Switch European ROM from Chinese ROM? - Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers

Hello,
I've buy an imported Huawei Mate 9, wich runs a Chinese ROM
I can switch to my native tongue (French), but some apps, especially Huawei apps, have chinese option. Furthermore the dialer with Yellow Page is kinda boring.
Is there a way to switch to a European ROM? if it's possible how to do it?
PS : I have access to bootloader
Best Regards

Jipsu said:
Hello,
I've buy an imported Huawei Mate 9, wich runs a Chinese ROM
I can switch to my native tongue (French), but some apps, especially Huawei apps, have chinese option. Furthermore the dialer with Yellow Page is kinda boring.
Is there a way to switch to a European ROM? if it's possible how to do it?
PS : I have access to bootloader
Best Regards
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You can rebrand to the L29C636 international model
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-9/how-to/guide-rebrand-chinese-al00-mate9-to-t3554656
This gets rid of all the Chinese stuff, and you will receive OTA updates as normal

You can rebrand it . I did it from French version to eu version. It's working flawlessly.

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The taiwanese edition of the phone

Does any one can find which bands does this one support and where can I find it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q5-_GPjJKc
The reason that im asking that is that in the video above you can see that the device come with the Google apps pre installed.
saar17 said:
Does any one can find which bands does this one support and where can I find it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q5-_GPjJKc
The reason that im asking that is that in the video above you can see that the device come with the Google apps pre installed.
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you can find it in Taiwan...it must have google.
The china mainland version do not have google preinstalled, it is because the argument between china government and google. but taiwan is not affected.
For the bands supportted, please refer the webpage below
http://chinese.vr-zone.com/119669/htc-one-e8-codename-m8x-passed-taiwan-ncc-06292014/
saar17 said:
Does any one can find which bands does this one support and where can I find it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q5-_GPjJKc
The reason that im asking that is that in the video above you can see that the device come with the Google apps pre installed.
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Sorry I just got confirmed from a Taiwan forumer, this phone is not a Taiwan version, it is a M8Sw from China mainland, with a 3rd party rom, the beats and other stuff are added by the seller.
lol
aimsakuraew said:
Sorry I just got confirmed from a Taiwan forumer, this phone is not a Taiwan version, it is a M8Sw from China mainland, with a 3rd party rom, the beats and other stuff are added by the seller.
lol
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I got it with etotalk modrom and it came with gapps preinstalled.
I own also HTC one e8 from China with a poor Rom installed, without system update Funktion. Need help to search another Rom, a stockrom with update possibilitys. Thanks
Hello guys!
I am new to android world.I just bought this E8 from China and its the China Unicom version of E8 known as M8SW.There are many chinese apps on the phone and also it doesnt let me take cloud backup of the device as it asks for some chinese weibo account to sign in or create new account.The same phone has been launched in India and some other countries with the model code M8SD.
Sorry for my lack of knowledge,I am just curious can i flash indian or any other country rom like singapore on it which supports english as main default language.I dont wanna install custom rom on my phone and somehow wanna stay with stock rom but from some other country.
Also if i flash some other country rom on it would it be a problem with frquencies my current rom supports and frequencies what indian rom supports.i mean i dont want any hardware issue after i flash indian rom on to my e8.
After i flash indian rom would the ota updates happen or no.
Finally where I can get Indian stock rom for e8.
Thanks in advance.
Harman

Chinese or International???

Hi all.
Just about to buy this handset but prefer to have the 6GB/128GB model.
Therefore I would have to buy it from China. I heard Huawei have allowed gapps again so what is the difference between the Chinese version and international?
Will every app work OK on the Chinese version?
Which should I get?
Thanks for your help.
Of course all apps run well ,you can search "GMS" in huawei app store and you can get Google framework support without root your device.
mikejasonsmith said:
Hi all.
Just about to buy this handset but prefer to have the 6GB/128GB model.
Therefore I would have to buy it from China. I heard Huawei have allowed gapps again so what is the difference between the Chinese version and international?
Will every app work OK on the Chinese version?
Which should I get?
Thanks for your help.
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Version MATE 9 MHA-AL00 6\128 GB supports many languages. Firmware is changing rapidly and more . Last firmware B135-B137 Gapps are installed via the app "GMS installer" http://appstore.huawei.com/app/C10736615 All apps are working.
Thanks guys.
Just ordered from Liaow - looking forward to receiving it!
I got the Chinese version (4/64) by seller "mistake" however I was able to set up Gapps through GMS and everything works fine in the USA on Tmobile network.
Sent from my MHA-AL00 using Tapatalk

how can i transfer my MHA-AL00 to international rom ?

