Would it be possible to have EMUI 5.0 on Marshmallow? - Honor 8 Questions & Answers

Hello,
This idea just stroke me while waiting for the Nougat update...
I, and certainly most of us here, are not interested in Android 7.0 more than we're interested in the new EMUI (I can't wait to change that ugly notification panel).
So the idea here is to port EMUI 5 to Marshmallow to take advantage of the nice UI along with the compatibility of Android 6.0 with root, Xposed and so on...
What do you guys think of the idea? And do you think it is feasible?
Peace!

You can get it now and its rather very simple. "Just for your information, it's easier to upgrade to nougat using this method through the Huawei Firmware Finder Android app. I did it without going through all the trouble of rooting.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-8/how-to/news-huawei-firmware-finder-team-mt-t3550882 "

thinhster said:
You can get it now and its rather very simple. "Just for your information, it's easier to upgrade to nougat using this method through the Huawei Firmware Finder Android app. I did it without going through all the trouble of rooting.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-8/how-to/news-huawei-firmware-finder-team-mt-t3550882 "
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Lol I don't think you understand what op was suggesting.

I think you are confused.... EMUI 5 is another name for Nougat for huawei honor phones(correct me if i'm wrong) same for EMUI 4 for Marshmallow. I think you are looking for theming your EMUI 4 to look like EMUI5 via xposed or whatever else is available

trainpunk said:
I think you are confused.... EMUI 5 is another name for Nougat for huawei honor phones(correct me if i'm wrong) same for EMUI 4 for Marshmallow. I think you are looking for theming your EMUI 4 to look like EMUI5 via xposed or whatever else is available
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I get you, however it all depends on how coupled is EMUI to Android version. If like you said, they're tightly coupled, then there is no way to port the EMUI 5 to MM.
The final goal is indeed getting rid of the ugly EMUI4.1.
Thanks for stopping by :good:

takichiman said:
I get you, however it all depends on how coupled is EMUI to Android version. If like you said, they're tightly coupled, then there is no way to port the EMUI 5 to MM.
The final goal is indeed getting rid of the ugly EMUI4.1.
Thanks for stopping by :good:
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Well considering EMUI is simply a skin built upon Android 7.0, I'd imagine 6.0 doesn't have some of the functions that EMUI 5.0 would call to. Thus, it would be an extreme effort to port the EMUI 5.0 skin to Marshmallow. Without source it's impossible. It really isn't even worth the amount of time it would take to reverse engineer and try to implement the functionality of Android 7.0 onto 6.0. I'd imagine the end result would be exactly like 7.0 but extremely buggy and missing functionality.

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Which EMUI version are we looking at on the Honor 8?

I didn't know if it had been mention yet, but does anyone know which EMUI version we will be looking at on the Honor 8? Also while we are talking any news about it getting Nogurt?
EMUI 4.1 I believe
It is EMUI 4.1 , runs fluidly and there's no confirmation of nouget as far as I know
emui 4.1 skin on top of android 6.0.1.
bt we can soon expect emui 5 based on android 7 as its alderdy been tested on huawei p9
EMUI 4.1, I hope in EMUI 5 will be more stock Android.
2pointDooj said:
EMUI 4.1, I hope in EMUI 5 will be more stock Android.
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Me too.
Hey guys, don't know if it's been answered, but what version EMUI is on the Honor 8 again?
Bl00dRunzC0ld said:
Hey guys, don't know if it's been answered, but what version EMUI is on the Honor 8 again?
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EMUI 4.1, have a good day.
mgbotoe said:
It is EMUI 4.1 , runs fluidly and there's no confirmation of nouget as far as I know
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Apparently Honor has promised at least 24 months of software updates for the Honor 8 so it will definitely be on its way eventually, hopefully with more Android and less Huawei bloat.
evilkitty69 said:
Apparently Honor has promised at least 24 months of software updates for the Honor 8 so it will definitely be on its way eventually, hopefully with more Android and less Huawei bloat.
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Ah yes that was announced after my post. I'm really excited frankly
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evilkitty69 said:
Apparently Honor has promised at least 24 months of software updates for the Honor 8 so it will definitely be on its way eventually, hopefully with more Android and less Huawei bloat.
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Yes, I hope it gets more stock-Android in its next iteration
PalakMi said:
Yes, I hope it gets more stock-Android in its next iteration
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You been quite busy in this forum lol
mgbotoe said:
You been quite busy in this forum lol
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A loooooooot :laugh: because I have free time all day (while the vacation lasts)

is the Mate 9 Android 7.0 or 6.0?

