Hey all!
I found a german site that has the android M beta, i havent tested it, but someone should probably post guide and links for updating to the beta
in short there is also now a B508->B550->803 update. i think its the version from india, but according to my understanding of the german site from google translate, it seems to work in europe as well.
im gonna test it later on today and let you know how it goes. )(
erkkiboy83 said:
Hey all!
I found a german site that has the android M beta, i havent tested it, but someone should probably post guide and links for updating to the beta
in short there is also now a B508->B550->803 update. i think its the version from india, but according to my understanding of the german site from google translate, it seems to work in europe as well.
im gonna test it later on today and let you know how it goes. )(
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i can now confirm this is working on H60-L04, updated with unlocked bootloader but needed to go back to stock recovery for my B521 install.
i can't remember the policy on posting links here, so i will refrain from this until clarified.
the basic is as always: (usually a backup isnt required, but better safe than sorry)
1. back up your phone to computer(with hi-suite) or SD-card, or use titanium if rooted.
2.restore to stock recovery
3.install update.app(which in this package will downgrade to B507(previous beta)
4.then local restore the update.zip which will install the B803.
(5.) restore backup if needed
experience:
they have removed the option to downscale the screen which might impact battery life. (at least in 5.1.1 the difference between 1080p and 720p was as much as almost 30% or for me charging once a day to two times a day...im really the power user so if you usually have a battery the whole day or two days, then...well...). The battery drained pretty much like normal for me yesterday, but i didnt activate/open all of my 80+ installed apps. (about 20 of them i use on a daily basis, the rest about weekly use).
there is some errors entering recovery mode(when pressing the buttons for entering recovery during startup it tries to install some update, but is unsuccessful and reboots), but i will se if im able to flash CWM recovery later. any battery issues i experience now might be due to unwiped cache.
Android M in general doesnt appear to be a giant leap forward, but i clearly notice that some apps do run a lot better on android M. (especially the google apps and google fit but this is to be expected)
apparently it also appears on my device that some notifications and the "push" functionality they have tried to copy from ios doesnt work as smoothly as i had hoped, but again, this IS a beta, perhaps even an early one.
the only noticeable, or possibly a bigger bug, is a bit more laggy menus and slower animations in MIUI 4.0 compared to the MIUI 3.1 . it just doesnt feel "snappy" when browsing through menus like before.
let me know and i will put together a guide to install this beta! (if you dont know what a BETA version is, dont install it)
There's already a few topics about the testing versions in the General section.
The screen displays "No upgrade file!", but the file update.zip I put it in the folder "dload". How can I fix?
Lollo97 said:
The screen displays "No upgrade file!", but the file update.zip I put it in the folder "dload". How can I fix?
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Update.app should be put in dload folder
Hello everybody,
few weeks ago I started to receive notifications that a new update is available.
I have the Chinese version of Huawei P9 and the update I'm going to receive is EVA-AL00C00B195.
I didn't confirm the download yet since my phone is rooted (and I didn't have the time and the mood to unlock it again , so the storage will be flushed and I have to do all the job again), also I would like to keep the update file(s) so I can eventually flash it again and make it available to download here, for everybody that could need it.
So... 2 questions:
- what is the best procedure to download the update and save it somewhere? (my phone is rooted, so I can access all location)
- after I saved the file(s) can I do the update via TWRP or other flash utilities?
- actually I have the B183 version, any way to back it up?
See you soon!
Here is AL10 B195 FULL update:
http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/data/files/p3/s15/G962/g77/v66503/f1/full/update.zip
Needs original recovery, of course...
Thank you, but it's not so easy to find also AL00 updates...
Hi! I am starting this discussion / poll in the hope that people will think twice before upgrading (unofficially) to Nougat. So far, what I see is 3 outcomes: 1) Device gets bricked 2) Unofficial Nougat has major bugs and people decide to downgrade back to Marshmallow 3) Upgrade is successful and user is pleased. I think that the latter scenario is actually quite rare and I feel for inexperienced people who brick their device. My question, before you try to upgrade unofficially: is it worth it?
