, edit, and delete text ................................................................................ 145
5.12.3. Prediction .......................................................................................................... 148
5.12.4. Voice typing ....................................................................................................... 152
5.12.5. TouchPal for realme........................................................................................... 154
5.13. Sound, Vibration, and System Feedback ...................................................................... 156
5.14. Charge and monitor the battery .................................................................................. 159
5.15. Location Service ........................................................................................................... 161
5.16. Use the phone internationally ..................................................................................... 163
5.17. Power Saver .................................................................................................................. 164
6. Personalize your realme phone ................................................................................................. 166
6.1. ColorOS 5.1 device name ............................................................................................... 166
6.2. Personalize the Home screen ......................................................................................... 167
6.2.1. Organize the Home screen .................................................................................. 167
6.2.2. Home screen widgets & Transition Effects .......................................................... 171
6.3. Change the wallpaper .................................................................................................... 173
6.4 Adjust the screen brightness and color temperature ..................................................... 175
6.5. Change auto-lock time ................................................................................................... 177
6.6. Change the font size ....................................................................................................... 178
6.7. Keyboard and input method .......................................................................................... 179
6.7.1. Customize the look of the keyboard ................................................................... 179
6.7.2. Keyboard Layout .................................................................................................. 180
6.7.3. Trends .................................................................................................................. 183
6.7.4. Keyboard general settings ................................................................................... 183
6.8. Set up Startup Manager ................................................................................................. 185
6.9. Clone Apps ..................................................................................................................... 187
6.10. Manage Default App .................................................................................................... 188
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6.11. Gesture & Motion ........................................................................................................ 189
6.12. Preset Automatic on/off time ...................................................................................... 194
6.13. Game Space .................................................................................................................. 196
6.14. App display in Full-screen............................................................................................. 200
7. Apps .......................................................................................................................................... 202
7.1. Phone ............................................................................................................................. 202
7.1.1 Make and Answer Phone Calls ............................................................................. 202
7.1.2. Conference calls .................................................................................................. 210
7.1.3. Block calls ............................................................................................................ 211
7.1.4. Emergency calls ................................................................................................... 213
7.1.5. Carrier’s Call Settings........................................................................................... 214
7.2. Message ......................................................................................................................... 215
7.2.1. Send and receive messages ................................................................................. 215
7.2.2. Customize message settings ................................................................................ 218
7.3. Contacts.......................................................................................................................... 221
7.3.1. Add a contact ...................................................................................................... 221
7.3.2. Edit and delete a contact ..................................................................................... 223
7.3.3. Import and export contacts ................................................................................. 226
7.3.4. SIM contacts ........................................................................................................ 228
7.3.5. Manage contacts ................................................................................................. 230
7.3.6. Back up your contacts ......................................................................................... 232
7.3.7. VIP Contacts ........................................................................................................ 233
7.4. Phone Manager .............................................................................................................. 234
7.4.1. Scan and optimize the phone .............................................................................. 234
7.4.2. Clean Storage ...................................................................................................... 235
7.4.3. Privacy Permissions ............................................................................................. 237
7.4.4. Virus Scan ............................................................................................................ 240
7.4.5. Payment protection ............................................................................................. 241
7.4.6. Frequently Used Functions.................................................................................. 242
7.4.7. Common Problems Detection ............................................................................. 245
7.4.8. WeChat Cleaner................................................................................................... 247
7.4.9. Startup Manager ................................................................................................. 250
7.5. Weather.......................................................................................................................... 252
7.6. Camera ........................................................................................................................... 254
7.6.1. Take photos ......................................................................................................... 254
7.6.2. Take a selfie ......................................................................................................... 259
7.6.3. Shoot video ......................................................................................................... 265
7.6.4. Camera settings ................................................................................................... 267
7.7. Photos ............................................................................................................................ 268
7.7.1. Photos overview .................................................................................................. 268
7.7.2. Albums ................................................................................................................ 270
7.7.3. Stories / Memories .............................................................................................. 275
7.7.4. People.................................................................................................................. 277
7.7.5. View and use photos and videos ......................................................................... 280
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7.7.6. Edit photos and videos ........................................................................................ 285
7.8. Music .............................................................................................................................. 289
7.8.1. Music ................................................................................................................... 289
7.8.2. Change sort mode ............................................................................................... 291
7.8.3. Scan local songs ................................................................................................... 292
7.9. Videos ............................................................................................................................. 294