Hello all
i need help
i am very new in this, i bought my phone (mate 9 128gb 6gb) from aliexpress, it has this model number mha-al00
i would like to get rid of all these chineses apps and install fresh english rom
any advice?
Qatar said:
Hello all
i need help
i am very new in this, i bought my phone (mate 9 128gb 6gb) from aliexpress, it has this model number mha-al00
i would like to get rid of all these chineses apps and install fresh english rom
any advice?
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Yes, you can rebrand your Chinese AL00C00 to the L29C636 international version. Just follow this guide from gm007, a senior member on this forum.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-9/how-to/guide-rebrand-chinese-al00-mate9-to-t3554656

Buying honor 8 from china

Hi! I am thinking about buying honor 8 from aliexpress. Do you think it is safe, and will i get OTA updates, i live in Europe and would like the international version? If i get the chinese honor 8, is it possible for me to flash it to european ROM?
I cant post link to it, but if you search for "honor 8" on aliexpress you can see different vendors selling it and claiming international ROM.
Regards, pokemeister
I don't have much idea about Huawei from AliExpress but my friend bought Xiaomi also I use AliExpress a lot and it's totally safe. My friend said he was needed to pay import tax in Bangaldesh(idk about Europe). I also heard if anything goes wrong with the phone then he needs to pay for the shipping to give it back to china and also it may take months to get back. Anyways the phone was working PERFECTLY and it was cheaper than usual. And if the seller says international version and he sends a local one, you can just open a dispute and AliExpress will return all your money back. Also you can rebrand it if you want to.
If you Get the Dl00 version it is not suitable for ROMS ,because the network wont work.
Make sure to check the seller ratings
That is not a good idea. As the EU version of the Honor 8 actually runs on slightly different but very similar hardware to the Chinese version.
iceepyon said:
That is not a good idea. As the EU version of the Honor 8 actually runs on slightly different but very similar hardware to the Chinese version.
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Only fear is about sims, which wont works in Chinese versions.
venugopalu007 said:
Only fear is about sims, which wont works in Chinese versions.
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I hope the team fixes this.
sniperlife:D said:
I hope the team fixes this.
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They definitely will .
venugopalu007 said:
They definitely will .
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I hope to see it before I sell this device.
sniperlife:D said:
I hope to see it before I sell this device.
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Just a simple step to include , surdu while building the ROMs once asked for some file info to support the ROM , lets see i mentioned xepeleato to add , hope they add it fast so many people waiting..
I have the honor 8 chinese version AL00. I buyed in AliExpress and let me tell you its totally safe.
About to Flash to an european rom, I saw in some pages where they say it Is a complicated process, but hey, isnt bad at all, only for a few chinese apps and you will need to install the gapps
You must check the 4g bands. The AL00 has the band 4, that band I need in my country
Enviado desde mi FRD-AL00 mediante Tapatalk
Dano82x said:
I have the honor 8 chinese version AL00. I buyed in AliExpress and let me tell you its totally safe.
About to Flash to an european rom, I saw in some pages where they say it Is a complicated process, but hey, isnt bad at all, only for a few chinese apps and you will need to install the gapps
You must check the 4g bands. The AL00 has the band 4, that band I need in my country
Enviado desde mi FRD-AL00 mediante Tapatalk
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Pretty good answer to OP , it will let a hope on buying.
Dano82x said:
I have the honor 8 chinese version AL00. I buyed in AliExpress and let me tell you its totally safe.
About to Flash to an european rom, I saw in some pages where they say it Is a complicated process, but hey, isnt bad at all, only for a few chinese apps and you will need to install the gapps
You must check the 4g bands. The AL00 has the band 4, that band I need in my country
Enviado desde mi FRD-AL00 mediante Tapatalk
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Thisnis what I thought.
The chinese apps can be disabled with adb commands.
When I received the phone, came with Android marshmallow but that same day updates to Nougat
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pokemeister said:
Hi! I am thinking about buying honor 8 from aliexpress. Do you think it is safe, and will i get OTA updates, i live in Europe and would like the international version? If i get the chinese honor 8, is it possible for me to flash it to european ROM?
I cant post link to it, but if you search for "honor 8" on aliexpress you can see different vendors selling it and claiming international ROM.
Regards, pokemeister
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Go for FRD-AL00. I had it nearly for 1 year now. It's first in the row as far as updates are concerned, I'm on 391 from yesterday. It's working fine in Europe (skipping LTE 800 which is not a big deal). It perfectly covers Indian LTE too, I've been there recently.
There is no need to flash the EU rom, I wouldn't recommed it. You gain nothing, loose plenty (call recording, international bands...) and unnecessary risk a lot. Just install needed gapps (Play, Services, Framework, Partner setup...), select desired theme and you are good to go. You'll feel no difference from EU rom, just enhanced functionality.
Thank you guys, really appricate it! I contacted the sellers on Ali, and the honor 8's are AL00 and AL10 (32/64gb chineese version), but he could flash it to frd-l19 for international customers. Should i rather ask him to keep the original al00 firmvare or let him flash it to al19 (european)?
pokemeister said:
Thank you guys, really appricate it! I contacted the sellers on Ali, and the honor 8's are AL00 and AL10 (32/64gb chineese version), but he could flash it to frd-l19 for international customers. Should i rather ask him to keep the original al00 firmvare or let him flash it to al19 (european)?
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When I buyed my phone I was afraid they would install the european rom, because I dont know how they install the rom. I asked them leave the original rom. The diference between a chinese rom and am european rom is the chinese doesnt have the gapps and came with some chinese apps. Some chinese apps can be uninstalled others can be deactivated with adb commands.
In the chinese rom, you can hide the navigation bar. In the european you cant
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pokemeister said:
Thank you guys, really appricate it! I contacted the sellers on Ali, and the honor 8's are AL00 and AL10 (32/64gb chineese version), but he could flash it to frd-l19 for international customers. Should i rather ask him to keep the original al00 firmvare or let him flash it to al19 (european)?
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It is up to you
pokemeister said:
Thank you guys, really appricate it! I contacted the sellers on Ali, and the honor 8's are AL00 and AL10 (32/64gb chineese version), but he could flash it to frd-l19 for international customers. Should i rather ask him to keep the original al00 firmvare or let him flash it to al19 (european)?
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Eu rom has gapps ,while other one has no gapps.
Choose which one you want.
Ordered one now from a seller called "J&K Technology". Went for the international version, hope it turns out good. Thanks for all the help folks!

