If you are like me, a strange owner of the china version (I got it as a gift from china) you also probably saw that other regions got it but the china region (C00BXX) is not getting any love, in china, for some reason, it is only available if you signed for the beta test program, but not anymore. This will not be a comprehensive guide since my main language is not English but some basic steps you MUST follow.
All steps are important do NOT skip any, I also assume you know how to install firmwares (copying the zip or update.app in dload folder).
You must be on C00B220 if you are on B230 downgrade it to B220 (you can download it here http://emuirom123.dbankcloud.com/GRA-UL00-UL10_EMUI3.1_Android5.0_B220.zip?rid=2082). Also if you have root you should also do a clean install again.
After that install this firmware https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5nCMmhHnLDNSlhYb0R5MnozX2M/view. Don't extract it, copy update.zip to dload folder in sdcard. I searched for this file for many many hours and had to translate a lot of chinese pages to give it to you, you now have Marshmallow, but it is too outdated (B320).
Now, make sure you have the latest version of HiSuite, update it if needed. Connect your phone with the instructions given in HiSuite. In HiSuite click "Update" and it should find the latest version (B352).
Now just sit and relax, after that you have the latest version of android on your chinese P8
fede011 said:
If you are like me, a strange owner of the china version (I got it as a gift from china) you also probably saw that other regions got it but the china region (C00BXX) is not getting any love, in china, for some reason, it is only available if you signed for the beta test program, but not anymore. This will not be a comprehensive guide since my main language is not English but some basic steps you MUST follow.
All steps are important do NOT skip any, I also assume you know how to install firmwares (copying the zip or update.app in dload folder).
You must be on C00B220 if you are on B230 downgrade it to B220 (you can download it here http://emuirom123.dbankcloud.com/GRA-UL00-UL10_EMUI3.1_Android5.0_B220.zip?rid=2082). Also if you have root you should also do a clean install again.
After that install this firmware https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5nCMmhHnLDNSlhYb0R5MnozX2M/view. Don't extract it, copy update.zip to dload folder in sdcard. I searched for this file for many many hours and had to translate a lot of chinese pages to give it to you, you now have Marshmallow, but it is too outdated (B320).
Now, make sure you have the latest version of HiSuite, update it if needed. Connect your phone with the instructions given in HiSuite. In HiSuite click "Update" and it should find the latest version (B352).
Now just sit and relax, after that you have the latest version of android on your chinese P8
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Hi friend,
how can return to firmware stock?
Thanks
Hi, i have GRA-UL10, but from europe region (c432). Will this work for me?
Thank you.
lordcookies said:
Hi, i have GRA-UL10, but from europe region (c432). Will this work for me?
Thank you.
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No it wont work
thanks!
Thank You, I will try it!
fede011 said:
If you are like me, a strange owner of the china version (I got it as a gift from china) you also probably saw that other regions got it but the china region (C00BXX) is not getting any love, in china, for some reason, it is only available if you signed for the beta test program, but not anymore. This will not be a comprehensive guide since my main language is not English but some basic steps you MUST follow.
All steps are important do NOT skip any, I also assume you know how to install firmwares (copying the zip or update.app in dload folder).
You must be on C00B220 if you are on B230 downgrade it to B220 (you can download it here http://emuirom123.dbankcloud.com/GRA-UL00-UL10_EMUI3.1_Android5.0_B220.zip?rid=2082). Also if you have root you should also do a clean install again.
After that install this firmware https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5nCMmhHnLDNSlhYb0R5MnozX2M/view. Don't extract it, copy update.zip to dload folder in sdcard. I searched for this file for many many hours and had to translate a lot of chinese pages to give it to you, you now have Marshmallow, but it is too outdated (B320).
Now, make sure you have the latest version of HiSuite, update it if needed. Connect your phone with the instructions given in HiSuite. In HiSuite click "Update" and it should find the latest version (B352).
Now just sit and relax, after that you have the latest version of android on your chinese P8
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If you are like me, a strange owner of the china version (I got it as a gift from china) you also probably saw that other regions got it but the china region (C00BXX) is not getting any love, in china, for some reason, it is only available if you signed for the beta test program, but not anymore. This will not be a comprehensive guide since my main language is not English but some basic steps you MUST follow.