7.10. Clock ............................................................................................................................. 297
7.10.1. Set Alarm Clocks ................................................................................................ 297
7.10.2. Add and view clocks for locations around the world ........................................ 300
7.10.3. Use the stopwatch ............................................................................................. 301
7.10.4. Set the timer ..................................................................................................... 302
7.11. Files .............................................................................................................................. 303
7.11.1. Optimized File management ............................................................................. 303
7.11.2. Fast file browsing............................................................................................... 307
7.11.3. View and manage files ...................................................................................... 308
7.11.4. Clean Storage .................................................................................................... 310
7.11.5. Remotely Manage Phone Files .......................................................................... 312
7.11.6. Private Safe ........................................................................................................ 313
7.12. Calculator ..................................................................................................................... 314
7.13. Sound Recording .......................................................................................................... 319
7.13.1. Recorder ............................................................................................................ 319
7.13.2. Manage recordings ............................................................................................ 321
7.14. Compass ....................................................................................................................... 323
7.15. Chrome ......................................................................................................................... 324
7.15.1. Search the web .................................................................................................. 324
7.15.2. Browse the web ................................................................................................. 327
7.15.3. Quick accesses ................................................................................................... 332
8. Safety & Privacy ......................................................................................................................... 335
8.1. Device security ............................................................................................................... 335
8.1.1. Lock screen password ......................................................................................... 335
8.1.2. Smart Lock ........................................................................................................... 337
8.1.3. Payment protection ............................................................................................. 339
8.1.4. Set up a SIM card lock ......................................................................................... 340
8.1.5. Virus Scan ............................................................................................................ 342
8.1.6. Pseudo Base Station Blocking.............................................................................. 342
8.1.7. Protect Personal Information .............................................................................. 343
8.2. Device administration .................................................................................................... 344
8.2.1. Allow and install apps from unknown sources .................................................... 344
8.2.2. App permissions .................................................................................................. 346
8.2.3. Hide Home screen icon ....................................................................................... 347
8.2.4. Kids Space ............................................................................................................ 350
8.2.5. Block unwanted calls and messages ................................................................... 352
8.2.6. Find my device..................................................................................................... 354
8.3. Privacy ............................................................................................................................ 357
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8.3.1. Location Service .................................................................................................. 357
8.3.2. Join User Experience Project ............................................................................... 359
8.3.3. Privacy Protecting and Security Warning ............................................................ 360
8.4. Advanced ........................................................................................................................ 361
8.4.1. Screen pinning ..................................................................................................... 361
8.5. App Lock ......................................................................................................................... 363
9. Share Internet connection and files .......................................................................................... 368
9.1. Tether your phone’s Internet connection ................................................................... 368
9.2. Share Files ...................................................................................................................... 371
9.2.1. Wireless file sharing ............................................................................................ 371
9.2.2. Wired file sharing ................................................................................................ 376
9.2.3. Share from apps .................................................................................................. 378
10. Restart, update, back up, and restore ..................................................................................... 379
10.1. Restart the phone ........................................................................................................ 379
10.2. Update ColorOS software ............................................................................................. 380
10.3. Back up and restore the phone .................................................................................... 382
10.3.1. Back up your phone .......................................................................................... 382
10.3.2. Restore data on your phone .............................................................................. 384
10.3.3. Reset the phone ................................................................................................ 387
11. Barrier-free .............................................................................................................................. 389
11.1. TalkBack ........................................................................................................................ 389
11.2. Magnification Gestures ................................................................................................ 392
11.3. Press Power Button to End Call .................................................................................... 394
12. Safety, handling and support .................................................................................................. 395
12.1. Health & Safety ............................................................................................................ 395
12.1.1. Using Environment ............................................................................................ 395
12.1.2. Battery Safety .................................................................................................... 396
12.1.3. Charger Usage Notes ......................................................................................... 398
12.1.4. Traffic Safety ...................................................................................................... 399
12.2. Maintenance and Repair .............................................................................................. 400
12.2.1. Phone Cases ...................................................................................................... 400
12.2.2. Screen Protector ................................................................................................ 401
12.2.3. Maximize battery life and lifespan .................................................................... 401
12.2.4. Keep Clean ......................................................................................................... 403
12.2.5. Keep dry and solve water damage .................................................................... 404
12.2.6. Use connectors, ports, and buttons. ................................................................. 404
12.2.7. Other information ............................................................................................. 405
12.3. FCC Compliance Statement .......................................................................................... 406
Pictures, settings and paths might differ from your phone, but that do not affect the
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description in this article.
