Huawaei P8 GRA-L09 WIFI weak signal & GPS lost signal - Huawei P8 Questions & Answers

Hello people of XDA,
I'm a Huawei P8 user and till recently, I was excited with my phone!
That was till the day I updated the firmware to B393 and I obtained two problems.
1st problem:
My wifi signal receiver got really weak and nowdays I can't reach and connect to WiFi connections,
that I could before the update.
2nd problem:
My GPS signal is suddenly getting lost and takes a while to reset.
Do you have any ideas how to fix these 2 issues??
Thank you very much in advance for your advice and help

Angelica_Chatz said:
That was till the day I updated the firmware to B393 and I obtained two problems....
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If you have an EU-build, have you tried the latest, which is B397: [Firmware] Huawei P8 GRA-L09C432 B397 (12-05-2017)

Yes!
Now it is wearing B397 and still has both of the problems!

Angelica_Chatz said:
Now it is wearing B397 and still has both of the problems!
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Try reverting back to the firmware that worked (if you remember) by reinstalling it via the dload-dialler method.

I tried rolling back to B390 but still the problem remains.
And unfortunately, there are no wifi settings concerning the wifi frequency available.

Angelica_Chatz said:
I tried rolling back to B390 but still the problem remains.
And unfortunately, there are no wifi settings concerning the wifi frequency available.
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One more thing you can try is rolling back to Lollipop, then updating the phone via OTA only (not manually) - as this will ensure only 'official' updates are downloaded & installed.
First, & very important is to do a thorough & prior backup of your personal files stored in the internal storage (like: texts, contacts, photos, videos, music, etc as applicable & also make a note of all the apps you manually downloaded & installed) - as reverting to Lollipop (B200 step below) will most likely delete these.
Then download & install this MM to LL transition package (204Mb): http://consumer.huawei.com/nl-en/support/products/downloads/detail/index.htm?id=79605
Next, download & install C432B200 (LL) - direct full download (1.6Gb): http://download-c.huawei.com/download/downloadCenter?downloadId=68483&version=238533
[Or, you can follow this guide: Huawei P8: Rollback from Marshmallow to Lollipop (German-English Google translated link HERE if required)]
Once above completes successfully, does everything work as it should?
Restore all your backups & apps now (or wait until after you update to Marshmallow in the step below).
Finally, check for & install OTA updates (Settings > Update > Check for updates) - it should find the latest official Marshmallow update. If not immediately, give it a few days to a couple of weeks.

Angelica_Chatz said:
Hello people of XDA,
I'm a Huawei P8 user and till recently, I was excited with my phone!
That was till the day I updated the firmware to B393 and I obtained two problems.
1st problem:
My wifi signal receiver got really weak and nowdays I can't reach and connect to WiFi connections,
that I could before the update.
2nd problem:
My GPS signal is suddenly getting lost and takes a while to reset.
Do you have any ideas how to fix these 2 issues??
Thank you very much in advance for your advice and help
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You can try to factory reset and then flash stock marshmallow

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Wifi and bluetooth malfunction

