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 your tablet again!
Possible errors during updating and how to resolve them:
Q: When turned on with the volume buttons held down, the firmware process does not start. 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.
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.
Forced update
This type of smartphone firmware update is necessary when the usual update mode fails. Essentially, a forced update is an emergency. You can do it like this:
- In the root folder of the SD card you need to create a folder “ dload
«; - В « dload
«you need to copy the file « UPDATE. APP
«; - Disable the communicator;
- Press the key combination “ Volume Up Volume Down
«, turn on the communicator and hold for 5 seconds. A forced update process will occur.
Smartphones that have been confirmed to update to emui 10
Scheduled for September 8:
Will be updated by the end of September:
- Huawei Mate 20
- Huawei Mate 20 Pro
- Huawei Mate 20 X
- Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design
- Huawei Honor 20
- Huawei Honor 20 Pro
- Huawei Honor V20
- Huawei Honor Magic 2
Full list of smartphones that will update to Android 10 Q
Huawei Mate line:
- Huawei Mate 20 [Officially confirmed]
- Huawei Mate 20 Pro [Officially confirmed]
- Huawei Mate 20 Lite
- Huawei Mate 20 X [Officially confirmed]
- Huawei Mate 20 Porsche RS [Officially confirmed]
- Huawei Mate 10 [Officially confirmed]
- Huawei Mate 10 Pro [Officially Confirmed]
- Huawei Porsche Design Mate 10 [Officially Confirmed]
- Huawei Porsche Design Mate RS [Officially Confirmed]
- Huawei Mate X
Huawei P line:
- Huawei P20 [Officially confirmed]
- Huawei P20 Pro [Officially Confirmed]
- Huawei P30 [Officially confirmed]
- Huawei P30 Pro [Officially Confirmed]
- Huawei P30 Lite/Nova 4e [Officially confirmed]
- Huawei P Smart (2020) [Officially confirmed]
- Huawei P Smart 2020 [Officially Confirmed]
- Huawei P Smart Z [Officially confirmed]
Huawei Nova line:
- Huawei Nova 5
- Huawei Nova 5 Pro
- Huawei Nova 5i
- Huawei Nova 4
- Huawei Nova 4e [Officially Confirmed]
Honor smartphones that will update:
- Honor 9X
- Honor 9X Pro
- Honor 20 Pro [Officially Confirmed]
- Honor 20 [Officially confirmed]
- Honor 20i/20 Lite [Officially confirmed]
- Honor View 10/Honor V10 [Officially Confirmed]
- Honor View 20/Honor V20 [Officially confirmed]
- Honor 10 [Officially confirmed]
- Honor 10 GT
- Honor 10 Lite [Officially confirmed]
- Honor Play
- Honor Note 10
- Honor 8X [Officially confirmed]
- Honor 8C
- Honor Magic 2 [Officially confirmed]
- Honor 8A
Update expected, not confirmed:
- Huawei P20 Lite
- Huawei Nova 3
- Huawei Nova 3e
- Huawei P Smart (Nova 3i)
- Huawei Y3 (2020)
- Huawei Y5 2020 Prime
- Huawei Y5 2020 Lite
- Huawei Y6 Prime (2020)
- Huawei Y6 (2020)
- Huawei Y6 (2020)
- Huawei Y7 (2020)
- Huawei Y7 Prime (2020)
- Huawei Y7 Pro (2020)
- Huawei Y7 Pro 2020
- Huawei Y7 (2020)
- Huawei Y7 Pro (2020)
- Huawei Y7 Prime (2020)
- Huawei Y8 2020
- Huawei Y9 2020
- Honor 8X Max