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hello everyone. my phone is huawei p8 lite (ALE-L21C30B121)
so, for example, china releases android 6.0 beta, I see alot of posts about it, with steps, guides and all...
but I was wondering, if I want to install that ROM (android 6.0) can I install it directly from B121 to B5xx?
if not, how do I upgrade/downgrade from B121 to Bxxx, so I can make the B5xx update?
another question was - is it restricted to regions? I mean the "C30" it stands for Latvia, as I live in europe, and I have an europian P8 lite.
if yes, how can I change the "C30" to "C432" or other region, that has the official update?
hopefully I get an answer
early thanks!

After flashing Chinese AL10 to L29 NXT-C900B133 what stock ROM can I use?

I've reasonably scoured the Mate 8 section looking for what ROM to use to convert my NXT-C900B133 to a locked, stock version and avoid the problems with the phone being unlocked and untrusted, not to mention not receiving OTA updates.
There are pages and pages of questions and answers, but I haven't found an answer to this problem of mine.
Many folk must have used that thread on how to convert an AL10 to L29 but no one seems to have clarified how to return the Mate 8 to a locked state which will receive OTA. I saw someone asked a similar question but got no answer. Possibly I won't either but I'm now out of ideas so why not ask?
I never tested NFC before I changed ROMs and I'm hoping an updated stock ROM may fix an NFC reading problem I'm having.

The thread in referring to:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-8/general/howto-load-international-mate-8-t3293619/page1

C436B190 Wil be better if you want European version
C636B200 if asian version

I have the L29 C636,there is no difference between C432 and C636,in C636 no China Apps or something else

bluheart said:
C436B190 Wil be better if you want European version
C636B200 if asian version
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Thanks very much. I will hunt down C436B190 as I wanted to have the international version, but could only buy a Chinese version.
Cheers.

bluheart said:
C436B190 Wil be better if you want European version
C636B200 if asian version
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My search for C436B190 didn't bring up any results.
I then tried the link in your signature (latest stock version) but that didn't work (using the three buttons together & dload folder). Got the "software failed install, incompatible with current version, reboot" error.
I don't suppose you have a link to the version your recommend?
Cheers.

Try this budyy
Download

I also live in South Africa and got the C900B133. There is a C900B188 available if you just want to stick with your current "global" version.
I changed my country code to the C636 and flashed C636B321. If you do this according to @somboons SRK Tool and instructions you will end up with a Locked stock C636B321 which is great.

bluheart said:
Try this budyy
Download
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Hi there, thanks for the link (I assume C436B190?).
I downloaded the update, which took almost 3 hrs the site is sooo slow.
I connected an SD card with the update in a folder called dload. Start the three finger boot and was really disappointed to be told at 5%:
"software failed to install
incompatibility with current version
reboot"
I tried again with moving dload to internal memory, but the same outcome.
Scratching my head here. Are my steps faulty?
Cheers.

Finefeather said:
I also live in South Africa and got the C900B133. There is a C900B188 available if you just want to stick with your current "global" version.
I changed my country code to the C636 and flashed C636B321. If you do this according to @somboons SRK Tool and instructions you will end up with a Locked stock C636B321 which is great.
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Hi, someone in the same boat so to speak!
I didn't know that the C900 part designated your country code. What made you chose C636 (China)? I have seen @somboons pages but didn't find answers to my problem, well staring me in the face anyway!
Does ZA have a country code and stock ROM? I went into Huawei's new store in Melrose Arch this morning. The guy tried to help but couldn't assist with a stock ROM and referred me to their main office in Bryanston. I figure at this point I will get better information on XDA!
My Mate 8 is just rejecting any ROM I try to flash. On the face of it, only the right ROM will be accepted, but I haven't found it (or I'm doing it wrong!).