I have a p8 lite. A couple of days ago it froze and i had to press the power button for a few seconds to reboot it. After that the wifi and bluetooth are not turning on. It was working fone before that. It just locked tge bootloader and rooted it after this. Do you guys think i can try flashing another rom on it to see if its a software issue. Can i get the baseband or radio for it so i can flash that?
Formwaee is b130
Its a dual sim phone ale l21
Your help is appreciated.
I am also having the same issue. The phone shutdown and when i turned it back on the wifi/bluetooth stopped working. Wifi can be switched on scans for available network but cannot see any, though my other devices are connected to the same router. There is another P8 Lite phone connected. Router has been rebooted and reset. Same thing happens to BT it wont see other BT enabled devices and other phones cant see the device. I have already rebooted the phone, checked wifi settings, Wipe Cache Partition several times and even did a Factory Reset but it didn't seem to help.
Device model ALE-L02
FIRMWARE : B130
Android 5.0.1
redcarullo said:
I am also having the same issue. The phone shutdown and when i turned it back on the wifi/bluetooth stopped working. Wifi can be switched on scans for available network but cannot see any, though my other devices are connected to the same router. There is another P8 Lite phone connected. Router has been rebooted and reset. Same thing happens to BT it wont see other BT enabled devices and other phones cant see the device. I have already rebooted the phone, checked wifi settings, Wipe Cache Partition several times and even did a Factory Reset but it didn't seem to help.
Device model ALE-L02
FIRMWARE : B130
Android 5.0.1
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Did you find any fix for that?
I have the same problem. BT still disconnecting on my heart-rate monitor. When I try to connect HR to another phone, it connect perfect and its working everything OK. I have 574 firmware . Please, how can I fix it ?
pepemda said:
I have the same problem. BT still disconnecting on my heart-rate monitor. When I try to connect HR to another phone, it connect perfect and its working everything OK. I have 574 firmware . Please, how can I fix it ?
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Boot into recovery (while turnig on your phone hold power + vol- + vol+), and wipe cache. It solved for me.
shapeesh said:
I have a p8 lite. A couple of days ago it froze and i had to press the power button for a few seconds to reboot it. After that the wifi and bluetooth are not turning on. It was working fone before that. It just locked tge bootloader and rooted it after this. Do you guys think i can try flashing another rom on it to see if its a software issue. Can i get the baseband or radio for it so i can flash that?
Formwaee is b130
Its a dual sim phone ale l21
Your help is appreciated.
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Yes, there is a fix available for the »»» Huawei P8 Lite ««« :
I have the same problem with the WIFI & BLUETOOTH: Both wifi & bluetooth buttons are gray and disabled.
This issue happened after an update from » Android 5.0 | EMUI 3.x « to » Android 6.0 | EMUI 4.0 « .
I researched a lot on the internet and found one useful information:
It is not a software issue - it is a hardware issue.
The best way to fix this ridiculous bug is simply to look for » Huawei Customer Service « so they can change/repair (or anything else they do) your hardware.
This is what i am gonna do the next days.
I hope this information was helpful somehow!
niiky said:
Yes, there is a fix available for the »»» Huawei P8 Lite ««« :
I have the same problem with the WIFI & BLUETOOTH: Both wifi & bluetooth buttons are gray and disabled.
This issue happened after an update from » Android 5.0 | EMUI 3.x « to » Android 6.0 | EMUI 4.0 « .
I researched a lot on the internet and found one useful information:
It is not a software issue - it is a hardware issue.
The best way to fix this ridiculous bug is simply to look for » Huawei Customer Service « so they can change/repair (or anything else they do) your hardware.
This is what i am gonna do the next days.
I hope this information was helpful somehow!
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Hi
I have the same issue... Bluetoth not working for months and today wifi crash too.
Tell me if they replace your phone
Did you unlock the bootloader?
lechmipat said:
Hi
I have the same issue... Bluetoth not working for months and today wifi crash too.
Tell me if they replace your phone
Did you unlock the bootloader?
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Hi
Try going to settings>localization services>menu>research settings and disable both. It worked with my bt issues.:good:
faby GT said:
Hi
Try going to settings>localization services>menu>research settings and disable both. It worked with my bt issues.:good:
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Hi, for me it solved with disabling only bluetooth search. :good:
I have my P8 Lite (2015) updated with original B634, only with bootloade unlocked.
The mobile phone is guaranteed by Huawei until 22/10/2019 (marketing bid in October 2017).
However, in recent days, I'm having difficulties in the speed of wifi (does not exceed 10k / s) when I have the bluetooth activated (for example when I arrive at my house and came with mobile phone connected to the bluetooth of the car).
If I turn off the bluetooth the speed of the wifi normalizes immediately!
Is it a software problem and a reset resolves or will it be a hardware problem to be solved under warranty?
Thank you for your opinion.
its hardware issue,just applied from my mobile operater,in Serbia
this issure is still on update? or they already fix the bug
SOLUTION!
In a Spanish forum I saw that they had solved this problem by installing the ALE-L21C432B564!
I tried but it did not work for me!
Then I remembered to do something I had not done yet!
I reset the factory settings with deletion of internal storage data, installed the rom ALE-L21C432B574 by fastboot (look for link FlashRom B574 Dual Sim).
Surprise!!!
Wifi worked at full speed, even with bluetooth on!
Then I installed the ALE-L21C432B636 by the native mode (dload - UPDATE.APP - off - start with the 3 buttons pressed)...
It is updated and with the problem of wifi + BT resolved.
NEW SOLUTION!
I found the reason for the Wi-Fi problem too slow (or stopping) when Bluetooth is turned on!
The problem is "Your location" from Google Play Services!!!
Until version 11.6.73 (14-09-2017) there is no problem, but from that version, more precisely 11.7.41 (05-10-2017), until today (12.8.74), and in the next versions (13.2 .77 beta), the problem persists.
Will Google solve the problem?
I do not know.
But to solve the problem I found this solution:
Disable GPS-Then go to Settings-Apps-Google Play services-Permissions-Your Location-Location Settings-Disable Access to my location.
From there, you may already have Bluetooth enabled and Wi-Fi will work properly.
However, if you also activate GPS (wf + bt + gps), the Wi-Fi will be very slow again, until you deactivate the GPS again.
It seems that some equipment does not have this problem! If so, good for them, but for those who have this problem, the real reason is already found, and until they solve it (if they solve), we have this solution.
I'm grateful that you also report this error to Google, to see if they fix it.