Edit: It seems that Huawei now allows you to upgrade without being in the program just follow this steps: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=67959028&postcount=4 (It says it is for GRA-UL00 but should work for UL10 too) if it works ignore the next steps.
All steps are important do NOT skip any, I also assume you know how to install firmwares (copying the zip or update.app in dload folder).
You must be on C00B220 if you are on B230 downgrade it to B220 (you can download it here http://emuirom123.dbankcloud.com/GRA-UL00-UL10_EMUI3.1_Android5.0_B220.zip?rid=2082. Also if you have root you should also do a clean install again.
After that install this firmware https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5nCMmhHnLDNSlhYb0R5MnozX2M/view. Don't extract it, copy update.zip to dload folder in sdcard and install it. I searched for this file for many many hours and had to translate a lot of chinese pages to give it to you, you now have Marshmallow, but it is too outdated (B320).
Now, make sure you have the latest version of HiSuite, update it if needed. Connect your phone with the instructions given in HiSuite. In HiSuite click "Update" and it should find the latest version.
Now just sit and relax, after that you have the latest version of android on your chinese P8
Good Morning .I am also a strange European owner of chinese P8.
http://emuirom123.dbankcloud.com/GRA...0.zip?rid=2082 is not working
manospr said:
Good Morning .I am also a strange European owner of chinese P8.
http://emuirom123.dbankcloud.com/GRA...0.zip?rid=2082 is not working
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Good morning. Oh, messed up when pasting the link, it is now corrected.
fede011 said:
Good morning. Oh, messed up when pasting the link, it is now corrected.
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Τhanks a lot,man
Today a new firmware came to my P8 Premium. GRA-UL10COOB358
does this work only on Asian/Chinese ROMs?
I am looking to switch over from the Asian/Chinese ROM that came with the phone by default to an English/European ROM or something.
How would do I that?
Crazy Serb said:
does this work only on Asian/Chinese ROMs?
I am looking to switch over from the Asian/Chinese ROM that came with the phone by default to an English/European ROM or something.
How would do I that?
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You cannot change from Asian Region to another region like Europe because you are going to brich your phone.
I found this old site http://www.carbontesla.com/2015/09/how-to-change-region-of-your-huawei-honor-4c-root/ but i think it is too risky.
manospr said:
Today a new firmware came to my P8 Premium. GRA-UL10COOB358
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Nice! Haven't noticed it.
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Nice! Haven't noticed it.
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Another new firmware came today at my phone from Hicare .It is about 156mb and now i am on GRA-UL10C00B359.
manospr said:
Another new firmware came today at my phone from Hicare .It is about 156mb and now i am on GRA-UL10C00B359.
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Thats weird, I didn't get it Still on B358.
Edit: Oh, HiCare, misunderstood with HiSuite. Nice catch, as far as I understood it adds the feature VoLTE.
Does this work on chineese Ul00?? the firmware looks like it's for UL00 too....am i wrong??
fede011 said:
If you are like me, a strange owner of the china version (I got it as a gift from china) you also probably saw that other regions got it but the china region (C00BXX) is not getting any love, in china, for some reason, it is only available if you signed for the beta test program, but not anymore. This will not be a comprehensive guide since my main language is not English but some basic steps you MUST follow.
All steps are important do NOT skip any, I also assume you know how to install firmwares (copying the zip or update.app in dload folder).
You must be on C00B220 if you are on B230 downgrade it to B220 (you can download it here http://emuirom123.dbankcloud.com/GRA-UL00-UL10_EMUI3.1_Android5.0_B220.zip?rid=2082. Also if you have root you should also do a clean install again.
After that install this firmware https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5nCMmhHnLDNSlhYb0R5MnozX2M/view. Don't extract it, copy update.zip to dload folder in sdcard. I searched for this file for many many hours and had to translate a lot of chinese pages to give it to you, you now have Marshmallow, but it is too outdated (B320).