Ariel said:
Hi, someone in the same boat so to speak!
I didn't know that the C900 part designated your country code. What made you chose C636 (China)? I have seen @somboons pages but didn't find answers to my problem, well staring me in the face anyway!
Does ZA have a country code and stock ROM? I went into Huawei's new store in Melrose Arch this morning. The guy tried to help but couldn't assist with a stock ROM and referred me to their main office in Bryanston. I figure at this point I will get better information on XDA!
My Mate 8 is just rejecting any ROM I try to flash. On the face of it, only the right ROM will be accepted, but I haven't found it (or I'm doing it wrong!).
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I am not sure of the South African country code, if it even has one, but I have another Huawei which is C185 which is Africa and middle-east. It all depends who imported the phone and who you bought it from. Huawei phones don't control their ROMs like Samsung.
C636 is Asia. China has it's own model NXT-AL10 instead of NXT-L29. I chose NXT-L29 C636 B** simply because it had the highest update number for 'international versions ..which is B321 ... So I installed NXT-L29C636B321.
All international versions, NXT-L29, are full English, as apposed to China model NXT-AL10 which is mainly chinese.
Also any ROM that you choose from C3** has the new EMUI 4.1 and they are NOT officially released by Huawei yet, so you flash them at your own cost...although I have found them pretty good.
You cannot just flash any ROM over your current ROM. You have to change region(called: debranding) and then you can flash the ROM you choose from that region.
So you need to spend a bit of time reading up on the threads by @somboons because EVERYTHING is there...you just have to decide what you want.

Finefeather said:
I am not sure of the South African country code, if it even has one, but I have another Huawei which is C185 which is Africa and middle-east. It all depends who imported the phone and who you bought it from. Huawei phones don't control their ROMs like Samsung.
C636 is Asia. China has it's own model NXT-AL10 instead of NXT-L29. I chose NXT-L29 C636 B** simply because it had the highest update number for 'international versions ..which is B321 ... So I installed NXT-L29C636B321.
All international versions, NXT-L29, are full English, as apposed to China model NXT-AL10 which is mainly chinese.
Also any ROM that you choose from C3** has the new EMUI 4.1 and they are NOT officially released by Huawei yet, so you flash them at your own cost...although I have found them pretty good.
You cannot just flash any ROM over your current ROM. You have to change region(called: debranding) and then you can flash the ROM you choose from that region.
So you need to spend a bit of time reading up on the threads by @somboons because EVERYTHING is there...you just have to decide what you want.
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Hi @Finefeather,
just to clarify that I imported the Mate 8 from HKG, and it was an AL10. Before ordering the Chinese version, I had read that thread on how to convert to international. That process worked perfectly, leaving me with this NEXT NXT-C900B133.
Did you follow the same path as me? (AL10 flashed to NXT-C900B133 flashed to NXT-L29C636B321)
You said: "You have to change region(called: debranding)". That's news to me, thanks. This is probably why every attempt to flash C900 with C436 hasn't worked. I'm going to look for the @somboons SRK Tool information now!

Ariel said:
Hi @Finefeather,
just to clarify that I imported the Mate 8 from HKG, and it was an AL10. Before ordering the Chinese version, I had read that thread on how to convert to international. That process worked perfectly, leaving me with this NEXT NXT-C900B133.
Did you follow the same path as me? (AL10 flashed to NXT-C900B133 flashed to NXT-L29C636B321)
You said: "You have to change region(called: debranding)". That's news to me, thanks. This is probably why every attempt to flash C900 with C436 hasn't worked. I'm going to look for the @somboons SRK Tool information now!
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Mine was a NXT-L29C900B133 to start with, bought locally from an online shop. I had to debrand to C636 with @somboons SRK Tool which works great and then I just flashed straight over with dload method...My phone model now is NXT-L29C636B321 all locked and stock.
Just make sure you understand all the steps before you start. I spent 2 weeks reading @somboons threads before I did the deed...I come from years of Samsung so everything is a little strange to start off with.

What's your country code?
First you have to unlock bootloader
Second install TWRP
Third Root after debugging
Fourth flash new firmware
Then do a dload to lock

Country code? Currently the version is reported as C900 which is apparently Global.
Thank you for the steps involved, which don't look too complex when you list them. I've only achieved step one, but the rest look straightforward. The problem is knowing this stuff before you start! Cheers.