People who brick their device doesn't follow the steps as there are written.
for example t hey flash the b370 version without the additional package and they reply 'bluetooth isnt working'
i encourage people upgrading to nougat because of the new ui, the better battery/ram management and the appearance of drawer
i rollbacked too many times to marshmallow, upgraded to nougat without any problem or brick, just follow the steps and the installation is successful.
StrangerWeather said:
Hi! I am starting this discussion / poll in the hope that people will think twice before upgrading (unofficially) to Nougat. So far, what I see is 3 outcomes: 1) Device gets bricked 2) Unofficial Nougat has major bugs and people decide to downgrade back to Marshmallow 3) Upgrade is successful and user is pleased. I think that the latter scenario is actually quite rare and I feel for inexperienced people who brick their device. My question, before you try to upgrade unofficially: is it worth it?
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I have two p9 lites,and they are both running on b370,updated trough hicare (1.99gb),and it works perfectly.Battery life,camera,bluetooth,everthing works amazingly compared to older nougat betas.
L-31 P9, Battery life is much better used to get only 4 hours on screen time watching videos now i get 6 with 25% left so easily 7 (my screen is always at 60% brightness) I'm not rooted because i didn't flash it after but i will root soon using a PC (I'm new to rooting (came from IPhone) yet i can easily do it probably because I'm a very techy person) anyway it seems faster my camera and everything works fine i used to get 1.8gb 4am max now i get 2.2 (with no apps running) also split screen works very well and is not laggy at all, one complain i have is the live wallpaper i used for some reason stoped working after i updated (black hole stock love wallpaper) i went into settings to re apply it as it's happened once before on MM but i said there was no wallpapers at all not even still ones, if someone could give me a link to the live wallpaper I'd really appreciate that but other than that no complaints at all it's much better than MM it even has a F.LUX like function built in to reduce blue light levels to help late at night so you're not wide awake , the pull down menu has Many and i mean Many more functions not just 5-10 there's probably 20+ and you can have more than 5 at one time, notifications are good and work well, everything seems overly big to me but thats probably because i used to have my phone on a 300 DPI before de-rooting and updating, like i was saying it has almost no drawbacks it's very polished If you install it correctly (one package before the other and it only takes 20 mins max and you data is not deleted i used tarp not the one from this forum but it works the same i got logged out of apps and that's all that's happend when i updated)
simo255 said:
People who brick their device doesn't follow the steps as there are written.
for example t hey flash the b370 version without the additional package and they reply 'bluetooth isnt working'
i encourage people upgrading to nougat because of the new ui, the better battery/ram management and the appearance of drawer
i rollbacked too many times to marshmallow, upgraded to nougat without any problem or brick, just follow the steps and the installation is successful.
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I agree 100%.
Upgrade to newer version of OS, official or unofficial, is one of the best thing of Android. But people need to be careful with their device, if it's not an OTA update obviously there are some steps to follow.. every device is different and just flashing whatever without attention may cause problem. Reading the steps to follow takes only 1 minute.
I'm on B132, is there a quick way to upgrade to B370? I've tried hi-care app but says no updates
Thanks
simo255 said:
People who brick their device doesn't follow the steps as there are written.
for example t hey flash the b370 version without the additional package and they reply 'bluetooth isnt working'
i encourage people upgrading to nougat because of the new ui, the better battery/ram management and the appearance of drawer
i rollbacked too many times to marshmallow, upgraded to nougat without any problem or brick, just follow the steps and the installation is successful.
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sirjohnrl said:
I have two p9 lites,and they are both running on b370,updated trough hicare (1.99gb),and it works perfectly.Battery life,camera,bluetooth,everthing works amazingly compared to older nougat betas.
