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Firmware updating? Question!

How do you know if you are on B120, B121 etc etc?!
I'm new to owning this brand of phone and finding it all rather confusing!
So far - great phone but Whatapp notifications ..... !!

Go to setting then about phone and so then u can see in build number the lastest 4 numbers like b140 sorry for bad english

Medoo atweh said:
Go to setting then about phone and so then u can see in build number the lastest 4 numbers like b140 sorry for bad english
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Ah! I'm PLK-L01C432B121 so I'm guessing that's B121 then?
I tried the updater and it said no updates available so is B121 the up to date firmware for the UK??
Also, does this updater update the firmware as well as the Android operating system i.e Lollypop to Marshmallow ?

yes, it's exactly what it does

cardiffgareth said:
Ah! I'm PLK-L01C432B121 so I'm guessing that's B121 then?
I tried the updater and it said no updates available so is B121 the up to date firmware for the UK??
Also, does this updater update the firmware as well as the Android operating system i.e Lollypop to Marshmallow ?
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yeah its easy bro just do what i say download this file (i will gave link in the last of comment ) its update from b121 to 130 and then i will gave the link of update from b130 to b140 and if u intressting so i will gave the last link its to Android M from b140 to b320 and u asking now how ?
u will get a file called Update and so u will creat a new foldar in sd card or in ur phone and u have to change the name to dload and u will put the Update inside and so u finsh u will go to uppdate center and then menu and then local and so u will find the file press on it and so the phone will restart and will finsh it self and then do the same thing again to the next update.
impo Note:
u have to unroot if u are rooted
u have to uppdate one by one like from b121 to b130 and then to b140 and so.. not from b121 to b140 .
sorry for bad english i gave u everything u need. i did that to my phone and it work with me and shoud work with u
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From B121 to b130
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ppgub80jpvkf2h6/update.zip?dl=0
From b130 to b140
https://www.dropbox.com/s/xsjcnkhr47csq2i/update.zip?dl=0
thanks for Simon O

cardiffgareth said:
Ah! I'm PLK-L01C432B121 so I'm guessing that's B121 then?
I tried the updater and it said no updates available so is B121 the up to date firmware for the UK??
Also, does this updater update the firmware as well as the Android operating system i.e Lollypop to Marshmallow ?
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I asked exactly your question because i have same model from UK

_BeastSmart_ said:
I asked exactly your question because i have same model from UK
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Ha! Great minds thinking alike! I haven't used the links above (yet) as further checking on the Honor site under downloads still listed the B121 as the latest update from late last year. Think my plan will be to hang fire and see if it updates to Marshmallow in the coming weeks like the web is saying it will.

cardiffgareth said:
Ha! Great minds thinking alike! I haven't used the links above (yet) as further checking on the Honor site under downloads still listed the B121 as the latest update from late last year. Think my plan will be to hang fire and see if it updates to Marshmallow in the coming weeks like the web is saying it will.
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Yes, i think to wait as well as i read some threads about dead phones after manual updates and i don't want to lost my new phone
EDIT: I didn't hold on and i flashed the updater file (B121>B140) that you can find it here. I flashed it and all went well.
EDIT 2: I've also flashed 140>170 zip and so far so good is better than 121 initially version.
Edit 3: I'm going to install as well 170>180 update from general section
Edit 4 (FINAL): Upgraded, satisfied, chrome is not lagging so frequently any more and now i can access online theme store. Before once opened the theme app it only showed me the local themes available

Where is the Nougat update for L29C636?

