What you need to know before updating your smartphone firmware:
- Only FAT32 format cards can be used. Preferably less than 4 GB;
- The firmware must be located on the SD card in the dload folder;
- You cannot use the device’s built-in memory (except for those devices that do not have a Micro-SD slot);
- The file with the firmware should be called UPDATE. APP;
- During the firmware installation, the device will reboot several times – this is normal;
- If there are several folders in the archive with the firmware (step1, step 2, etc.), then flash all the files one by one.
- During a local firmware update, all data on the internal memory of your smartphone will be deleted!
Attention! Everything you do with your device is at your own peril and risk! No one guarantees the correct operation of the device during and after installing third-party firmware and/or other actions not provided by the manufacturer!
In order to install any original firmware, you must do the following:
- Copy the dload folder with all its contents to the root of the SD card;
- Turn off the tablet;
- Insert the SD card if it was removed;
- While holding the Volume Up key, press and hold the Power button until the screen blinks. The Volume Up button must be held until the installation process begins (a green robot and a progress bar will appear);
- Finally, when prompted, remove the SD card or hold the Power button for 10 seconds.
Note: In some cases, you don’t need to press the buttons at all and the process will start automatically after turning on/rebooting.
If the update process does not start, you need to open the calculator, enter ()()2846579()()= and then select Project Menu Act -> Upgrade ->SD Card upgrade.
Attention!
- Do not remove the card or press the power button until the process is complete and the appropriate prompt appears on the screen;
- If the power is lost during the installation process, repeat the firmware process;
- After copying the firmware to the SD card, check if it is damaged (copy the firmware files, disconnect and then connect the SD card, check that the *.zip files in the firmware open without errors on the computer).
- Delete the firmware file from the SD card or rename the dload folder if you don’t want to accidentally update the tablet again!
Honor
The list of Honor smartphones that will receive Android 10 is:
- 9X, 20 Pro versions,
- 20i Lite;
- View 10 20;
- 10 GT Lite;
- Note 10;
- 8X Max;
- 8C;
The list may change periodically. Stay tuned for new information on the official website. Please note that the list contains gadgets for which Chinese firmware is being developed. But after that, as a rule, a global release comes gradually for each series. The developers began closed testing on selected volunteers. And beta testing has already been offered for some devices.
Possible errors during updating and how to resolve them:
Q: When turned on with the volume buttons held down, the firmware process does not begin. A: Try writing the firmware file to the dload folder again. If it still doesn’t start, try starting the update process through the settings menu.
Q: The device turned off and does not turn on. A: Wait a few minutes. If it doesn’t turn on, turn it on yourself, the process should continue normally.
Q: During the update, the process froze at some point and does not go further. A: Wait five to ten minutes. If the device continues to hang, remove and reinsert the battery. For devices with a non-removable battery, you need to press and hold (15 seconds) the power button and both volume buttons.
How can I find out the current firmware version?
To check the current software version, you need to go to Settings – About phone/About tablet – System update. The version is the three numbers after the letter B. For example, the build number V100R001C00B122 means that you have firmware version 122 installed. Any firmware with numbers greater than these is newer.
Which honor and Huawei smartphones will be updated to Android 10?
The developers of OnePlus and Google phones announced that their gadgets will be upgraded to Android 10 in 2020. This will improve the process of saving charge, increase the speed of the device, and provide the ability to use a dark theme everywhere. You can also control your device using gestures. A special mode has been developed for maximum ease of use of applications – focusing.
You can add programs from which notifications are not at all interesting to the blacklist. Privacy has been significantly improved. Since Wi-Fi can be used to determine the user’s location, before learning information about the network, another person must obtain the user’s consent. Interestingly, the new version of Android works like a desktop computer.
Can access the entire hard drive. In addition, personal information settings are located in one place – in the “Confidentiality” section. A similar update is planned for only 10% of devices from different companies. This is due to certain difficulties – almost every series requires unique firmware.
Over the air update (fota):
For this type of update, it is advisable to use a high-speed network connection, such as Wi-Fi.
- To update using this method, you need to go to Settings – About phone – System update and select “Online update”.
- After which the device will connect to the network and if an update is available, click the “Download” button. After clicking it, the update files will be downloaded, then
will appear
“Install” button. When you press it, the device will reboot, install the update and turn on in normal mode. Service pack files will be deleted
from memory automatically.
Please note that if the device has received elevation of rights (root), installed a recovery that is different from the original one, and also modified the system using this elevation of rights, the update using this method will most likely end in error and the phone will turn on after a reboot. normal mode.
Tablet firmware update:
- Only FAT32 format cards can be used. Preferably less than 4 GB;
- The firmware must be located on the SD card in the dload folder;
- You cannot use the device’s built-in memory (except for those devices that do not have a Micro-SD slot);
- The file with the firmware should be called update.zip;
- During the firmware installation, the device will reboot several times – this is normal;
- If there are several folders in the archive with the firmware (step1, step 2, etc.), then flash all the files one by one.
Android 10 problems on Huawei and honor smartphones
Huawei directly says that after installing Android 10, banking applications or instant messengers will not function correctly or will not be supported at all. And all this is due to the fact that it was not possible to figure out the optimization. The developers are not responsible for the consequences of updates. And they ask users to take responsibility for their own test results.
Updated Android is not so much an improvement in the gadget’s performance as an experiment. It will help evaluate the results of technological development, but does not make discoveries for a user with ordinary needs.