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bghyt said:
L-31 P9, Battery life is much better used to get only 4 hours on screen time watching videos now i get 6 with 25% left so easily 7 (my screen is always at 60% brightness) I'm not rooted because i didn't flash it after but i will root soon using a PC (I'm new to rooting (came from IPhone) yet i can easily do it probably because I'm a very techy person) anyway it seems faster my camera and everything works fine i used to get 1.8gb 4am max now i get 2.2 (with no apps running) also split screen works very well and is not laggy at all, one complain i have is the live wallpaper i used for some reason stoped working after i updated (black hole stock love wallpaper) i went into settings to re apply it as it's happened once before on MM but i said there was no wallpapers at all not even still ones, if someone could give me a link to the live wallpaper I'd really appreciate that but other than that no complaints at all it's much better than MM it even has a F.LUX like function built in to reduce blue light levels to help late at night so you're not wide awake , the pull down menu has Many and i mean Many more functions not just 5-10 there's probably 20+ and you can have more than 5 at one time, notifications are good and work well, everything seems overly big to me but thats probably because i used to have my phone on a 300 DPI before de-rooting and updating, like i was saying it has almost no drawbacks it's very polished If you install it correctly (one package before the other and it only takes 20 mins max and you data is not deleted i used tarp not the one from this forum but it works the same i got logged out of apps and that's all that's happend when i updated)
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Potato997 said:
I agree 100%.
Upgrade to newer version of OS, official or unofficial, is one of the best thing of Android. But people need to be careful with their device, if it's not an OTA update obviously there are some steps to follow.. every device is different and just flashing whatever without attention may cause problem. Reading the steps to follow takes only 1 minute.
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I take your points but looking at the answers and questions forum again today, I still think the number of people bricking or downgrading is quite high. I love Nougat too, but I am warning newbies that it might be worth waiting for an official update or if not, concentrating on what you're doing. My penny's worth...
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I take your points but looking at the answers and questions forum again today, I still think the number of people bricking or downgrading is quite high. I love Nougat too, but I am warning newbies that it might be worth waiting for an official update or if not, concentrating on what you're doing. My penny's worth...
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I updated to B370 but had to downgrade to mm because my camera wasn't working, but overall it was a great experience. Can't wait to get an update where my camera works.
Sent from my HUAWEI VNS-L31 using Tapatalk
I see a lot of people have camera issue on l31 but for l21 everything seems to be OK. I have B370 on my l21 and I don't even think about rolling back to MM. Newest firmware is (at least in my opinion) stable and for now it runs flawlessly
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I see a lot of people have camera issue on l31 but for l21 everything seems to be OK. I have B370 on my l21 and I don't even think about rolling back to MM. Newest firmware is (at least in my opinion) stable and for now it runs flawlessly
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I have not managed to update my phone to Nougat. Everytime i try to use firmware finder or Hi suite , it keeps downloading the 1,24GB package and not the 1,99GB so i end up with a generic a15 Test Key phone
kourkoubas1981 said:
I have not managed to update my phone to Nougat. Everytime i try to use firmware finder or Hi suite , it keeps downloading the 1,24GB package and not the 1,99GB so i end up with a generic a15 Test Key phone
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Try the TWRP method.
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Try the TWRP method.
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I think that you must be bootloader unlock and rooted to use TWRP method . Too complicated for me :/
I have L21C900B170 after the fifth or sixth failure to go to 370 .
Whatever I try through Firmware Finder or HiSuite it keeps downloading the 1,24GB file and not the 1,99 Gb upgrade so I always and up with ND90 test key .
Something is blocking it but no one knows what
kourkoubas1981 said:
I think that you must be bootloader unlock and rooted to use TWRP method . Too complicated for me :/
I have L21C900B170 after the fifth or sixth failure to go to 370 .
Whatever I try through Firmware Finder or HiSuite it keeps downloading the 1,24GB file and not the 1,99 Gb upgrade so I always and up with ND90 test key .
Something is blocking it but no one knows what
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It's really not all that difficult and there are several guides around here. Unlocking the bootloader and rooting MM is pretty much without risks. I'd say go for it.
kourkoubas1981 said:
I think that you must be bootloader unlock and rooted to use TWRP method . Too complicated for me :/
I have L21C900B170 after the fifth or sixth failure to go to 370 .
Whatever I try through Firmware Finder or HiSuite it keeps downloading the 1,24GB file and not the 1,99 Gb upgrade so I always and up with ND90 test key .
Something is blocking it but no one knows what
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First this: https://forum.xda-developers.com/huawei-p9lite/how-to/root-root-recovery-bootloader-unlock-t3457564
Then this: https://forum.xda-developers.com/huawei-p9lite/how-to/nougat-official-firmware-t3512932
Looks like there is a majority of successful upgrades after all!