Huawei P8Lite Notification/Double Tap problem

Hi there, I'm experiencing some issues with my new bought phone Huawei P8 Lite(ALE-L21 Single-Sim locked in Vodafone Romania).
The first issue and that's kinda important is the notification one; I won't receive for example Facebook's Messenger messages, when phone it's locked or often on home screen. I've given priority on that damn task killer, I did anything recommended on all forums and sites, even from WhatsApp's thread about receiving delayed notifications, I also installed that Push notifications app;
When I said I often receive notifications on my home screen it's beacuse they are delayed I think. I want to fix this so bad so I made a thread about this. Everything has priority, even networking apps, the lock screen has the default theme, I really don't know what to do anymore.
And the second one is about the common double tap execution when writing or tapping or anything else. I'm experiencing some troubles there too, especially when I'm writing, the phone is executing the second tap without my action and I don't know how to fix that.
I'll let some informations about my phone..
I've purchased this phone on 31th of May, 2016
The model number is ALE-L21/Single Sim
The build number is ALE-L21C02 B140
Android 5.0.1 with EMUI 3.1
Phone isn't rooted or modified, and I want to fix these without rooting if it's possible.
well .. you have 2 options:
1. Check notifications manager from notifications panel
2. Upgrade to marshmallow: upgrade to b170 then upgrade to b564 and hope this will fix your problem xD
About the double tap: that is an often problem on this huawei and you can fix that by upgrading to last version of marshmallow.
Can't find an notification manager, may you show me where it is?
And about the versions I found only b170 but it's from spain and I told you that I'm a little bit scared beacuse it's locked in Vodafone Romania
It doesn't matter from where it is, it's official from huawei. It doesn't matter if it's locked in vodafone romania, mine was also locked in vodafone romania, and i have b565 now
You won't brick your phone.
Here it's notification manager:
If you can't find notification, it means that this option is not available on 5.0
May you give me some links to the updates, please? I really don't want to f**k up the phone
Update via local update: make a folder named dload on your internal memory or sdcard an put the update.app inside of this zip
Then, update with the same procedure to 6.0 by installing update.app from this zip
ALE-L21C02 B140
It looks that Your phone is branded and I don't know if You will have balong bug after upgrading the system to B170 and upper. I recommend you to make a debrand process but it needs an unlocked bootloader. When You decide to do it remember to have done a backup of Your data!
Azaradel said:
ALE-L21C02 B140
It looks that Your phone is branded and I don't know if You will have balong bug after upgrading the system to B170 and upper. I recommend you to make a debrand process but it needs an unlocked bootloader. When You decide to do it remember to have done a backup of Your data!
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Oups, didn't read c02 xD
But i don't think it's a big problem, even if he has balong, he can install vendor or change it.
Could you explain me what's "balong" and "vendor"; I'm sorry but I'm completely parallel with these kind of "deep" stuff in phones..
Balong is a bug that appears when you are installing a firmware that is not for your country and it's a problem with the version not showing properly. The vendor file will fix it.
Sent from my ALE-L21 using XDA-Developers mobile app
And where can I find the vendor file, to avoid the balong bug?
And also is it a problem if I update my One-Sim Phone with an Dual-Sim FW?
That's strange, why are you having b140 on single sim?
And why you want to update with a dual sim version on single sim?
Just install b171 first then install b551, at last install b565 via ota.
Vendor file is inside firmware archives.
Hi,
I bought this phone Huawei P8Lite (ALE-L21) without being connected to any network carrier.
Before I start to unlock bootloader, install TWRP and Root the phone, I checked the system version and EMUI and the rest of the information needed before update to Marshmallow 6.0.
Before I had the following info:
OS: Lollipop 5.0.1
EMUI: 3.0
(ALE-L21C432B200)