Chinese Motorola Edge X30 Flashed with a Global Rom?

Ok I have read much on the net and since I have no idea how to flash a phone or do any mods I will ask my questions here .
I am considering a Edge X30 (Chinese Version) from china where the seller will flash a Global Rom on it before shipping.
Here is what they say in the description:
"1. All the mobile phones in our store are original, Chinese version. We will open the package of this mobile phone, install and test the global rom. The global version supports multilingual and ota updates."
Now I think that if the bootloader has been unlocked to re flash the Rom it cannot be locked again and that is why it is not suppose to be able to get OTA updates
so I am wondering if the above claim by the seller is true?
I would consider the CN Rom and just put Google on it but I do not want the Chinese Apps that you cannot remove or any chinese language.
Other sellers of the same phone say no OTA if they put the Global Rom on it but this seller says it will OTA and they say they are "Motorola store"
so maybe they know more?
I've been using the CN version for most of this year without a problem. Everything works as it should using Google including Pay.
There aren't too many Chinese apps & all can be removed except the Moto apps themselves. Have installed all app's easily & have had several updates as well. Only negative is battery but I could say that about most phones. I would stay away from the global version IMO but of course it's up to you
Thanks for the reply.
I will consider the CN Version as long as I can delete or uninstall any useless Chinese apps .Are the Moto apps same as a phone from USA?
Did you download Google Play Store App and others like Google Maps etc?

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