Now, make sure you have the latest version of HiSuite, update it if needed. Connect your phone with the instructions given in HiSuite. In HiSuite click "Update" and it should find the latest version (B352).
Now just sit and relax, after that you have the latest version of android on your chinese P8
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I can confirm this method working on UL00 model too......so can u plz update the title of this thread and add UL00 too....it would help all the other UL00 users like me
caspianprince said:
I can confirm this method working on UL00 model too......so can u plz update the title of this thread and add UL00 too....it would help all the other UL00 users like me
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Thanks, added an edit in the post.
I debrand from L19C605B135 to L19C636B150, after I update to the last MM firmware L19C636B190
I notice that exist two B361 (Nougat) firmwares in Huawei servers, the first have 29 december date and the second 30 dec date.
The first firmware changelog, explain the Nougat OS, etc etc.
The second firmware changelog, include power consuption y UI improvements.
I update to first Nougat firmware (29 dec)(with Huawei Updater tool), L19C636B361, all ok, camera, keyboard, etc etc.
Now, I want apply the second update (30 dec), exist posibility of Full or OTA update in Huawei servers.
The Huawei Updater tool read the new firmware but the HiSuite tool present the message that not exist new firmware version. I try it with two posibilities, FULL and OTA. No luck.
I downloaded all zips, for FULL and OTA update.
For OTA update are three files (update.zip, update_hw_spcseas.zip and update_data_public.zip)
Note that dload method not guarantee correct full aplication of firmware update, in the update.zip exist UPDATE.APP file, but exist several more files, in the other zip files include several other files too.
Here the question, How can I do it? help me please
Exist some method for apply these zip files, like the official Hisuite tool do it?
Thanks a lot.
Bro, how did you manage to update or b190 to b361? I can't understand how to use huawei updater tool. Is there any link that you can provide on how to use it. Thanks!
grantstmatt said:
Bro, how did you manage to update or b190 to b361? I can't understand how to use huawei updater tool. Is there any link that you can provide on how to use it. Thanks!
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Refer to https://forum.xda-developers.com/p9/help/p9-7-0-nougat-update-eva-lo9-b182-t3539754 second post.
Very important paste the correct URL of the firmware (example, L19C636B361, etc)
No bootloader open or root privileges required.
You can find a huge list of firmwares from russian web site: hwmt
Search in google. The warehouse firmwares here in XDA is incomplete.
I cant paste complete URL in the post, I dont have privileges still.
Another way is use the "firmware finder" app. (works searching in the russian web site I think)
Others instructions that apply the UPDATE.APP file directly, not is correct, these update is incomplete and sure that several things doesnt work (camera, NFC, etc etc).
henryco11 said:
Refer to https://forum.xda-developers.com/p9/help/p9-7-0-nougat-update-eva-lo9-b182-t3539754 second post.
Very important paste the correct URL of the firmware (example, L19C636B361, etc)
No bootloader open or root privileges required.
You can find a huge list of firmwares from russian web site: hwmt
Search in google. The warehouse firmwares here in XDA is incomplete.
I cant paste complete URL in the post, I dont have privileges still.
Another way is use the "firmware finder" app. (works searching in the russian web site I think)
Others instructions that apply the UPDATE.APP file directly, not is correct, these update is incomplete and sure that several things doesnt work (camera, NFC, etc etc).
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I just want to ask, if i update my p9 using the Huawei updater tool method will I still receive OTA updates?
grantstmatt said:
I just want to ask, if i update my p9 using the Huawei updater tool method will I still receive OTA updates?