So i am now starting to get extremely frustrated with Huaweis support teams and the lack of information on here. I have been waiting for a nougat update since the betas last December came out and still nothing. I watch every device model of the mate8 get this update except the model i have listed in the title. Even the L09C636... so where the update for the dual sim L29? and why are there basically no useful threads for it?
I have tried unlocking the bootloader to install the last beta build i have downloaded because it wont install with the official update app. The emui site that is listed all over the mate8 forum keeps telling me that i have not been signed into my huawei ID for more then 14 days when in reality, it has been for almost 2 months now. Im tired of waiting and once again huaweis support is useless in this respect even though they have a whole official page dedicated to unlocking the bootloader.
So I am here with a last ditch effort to finally enjoy this phone. I really want to keep it becasue its had the best battery life on any phone ive tested of late, and its super fast and snappy. Im just picky on software updates becasue like most of you. I like to be as up to date as possible.
Please if you have any info or sites that can help me out with this issue put something in the comments, it would be greatly appreciated.
also im in canada if that has anything to do with my problems, because this is the Asian model of the device.

Same problem. Always waiting for Nougat...
Sent from my BTV-W09

Me too! im waiting for L29C185...

ronnieb133 said:
So i am now starting to get extremely frustrated with Huaweis support teams and the lack of information on here. I have been waiting for a nougat update since the betas last December came out and still nothing. I watch every device model of the mate8 get this update except the model i have listed in the title. Even the L09C636... so where the update for the dual sim L29? and why are there basically no useful threads for it?
I have tried unlocking the bootloader to install the last beta build i have downloaded because it wont install with the official update app. The emui site that is listed all over the mate8 forum keeps telling me that i have not been signed into my huawei ID for more then 14 days when in reality, it has been for almost 2 months now. Im tired of waiting and once again huaweis support is useless in this respect even though they have a whole official page dedicated to unlocking the bootloader.
So I am here with a last ditch effort to finally enjoy this phone. I really want to keep it becasue its had the best battery life on any phone ive tested of late, and its super fast and snappy. Im just picky on software updates becasue like most of you. I like to be as up to date as possible.
Please if you have any info or sites that can help me out with this issue put something in the comments, it would be greatly appreciated.
also im in canada if that has anything to do with my problems, because this is the Asian model of the device.
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If all works perfectly, why do you are frustrated?
Sent from my HUAWEI NXT-L29 using XDA-Developers Legacy app

Grandcru99 said:
If all works perfectly, why do you are frustrated?
Sent from my HUAWEI NXT-L29
It wasn't working perfectly at all, I only just installed the nougat update yesterday by the Huawei firmware finder app and proxy. The page for the official firmware thread on here hasn't been updated yet to show the new b521 build, it's still on the b321 and below with dead links.
But I digress I found what I was looking for finally even if jumping through hoops to get it and being the last device model to do so.
I'm just happy to finally be running nougat
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ronnieb133 said:
Grandcru99 said:
If all works perfectly, why do you are frustrated?
Sent from my HUAWEI NXT-L29
It wasn't working perfectly at all, I only just installed the nougat update yesterday by the Huawei firmware finder app and proxy. The page for the official firmware thread on here hasn't been updated yet to show the new b521 build, it's still on the b321 and below with dead links.
But I digress I found what I was looking for finally even if jumping through hoops to get it and being the last device model to do so.
I'm just happy to finally be running nougat
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i feel equally frustrated as well. Have been waiting for so long while other variants already got the update. Finally can't wait any longer and install the B521 via the firmware finder as well.
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Me too on c636 b521 beta, everyday refresh the system update for stable version and keep disappointed
Many variant already with stable version, where is my c636

Same here C636 is bad really and always delay in updates....

MohamedNBELAL said:
Same here C636 is bad really and always delay in updates....
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Yeah C636 is lagging behind big time all the time.

Hi there
It's so outrageous that we don't have Nougat for C636.
Someone should post a message in twitter or social media on Huawei's pages... Maybe the Singapore one as the C636 is the Asian model.
Though there are a couple of Nougat betas... We still don't have a stable version and we are way past Q1 2017 which was when Huawei said the Mate 8 would be updated...
https://www.pc-tablet.co.in/huawei-...-existing-smartphones-starting-q1-2017/53526/

I have a mate 8 l29c636 and I got several ota updates. the latest being b563.