Chinese stock ROM to International

Hi guys,
There's an offer from aliexpress for the P9 Lite but from the feedbacks, the phone is coming with a chinese firmware. Well, you can set the language you want but some people say it still has some chinese stuff.
Would it be possible to Flash the phone with the lastest official Rom (international) from Huawei ? With this tool ? https://forum.xda-developers.com/hu...pe-vns-l31-toolkit-bootloader-t3432873/page53
I've made some search and came with a tutorial with dload and just an sdcard with the content of the new ROM. Is it just simple as that ? Will it erase every chinese stuff and put Google Play Store ?
Thank you very much.

First, which model is it? There are some particular chinese model that have a different chipset so it may be incompatible with international firmware.

I have a VNS-L23 model can i flash the international firmware on it
Sent from my HUAWEI VNS-L23 using Tapatalk

Yes you should be able to do it. I don't have the link at the moment, but if you search Huawei Firmware Finder you can find a tool to search all Huawei firmware. The European ROM is c432 and the international one is the c900

Thanks i debranded last night and my phone is currently saying VNS-L31C432
Sent from my HUAWEI VNS-L31 using Tapatalk

Potato997 said:
First, which model is it? There are some particular chinese model that have a different chipset so it may be incompatible with international firmware.
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Hello can you help me?
A friend has a vns-al00c00b211, he wants to put it in c432.
Is it possible in L31?
thank you.

Chisetdel31260 said:
Hello can you help me?
A friend has a vns-al00c00b211, he wants to put it in c432.
Is it possible in L31?
thank you.
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Theorically if he flashes c432 oeminfo it should work.
The AL00 version is a different phone with a snapdragon chipset so be very careful.

No. You can't . Different hardware. You may brick your device.

I have a vns-l23 on build vns-l23c45b130, would it hurt anything to flash the international rom (c900)?

How to install european/chinese ROM on US version of M3(BTV-W09)

Hi M3 users,
I would like to kindly ask you if it is possible to flash european(C100) or chinese(C233) version of the ROM to US version of M3(C128).
I successfully unlocked the bootloader, flashed TWRP(by greatslon) and rooted my BTV-W09. I managed to enable 5G via the build.prop modification too. But now I was thinking to flash over my US ROM(C128B003) with european one(C100B006) - is that possible and how difficult is it? I downloaded latest european build C100B006(1.8GB file) from Huawei's italian webpage and would like to flash it, unless there it may damage my M3. Is there any fool-proof way to do it safely?
Looking forward for your replies, many thanks and with best regards,
Tomas

Hi,
I have a BTV-DL09 (LTE version) EU C100 version.
I have successfully flashed C233, C199 and other versions. After this I reflashed the C100B009 and got my M3 like new.
Usually (with Huawei at least) the localized versions are interchangeable.
Best if you have also your original ROM, in any case
N

Many thanks for the info Nicolap,
so what is the procedure of flashing euro/chinese rom over my US version. Can it be done with TWRP? What is the safest way to do it?
Many thanks in advance
Tomas

Search this sub-forum: the response is here...

Hi
Can give me the adresse of the sub forum mentionned?
Thanks

Want to flash C100 firmware
Hey all, Just got my M3 from China.
Model No: BTV-W09
Build Number: BTV-W09C233B030
Was wondering how should I proceed if I wish to flash to a UK version of the software? Any guides out there?
Many thanks for your help!

Not quite the same tablet but i had issues with updates on my EU flashed C100 (LTE version) rom as my hw vendor an oemregion partition was still asia.
To get things working properly i had to install the EU oeminfo partition THEN flash the correct firmware. Before that auto updates picked up nothing and on upgrading to Nougat things like bluetooth broke.
That was for the LTE version though.
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Not quite the same tablet but i had issues with updates on my EU flashed C100 (LTE version) rom as my hw vendor an oemregion partition was still asia.
To get things working properly i had to install the EU oeminfo partition THEN flash the correct firmware. Before that auto updates picked up nothing and on upgrading to Nougat things like bluetooth broke.
That was for the LTE version though.