I am a big Xposed fan, so before I drop $750 on a new phone, I want to make sure I can install xposed. Since 7.0 may take awhile, I may hold off if the Mate 9 is nougat based.
So for those that have received the international, can you help me out with a quick check in settings?
Thanks
It's 7.0. Xposed for 7.0 is around the corner. We have great developers here; they have already achieved twrp and root.
Amd4life said:
I am a big Xposed fan, so before I drop $750 on a new phone, I want to make sure I can install xposed. Since 7.0 may take awhile, I may hold off if the Mate 9 is nougat based.
So for those that have received the international, can you help me out with a quick check in settings?
Thanks
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i bought it today
mha-l29
nougat 7.0
emui 5.0
Thanks appreciate, guess I'll wait
I wouldn't buy a Huawei with the intentions of modding heavily. I don't believe most Xposed modules work with mate 8 so I wouldn't expect a big change here
Mate 9 going on sale in the US on Jan. 6.
Mate 9 will only be released on Android 7 Nougat
James_Watson said:
Mate 9 going on sale in the US on Jan. 6.
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Can't Wait and it's about time! Want a US 6gb/256gb....

How to upgrade to nougat NXT-C900B156

Hi im quite new to Huawei phones,i recently bought a mate 8 NXT-C900B156 its on emui 4.0 there are no system updates whatsoever showing,can someone assist me on how to safely update to emui 5, firmware finder is saying all software results are not suitable for my phone
Kuchman said:
Hi im quite new to Huawei phones,i recently bought a mate 8 NXT-C900B156 its on emui 4.0 there are no system updates whatsoever showing,can someone assist me on how to safely update to emui 5, firmware finder is saying all software results are not suitable for my phone
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Mate 8 general Forum is where you'll find your answer but be careful. You may get a lot of battery drain. I updated to nougat and didn't like it at all because of battery drain. Downgraded to emui 4.1 and although it's a little better, im still getting battery drain so I'm downgrading again back emui 4.
Sent from my L29
Android nougat update process
Can you please walk me through the updating process you made, thank you very much
Same thing here I have L29-C900 and I can't get it to update and I didn't find any roms for this model
.. I tried several ways (dload method - fastboot ) every time I install a manual update of any nougat rom I get a boot loop ...
Please help us to update our phone
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n00b here, root guide?