Well I did an upgrade and although at first I thought I 'borked it' - the build I have is 'NRD90M test-keys'
But I have to say after manually installing google keyboard and getting a few play store updates installed, it feels like an absolute rocket compared to the old EE B132 version
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First this: https://forum.xda-developers.com/huawei-p9lite/how-to/root-root-recovery-bootloader-unlock-t3457564
Then this: https://forum.xda-developers.com/huawei-p9lite/how-to/nougat-official-firmware-t3512932
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OK i managed to do the unlocking of bootloader - root but the first try of upgrading went me again to N90RDM test keys something :/
During the installation of the b370 files throught TWRP i got a message that there is /system
kourkoubas1981 said:
OK i managed to do the unlocking of bootloader - root but the first try of upgrading went me again to N90RDM test keys something :/
During the installation of the b370 files throught TWRP i got a message that there is /system
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Did you flash both files?
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Did you flash both files?
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If he made the same mistake as me then he didn't flash the second file, doh!:silly:
i'm thinking of trying to get twrp back on and having another go......
I recently bought the XZ1c and have been downloading the System Updates. Every time I install one, I get a notification that a new update is available. I've noticed that the most recent ones start with 41.3.x.x.xxx; mine starts with 41.1.x.x.xxx. It seems like I have to download every update in-between before I get to the current one. Is there a way I can jump right to the newest?
I found a site called http://www.xperiablog.net that lists all the System Updates. They have a couple links to the newest updates, but they're for International models, like Brazil or Middle East.
Thanks,
-Adam
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I recently bought the XZ1c and have been downloading the System Updates. Every time I install one, I get a notification that a new update is available. I've noticed that the most recent ones start with 41.3.x.x.xxx; mine starts with 41.1.x.x.xxx. It seems like I have to download every update in-between before I get to the current one. Is there a way I can jump right to the newest?
I found a site called http://www.xperiablog.net that lists all the System Updates. They have a couple links to the newest updates, but they're for International models, like Brazil or Middle East.
Thanks,
-Adam
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Use Xperifirm and newflasher to flash the latest firmware. Some links to help you
https://forum.xda-developers.com/cr...xperifirm-xperia-firmware-downloader-t2834142
http://www.xperiablog.net/2018/01/2...-firmware-for-xperia-xz-premium-xz1-and-more/
https://www.reddit.com/r/SonyXperia/comments/78utla/newflasher_tutorial/
If I'm not mistaken, you will have the latest release, installing via xperia companion in your PC
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Use Xperifirm and newflasher to flash the latest firmware. Some links to help you
https://forum.xda-developers.com/cr...xperifirm-xperia-firmware-downloader-t2834142
http://www.xperiablog.net/2018/01/2...-firmware-for-xperia-xz-premium-xz1-and-more/
https://www.reddit.com/r/SonyXperia/comments/78utla/newflasher_tutorial/
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Cool, I'll check 'em out. The last update I installed was 47.2.A.0.306; it also installed Pie 9.0 during that update. I no longer get a notification that there's a new update available, but I noticed on some site that the latest software update, which was released last month (October) is 42.3.x.x.xxx. Is this true? Thanks.
can i completly back up my p20 pro including android 10 as i have to change it for another one this is faulty and i don´t want to go through the downloading all the updates on android again it was something like 15 to 20 gb last time as it walked through all the various androids to get to 10 and all other updates and i dont have that amount of data on my internet that´s almost my monthly quota....
thanks
No, you can't backup your android version.
You might be able to download a Full_OTA archive of the latest version and run a manual update (there are ways to do that), but it doesn't always work from any version to any version.
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No, you can't backup your android version.
You might be able to download a Full_OTA archive of the latest version and run a manual update (there are ways to do that), but it doesn't always work from any version to any version.
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OK thanks for that worth a try eh?
I think this thread can help - https://forum.xda-developers.com/huawei-p20-pro/development/emui-10-hisuite-proxy-t4109035 but check the limitations. I never used this method, so can't really help with details.
It's worth a try, just make sure you don't brick the phone