Possibly a dumb question about 8.4 - BLU R1 HD Questions & Answers

Hi, I'm new to this whole android thing. I bought the R1 HD primarily for google maps via android auto. I updated to 8.4, but it still says its Android version 6.0. Does this mean it's still android 6.0, but update 8.4? I wanted to try out the latest android OS. Which I'm not sure if it is 7 or 8.

Yep, newest Android is 7.1.2, there is no way to get it on this phone, and there never will be.

"Update 8.4" or "Update 7.4.2" is referring to the ROM version that BLU puts out. 7.4.2 -8.4 all use android 6.0.
I'm waiting for the Sony camera support in LineageOS to get that sweet sweet android 7.

Thanks for the replies. I understand now, and also have been able to test out the new Android Nougat OS. I think I got it figured out. Thanks again.

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Android 6.0 worth it?

Got a rooted stock 5.1.1 with Xposed Nexus 6 right now.
I am wondering whether or not its worth it to install Android 6.0 because Xposed for Android 6.0 is out. Nothing that Android 6.0 offers is enticing to me.
Can anyone post a link to what google has done in terms of security for Android 6.0? There are 3 android 6.0 files right now in the firmware site.
Android 6.0 is so incremental that everything featurewise it offers can already be done with xposed or 3rd party apps. The only open question is security.
I really dont want to flash and lose my stuff to this. Battery life with my current setup is fine for me.
Battery life is a lot better as it goes into "Doze" mode when inactive. I'm sure there's more . It's also a bigger pain to root than before.

Shouid I upgrade to EMUI 9?

So I just received the notification to update to EMUI 9.(new phone).But Should I upgrade?
I searched online and some people ,here in xda also , are saying that they experience battery drain.Is that true?
Is so should I not proceed with the update?
If I upgrade is there any official way to downgrade to the previous firmware?
Thanks in advance
In my opinion you shouldn't upgrade. The battery drain is real and you notice it quite clearly, it also uses more RAM. To me it wasn't worth it, I've gone back to Android Oreo yesterday.
You can update and revert back with HiSuite on PC, but you'll lose all your data once you restore the 8.0 ROM.
At first I was happy about the update of Android Pie. Unfortunately I have to say that I have regretted updating Android Oreo. Android Pie consumes a lot of battery and does not run as smoothly as before.
Currently I'm loading the 3rd Android Pie update (Version 9.1.0.215) and I'm curious if it works better this time. Android Q should be ready for us by the end of this month. If the Android Q does not bring any improvements regarding battery and performance, I will go back to version Android Oreo.
zusatzmetall said:
At first I was happy about the update of Android Pie. Unfortunately I have to say that I have regretted updating Android Oreo. Android Pie consumes a lot of battery and does not run as smoothly as before.
Currently I'm loading the 3rd Android Pie update (Version 9.1.0.215) and I'm curious if it works better this time. Android Q should be ready for us by the end of this month. If the Android Q does not bring any improvements regarding battery and performance, I will go back to version Android Oreo.
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Okay I understand .well for now I wont upgrade then.Please post here if battery changes with this version you are loading
Thank you

Roll back EMUI 10 VOG-L29

Hi.
Im quite New, so might be a bit stupid.
Im trying to roll back the EMUI 10 beta. It has disappeared from My Beta App. When trying to do a factory reset it just starts up with EMUI 10/Android Q.
Have tried to flash it with a 9.1 version, actually with several versions, it always fails..
Any suggestions? It would be greatly appreciated.
Reason that a want to roll back is because i cant use Android Auto buildt into Android Q in Denmark, and cant install it from APK.
Kind regards
Morten
For me project also disappeared in BETA app... I wonder whether Huawei decided to go live and make that build official?
And I don't see any option to downgrade either
MortenElling said:
Hi.
Im quite New, so might be a bit stupid.
Im trying to roll back the EMUI 10 beta. It has disappeared from My Beta App. When trying to do a factory reset it just starts up with EMUI 10/Android Q.
Have tried to flash it with a 9.1 version, actually with several versions, it always fails..
Any suggestions? It would be greatly appreciated.
Reason that a want to roll back is because i cant use Android Auto buildt into Android Q in Denmark, and cant install it from APK.
Kind regards
Morten
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Connect to PC via Hisuite, you should have an option under system upgrade to downgrade to 9.1.
Talking to Huawei rep today, it looks like that they have already started the official rollout of v10, so that it probably the reason why that is not a beta anymore. I asked them because I wanted to know on why the new P30 Pro purple was sold with V10 when black version with V9. I was very curious to know if there was any hardware difference or just software.

Installing Lineage OS on Blu R1 HD

I see mention from several other threads on here that it is possible to install an older version of Lineage OS onto rooted Blu R1 HD. My phone is rooted but I'm not sure which version of Lineage to use on my Blu phone. Most of the guides I see mention using at least Android 7 or Android 8. My phone is still on Android 6.0 and does not seem to want to update when I select "wireless update" in settings.
Any solutions on how to update? What about which version of Lineage I should use? Or is there a version of Lineage I can use on Android 6.0 that isn't too buggy?
Thanks in advance.

Latest ROM/Kernel?

So I decided to start using my LG Urbane after a long time again. Whats the latest version available? Looking for the newest ROM and best kernel as well. Any suggestions appreciated! Thank you.
Look like I'm currently running:
Wear 2.35.0
Google Play Services 20.47.13
Android OS 7.1.1
nuwan32 said:
So I decided to start using my LG Urbane after a long time again. Whats the latest version available? Looking for the newest ROM and best kernel as well. Any suggestions appreciated! Thank you.
Look like I'm currently running:
Wear 2.35.0
Google Play Services 20.47.13
Android OS 7.1.1
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Same here, I had seen occasionally that the watch was stuck on a firmware update screen 0% whilst charging so I decided to do a factory reset.
My wear version was 2.35.0 before and is now 2.0.0.153815175
Google play services 10.2.98
OS 7.1.1
Looking on Wikipedia it's even more confusing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wear_OS
That states the latest Wear OS version is 2.23 Android 9 Wear OS App version 2.41
Is the Urbane limited to Android 7?
EDIT: around half an hour later it now says 2.35.0
Android security patch level 1 July 2017?
Today I bought LG Urbane W150 almost not used for 45 euro and it shows, that it's up to date and same versions.

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