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I don't know, but I think OTA updates should be received because bootloader has not been opened, stock recovery.
hi guys, ive searched this forum day and night, maybe i'm not that good or somehow im to stupid.
so, i'm using p9-eval09 with c432b182. a few months ago i dont know how, im surprised as well, i rooted this phone with twrp and supersu. thing is when it came up to create a back-up dont know what didnt work and down the stream my back`up went. now i want to go back to stock as i will have warranty issues cause im not happy of the battery life. in order to do that, i have to get back to stock rom and stock recovery. will any of you guys will be nice enough to give me a hand with this? help would be much appreciated and ill buy you some beers and give you free unicorn rides. god bless
Rollback to Stock Huawei P9- Eval 09 C432 & update to EMUI 5.0
thisshouldbenice said:
hi guys, ive searched this forum day and night, maybe i'm not that good or somehow im to stupid.
so, i'm using p9-eval09 with c432b182. a few months ago i dont know how, im surprised as well, i rooted this phone with twrp and supersu. thing is when it came up to create a back-up dont know what didnt work and down the stream my back`up went. now i want to go back to stock as i will have warranty issues cause im not happy of the battery life. in order to do that, i have to get back to stock rom and stock recovery. will any of you guys will be nice enough to give me a hand with this? help would be much appreciated and ill buy you some beers and give you free unicorn rides. god bless
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Hi,
You can use this link to download the rollback package
http://download-c.huawei.com/download/downloadCenter?downloadId=91623&version=357533&siteCode=se
once you download it.
unzip and put the update.app in the dload folder on your external sdcard in your phone.
you have to manually create this folder in your external sdcard.
once you do this
type
*#*#2846579#*#* in your phone dialer
then you will get a menu
in that select
SD card upgrade
then you wait.
it will reboot and finish rolling back to stock.
Remember this will get you back to stock rom, but you will have to upgrade to some other ROM for your L09 after rolling back.
I do not have Huawei P9 but I have Huawei Mate 8 & Huawei Mediapad M3. I feel that there are lot of similarities between Huawei phones & that is why I feel you can make it work using these steps.
Hope this solves your problem.
For updating to EMUI 5.0
you can use firmware finder from play store.
Install the app
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teammt.gmanrainy.huaweifirmwarefinder
in the settings of this firmware finder app
switch on "add on proxy"
now go to your WIFI-settings
tap and hold your WIFI connection
modify network - select manual
there you put the following
proxy is
localhost
port is
8080
that's it save.
then go to firmware finder app
search
download the right firmware for your P9 L09 and then click on "send the firmware to updater"
now
go to settings
update -> you should see the OTA for EMUI 5.0
But don't this now. First you have to rollback and only after that go for this EMUI 5.0 update.
Don't forget. Please click on :good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good:
it wont let me get the rom installed, do u know where i can find a stock rom?
so i found this on that site u've posted in another thread. surprisingly they have the stock rom for HUAWEI P9 FIRMWARE(EVA-L09, ANDROID 6.0, EMUI 4.1.1, C432B182, WESTERN EUROPE)
http:// consumer.huawei. com/it/support/mobile-phones/p9_it-sup.htm (fix the space's inside the link, as im a new user i cant post links)
stock rom B182
thisshouldbenice said:
it wont let me get the rom installed, do u know where i can find a stock rom?
so i found this on that site u've posted in another thread. surprisingly they have the stock rom for HUAWEI P9 FIRMWARE(EVA-L09, ANDROID 6.0, EMUI 4.1.1, C432B182, WESTERN EUROPE)
http:// consumer.huawei. com/it/support/mobile-phones/p9_it-sup.htm (fix the space's inside the link, as im a new user i cant post links)
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L09C432B182 FULL firmware file. Found it in another thread. It seems to be working for them.
http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/data/files/p3/s15/G1079/g104/v63880/f1/full/update.zip
:good::good:
Did it with that link i tried to post. So what i did was just force flash with dload on my sdcard using that original rom. Thx for the help!
Cannot update from EVA-L09C432B182 to Nougat
Can anyone please help. I'm going round in circles, following guide after guide.
I'm currently running a P9 L09, running EVA-L09C432B182, after rollback
PHONE Unlocked
FRP Unlock
Factory Recovery
I've tried the firmware finder, confirming firmware ok with IMEI. My version for some reason does not have the "send the firmware to updater", and I have configured the proxy, and installed the proxy. I've tried unzipping the downloaded update.zip by firmware finder, and dropping it into the dload folder.
It seems every version I try, its fails at 5%. What am I doing wrong.
Can anyone tell me a system that works to get back to the latest stock nougat.
sjhannan said:
Can anyone please help. I'm going round in circles, following guide after guide.