Update B858
trd_jzx100 said:
I have a mate 8 l29c636 and I got several ota updates. the latest being b563.
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My B585 update came today

federalprisoner said:
My B585 update came today
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tell me what battery life is like. so we should be expecting this soon

hamta993 said:
Me too! im waiting for L29C185...
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If u update your phone to L29C185B200 u will get the B560 Android 7.0 update automatically .... i got it 1 months ago and now I'm on B580 ....

iamSHANTO said:
If u update your phone to L29C185B200 u will get the B560 Android 7.0 update automatically .... i got it 1 months ago and now I'm on B580 ....
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that is weird!!
i about 1 months ago B560!!
for now i'm trying from system update or hisuite and says you are You're using the latest version of the official!
even i'm try from dload method but this also not working...
"sorry for bad english"

iamSHANTO said:
If u update your phone to L29C185B200 u will get the B560 Android 7.0 update automatically .... i got it 1 months ago and now I'm on B580 ....
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hamta993 said:
that is weird!!
i about 1 months ago B560!!
for now i'm trying from system update or hisuite and says you are You're using the latest version of the official!
even i'm try from dload method but this also not working...
"sorry for bad english"
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I'm still on NXT L29C636B193...
I haven't done anything to it manually...
I've been worried there was chance I may break something... I've heard someone with L29 C636 upgrade manually to Nougat and then do a factory reset only to break it... And then be forced to root it... I want to continue using banking apps so I haven't risked it yet....
Hopefully I'll be updated via OTA to Nougat... Since I'm becoming a little restless...
Also have you manually updated at all? I've been on B193 since day one with no updates...

U can update your phone by firmware finder app ...

federalprisoner said:
My B585 update came today
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Hey man what kind of theme u use ... the black in background is perfect ... please let me know man .... thanks in advance

Apad121 said:
I'm still on NXT L29C636B193...
I haven't done anything to it manually...
I've been worried there was chance I may break something... I've heard someone with L29 C636 upgrade manually to Nougat and then do a factory reset only to break it... And then be forced to root it... I want to continue using banking apps so I haven't risked it yet....
Hopefully I'll be updated via OTA to Nougat... Since I'm becoming a little restless...
Also have you manually updated at all? I've been on B193 since day one with no updates...
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lucky you!
yes i updated manually from B180 to B320 and B320 to B560 and just now i'm updating from B560 to B580 by using system update (its my first time!!!) in this link:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-8/general/nxt-l29c185b580-frimware-t3595441
also before mate 8, i had sony and samsungs phone and updated manually a lot
but yes! its so risky.

I just upgraded via firmware finder to l29c636b585. Went smoothly.

L29-C636B563 OTA showing in firmware finder

Has anyone tested L29-C636B563?
I didn't find much info on the internet, not sure if its stable or beta..

where can i download it?

Full http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/data/files/p3/s15/G1582/g104/v76802/f1/full/update.zip
Get​ firmware finder from the play store.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teammt.gmanrainy.huaweifirmwarefinder

I have download the apps, how could i get the download link?
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Full http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/data/files/p3/s15/G1582/g104/v76802/f1/full/update.zip
Get​ firmware finder from the play store.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teammt.gmanrainy.huaweifirmwarefinder
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kongwong82 said:
I have download the apps, how could i get the download link?
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You can choose the top OTA and download, or click the first link in my other post, I don't have any info on how to install it, i don't want to take a chance that its a beta..
You can probably fallow the same how to as B521, dload folder on sd card might work.

I got update by OTA today. You can update to B521 First. Then waiting for OTA.

Did some more reading and found this thread https://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-8/general/update-to-nougat-easiest-playstore-app-t3554957
other people have upgraded to B563 using this method. some said it was stable so i decided to upgrade.
I fallowed the instructions in the beginning of the thread and it was pretty easy to upgrade to B563 from B211.
Unchecked View last firmwares inside firmware finder and i was able to select B563 and then go into setting > update of the phone and update..
I can confirm that everything looks to be working, no problems like B521 has..
Bluetooth and default keyboard work.
the phone was a bit slow after it booted, but was ok after 5 minutes or so..
no problems up to now.

Does B521 also need 5 minutes to boot into system?

