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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?
docfunk said:
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 ...

SHANTO01 said:
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

Mate 9 MHA-L09C316

Hi Guys
Just picked my new Huawei mate 9. So far so good..
But i have an issue with updates. My version is MHA-L09C316B150. Im checking for updates but the update system says i have the latest version.. I checked on this thread that the oreo update is out. Will i be able to update my phone to the MHA-L09 version listed here?
Also can someone explain what the C316 is? I see there is C33, C632 etc

Just to add, my device has the last security update from Jan 2017.. Wtf.. Why has no further updates been done..

Value after C in build number is region/localization.
List of known regions is here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-9/how-to/regions-mate-9-region-codes-t3555086
But I didn't find C316.
Where are you from? Is your phone selling in stores or you got it from mobile operator by contract?
You can see available stock ROMs for your phone in Firmware Finder. Enter model MHA-L09C316 in search.
I did it, but FF did not find anything about your region. There are two options: stock ROMs for C316 are existing, but FF does not know where are they. Or Huawei did not post them to HiCloud.
If I have had phone with rare region, I will rebrand it to more popular region. It is too hard process for newbie. You have to read about unlock bootloader, TWRP, patched recovery, different models and regions. But staying on region C316 you may not receive any update even. By my experience, Huawei updates popular regions and does not care operator's versions.
As alternative you can ask provider (if phone by contract), write to Huawei or wait for update.

@ 5[Strogino] Thanks for feedback
Im from South Africa and yes the phone is on contract. Network is Vodacom which is part of Vodafone.. I dont understand why this stupid network didnt issue the international region as most phones come with European software installed or even middle east areas. I agree with you, i will have to rebrand my device. I have done flashing on samsung and LG phones but this is my first Huawei.. will read up on some posts and attempt.
was trying to update with Huawei updater 2.0 and hisuite, no luck.. gives me no internet connection error.. tried editing hosts file too but no luck

Finally managed to to install Android 8 and rebrand my device to europe firmware.. testing now.

redhotneo said:
Finally managed to to install Android 8 and rebrand my device to europe firmware.. testing now.
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Good, but notice that Oreo is beta yet

5[Strogino] said:
Good, but notice that Oreo is beta yet
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I havent used Oreo before but i assume this is official. OS is working well

redhotneo said:
I havent used Oreo before but i assume this is official. OS is working well
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It's an official beta, but still a beta.
Oreo for Mate 9 should arrive in December or January for everyone.
Right now you can only install beta by applying in Huaweis beta app, or cheat and use Hwota as you did
It's a very stable beta.

ante0 said:
It's an official beta, but still a beta.
Oreo for Mate 9 should arrive in December or January for everyone.
Right now you can only install beta by applying in Huaweis beta app, or cheat and use Hwota as you did
It's a very stable beta.
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Ok good to know.
the software is very good and stable. I have had not crashes or lag.
But i do miss some features thats available on LG G5.. Always on display, double tap on screen to wake or sleep and day dream.. very impressed with battery thou

redhotneo said:
Finally managed to to install Android 8 and rebrand my device to europe firmware.. testing now.
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Hi. I have the exact same phone. Please provide me with the steps you used to do this.

Mystical_Titan said:
Hi. I have the exact same phone. Please provide me with the steps you used to do this.
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Don't flash using hwota or rebrand. Use firmware finder and download the updated C316 android 8 firmware
Huawei finally updating phones from SA

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

oreo update on firmware finder for Huawei

Today i was checking out the firmware finder app for huawei app and i found PRA-LA1 C185B322 and this was with android 8.0 oreo. So i taped on get update through dns and the update started to download. Is it compatible for my device? Should i install it ? Help me

Hi
Tap on the firmware access and see if it's approved or not
And 322 is not for honor 8 lite. 321 is for us

Traceur017 said:
Tap on the firmware access and see if it's approved or not
And 322 is not for honor 8 lite. 321 is for us
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No it is not approved. But it is downloading.
What should i do?

sugarrrr said:
No it is not approved. But it is downloading.
What should i do?
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Don't continue downloading cause after you download it completely, it won't install. Cause it's not approved and it's not for honor 8 lite.

Traceur017 said:
Don't continue downloading cause after you download it completely, it won't install. Cause it's not approved and it's not for honor 8 lite.
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Then we won't get the oreo update?

sugarrrr said:
Then we won't get the oreo update?
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Yes we will get oreo update but 322 version is not for us.
There is another version in firmware finder that is 321 and that is for our phone but it can't be installed cause it's not approved for installation.
These versions of oreo that are now on firmware finder are beta. Wait a little for the official stable version. It might be released soon. Maybe this week or next week

Traceur017 said:
Yes we will get oreo update but 322 version is not for us.
There is another version in firmware finder that is 321 and that is for our phone but it can't be installed cause it's not approved for installation.
These versions of oreo that are now on firmware finder are beta. Wait a little for the official stable version. It might be released soon. Maybe this week or next week
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Okay bro. One more thing. I am currently one c185b199 is that all right?
Cause i see more ota versions like b212 which is approved for my device as well. So should i go for them or stay right here?

sugarrrr said:
Okay bro. One more thing. I am currently one c185b199 is that all right?
Cause i see more ota versions like b212 which is approved for my device as well.
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The latest version is 214 for our device. If you want to found the firmware for our device in firmware finder you need to do this.
First tap on the Add model button
Then search this: PRA-L21HC185
then tap on ok and you will see this model on the main screen of the app.
The firmwares in that section is for our phone.
The name is different but after you installed the rom,you'll see build number is still pra-la1c185.
Just before getting the update checked the firmware access
The latest version is 214 for now. I installed before and it was approved for installing but now it's not approved. I don't know why!
But you can install 211 if 214 is not approved for you too

Traceur017 said:
The latest version is 214 for our device. If you want to found the firmware for our device in firmware finder you need to do this.
First tap on the Add model button
Then search this: PRA-L21HC185
then tap on ok and you will see this model on the main screen of the app.
The firmwares in that section is for our phone.
The name is different but after you installed the rom,you'll see build number is still pra-la1c185.
Just before getting the update checked the firmware access
The latest version is 214 for now. I installed before and it was approved for installing but now it's not approved. I don't know why!
But you can install 211 if 214 is not approved for you too
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Thanks bro.

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Thanks bro.
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Thats funny because usually I can get the update from firmware finder app faster . But i received b214 faster from system update. And I hope we get the Oreo soon

oreo update
how can i download approved Firmware from firmware finder plz tell me