I'm currently running a P9 L09, running EVA-L09C432B182, after rollback
PHONE Unlocked
FRP Unlock
Factory Recovery
I've tried the firmware finder, confirming firmware ok with IMEI. My version for some reason does not have the "send the firmware to updater", and I have configured the proxy, and installed the proxy. I've tried unzipping the downloaded update.zip by firmware finder, and dropping it into the dload folder.
It seems every version I try, its fails at 5%. What am I doing wrong.
Can anyone tell me a system that works to get back to the latest stock nougat.
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Have you tried their consumer site? Just download the original, i did so, and the rest will come OTA.
I have a SIM free UK P9. Early on in its life it received updates happily but I have still not received Nougat and I'm still on the September 2016 Security Patch from Google. I've never rooted or tampered with the device, so where are my updates? Are Huawei simply too busy with other phones to bother updating flagships from only last year?
It is unacceptable to me that a £450 device from a manufacturer purportedly looking to compete with the big guns in the premium phone space cannot be bothered to keep its older handsets up to date. How is a user supposed to put his trust in a company when they seem to forget about their older devices once newer ones are released onto the market?
Meanwhile a friend of mine with a SIM free Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (!) has June's security patches.
Small wonder people don't take Huawei seriously. This P9 is a lovely device with great battery life and is still (for my usage) an excellent handset; however I will not be buying another Huawei until I am confident that they are willing to maintain support for older devices. So far it seems that some people in different parts of the world on various carriers *do* get updates (or at least have more recent ones) but Huawei seem incapable of rolling them out consistently and across the board.
Disappointing.
Anyone else have any thoughts on this? I don't wish to put Huawei down too much as I think they bring some interesting things to the market but one of my biggest bugbears is where manufacturers forget that after-sales support and updates are some of the things that contribute to people's perception of a company. Might as well just buy Doogees and Vernees off Banggood without it.
Don't wait huawei to send update,use firmware finder from play store,or dload method,or hisuite method,all these methods are officially safe and keep your warranty. What your build number ?
Build number is EVA-L09C432B182.
I'm not really into flashing ROMs these days as i don't want to mess anything up. I don't want to flash firmware that isn't UK SIM free either, and if I haven't had that update OTA then I assume it simply hasn't been released.
I don't have a PC anyway as I sold my Surface Pro and now only have a MacBook.
Use firmware finder from play store,and firmware finder proxy,it is the easy way,only search for the rom u want and let your system update search for update by using proxy,if from MM to nougat u will not loose anything.
You'd have to guide me through that step by step as to be honest I don't entirely understand anything other than the bit about using something from the Play Store
OK so I worked this out. The only firmware it says is approved for my device is the next up on the list - EVAL09C432B330-LOG.
This downloads fine through the stock Huawei update menu (as if i am just doing a normal update) and the phone reboots but then the installation fails, whether I choose the full package or standard update option.
leoni1980 said:
OK so I worked this out. The only firmware it says is approved for my device is the next up on the list - EVAL09C432B330-LOG.
This downloads fine through the stock Huawei update menu (as if i am just doing a normal update) and the phone reboots but then the installation fails, whether I choose the full package or standard update option.
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do you have a way to get the files from firmware finder onto your SD card? If so create a folder called DLOAD on the root directory and then put the update file in that folder. Power off the phone and hold all three buttons (power and vol+/-) until you get the firmware updating screen.
Let me know if it still fails.
Thanks. Will doing this cause any mismatches in future and stop me being able to receive OTA updates, or affect Android Pay?
I have put the update.zip in a folder called dload in the root of the SD but neither the boot method of installation nor the dialler method seems to find it. I've tried with a different update.zip with the same result
leoni1980 said:
I have put the update.zip in a folder called dload in the root of the SD but neither the boot method of installation nor the dialler method seems to find it. I've tried with a different update.zip with the same result
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Who told u that??, incorrect my friend,extract the update.zip and put only update.app inside dlod folder in the root of your sd card,it is explain hunderds of time everywhere
Hi, this isn't all that clear in the other instructions I've read, and historically flashing update.zip from the root of an SD card is quite a typical way to flash software, so you can understand the confusion!