Cant update from b200 to b563, get error
Should i upgrade to 521 first?....

koralit23 said:
Cant update from b200 to b563, get error
Should i upgrade to 521 first?....
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I have tried to upgrade from B521 without success. I keep getting authorization failure message in the end.
And if you are not able to uppgrade from B200 that means it doesn't make any sense for me to downgrade to be able to upgrade to B563.
I wonder if anyone has managed to upgrade to B563 from B521?

I got the OTA update and managed to update to B563 from B521. I have signed up to be beta tester last time. Probably this update is pushed to those beta tester only

plain_white said:
I got the OTA update and managed to update to B563 from B521. I have signed up to be beta tester last time. Probably this update is pushed to those beta tester only
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So B521 is definitely a beta release.
What is B563 then? Is it official version? How on earth can one tell which version is official and which is the beta?

MyDroidMy said:
So B521 is definitely a beta release.
What is B563 then? Is it official version? How on earth can one tell which version is official and which is the beta?
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I think this B563 is still beta. So far there's no official final version for C636 variant yet.

Hi, i'm an italian user, i've a Mate 8 NXT-L29C636B170. I try to update but for each version (b193, b211, b521, b563) i have "failed to check update package" error.
How Can i fix It?

sauroprt said:
Hi, i'm an italian user, i've a Mate 8 NXT-L29C636B170. I try to update but for each version (b193, b211, b521, b563) i have "failed to check update package" error.
How Can i fix It?
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You have to download the official full version. since b521 and b563 are beta, you'll get failed to update package error. Trying googling for B321 full version. I was on B170 myself before I updated to B321. Let me know if you can't find it.

3bdex said:
You have to download the official full version. since b521 and b563 are beta, you'll get failed to update package error. Trying googling for B321 full version. I was on B170 myself before I updated to B321. Let me know if you can't find it.
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That with official and beta is like rocket science, not many knows which is which. My phone is delivered with B180 so I can assume that was the "official" release. Since then I had have many versions that I downloaded from the official firmware thread here on the forums and updated via dload method. I was always successful even though I had to do factory reset before the update sometimes.
So back to the official/beta versions question. What is the source of information telling you what release is official.
I have successfully updated to B563 by downgrading to B211. I downgraded, factory reset my phone and update to B563 was showing available in system update. It was not through firmware finder and I'm not a beta tester so if B563 isn't official why was it in my system update then?
Personally I don't care what kind of release it is as long it is a stable release. It seems to be individual as well, I had good experiance with B521 and no issues with that release but I read that people had problems with it.
Any way I'm very satisfied with B563, no issues with it yet so I'm keeping it.

MyDroidMy said:
That with official and beta is like rocket science, not many knows which is which. My phone is delivered with B180 so I can assume that was the "official" release. Since then I had have many versions that I downloaded from the official firmware thread here on the forums and updated via dload method. I was always successful even though I had to do factory reset before the update sometimes.
So back to the official/beta versions question. What is the source of information telling you what release is official.
I have successfully updated to B563 by downgrading to B211. I downgraded, factory reset my phone and update to B563 was showing available in system update. It was not through firmware finder and I'm not a beta tester so if B563 isn't official why was it in my system update then?
Personally I don't care what kind of release it is as long it is a stable release. It seems to be individual as well, I had good experiance with B521 and no issues with that release but I read that people had problems with it.
Any way I'm very satisfied with B563, no issues with it yet so I'm keeping it.
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Yes bro I like B563 too great battery life better than B521

Now i try with full b321 in firmware Finder...

3bdex said:
You have to download the official full version. since b521 and b563 are beta, you'll get failed to update package error. Trying googling for B321 full version. I was on B170 myself before I updated to B321. Let me know if you can't find it.
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I tried and tried different packages and versions, but I have not solved anything, always the same error message.
In some packages, there is a META-INF folder ... what is it?
And the UPDATE_DATA_FULL_HW_SPCSEAS package?

