Updating to an unapproved fw - Honor 8 Questions & Answers

Like the title suggests, what will I loose if I do a force update? Will I be still getting OTA updates? B389 is like a bad fw from honor.

Jhayzt said:
Like the title suggests, what will I loose if I do a force update? Will I be still getting OTA updates? B389 is like a bad fw from honor.
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I don't think you can update to an unapproved FW without having TWRP on your system.
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ayush rao said:
I don't think you can update to an unapproved FW without having TWRP on your system.
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Not even redlotus?

Jhayzt said:
Not even redlotus?
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I've never used RedLotus so I'm not sure.
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Jhayzt said:
Not even redlotus?
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You will not loose anything. Period.

hackslash said:
You will not loose anything. Period.
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alrighty then! I'll be experimenting my H8 tomorrow. Should I backup somethings before I dissect my H8? Besides internal storage.

Jhayzt said:
alrighty then! I'll be experimenting my H8 tomorrow. Should I backup somethings before I dissect my H8? Besides internal storage.
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You are always advised to backup crucial data before attempting anything, if in case something bad happens.

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Should I update to B381 from B360?

So, I have been waiting for the next update for a long time now and well today I finally got it... But I have seen that a ton of people have issues with it, so should I update to B381 from B360 or not?
I have B381 from OTA two weeks but i have a big problem with battery drain. I made factory reset today and see how it goes.
I received B381 via ota today and everything is ok. Phone is a little smoother to use and has a bit more free ram. Everything works normal. Hope I helped you
MrThomasAnderson said:
I received B381 via ota today and everything is ok. Phone is a little smoother to use and has a bit more free ram. Everything works normal. Hope I helped you
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Yes, you did help me Thanks!
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I update to b381 over ota and my phone hang in a bootloop. Downgrade to mm b131, with ota to nougat b360 and ota to b381. But always bootloop. Can anyone help me please.
mawe5 said:
I update to b381 over ota and my phone hang in a bootloop. Downgrade to mm b131, with ota to nougat b360 and ota to b381. But always bootloop. Can anyone help me please.
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What's your phone model?
adriansticoid said:
What's your phone model?
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L19C432
mawe5 said:
L19C432
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Strange stuff by Huawei. I hope they fix it soon.
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adriansticoid said:
Strange stuff by Huawei. I hope they fix it soon.
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Today i updated to the new b389 via hisuite but the same as b381......bootloop!!!!!! Anywone help for me? The last version that work for me is b380 flashed with twrp.
mawe5 said:
Today i updated to the new b389 via hisuite but the same as b381......bootloop!!!!!! Anywone help for me? The last version that work for me is b380 flashed with twrp.
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Have you tried factory reset
PalakMi said:
Have you tried factory reset
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Yes. I also make a downgrade to b131, ota to b360 and via hisuite to b389.....bootloop and always erecovery.
mawe5 said:
Yes. I also make a downgrade to b131, ota to b360 and via hisuite to b389.....bootloop and always erecovery.
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Then try the erecovery method.
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adriansticoid said:
Then try the erecovery method.
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What is the erecovery mode?
mawe5 said:
What is the erecovery mode?
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Oh wait. I'm sorry. Nevermind that. I would say that you just stay in B380.
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adriansticoid said:
Oh wait. I'm sorry. Nevermind that. I would say that you just stay in B380.
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Yes. Because from b381 i have the bootloop.
mawe5 said:
Yes. Because from b381 i have the bootloop.
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Wait until B389 arrives.
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He gets bootloop also on B389 so he doesn't need to wait...
netvorCZEK said:
He gets bootloop also on B389 so he doesn't need to wait...
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Oh yeah. I just read it.
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Rommco05 said:
Hi all,
reflash frimware, if is your model FRD-L09C432, flash B381 then lock bootloader and instal OTA/Hisuite. Or, make rollback to B131 and make clean instalation B131...B360,B381,389...
When u install B389, u had unlocked bootloader?
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Yes and no. I tested it with and without. Also rollback. But always from b381 i got a bootloop. The lastest version that is ok is b380.
Rommco05 said:
B381-bootloop / B380-no bootloop hmm, interesting and your device is dual sim and 32Gb?
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Dualsim and 64Gb. It is an Asien Version and debranded to Europe L19C432.