hi, id like to know how to root my huawei mate 9. i have a laptop and a license for supersu. supersu forums are offline. any help is appreciated. thanks.
R1SC said:
hi, id like to know how to root my huawei mate 9. i have a laptop and a license for supersu. supersu forums are offline. any help is appreciated. thanks.
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Hello. I prefer using magisk over SU. And I just wrote up a guide a few days back on how to do that (as long as your running Android Oreo/EMUI 8.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-9/how-to/guide-install-magisk-mate-9-running-t3773878
Wirmpolter said:
Hello. I prefer using magisk over SU. And I just wrote up a guide a few days back on how to do that (as long as your running Android Oreo/EMUI 8.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-9/how-to/guide-install-magisk-mate-9-running-t3773878
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Hey just wanted to ask is emui 8 worth getting over emui 5? I'm running a custom ROM atm.
KitsuneUK said:
Hey just wanted to ask is emui 8 worth getting over emui 5? I'm running a custom ROM atm.
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That's tough to answer.....it's all a manner of opinion really. I had slightly better SOT though in emui 5 (since its running Android Nougat) where as emui 8 us Android Oreo. Truthfully I flashed an AOSP ROM after I upgraded to emui 8 because once you go to emui 8 / Android Oreo, it enables treble support. I'm not a big fan of emui in the first place though. However, the AOSP ROM's are newer so they are still wip when it comes to working 100% for the huawei mate 9.
May I ask what custom ROM you are using? And how do you find it? What's your SOT?
Wirmpolter said:
Hello. I prefer using magisk over SU. And I just wrote up a guide a few days back on how to do that (as long as your running Android Oreo/EMUI 8.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-9/how-to/guide-install-magisk-mate-9-running-t3773878
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awesome! thanks mate, ive got oreo emui 8.
R1SC said:
awesome! thanks mate, ive got oreo emui 8.
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You're welcome
Wirmpolter said:
Hello. I prefer using magisk over SU. And I just wrote up a guide a few days back on how to do that (as long as your running Android Oreo/EMUI 8.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-9/how-to/guide-install-magisk-mate-9-running-t3773878
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how do i find my boot image file?
R1SC said:
how do i find my boot image file?
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Download firmware from http://pro-teammt.ru/firmware-database/ (if available) and unpack update.app from update.zip
Open update.app in Huawei Update Extractor and extract ramdisk.img, this is the boot image file that magisk manager needs to patch.
Wirmpolter said:
That's tough to answer.....it's all a manner of opinion really. I had slightly better SOT though in emui 5 (since its running Android Nougat) where as emui 8 us Android Oreo. Truthfully I flashed an AOSP ROM after I upgraded to emui 8 because once you go to emui 8 / Android Oreo, it enables treble support. I'm not a big fan of emui in the first place though. However, the AOSP ROM's are newer so they are still wip when it comes to working 100% for the huawei mate 9.
May I ask what custom ROM you are using? And how do you find it? What's your SOT?
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I'm currently using fRomFuture, and truthfully i was gonna get oreo the install RR (assuming it can work with my model). My screen on time is around 4-5 hours. If you're willing id appreciate some help on the process cause installing roms and stuff on huawei is not my strong point
KitsuneUK said:
I'm currently using fRomFuture, and truthfully i was gonna get oreo the install RR (assuming it can work with my model). My screen on time is around 4-5 hours. If you're willing id appreciate some help on the process cause installing roms and stuff on huawei is not my strong point
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Yeah, of course. I'll help out as best as I can.. What is your complete model number with region? L29636?
Wirmpolter said:
Yeah, of course. I'll help out as best as I can.. What is your complete model number with region? L29636?
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im on L29C432, I'm UK based.
KitsuneUK said:
im on L29C432, I'm UK based.
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Okay... Sorry for the delay.
You'll obviously have to go back to stock first. And then hisuite should work to upgrade to Oreo. Just trying to think what the best way to return to stock would be for your model version and get you upgraded to Oreo.
i see this requires Microsoft Windows. i only have Linux. any suggestions?
Hi guys,
Im very interested in dooing a root on my huawei mate 9 iv researched all over google and youtube now 1st i should tell you that computers and mobile phone modding has never been in my field i see words like win-rar boot loaders etc to me they are just words but have no idea wat they really mean i know my huawei is running on standard os version 5 i believecan someone please explain to me how and what im supposed to do thankyou in advance for any guidance.
sc0tt187 said:
Hi guys,
Im very interested in dooing a root on my huawei mate 9 iv researched all over google and youtube now 1st i should tell you that computers and mobile phone modding has never been in my field i see words like win-rar boot loaders etc to me they are just words but have no idea wat they really mean i know my huawei is running on standard os version 5 i believecan someone please explain to me how and what im supposed to do thankyou in advance for any guidance.
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Too late... unless you've got a bootloader unlock code before July 24. Did you? I'll guess not, hence...no root for you, enjoy GPU Turbo and Pie (whenever that comes).

honor kiw-l21 official android update

I have a honor kiw-l21 phone it has build kiw-l21c432b350 on emui 4.0 android 6.0.1. the thing is i need to update the version of android, since my banking app no longer supports android versions lower than 7. i have searched your site for a version of android that is 7 or grater. is there an official version to meet my requirement. I noticed that there is is a develeper version called lineageOS 17.1 is that my only solution or is there an official one i can use.
Updates get automatically rolled out by OEM/carrier if they consider it necessary.
What you mean is to upgrade your existing Android. This is never done by OEM/carrier.
IMO to upgrade to Android version 7 or higher you have to flash a corresponding Custom ROM like LineageOS.
But I may err, as always ...
jwoegerbauer said:
Updates get automatically rolled out by OEM/carrier if they consider it necessary.
What you mean is to upgrade your existing Android. This is never done by OEM/carrier.
IMO to upgrade to Android version 7 or higher you have to flash a corresponding Custom ROM like LineageOS.
But I may err, as always ...
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thank for quick reply
zimmort said:
I have a honor kiw-l21 phone it has build kiw-l21c432b350 on emui 4.0 android 6.0.1. the thing is i need to update the version of android, since my banking app no longer supports android versions lower than 7. i have searched your site for a version of android that is 7 or grater. is there an official version to meet my requirement. I noticed that there is is a develeper version called 17.1 is that my only solution or is there an official one i can use.
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You need to use test point method that needs opening your phone's back cover and that is kinda a pain for noobs. Need some research on your phone.
jjgvv said:
You need to use test point method that needs opening your phone's back cover and that is kinda a pain for noobs. Need some research on your phone.
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Cheers, I was hoping that Honor/huawei might have brought a newer version of EMUI out, I did update it when EMUI 4 came out, that update was from android 5 to 6.

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