At this point I had no update via OTA - (to the Android 6.0 Marshmallow), and made only unlock bootloader
After several hours of searching, I found that I could do a local update (B560 Marshmallow Firmware [Europe] - Dual SIM) available by Huawei.
Link: http://www.carbontesla.com/2016/06/download-huawei-p8-lite-l21-b564-marshmallow-firmware-europe/
I checked Huawei PDF on how to do the update but does not mention Required Version and proceeded to local update.
So far so good, the phone did the update without any problem.
I checked OTA for new update and the phone made update for B564 - Also mentioned by Carbontesla.com
Link: http://www.carbontesla.com/2016/06/download-huawei-p8-lite-l21-b564-marshmallow-firmware-europe/
Phone did the update (B564) without any problem, then I proceed installing TWRP and then I root the phone.
All work beautifully, but I noticed that whatever the application I use both SMS, Facebook, Whatsapp, GMail, takes too long to receive notifications.
I do not know if he was already with this bug when the phone was with Lollipop 5.0.1 with (ALE-L21C432B200) and EMUI 3.0
I have not had time yet to reset the phone to factory settings and verify that fixed the bug, I will do this weekend week :fingers-crossed:
Can someone help me?
pedra3000 said:
Hi,
I bought this phone Huawei P8Lite (ALE-L21) without being connected to any network carrier.
Before I start to unlock bootloader, install TWRP and Root the phone, I checked the system version and EMUI and the rest of the information needed before update to Marshmallow 6.0.
Before I had the following info:
OS: Lollipop 5.0.1
EMUI: 3.0
(ALE-L21C432B200)
At this point I had no update via OTA - (to the Android 6.0 Marshmallow), and made only unlock bootloader
After several hours of searching, I found that I could do a local update (B560 Marshmallow Firmware [Europe] - Dual SIM) available by Huawei.
Link: http://www.carbontesla.com/2016/06/download-huawei-p8-lite-l21-b564-marshmallow-firmware-europe/
I checked Huawei PDF on how to do the update but does not mention Required Version and proceeded to local update.
So far so good, the phone did the update without any problem.
I checked OTA for new update and the phone made update for B564 - Also mentioned by Carbontesla.com
Link: http://www.carbontesla.com/2016/06/download-huawei-p8-lite-l21-b564-marshmallow-firmware-europe/
Phone did the update (B564) without any problem, then I proceed installing TWRP and then I root the phone.
All work beautifully, but I noticed that whatever the application I use both SMS, Facebook, Whatsapp, GMail, takes too long to receive notifications.
I do not know if he was already with this bug when the phone was with Lollipop 5.0.1 with (ALE-L21C432B200) and EMUI 3.0
I have not had time yet to reset the phone to factory settings and verify that fixed the bug, I will do this weekend week :fingers-crossed:
Can someone help me?
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Check battery management and give access to work in the background for apps You need. Eventually check notification centre too.
Azaradel said:
Check battery management and give access to work in the background for apps You need. Eventually check notification centre too.
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Yes, I've been checking battery management if everything with access to work in the background for apps, and it seems to be ok and notification center too.
It continues with the same delay / bug
I hope this weekend to reset the phone to factory settings and verify if it keeps the same problem.
Check Wi-Fi sleep, and set it to off from Power Saving tab
Sent from my ALE-L21 using XDA-Developers mobile app
Krokodillo said:
Check Wi-Fi sleep, and set it to off from Power Saving tab
Sent from my ALE-L21 using XDA-Developers mobile app
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I checked and is always on, no sleep.
Today is the day, I'm going to reset the phone to factory settings and then check if all is ok.
I'll be back once I have the result:fingers-crossed:
Before starting to reset the phone to factory settings, I made backup all my personal files and a recovery with TWRP if something wrong happened.
It seems to be all right after the whole process
I receive all notifications like any other phone in normal operation, no delay :good:
But before I celebrate, I will be alert to phone with daily use to make sure that everything continued well.
Thanks for all the help :good:

Bluetooth issues - how to solve them?

My new A2017G B08 has no problem finding and connecting with my old LG G2 - but when trying to connect it with my trusty Bluetooth speaker, the Axon doesn't even see it. And while I can find the Axon within just 1-2 seconds from my PC with a BT-Stick, the other way around the Axon doesn't see the PC.
I can life with not finding the PC, but what can I do to make it work with the speaker? The G2 has no issues with that either so the speaker's bluetooth does work.
Go into settings/location and ensure high accuracy is selected. It can improve bluetooth scanning.
RobboW said:
Go into settings/location and ensure high accuracy is selected. It can improve bluetooth scanning.
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That didn't help. Still, the speaker does not show up when searching for devices.
had the same issue ! b09 fixed it
Mine was fine on B04 and B08 and is still fine on B09 but I don't use any old BT speakers, most devices are fairly new. The car stereo is probably the oldest. It dates back to 2010 with a 2012 firmware update on the BT module.
caesar170988 said:
had the same issue ! b09 fixed it
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Well, B08 is the latest version I'm getting via OTA update. I guess if nobody else comes up with a solution/tips that might work there's nothing I can do but wait for (hopefully) an Android 8 update that has the issue fixed for my device
Eiion said:
Well, B08 is the latest version I'm getting via OTA update. I guess if nobody else comes up with a solution/tips that might work there's nothing I can do but wait for (hopefully) an Android 8 update that has the issue fixed for my device
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Don't rely on OTAs... If your bootloader is locked just go to the download center, download the B09 zip, put it in the internal storage and go to the Updates tab, it should appear there
Yeah, if I waited for an OTA my phone would still be on Marshmallow. They had problems with OTA and stopped doing them and advised to do SD updates so you have to download. Could be that a SD update may fix it.
Even then, the latest on the Australian web site is B04. I got B08 from Germany and B09 from Switzerland. It's an international ROM. I don't download from anywhere but ZTE websites.
We rely on other XDA members finding the updates and posting here that it's available.
RobboW said:
Yeah, if I waited for an OTA my phone would still be on Marshmallow. They had problems with OTA and stopped doing them and advised to do SD updates so you have to download. Could be that a SD update may fix it.
Even then, the latest on the Australian web site is B04. I got B08 from Germany and B09 from Switzerland. It's an international ROM. I don't download from anywhere but ZTE websites.
We rely on other XDA members finding the updates and posting here that it's available.
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The download center is basically all of those but unpacked and uploaded to androidfilehost. And all of that is made by @raystef66 . It's not like you're downloading them from some shady Russian torrent website
RobboW said:
Yeah, if I waited for an OTA my phone would still be on Marshmallow. They had problems with OTA and stopped doing them and advised to do SD updates so you have to download. Could be that a SD update may fix it. [...]
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The download center is basically all of those but unpacked and uploaded to androidfilehost. And all of that is made by @raystef66 . It's not like you're downloading them from some shady Russian torrent website [...]
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Guys, I have no idea how to do that and although I did root my G2 I'm not feeling very comfortable updating to anything but the official version for my German Axon 7. Meaning, if updating to the swiss version I'm pretty sure I'd lose my warranty.
Also, I'd need a very basic step by step instruction without too many technical terms (and a link to where to get the file) to feel save enough to do it. It's just that I cannot afford another phone should something go wrong.
So, I'd totally be interested in doing an update to a new firmware version since that might possibly indeed fix my problem (and possibly 1-2 others I have with the phone) - but I'm scared to brick it/lose warranty. Any thoughts on that?
EDIT: I've just checked the ZTE website for downloads and I'm a bit confused... version B10 was Android 6 and version B08 is Android 7.1? So... version B09 is older than mine? Is that what you were suggesting, going back to an older version? Can I even update backwards? Usually devices say something like "The software installed on your device is already the newest version" or something along those lines whenever trying to install a previous software version.
EDIT 2: Found "AXON 7(ZTE A2017G )SD card software package(344070B1405ZTE A2017GV1.2.0B09)N Version" on the ZTE website - but what does "N version" mean? Mine says on its back "ZTE A2017G".
Eiion said:
Guys, I have no idea how to do that and although I did root my G2 I'm not feeling very comfortable updating to anything but the official version for my German Axon 7. Meaning, if updating to the swiss version I'm pretty sure I'd lose my warranty.
Also, I'd need a very basic step by step instruction without too many technical terms (and a link to where to get the file) to feel save enough to do it. It's just that I cannot afford another phone should something go wrong.
So, I'd totally be interested in doing an update to a new firmware version since that might possibly indeed fix my problem (and possibly 1-2 others I have with the phone) - but I'm scared to brick it/lose warranty. Any thoughts on that?
EDIT: I've just checked the ZTE website for downloads and I'm a bit confused... version B10 was Android 6 and version B08 is Android 7.1? So... version B09 is older than mine? Is that what you were suggesting, going back to an older version? Can I even update backwards? Usually devices say something like "The software installed on your device is already the newest version" or something along those lines whenever trying to install a previous software version.
EDIT 2: Found "AXON 7(ZTE A2017G )SD card software package(344070B1405ZTE A2017GV1.2.0B09)N Version" on the ZTE website - but what does "N version" mean? Mine says on its back "ZTE A2017G".
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You're confusing everything... That is not swiss, it's international. The only thing that COULD void your warranty is unlocking the bootloader, and in some cases people have been able to still claim hardware warranty on their phones by saying that they have not touched the hardware. Also, ZTE provides those updates.