1. Welcome Page
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2. Safety Information
Read through the following information carefully. Failure to follow these safety
precautions could result in danger or illegal activities.
Safe Startup
Do not switch on the device when phone use is prohibited or when it may cause
interference or danger.
Traffic Safety First
Traffic safety is always of first importance. Use of phones and headphones
while driving a vehicle or riding a bicycle is not recommended and is illegal in
some areas. Obey and follow all related local laws.
Switching off Device at Gas Stations
Turn off your phone when in any area with a potentially explosive atmosphere,
such as gas stations or any other fueling area. Sparks in such areas could
cause an explosion or fire, resulting in serious injury or even death.
Switching off Device When On Board an Airplane
Wireless devices might be prohibited while in the air in some countries or
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regions. Obey all related local laws and turn off your phone or switch to airplane
mode.
Switching off Device near Medical Equipment
Hospitals or healthcare facilities might use radio-frequency-sensitive equipment.
Obey the relevant rules and regulations.
Switching off Device at Blasting Areas
To avoid interfering with blasting operations, turn off your phone when in a
“blasting area” or in areas posted “Turn off two-way radio.” Obey all signs and
instructions.
Radiation
Nearly every electronic device gives off radiation. Mobile phone use does not
increase the risk of getting brain cancer or other head tumors. Its effect in
humans is negligible.
Interference
Nearly every electronic device is susceptible to interference for external
sources if inadequately shielded or designed. As a result, your phone may
cause interference with other devices.
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Temperature
Operate your phone in a place where the temperature is always between 10℃
to 45℃. Using or storing your phone in a too hot or too cold environment might
damage the battery, or even cause your phone to short-circuit or burn.
Proper Usage
Use your phone appropriately. Do not touch the antenna area unnecessarily
when the phone is turned on. Do not drop, disassemble, crush, bend, deform,
puncture, incinerate, or insert foreign objects into your phone.
Qualified Maintenance and Service
Never attempt to repair or modify the phone yourself. If your phone has any
hardware or software failure, do not use it until you take it to an authorized
service provider. Do not disassemble or root your phone yourself, otherwise the
warranty service will be terminated immediately.
Batteries, Chargers and other Accessories
Do not dismantle the built-in lithium-ion battery of your device. Use only the
batteries, chargers and other accessories authorized by realme, for third-party
accessories might cause damage or danger.
Waterproofness
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Your device is not waterproof. Do not use your device in rain, or other wet
locations.
Avoiding Hearing Damage
Permanent hearing loss may occur if the receiver, speakerphone, headphones,
or earpieces are used at high volume. You can adapt over time to a higher
volume of sound that may sound normal but can be damaging to your hearing.
Set the volume to a safe level to protect your hearing.
Avoiding Eyestrain
Your device’s screen color and brightness might have a different degree of
stimulation to your eyesight. Long-term viewing of your phone in normal or
darker environments will damage your eyesight. When watching video or
reading text on your phone, avoid prolonged use, take breaks and turn on eye
protection mode to prevent eyestrain.
Glass Parts
The outside cover of your phone’s screen, front/rear camera and flash is made
of glass. This glass could break if your phone is dropped on a hard surface or
receives a substantial impact. Do not attempt to touch or clean the broken glass.
Stop using your phone until the glass is replaced by an authorized service
provider.
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Connecting to Other Devices
Before connecting to other devices, carefully read the user manual for more
detailed, accurate and safety instructions. Do not connect to incompatible
products.
Being Aware of Laser Safety
If your phone supports laser focusing, carefully read the user manual before
using it. Failure to follow instructions might lead to harmful radiation exposure.
To prevent direct exposure to laser beam, do not attempt to open your phone’s
outer shell, or avoid keeping close contact with laser light.
