Installing and updating Huawei and Honor firmware

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In order to install any original firmware, you must do the following:
What you need to know before updating your smartphone firmware:
Join beta testing
Emui 10 and “dark mode”
Huawei
Possible errors during updating and how to resolve them:
How can I find out the current firmware version?
Which smartphones will receive the emui 11 update
Over the air update
Over the air update (fota):
Tablet firmware update:
Synchronization with devices
Smartphones that have been confirmed to update to emui 10
Learn more about Huawei

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 your tablet again!

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!

Join beta testing

Launch the application and log in to your Huawei account
Next, go to the personal section (personal) -> join a project > available project
Register for beta testing

Emui 10 and “dark mode”

Dark mode is one of the new features in Android 10 Q. It will also be present at the settings level in EMUI 10. The company decided to pay special attention to the development of the dark mode.

This mode applies not only to system applications, but also to third-party applications. Thus, even applications installed by the user will be darkened. The main task is to maintain readability and ease of use of the interface.

Huawei

List of Huawei smartphones that will receive EMUI 11:

Mate 30 Pro;
Mate 30;
Mate 30 RS Porsche Design;
Mate 20;
Mate 20 Pro;
Mate 20 X;
Mate 20 X (5G);
Mate 20 X (4G);
Mate 20 Porsche RS;
Mate X;
in the “P” series – P40, P40 Pro, P30, P30 Pro;
in the Nova series: 6, 6 5G, 5T, 5, 5 Pro, 5Z, 5i, 5i Pro;
Huawei Mate Pad and Huawei MediaPad M6 tablets.

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 will 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 smartphones will receive the emui 11 update

Huawei Central recently published a current list of Honor and Huawei smartphones that will receive a new, modern version 11 of the shell during 2020. Together with Android, they plan to add the proprietary EMUI 11 shell to Huawei equipment, and its improved modification to Honor – Magic UI 4.

Over the air update

This method involves installing a new version using FOTA technology. Here you don’t have to connect a cable, PC or other third-party devices. The algorithm is very simple and takes little time:

go to the main settings by clicking on the gear icon on the desktop;
select the “About phone” section;
tap on the line “System update”;
option – “Online”.

Next, the process is fully automated, and you will have to check only one point – so that the device does not turn off before the installation process is completed.

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 the Settings section – 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. The 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.

Synchronization with devices

EMUI 10 is “tailored” to work with multiple devices. The relationship with other devices in the Huawei ecosystem itself is well developed. It supports work with both “smart” speakers and all kinds of unmanned aerial vehicles, including drones.

Naturally, Honor and Huawei devices running EMUI 10 can sync with a PC. You can create a virtual screen or simply copy personal files to your computer.