MyDroidMy said:
I have tried to upgrade from B521 without success. I keep getting authorization failure message in the end.
And if you are not able to uppgrade from B200 that means it doesn't make any sense for me to downgrade to be able to upgrade to B563.
I wonder if anyone has managed to upgrade to B563 from B521?
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Saw someone downgraded it to B211 from B321 and got OTA B563. Maybe you can upgrade it to B211 first?

L29c185b321

Has anyone downloaded and updated the mate 8 with this update from FF?
If yes please let me know your comments so as to decide whether to update as well.
Am currently on C185B190.
Does not seen i Shall ever get an update to nougat.
Thank you

I updated my phone to B321 two days ago. Is seems to be smoother, but it may be like this because I did factory reset that day

Which file u download ... 1.9GB or 400 MB OTA... And do u download it from the F. F apps

I did mine through FF, sending it to the stock update app. Seems a little smoother. With the glitches still coming from
time to time with a lot of people appear to be having with emui5/nogut7 I think I'll hold off on updating to any emui5 firmware.

p51d007 said:
I did mine through FF, sending it to the stock update app. Seems a little smoother. With the glitches still coming from
time to time with a lot of people appear to be having with emui5/nogut7 I think I'll hold off on updating to any emui5 firmware.
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I'll update to emui 5.0 when they will release something newer than B560.
BTW, I also updated my phone trough FF.

I am on L29C185B200 ... I want to update B560 ... But when I try to download it from the firmware finder app... It's only downloads 74%... It's full file size is 1.87GB but it downloads only 1.4GB ... Help me please

Hi. I am on L29C185b320 can any one suggest a proper way and firmware to upgrade plz.

Try Firmware Finder app for Huawei...

In FF, turn off "use new firmware base" and "view OTA updates"
When I did that, the ONLY firmware that shows up is the 321 firmware OR EARLIER.
I'm of the opinion, I'm going to leave the new firmware base & view OTA off until I see
the "official" version of 7, then wait a couple weeks to see how it works out.

I'm also trying to get 7.0 update... In Firmware Finder it's showing B560 but I can't download it ... There is a problem with the system ...

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I'm also trying to get 7.0 update... In Firmware Finder it's showing B560 but I can't download it ... There is a problem with the system ...
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Doubt there is a problem with the system, it's because your build, will not allow the updating of an OTA version most likely.
In the setting of the FF program, turn off OTA and then look for firmware. When I did that last week, the 321 build was the
only option I had. My guess is that when/if a FULL build for our particular phone is available, with the OTA turned off, a
full build will show up.
But, that is just a theory on my part.

What's your build number ... Mine is L29C185B200...

SHANTO01 said:
What's your build number ... Mine is L29C185B200...
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Mine came with L29C185B180, then it updated to 321

new firmware Versions in "Firmwarefinder for Huawei"

Hi,
I have an Huawei P10 Plus Dual SIM VKY-L29C636 with the current running Firmware VKY-L29C636B172
The last update was in November 2017 since then I don't get any new Updates displayed in the settings.
I downloaded the App "Firmwarefinder for Huawei" and it shows me the following newer Firmware Versions:
VKY-L29C636B210
VKY-L29C636B211
Does anyone use this new Versions?
Should I update to one of this new Versions?

Just check firmware access see if you approved to update. My FF already shows B301 which is Oreo but denied access when checking it.
Depends where you live. I got tge same phone and I don't have access to download and update.

meeven said:
Hi,
I have an Huawei P10 Plus Dual SIM VKY-L29C636 with the current running Firmware VKY-L29C636B172
The last update was in November 2017 since then I don't get any new Updates displayed in the settings.
I downloaded the App "Firmwarefinder for Huawei" and it shows me the following newer Firmware Versions:
VKY-L29C636B210
VKY-L29C636B211
Does anyone use this new Versions?
Should I update to one of this new Versions?
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The latest model is 211 and you can install it via HWOTA. I don't know anyone using this version. But probably there were no changes after all. Only simple performance tweaks. Otherwise software already stable.

For me latest firmware is 321 however says not authorised to download it..