If something happens (it would be basically your fault, such as trying to update with 10% battery or updating with an A2017 or A2017U package) and your phone stops working, just call ZTE and claim warranty. Their update method failed, etc. etc. Although it is borderline impossible to mess up your phone with the stock update method... I think it even tells you that you can't update with less than X% of battery.
The updates are as follows: A2017GV1.0.0B01 to B11 was Marshmallow, and then came A2017GV1.2.0B01 to B09 which is Nougat. I have thought many times that it would have been a lot better if they called them, say, M11 and N09. But this is what we have.
It's not hard at all: Go to the Guides section, there you will find Raystef66's download center. Download the file called A2017G-N-B09 (??), NOT the one under "TWRP flashable Bootstack/Stocksystem images". Those won't work.
After it gets downloaded, connect your phone to the PC. allow MTP transfer from the phone. "Internal Storage" should appear as a folder. If you have an SD card it will appear as another folder beside that on your PC. Open Internal storage. Now that is called the root of the internal storage, where all the folders are located. Just take the zip and throw it there, outside of all the folders (outside of DCIM, Android, and all those).
Then go to the phone, Settings, Update, and select the update.
@RobboW @Choose an username... (thank you very much for writing down all the information on updating the phone!)
Ok, so I did the update directly downloaded from their website. The update worked - indeed though, as somebody else has mentioned elsewhere, the phone now seems slightly slower to react to inputs when scrolling/tapping through the menu. Anyways, that's besides the point.
I tried connecting to the speaker, but still, it does not show up when searching for devices. Interestingly though I tried to make a new connection from my old phone (where I had deleted the connection) and the G2 now also can't find it (although it worked fine when the connection was already set up).
I'm back to trying to get one or the other device connected again. If nothing works, I guess I'm screwed then.
Eiion said:
@[email protected] an username...
Ok, so I did the update directly downloaded from their website - followed their PDF instruction for Update via SD. The update worked - indeed though, as somebody else has mentioned elsewhere, the phone seems slightly slower to react to inputs when scrolling/tapping through the menu. Anyways, that's besides the point.
I tried connecting to the speaker, but still, it does not show up when searching for devices. Interestingly though I tried to make a new connection from my old phone (where I had deleted the connection) and the G2 now also can't find it (although it worked fine when the connection was already set up).
I'm back to trying to get one or the other device connected again. If nothing works, I guess I'm screwed then.
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Can you find the speaker with your PC?
Did you actually go into the PC's bluetooth settings to allow it to be visible?
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Can you find the speaker with your PC?
Did you actually go into the PC's bluetooth settings to allow it to be visible?
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Sure, I did that when trying to connect it to the PC.
Anyways, I was trying 10-15 more minutes and don't ask me how or why... I did nothing different from all the times before but I finally was able to find the speaker on the Axon 7 and set up the connection. After that I wanted to connect the Axon 7 to the G2 - and while the G2 found the A7 within a second, the A7 did not see the G2. And after that I also tried to connect the G2 again with the speaker which worked as well.
So, all that's left is connecting the PC to the BT speaker - but I guess that's no topic for this forum.
So, thank you guys for your contribution, without I might have given up a few days ago already. Now I made it and have an updated phone. :good:
Eiion said:
Sure, I did that when trying to connect it to the PC.
Anyways, I was trying 10-15 more minutes and don't ask me how or why... I did nothing different from all the times before but I finally was able to find the speaker on the Axon 7 and set up the connection. After that I wanted to connect the Axon 7 to the G2 - and while the G2 found the A7 within a second, the A7 did not see the G2. After I also tried to connect the G2 again with the speaker and that worked as well.
So, all that's left is connecting the PC to the BT speaker - but I guess that's no topic for this forum.
So, thanks for you guys for your contribution, without I might have given up a few days ago already. Now I made it and have an updated phone. :good:
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Semi-updated... you on B08?
The latest security patch is Dec. 1 and it's on B09. Just informing if you decide to update again
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Semi-updated... you on B08?
The latest security patch is Dec. 1 and it's on B09. Just informing if you decide to update again
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As I had mentioned I was on B08 before the update. I'm on B09 now.
Good stuff, my next suggestion was going to be if you have an option to reset the speaker. No need now.
Sometimes you could get stuck with too many pairings. It's good to delete un-needed pairings on the phone but on a speaker you generally can only reset.
RobboW said:
Good stuff, my next suggestion was going to be if you have an option to reset the speaker. No need now.
Sometimes you could get stuck with too many pairings. It's good to delete un-needed pairings on the phone but on a speaker you generally can only reset.
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Yeah, I thought of that too and searched the manual for it - but didn't find anything. Then I tried several button press combinations while on or while turning it on... you know, sometimes they simply don't put every function in the manual. But nothing seemed to do it. Or maybe it did - how would I know, it has no display.
But anyways, it works and that's all that matters
@ Eiion,
Have you fixed your phone's problem? I experience the same problem, so have you try other different PC and Bluetooth?
Delete all synced devices in bluetooth list. Then try to sync your device. Seems to work for me.