3. Get started
3.1. Quick look
3.1.1. ColorOS 5.1 Features
ColorOS 5.1 New Features
With ColorOS 5.1, noticeably the graphics and colors are more vivid and
crisp. Even with its design, it hasn't lost touch of its fundamental purpose: use
with ease and unparalleled effort to protect privacy. There’s Screen Clock that
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updates you with time, calls, and messages even when the screen is
off. Calculator has been more efficient with its added functions for more
conversions.You can fix your volume buttons to adjust to a specific sound and
then there’s Privacy Passcode that added more layers to prevent digital theft
from getting your personal data.
Brand-new visual design
ColorOS 5.1 is a visual treat. It’s easy on the eye and the background colors
are relaxing. The App icon has a brand new makeover having circle shapes
and Control Center has green color with white background which is soothing
to the eyes. To have a cleaner and minimalist setting, System Apps sort and
group settings like Call, Contacts, Messages, Phone Managers and others
into one location.
Photo album on Smart Assistant
Smart Assistant. We all know that Smart Assistant is your happy helper and
intuitively knows what you want and one of those is memories. It will show
photo albums of pictures that matter to you.
Enjoy the new features of Calculator
The new Calculator app not only combines the standard and scientific
calculators but added useful functions which will come handy in time.
Share your internet connection through Wi-Fi Tethering
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Wi-Fi Tethering. This makes your phone as a Wi-Fi router which basically has
the same functionality to that of a traditional router which enables the sharing
of internet to other Wi-Fi devices.
Make use of the Screen Clock
Screen Clock. If you want to know who called you or messaged you without
opening the screen, then you would love the Screen Clock function. You can
set display time and reminders like missed calls, unread SMS, unread
Wechat, and QQ messages even when the screen is off.
Fixed your volume button to a specific ringer
Default Volume Button Adjustment. Sometimes you wanted to manage the
volume of the ringtone using the physical buttons but the one that gets
adjusted is the music volume. You can now choose the physical buttons to
either adjust for the Ringtone Volume or Media volume only.
Prevent theft by using Privacy Passcode
Privacy Passcode. We all know how some apps are snooping to get your
personal data stored on the phone. Privacy Passcode toughens your privacy
through series of encryption methods and a secret question that you can
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customize. When this is turned on, the validation will be used for all privacy
Models
realme2/RMX1805/RMX1809, realme C1/RMX1811
features such as App Encryption and Private Safe.
Add Marker Pen to highlight when you take and edit a screenshot
Add Marker Pen. You can capture what’s displayed on the current screen and
take long screenshots of your conversations on any messenger, or the
screenshot of a full web page, or screenshot of some long pages in apps. You
can edit the screenshots directly on the Photos app using a set of professional
editing tools. Also, a marker pen has been added to highlight words, draw,
and personalized the screenshot you’ve taken.
New camera features for taking photos an selfies
More new stickers. There are new stickers that you can choose from. Your
pictures will definitely be cooler, cuter, and funnier. To use stickers to
decorate your photo, choose STICKER, click , then choose from array of
stickers.