I've installed the new Version VKY-L29C636B212
It has the Android Security Patches from January 2018
The first thing I discovered, that the phone runs a lot smoother, espacally when scrolling websides in Firefox.
The secound thing I discovered, is that the phone has more free ram, old Version round about 3,6GB, the B212 has 4,5GB free ram.
This are the first impressions, if i discover more, I let you know.

meeven said:
I've installed the new Version VKY-L29C636B212
It has the Android Security Patches from January 2018
The first thing I discovered, that the phone runs a lot smoother, espacally when scrolling websides in Firefox.
The secound thing I discovered, is that the phone has more free ram, old Version round about 3,6GB, the B212 has 4,5GB free ram.
This are the first impressions, if i discover more, I let you know.
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You download full OTA or OTA?

I did the Full OTA, but be carefull there are 2 Versions!
The Version with "PV" didn't work and almost bricked my Phone. I had to load an older Version thru recovery to get it back working.
The Version "FullOTA-MF" is working fine, I only had to wipe the cache and make an Factorydefault after updating, because the phone was in
a boot loop.
My Phone is running fine with the Version 212 and has now a way better Batterylife :good:

meeven said:
I did the Full OTA, but be carefull there are 2 Versions!
The Version with "PV" didn't work and almost bricked my Phone. I had to load an older Version thru recovery to get it back working.
The Version "FullOTA-MF" is working fine, I only had to wipe the cache and make an Factorydefault after updating, because the phone was in
a boot loop.
My Phone is running fine with the Version 212 and has now a way better Batterylife :good:
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You upgrade from what version go 212?

jsheng007 said:
You upgrade from what version go 212?
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There's two 212. Both nougat but the PV will be a rollback firmware from oreo if you need it.

chubbs75 said:
There's two 212. Both nougat but the PV will be a rollback firmware from oreo if you need it.
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That's mean I am on 172, if I want update to 212 I should use the one without PV? Sorry if I asking too many questions
Rollback firmware means what version to what version? 360 to 212?

jsheng007 said:
That's mean I am on 172, if I want update to 212 I should use the one without PV? Sorry if I asking too many questions
Rollback firmware means what version to what version? 360 to 212?
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Yes use the normal full ota.
Rollback from 360(oreo) to 212(nougat) in case you need to.

chubbs75 said:
Yes use the normal full ota.
Rollback from 360(oreo) to 212(nougat) in case you need to.
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Okay..I get my IMEI approved already for the one withoit PV, so for upgrading we use FullOTA-MF, rollback we use FULLOTA-MF-PV....
Thanks chubbs, btw you get approval from Huawei already?

jsheng007 said:
Okay..I get my IMEI approved already for the one withoit PV, so for upgrading we use FullOTA-MF, rollback we use FULLOTA-MF-PV....
Thanks chubbs, btw you get approval from Huawei already?
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Correct.
No approval yet..

chubbs75 said:
Correct.
No approval yet..
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Yesterday my Phone was not approved. I looked in FirmwareFinder today and my Phone is now approved :good:
So should I update to Oreo thru FirmwareFinder or should I wait a day or two?
The normal Huawei Update says in the moment there is no Update.

meeven said:
Yesterday my Phone was not approved. I looked in FirmwareFinder today and my Phone is now approved :good:
So should I update to Oreo thru FirmwareFinder or should I wait a day or two?
The normal Huawei Update says in the moment there is no Update.
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Ota would come from your Huawei updater in over a week or so. Just update it if you authorised.

Now I have Updated to Oreo :good:
Everything works fine, I have only one question:
The Phone is using the Treble Project (see screenshot).
Why is there only one partition, does this mean that fast Updates are not working?

meeven said:
Now I have Updated to Oreo :good:
Everything works fine, I have only one question:
The Phone is using the Treble Project (see screenshot).
Why is there only one partition, does this mean that fast Updates are not working?
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You have to have 3 partition for treble.. And even tho Huawei said p10 plus supports treble it's not the case. Or maybe need to do full factory reset so new firmware will partition correctly im not sure