C900 B163??

İ have a (demo) p9 lite which didn't get any update so I tried some of the firmwares (Asia i guess) now i get this version which is not getting any update and iam stuck in this firmware but my emui version was before 4.1 now 4.1.3 that is working on a marshmallow version so can anybody help? (My bootloader is locked and sorry for my bad English)

zigana777 said:
İ have a (demo) p9 lite which didn't get any update so I tried some of the firmwares (Asia i guess) now i get this version which is not getting any update and iam stuck in this firmware but my emui version was before 4.1 now 4.1.3 that is working on a marshmallow version so can anybody help? (My bootloader is locked and sorry for my bad English)
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Hello dear,
I don't know if the 'demo' version can be unlocked (bootloader code),
but if yes then you can use @k1ll3r8e's TOOLKIT to rebrand to another region (cust)
like C432 european or C636 asian, etc... you just need the correct files.
Once you rebranded then will be possible to upgrade to nougat via Firmware Finder app
or some other tool/script.
P.S.: What version of p9 lite do you have ? L21-L22-L23-L31-L53 ?
Cheers

Dadditz said:
Hello dear,
I don't know if the 'demo' version can be unlocked (bootloader code),
but if yes then you can use @k1ll3r8e TOOLKIT to rebrand to another region (cust)
like C432 european or C636 asian, etc... you just need the correct files.
Once you rebranded then will be possible to upgrade to nougat via Firmware Finder app
or some other tool/script.
P.S.: What version of p9 lite do you have ? L21-L22-L23-L31-L53 ?
Cheers
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L-31

zigana777 said:
L-31
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Well, i think you can rebrand to the european firmware (C432);
both single and dual sim oeminfo files and matching firmwares (B160&B161) available. (see the attachments below)
But, like a told, you need to unlock the bootloader first.
P.S.: you already risked to brick the device trying by your own,
using the toolkit and doing something wrong could turn the device in a paperweight....beware what you do with your device !!!
Cheers

Dadditz said:
Well, i think you can rebrand to the european firmware (C432);
both single and dual sim oeminfo files and matching firmwares (B160&B161) available. (see the attachments below)
But, like a told, you need to unlock the bootloader first.
P.S.: you already risked to brick the device trying by your own,
using the toolkit and doing something wrong could turn the device in a paperweight....beware what you do with your device !!!
Cheers
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İ get it but how am I suppose to unlock my bootloader is there any free way to do it or do i need to pay for it if yes which one is safer to do that and a bit cheaper i am a student so i don't want to pay too much for a 3 years old phone

zigana777 said:
İ get it but how am I suppose to unlock my bootloader is there any free way to do it or do i need to pay for it if yes which one is safer to do that and a bit cheaper i am a student so i don't want to pay too much for a 3 years old phone
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Dear friend,
I agree with you and completely opposed to paying, but
I believe there are no other ways than giving up a couple of beers and
using DC-UNLOCKER which at the cost of 4 euro reads the bootloader code.
Obviously you only know if it's worth it and definitely remains your choice.
For everything you should / want to do there's a guide you just have to follow.
If you encounter any problems or are unsure about how to do,
you can always meet the community or me in this topic.
I wish you the best !!
Cheers

Dadditz said:
Dear friend,
I agree with you and completely opposed to paying, but
I believe there are no other ways than giving up a couple of beers and
using DC-UNLOCKER which at the cost of 4 euro reads the bootloader code.
Obviously you only know if it's worth it and definitely remains your choice.
For everything you should / want to do there's a guide you just have to follow.
If you encounter any problems or are unsure about how to do,
you can always meet the community or me in this topic.
I wish you the best !!
Cheers
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Thanks for the help mate u're awesome ?