ColorOS 5.1 is compatible with these devices
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Appearance
RMX1805 – Diamond Red color (RAM 3GB Version)
Size and Weight
Height
156.2mm
Width
75.6mm
Thickness
8.2mm
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Weight
168g with battery
Basic Parameters
Operating System
ColorOS 5.1, based on Android 8.1
GPU
adreno506
RAM
3GB/4GB
Storage
32GB/64GB
Battery
4230mAh
Processor
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
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Display
Size
6.2 inches (15.8cm)
Type
Corning Glass
Resolution
1520 by 720 pixels
Colors
16 .7million colors
Touch
Multi-touch, Capacitive Screen
Camera
Rear Sensor
13-megapixel & 2-megapixel
Front Sensor
8-megapixel
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Flash
Yes
Aperture
Rear: f/2.2+f/2.4
Front: f/2.2
Connectivity
Frequencies:
GSM:850/900/1800/1900MHz
WCDMA:850/900/2100MHz
FDD-LTE: Bands 1/3/5/8
TD-LTE: Bands 38/40/41 (2535-2655MHz)
SIM Card Type
Dual Nano SIM Cards & Micro SD Card (Total 3 slots)
GPS
GPS/aGPS
Bluetooth
4.2
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Wi-Fi
2.4GHz
OTG
Supported
NFC
No Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor
Light Sensor
Proximity Sensor
Acceleration Sensor 、G-sensor
Pedometer
E-Compass
In the Box
Handset
Case Cove
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Screen Protector(pre-applied)
Adapter
Cable
Warranty Card,
Quick Guard
SIM Slot Ijector
Appearance
RMX1811 – Navy Blue color (RAM 2GB Version)
Size and Weight
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Height
156.2mm
Width
75.6mm
Thickness
8.2mm
Weight
168g with battery
Basic Parameters
Operating System
ColorOS 5.1, based on Android 8.1
GPU
adreno506
RAM
2GB
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Storage
16GB
Battery
4230mAh
Processor
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
Display
Size
6.2 inches (15.8cm)
Type
Corning Glass
Resolution
1520 by 720 pixels
Colors
16 .7million colors
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Touch
Multi-touch, Capacitive Screen
Camera
Rear Sensor
13-megapixel & 2-megapixel
Front Sensor
5-megapixel
Flash
Yes
Aperture
Rear: f/2.2
Front: f/2.2
Connectivity
Frequencies:
GSM:850/900/1800/1900MHz
WCDMA:850/900/2100MHz
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FDD-LTE: Bands 1/3/5/8
TD-LTE: Bands 38/40/41 (2535-2655MHz)
SIM Card Type
Dual Nano SIM Cards & Micro SD Card (Total 3 slots)
GPS
GPS/aGPS
Bluetooth
4.2
Wi-Fi
2.4GHz
OTG
Supported
NFC
No
Sensors
Light Sensor
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Proximity Sensor
Acceleration Sensor 、G-sensor
Pedometer
E-Compass
In the Box
Handset
Case Cove
Screen Protector(pre-applied)
Adapter
Cable
Warranty Card,
Quick Guard
SIM Slot Ijector
Buttons and components
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RMX1805 features
A.
Front camera
B.
Receiver
C.
Sleep/Wake button
D.
Volume up button
E.
Volume down button
F.
Rear camera
G.
Flash
H.
SIM card tray
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I.
SIM tray hole
K.
Speaker
L.
Micro-USB port
M.
Microphone
N.
Headset jack
Functions for buttons and combination keys
To learn more features, see Quick Look at realme phone.
3.1.2. Sleep/Wake button
The Wake/Sleep button on the right side of your phone has a number of
different uses.
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When the phone is on
Wake or lock the screen: With the phone is powered on, press the Wake/Sleep
button once and it will wake the phone up to the point that you can see the lock
screen, like the clock and any notifications that are setup to display there. When
the phone screen is awakened, pressing this button will blacken the screen and
lock the phone.
Take a screenshot: Press and hold the Sleep/Wake and Volume Down buttons
at the same time and your phone will take a picture of whatever is displayed on
the screen. Click the screenshot, and then choose to a take a long screenshot,
send, edit or delete the screenshot. If you save the screenshot, you can view it
on Photos.
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End a call: Go to [Settings] > [Additional Settings] > [Accessibility] and turn on
[Power Button Ends Call], then you can press the Sleep/Wake button to end
phone calls.
Turn off the phone: Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button for a few seconds,
whether the phone is on the lock screen or home screen, it will ask you to slide
down to power off the device.
Force restart the phone: Press and hold the Sleep/Wake and Volume Up
buttons for about 10 to 12 seconds until your device is turned on. View force
restart your phone.
When the phone is off
Turn on the phone: Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button for a few seconds
until you see the realme logo.
Force Restart the phone: Press and hold the Sleep/Wake and Volume Up
buttons until your device is turned on. View
Enter Recovery Mode: Press and hold the Sleep/Wake and Volume Down
buttons at the same time to enter Recovery Mode.
force restart your phone.
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3.1.3. Menu, Home and Return buttons
The traditional hardware buttons have been replaced with on-screen virtual
navigation keys which also offers fast and fluid gestures to operate your
phone. You can change the order of the virtual keys, and set them to appear
only when needed to free space on the screen.
Enable virtual navigation keys. Virtual navigation keys are default on. If you
want to enable them manually, go to [Settings] > [Smart &
Convenient] > [Navigation Keys] and click Virtual Key Navigation.
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