Honor 8 camera not working.

Hi guys, I have a question, with honor 8 I released the bootloader and twrp flash to put the rros, but after returning to emui I first put the original recovery and then I blocked the bootloader, after doing everything, I open it Camera and continues to close and open until you leave a black screen, do you have any idea what it may be? solutions?
Sorry for my english I used google translator.
Kabu96 said:
Hi guys, I have a question, with honor 8 I released the bootloader and twrp flash to put the rros, but after returning to emui I first put the original recovery and then I blocked the bootloader, after doing everything, I open it Camera and continues to close and open until you leave a black screen, do you have any idea what it may be? solutions?
Sorry for my english I used google translator.
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Do the dload method instead.
adriansticoid said:
Do the dload method instead.
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I have already tried it, but it made me mistake maybe I was wrong firmware
Kabu96 said:
I have already tried it, but it made me mistake maybe I was wrong firmware
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There is another option. The erecovery method.
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adriansticoid said:
There is another option. The erecovery method.
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Fails while searching the firmware, I have already tried.
Kabu96 said:
Fails while searching the firmware, I have already tried.
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How about the HiSuite method?
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adriansticoid said:
How about the HiSuite method?
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I have not tried this method yet, but when I try to upgrade hisuite it locks to 16%
Kabu96 said:
dinon ho provato ancora non ho provato ancora qu I have not tried this method yet, but when I try to upgrade hisuite it locks to 16%
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Damn this is hard.
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I have the same problem
adriansticoid said:
Damn this is hard.
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I do not give up
Kabu96 said:
dinon ho provato ancora non ho provato ancora qu I have not tried this method yet, but when I try to upgrade hisuite it locks to 16%
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KnaxiHonor8 said:
I have the same problem
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give a try by extracting update.app and flashing stock firmware images in fastboot.It will mostly solve the problems.
Or if TWRP installed just make a clean flash with stock ROM.
Kabu96 said:
I do not give up
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That's the spirit man. Don't give up.
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Now i'm using the lineageOS, on the SD card I backup the emu exactly with the b380 version, what can i do, ie what steps i run.
Thanks for all your help, as soon as I have time I will let you know.
Kabu96 said:
Thanks for all your help, as soon as I have time I will let you know.
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Goodluck man.
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Hi guys, thank you very much, it worked, but now I'm at the b360 how do i upgrade to the b380 or even better since it came out to the b389?
Sorry but through hisuite I do not notice any updates, even the phone, If I understand I should go from b360 to b380 then b381 and later I can install the b389 which is what i would like to install, getting to the point i can not even install The b380 through FF. Sorry if it is off topic.
Kabu96 said:
Sorry but through hisuite I do not notice any updates, even the phone, If I understand I should go from b360 to b380 then b381 and later I can install the b389 which is what i would like to install, getting to the point i can not even install The b380 through FF. Sorry if it is off topic.
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What's your phone model?
adriansticoid said:
What's your phone model?
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My model is FRD-L09C432360
Kabu96 said:
My model is FRD-L09C432360
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Try using another firmware, if it doesn't solve it, ask for a replacement

Not getting Nougat update?