P8 (GRA-L09) from Europe updated to B398 returns "invalid password" with home wifi

P8 (GRA-L09) from Europe updated to B398 returns "invalid password" with home wifi
Hello guys,
My dad owns a P8 (GRA-L09) bought in Europe, and its latest security patch was from June 2016, but still was Android Marshmellow and EMUI version 4.0 if I remember correclty. The last days I went looking for new firmware upgrade, considering he often falls for click bait adds that end up installing crap on his phone. I have found what seemed to be the latest update for the Europe region: B398 (dated June 2017, somewhat outdated when it comes to security patches).
https://huaweidl.com/download/p8/gra-l09/b398/
Download link provided by this website is OFFICIAL:
http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/data/files/p3/s15/G985/g104/v88316/f1/full/update.zip
Updating method used:
1) First, download Full B398 ROM for Huawei P8 from above and extract it.
2) Now create a folder dload in the root of your SD card and place the update.app file in that folder.
3) Now dial *#*#2846579#*#* from your phone dialer to open a hidden menu.
4) Now click on Project Menu -> Software Upgrade -> SDCard Upgrade.
5) Now select and run the update.
6) Wait until the installation process is complete and then reboot your device.
7) Done.
The problem is that, after installing the update, my previously saved home wifi won't connect. So I wiped out ALL saved access points, and also reset networks settings to default. Then I tried to connect again, using the CORRECT password, and it returns "invalid password". I have to say my wifi password has a "@" character, but this can't be the problem, since it was working fine BEFORE updating.
Since the P8 has been bough in Italy, I went to the official support website for an update:
https://consumer.huawei.com/it/support/phones/p8/
It seemed that I got lucky, considering the date displayed, but I was wrong.
Huawei P8 Firmware (GRA-L09, Android 6.0, EMUI 4.0, C432B321a, Western Europe, Channel-Others)
2018-01-26 | 1G
http://consumer-tkb.huawei.com/tkbapp/downloadWebsiteService?websiteId=668986
After downloading the "update", I was disappointed to find out that this file has the version B321, way much older than the B398 I have just updated to.
Any ideas? Searching in Google made me realize I'm not the only one with this problem, but so far most of the solution posted on other communities seem to be related to isolated cases or merely just luck. Not to mention there was a solution rather risky, since it involved wiping caches (including Dalvik) and it resulted as an even worse malfunction (WiFi and Bluetooth can't be turned on after this, so be careful).
Thanks!
Please try and refrain from asking the question across multiple threads, :- https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=75466903&postcount=375
BTW B399 is the latest for the GRA-LO9 (security patch 5th Oct.2017) and works flawlessly.
http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/data/files/p3/s15/G2199/g1604/v100315/f1/full/update.zip
Try that version and see.