Are you sure this will work? Other threads online indicate that flashing is much more difficult than this and requires unlocking the bootloader. Am I missing something here?
I also tried this but failed on my phone. I put the update.app in the dload folder but always fails after about 14%
leoni1980 said:
Hi, this isn't all that clear in the other instructions I've read, and historically flashing update.zip from the root of an SD card is quite a typical way to flash software, so you can understand the confusion!
Are you sure this will work? Other threads online indicate that flashing is much more difficult than this and requires unlocking the bootloader. Am I missing something here?
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after you download the zip file and then unzip it. Put thr UPDATE.APP in the dload folder on your internal memory. and then perform the update.
sprouts4all said:
I also tried this but failed on my phone. I put the update.app in the dload folder but always fails after about 14%
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try redownloading the file.
sprouts4all said:
I also tried this but failed on my phone. I put the update.app in the dload folder but always fails after about 14%
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Just to let you know, after downloading a bazillion files and trying every method under the sun I finally got this to work. It is now running B386 firmware.
Using the manual update method didn't work for me; the steps I had to follow are as follows:
With Firmware Finder, choose the B386 full OTA package - check for compatibility first (it said mine was compatible with it) and choose to install via proxy. Set up your WiFi to run the localhost/8080 proxy settings as instructed by FF. While the file is downloading, remove the proxy settings from your WiFi, allow it to reconnect and continue the download.
I then just left the phone to its own thing. I was actually watching a video in the background when it rebooted itself and began the installation process, which didn't fail as I expected it to.
Everything seems to be running fine now.
Thanks to the person in this thread who suggested using Firmware Finder.
leoni1980 said:
Just to let you know, after downloading a bazillion files and trying every method under the sun I finally got this to work. It is now running B386 firmware.
Using the manual update method didn't work for me; the steps I had to follow are as follows:
With Firmware Finder, choose the B386 full OTA package - check for compatibility first (it said mine was compatible with it) and choose to install via proxy. Set up your WiFi to run the localhost/8080 proxy settings as instructed by FF. While the file is downloading, remove the proxy settings from your WiFi, allow it to reconnect and continue the download.
I then just left the phone to its own thing. I was actually watching a video in the background when it rebooted itself and began the installation process, which didn't fail as I expected it to.
Everything seems to be running fine now.
Thanks to the person in this thread who suggested using Firmware Finder.
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What firmware was you on before. I have tried this method with other versions but no luck. I will try with the B386.
sprouts4all said:
What firmware was you on before. I have tried this method with other versions but no luck. I will try with the B386.
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I was on B182. If you're on the exact same firmware as me then try the steps above exactly and you might have more luck. I also deleted all old downloaded update files before I commenced with it.
Thanks
leoni1980 said:
I was on B182. If you're on the exact same firmware as me then try the steps above exactly and you might have more luck. I also deleted all old downloaded update files before I commenced with it.
Thanks
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Still didnt work, went to install but failed. Says incompatible firmware
Follow these like i just did
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=70594380&postcount=2)
mazsuper said:
Follow these like i just did
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=70594380&postcount=2)
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Didn't work, managed to get to B360 but now Huawei apps are missing including camera
goto b300 then b182 then follow above instructions , and rtfm
skip 361 and goto 378 via hisuite update
I ran the Firmware Finder tool today and was surprised to find there was an update for the P9. Apparently it has some security patches. The firmware finder tool has instructions how to upgrade, but they're somewhat involved.
I'm currently on EVA-L09C432B504, and I've checked but there's no OTA update available. Is there a way to do this update manually? I've read on this thread these instructions - is this likely to work for this update?
Download the two files, update.zip and update_data_full_hw_meafnaf.zip, do not unzip, put into DLOAD folder on your SD card.
Phone better to be charged, switch off, disconnect USB, press and keep pressing both Vol+ and Vol-, then boot - it should start DLOAD
commandonz said:
I ran the Firmware Finder tool today and was surprised to find there was an update for the P9. Apparently it has some security patches. The firmware finder tool has instructions how to upgrade, but they're somewhat involved.