Hi,
I have just bought this phone. My firmware is FRD-L09C636B102. EMUI 4
I went into settings and checked for update, but it says no update available. What should I do to get Nougat update?
Thanks
Use Firmware Finder application.
Wysłane z mojego FRD-L09 przy użyciu Tapatalka
fever003 said:
Hi,
I have just bought this phone. My firmware is FRD-L09C636B102. EMUI 4
I went into settings and checked for update, but it says no update available. What should I do to get Nougat update?
Thanks
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Have a look HERE
adriansticoid said:
Have a look HERE
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Firmware finder?
fever003 said:
Hi,
I have just bought this phone. My firmware is FRD-L09C636B102. EMUI 4
I went into settings and checked for update, but it says no update available. What should I do to get Nougat update?
Thanks
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your device has official update to B131 right dowload it from official site and dload
then from there on B131 you will get the emui 5.0 update b360 or later
updatea ll:good:
gopinaidu77 said:
Firmware finder?
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Uhh yes.
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Ok thanks all. Got it to update aleady
fever003 said:
Ok thanks all. Got it to update aleady
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So how was it?
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fever003 said:
Ok thanks all. Got it to update aleady
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How did u do that?
gopinaidu77 said:
How did u do that?
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Some times if the firmware finder fails , so many got the official update
venugopalu007 said:
Some times if the firmware finder fails , so many got the official update
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I dint get u
venugopalu007 said:
Some times if the firmware finder fails , so many got the official update
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Man please clarify.
adriansticoid said:
Man please clarify.
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i mean many of my friends got the official update after the firmwarefinder fails to update
adriansticoid said:
So how was it?
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Good, better, i like EMUI5 better.
fever003 said:
Good, better, i like EMUI5 better.
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That's what I thought.
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gopinaidu77 said:
How did u do that?
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I went to the System Update, press on the 3 dots settings button and click on "Download latest full update"
adriansticoid said:
That's what I thought.
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It's cleaner, neater, and more attractive than EMUI4. However I read that EMUI5 has bad battery life especially on B380 firmware.
fever003 said:
It's cleaner, neater, and more attractive than EMUI4. However I read that EMUI5 has bad battery life especially on B380 firmware.
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Use the guide about Batterysaving provided by rommco05 in Guides section , it helps a lot :good:
fever003 said:
It's cleaner, neater, and more attractive than EMUI4. However I read that EMUI5 has bad battery life especially on B380 firmware.
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Enjoy it.
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adriansticoid said:
Enjoy it.
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sure he will

(HONOR 8) Is it safe to update via firmwaren finder?

Hi, I'm using my honor 8 on Android N (FRD-L09C432B360) and i just installed FirmwareFinder for the first time, i found out that the latest version for my device is B389. Is it safe to install or should i wait for it via emui system updater?
Rommco05 said:
U cant install B389 via FF
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Why? Is there another way?
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Man it's perfectly safe.
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adriansticoid said:
Man it's perfectly safe.
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In my case it is wrong, It drives me into NSD KEYS :crying:
Rommco05 said:
Isnt perfectly safe! I see situation which stay on nrd... I reading all threads, realy sorry but isnt perfectly save
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One of...
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I'm unlucky , lets hope they don't put NSD keys in O update :angel:
venugopalu007 said:
I'm unlucky , lets hope they don't put NSD keys in O update :angel:
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There will be an O update for honor 8?
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y4c1ne said:
There will be an O update for honor 8?
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No, official news till now, Had to Wait :fingers-crossed:
y4c1ne said:
Hi, I'm using my honor 8 on Android N (FRD-L09C432B360) and i just installed FirmwareFinder for the first time, i found out that the latest version for my device is B389. Is it safe to install or should i wait for it via emui system updater?
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Its safe if the update is flashed through stock recovery.
gopinaidu77 said:
Its safe if the update is flashed through stock recovery.
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yes ,op you have to wait for offical update ,sometimes frimware finder drives you you to NSD keys testing version .so be careful
venugopalu007 said:
yes ,op you have to wait for offical update ,sometimes frimware finder drives you you to NSD keys testing version .so be careful
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NRD-testkeys
gopinaidu77 said:
NRD-testkeys
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ho NRD , thanks for correction
y4c1ne said:
There will be an O update for honor 8?
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Right now it's 50-50 because there is still no news about it.
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adriansticoid said:
Right now it's 50-50 because there is still no news about it.
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day by day loosing hope on official updates
Dont , we will get O update too.
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Dont , we will get O update too.
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really , thanks
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really , thanks
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My pleasure
gopinaidu77 said:
My pleasure
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Really? Honor 8 can get O Update. Thanks GOD
TheHunterVN said:
Really? Honor 8 can get O Update. Thanks GOD
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50-50 chances
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50-50 chances
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100% chances
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100% chances
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wow