Stock ROM upgrade needed for G7-L01

Hi
I have a Huawei ascend G7 purchased in the UK from “Carphone warehouse” who seem to have been the only UK supplier of this model
The model is G7-L01
Android 4.4.4
EMUI 3.0
Custom version CUSTC432D001
My problem is a few banking apps I rely on have now stopped working as their updated versions insist on android 5 or higher
There has never been an OTA update for this phone since I purchased It
The only official ROMS listed on their website I can find seem to be for the G7-L11
I contacted Huawei support who confirmed that the particular model and custom version I have has no official updates newer than I am currently running and there no planned updates for it.
What are my options for getting this phone upgraded ? if possible I’d like to go with a stock ROM. could I use one from another region ?
Although I’ve had lots of phones in the past that I’ve put custom ROMS on I’ve always tried to keep this phone as stock because the same banking apps I rely on wouldn’t work properly on my last phone because they detected it had been rooted.
Searching these forums I’ve found a few guides but nothing for the particular custom version I have. I don’t know if this matters ? I don’t want to risk bricking it with an incompatible ROM
Thanks in advance for any advice you can offer
OK this is weird.
3+ years of no OTA updates. I enquire with Huawei and am told there are none and it is out of support.
Less than a week later and I'm being offered an OTA update.
Staggering coincidence ?
Only thing is it is reporting that I should download and do an SD card update instead of an OTA update as it is detecting that my device has been "modified".
I seem to recall I unlocked it a long time ago to try and root it but the root was unsuccessful.
Update is Android 5.1
EMUI 3.1
G7-L01C432B350CUSTC43D002
I just need to find it somewhere :-/
Harani said:
Hi
I have a Huawei ascend G7 purchased in the UK from “Carphone warehouse” who seem to have been the only UK supplier of this model
The model is G7-L01
Android 4.4.4
EMUI 3.0
Custom version CUSTC432D001
My problem is a few banking apps I rely on have now stopped working as their updated versions insist on android 5 or higher
There has never been an OTA update for this phone since I purchased It
The only official ROMS listed on their website I can find seem to be for the G7-L11
I contacted Huawei support who confirmed that the particular model and custom version I have has no official updates newer than I am currently running and there no planned updates for it.
What are my options for getting this phone upgraded ? if possible I’d like to go with a stock ROM. could I use one from another region ?
Although I’ve had lots of phones in the past that I’ve put custom ROMS on I’ve always tried to keep this phone as stock because the same banking apps I rely on wouldn’t work properly on my last phone because they detected it had been rooted.
Searching these forums I’ve found a few guides but nothing for the particular custom version I have. I don’t know if this matters ? I don’t want to risk bricking it with an incompatible ROM
Thanks in advance for any advice you can offer
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Harani said:
3+ years of no OTA updates. I enquire with Huawei and am told there are none and it is out of support.
Less than a week later and I'm being offered an OTA update.
Staggering coincidence ?
Only thing is it is reporting that I should download and do an SD card update instead of an OTA update as it is detecting that my device has been "modified".
I seem to recall I unlocked it a long time ago to try and root it but the root was unsuccessful.
Update is Android 5.1
EMUI 3.1
G7-L01C432B350CUSTC43D002
I just need to find it somewhere :-/
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Hi,
I also got this update notification on Saturday night. I have had this phone for 2 years now and never got a OTA notification until 2 days ago. The phone was working great, good battery life after 2 years and good performance. I use it mainly for youtube, whatsapp, some browsing, music, and calling.
Well, decided that updating to 5.1 would be a good idea but it hasnt. I cannot make any calls (phone disconnects and connects constantly to the mobile network, so every 2 seconds the "only emergency calls" message pops up and doesnt let me make calls). Same for receiving calls, when someone calls me it rings for 2 seconds and then it appears that call has been hung up, then it rings again, 2 seconds and hang up again... the constants connections and disconnections are drainning my battery (from 100% to 7% in 1.5 hours). Contacts didnt work and also messages either. As you go into one of them, it kicks you out of the list to the main screen. Of course this issue affects Data Mobile; I cannot use my phone internet unless its by Wifi.
Going into airplane mode stopped drainning problem plus contacts and messages are working now, but as soon as you turn airplane mode off you wont be able to go into contacts or messages/signal problems back.
Nothing of this happened when I had 4.4.4 version, so its clearly a software issue. Im gonna try doing a hard reset/factory defaults, since I could backup my contacts. And if this doesnt solve the problem, I think the best idea would be custom ROM/go back to 4.4.4.
This is a good phone, if good software is installed on it. It can last some more years.
@g7l01
Hi. I had exactly the same problems on my moms Ascend G7. She updated that OTA and mobile network got constantly shut off and on again. I solved it by doing a backup by Huawei HiSuite over PC. And then reflashed version 340 again manually (instructions at Huawei-Blog). Mobile networks are working again after flash but phone is still not working 100% correct. She gets randomly her mic muted in most calls, or recently her "back" button in navbar disappeared today...?
I'll either downgrade to 4.4.4 version or try lineage os soon.
MIKM.xda said:
@g7l01
Hi. I had exactly the same problems on my moms Ascend G7. She updated that OTA and mobile network got constantly shut off and on again. I solved it by doing a backup by Huawei HiSuite over PC. And then reflashed version 340 again manually (instructions at Huawei-Blog). Mobile networks are working again after flash but phone is still not working 100% correct. She gets randomly her mic muted in most calls, or recently her "back" button in navbar disappeared today...
I'll either downgrade to 4.4.4 version or try lineage os soon.
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I solved it too! In my case I backed up my contacts to the micro SD card and did factory wipe/reset from the recovery menu (by restarting and pressing vol+ + power). I had all my data in my micro SD card so there wasnt any need to backup or anything. After doing this factory reset everything is working fine: phone signal, calls, contacts, messages, battery life, etc. I installed back the few apps I had and now everything fine, even performance is good! same as in 4.4.4. Im gonna stick with lollipop for a while, If I find any issue itll be time for a custom ROM or downgrade to 4.4.4
Cheers:good:
Hey you know how to to root g7l01

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