How to Install AOSP Android 10 for Realme 3 [GSI Treble Q]

If you just bought the Realme 3 and want to install Android 10 Q, then you are in the right place. In this guide, we will share a step-by-step tutorial to install the AOSP Android 10 update for Realme 3 based on GSI treble custom build.

Thanks to one of the Recognized XDA Developers phhusson to made this possible. Now, whether your phone supports the Android 10 update officially or not, the Android 10 GSI build will help you out if your device is running on Android Oreo or later. Here you will get a full-depth installation process along with download links and pre-requirements below to easily flash the Android 10 Custom GSI on your Realme 3. Now, let’s have a look at the device overview first.

GSI stands for Generic system image. It is a file-system image that you flash to your device’s system partition. It works as a pure Android implementation without any modifications or changes to the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) code. It can be run on any Android device running Android 8.1 or higher version due to the Project Treble support.

Realme 3 Device Overview:

Realme 3 was announced in March 2019 which sports a 6.22-inch IPS LCD display with a screen resolution of 1520 x 720 pixels with 270 PPI pixel density. The device is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3.

Realme 3 is powered by a Mediatek MT6771 Helio P60 (12 nm) or Mediatek Helio P70 (12nm) chipset coupled with 3/4GB of RAM and 32/64GB of internal storage. It also supports a 256GB external memory card. The device came out of the box with Android 9.0 Pie under ColorOS 6 and was backed by a 4230 mAh battery (Non-removable).

As far as the camera is concerned, the device has a Dual-camera setup with 13MP + 2MP primary sensors and a selfie camera with a 13MP lens. Other connectivity option includes 4G-VoLTE, GPS, Glonass, Bluetooth, Mobile Hotspot, accelerometer, ambient light sensor, gyroscope, proximity sensor, and compass/ magnetometer. etc. The Realme 3 comes with a rear fingerprint sensor feature.

What’s on Android 10?

Google has started rolling out the latest Android 10 version update to its Pixel series devices which is the 10th iteration of Android OS. It brings plenty of new features to the device system like system UI, new gesture navigation, improved privacy and location control. The update also offers enhanced app permissions, foldable display support, security features, system-wide dark mode, etc.

The Android 10 also offers built-in call screening, multi-camera API, smart replies in the notification panel, 5G support, improved call quality, bubble feature, live caption, and more. While the latest version also improves battery life, Focus mode which is similar to the Do Not Disturb mode, etc. Apart from that Android 10 also features 65 new emojis. It also comes with direct audio streaming support to hearing aid devices.

Steps to Install Android 10 ROM on Realme 3

Disclaimer:

PHH’s AOSP Android 10 GSIs are still marked as a pre-release. Even on a device that runs Pie GSIs nicely, it’s still possible to get broken media, camera, RIL, or even flat-out no-boot. You are strongly advised to try PHH’s original and then identify/report issues there, before moving onto other GSIs that are based on this work. Please report bugs there only if it’s specific to this GSI.

We’re at GetDroidTips won’t be responsible for any kind of damage or error that occurs to your handset while or after following this guide. This is a Custom ROM and may contain some of the bugs or stability issues. We can’t recommend you to use this firmware as your daily driver. Proceed at your own risk.

First, you have to unlock the device bootloader in order to flash any Custom ROM. But going to the process. let’s take a look at the requirements and download links first.

Pre-Requirements:

You need to unlock the bootloader first.
Download the required Android 10 GSI ROM file and Android 10 GApps file from below.
ARM, ARM64, or x86: Check your Android Phone’s Processor
Treble Support: Check If Your Smartphone Supports Project Treble
Keep your device battery charged up to 60% at least for a smoother process.
Take a complete backup of your device data without Root. In case anything goes wrong, you can easily restore all the data.

Note:

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A only arm64 – arm64 avN
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Download Links:

Android 10 GSI | Download
Download Android 10 Gapps version
Download and install Realme USB Drivers
Fastboot Method: Download ADB and Fastboot tool

Watch The Video on What’s New on Android 10

Video Guide for AOSP Android 10 Installation

Instructions to Install:

Guide to install Generic System image (GSI) on your Android device

We hope that this guide is helpful to you and you have successfully installed the AOSP Android 10 Custom ROM on your Realme 3 handset easily. If in case anything goes wrong or if you have any queries, feel free to ask in the comments below.

Source: Github| Credits to phhusson

Conclusion

If you find any problem with the latest build of Android 10 GSI, then you can report it on the official GitHub page: Click Here