I'm currently on EVA-L09C432B504, and I've checked but there's no OTA update available. Is there a way to do this update manually? I've read on this thread these instructions - is this likely to work for this update?
Download the two files, update.zip and update_data_full_hw_meafnaf.zip, do not unzip, put into DLOAD folder on your SD card.
Phone better to be charged, switch off, disconnect USB, press and keep pressing both Vol+ and Vol-, then boot - it should start DLOAD
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Pure DLOAD applies only to FullOTA-MF-PV, b506 is without PV
Check Firmware Access Availability in FF, if it shows Approved for your SIM, you could try if HiSuite or eRecovery give you a chance to upgrade (I don't believe it will work yet)
Otherwise, with unlocked Bootloader and methods like HWOTA/no-check-recovery, you should be able to force DLOAD to b506
Thanks @zgfg. In Firmware Finder it says "firmware approved for installation for 506".
I ran eRecovery yesterday but it started to download the 504 version. Would it look on the SD card somewhere for an updated version? If not, can you give / link me to a bit more information on how I would use HiSuite to do the update?
I see in another thread that Android 8 is available if you jump through many, many hoops. Given the age of the phone I don't think it's worth the bother.
commandonz said:
Thanks @zgfg. In Firmware Finder it says "firmware approved for installation for 506".
I ran eRecovery yesterday but it started to download the 504 version. Would it look on the SD card somewhere for an updated version? If not, can you give / link me to a bit more information on how I would use HiSuite to do the update?
I see in another thread that Android 8 is available if you jump through many, many hoops. Given the age of the phone I don't think it's worth the bother.
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If using newer versions of HiSuite, somewhere at the bottom (HiSuite window on PC) you have an option to install different firmwhere, and there an option to upgrade (and sometimes to downgrade).
But if eRecovery does not offer you b506, Im pretty sure HiSiute would not either
Unfortunately HiSuite doesn't offer an upgrade. The "System Update" is the only control I can find, and it says 504 is the latest official firmware. Seems odd that I have the latest firmware but can't install it.
Any ideas @zgfg , or anyone else?
commandonz said:
Unfortunately HiSuite doesn't offer an upgrade. The "System Update" is the only control I can find, and it says 504 is the latest official firmware. Seems odd that I have the latest firmware but can't install it.
Any ideas @zgfg , or anyone else?
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Read my previous answer, with unlock bootloader, HWOTA method
But why bothering only because security patch
True, I might not bother. Appreciate your pointers, I'd have to go work out what the acronyms stand for and how to do it - all this kind of thing isn't very well documented, as the people who understand it describe it in a way that they understand, rather than for beginners. Better than nothing though
commandonz said:
True, I might not bother. Appreciate your pointers, I'd have to go work out what the acronyms stand for and how to do it - all this kind of thing isn't very well documented, as the people who understand it describe it in a way that they understand, rather than for beginners. Better than nothing though
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HWOTA full decription with resources for download:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=75787156&postcount=3
Use TWRP for P9 Nougat from the same thread, OP post #1 (not some others like from the official site, etc)
If you need more (unlocking Bootloader, flashing TWRP, please search on XDA)
Edit: Btw, you have also Xiaomi Mi 9T?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=81817031&postcount=41
zgfg said:
HWOTA full decription with resources for download:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=75787156&postcount=3
Use TWRP for P9 Nougat from the same thread, OP post #1 (not some others like from the official site, etc)
If you need more (unlocking Bootloader, flashing TWRP, please search on XDA)
Edit: Btw, you have also Xiaomi Mi 9T?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=81817031&postcount=41
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Thanks @zgfg, I appreciate the link and information.
I had a 9T. The fingerprint reader is so awful I sold the phone at loss and moved back to the P9.
commandonz said:
Thanks @zgfg, I appreciate the link and information.
I had a 9T. The fingerprint reader is so awful I sold the phone at loss and moved back to the P9.
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Yes, unfortunately fingerprint reader on Xiaomi Mi 9T is TOTALLY USELESS. First and last Xiaomi phone ever for me