Need help with relocking bootloader

So i unlocked my bootloader on my Huawei Honor 8 lite, because i thought that it would be fun. After i unlocked it i installed twrp and magisk. Apparently my google apps have stopped working so i installed open gapps, apparently they didn't work either. So i tried factory reset, format data via twrp, nothing worked. After that i realised i don't even have contact list or even cell app. I tried to relock it with fastboot gave me an error saying not allowed. So here i am wondering if i could get my phone back to stock.
Ps: i'm underaged and still live with my parents and i only had this phone for about two months and there is ALOT of pressure on me right now, to tell them. So basicly i'm in the verge of a panic attack, i know childish to panic about these things.
Man on need said:
So i unlocked my bootloader on my Huawei Honor 8 lite, because i thought that it would be fun. After i unlocked it i installed twrp and magisk. Apparently my google apps have stopped working so i installed open gapps, apparently they didn't work either. So i tried factory reset, format data via twrp, nothing worked. After that i realised i don't even have contact list or even cell app. I tried to relock it with fastboot gave me an error saying not allowed. So here i am wondering if i could get my phone back to stock.
Ps: i'm underaged and still live with my parents and i only had this phone for about two months and there is ALOT of pressure on me right now, to tell them. So basicly i'm in the verge of a panic attack, i know childish to panic about these things.
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What's ur model no.? And how old r u? I'm 16 and I remember when I bricked my Honor 8 my parents freaked out coz it was pretty new but I got it back into a full official state with software updates and warranty so please tell me ur model no. and then I can try helping u out.
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ayush rao said:
What's ur model no.? And how old r u? I'm 16 and I remember when I bricked my Honor 8 my parents freaked out coz it was pretty new but I got it back into a full official state with software updates and warranty so please tell me ur model no. and then I can try helping u out.
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Thanks for the fast reply. I'm almost 16 now and my model number is PRA-LX1.
Man on need said:
Thanks for the fast reply. I'm almost 16 now and my model number is PRA-LX1.
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Can you download this app called Firmware Finder: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teammt.gmanrainy.huaweifirmwarefinder
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did a big mistake bro, rooting some times broke connection to google apps , you can get connection back by simply adding hash in before ip address of hosts file in /emui using es file explorer or any root explorer .
ayush rao said:
Can you download this app called Firmware Finder:
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Installed it, not sure what i'm supposed to do next.
venugopalu007 said:
did a big mistake bro, rooting some times broke connection to google apps , you can get connection back by simply adding hash in before ip address of hosts file in /emui using es file explorer or any root explorer .
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I got google apps working again by uninstalling magisk therefore disabling my root acces :good:
Man on need said:
Installed it, not sure what i'm supposed to do next.
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So does it show firmware for ur device?
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ayush rao said:
So does it show firmware for ur device?
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Yeah shows a big list some are full ota-mf and some only ota-mf.
Man on need said:
Yeah shows a big list some are full ota-mf and some only ota-mf.
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Whatever ur current firmware is try downloading it and installing it. It would be better if there is a newer firmware infact. Do u have stock recovery or custom recovery?
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ayush rao said:
Do u have stock recovery or custom recovery?
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I have twrp.
Man on need said:
I have twrp.
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Urs is the P8 Lite 2017 right? What is ur current firmware?
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ayush rao said:
Urs is the P8 Lite 2017 right? What is ur current firmware?
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I think i have the 8 lite not the p8 lite. My firmware is PRA-LX1C432B165.
Man on need said:
I think i have the 8 lite not the p8 lite. My firmware is PRA-LX1C432B165.
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Ur phone is a P8 Lite 2017.
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ayush rao said:
Ur phone is a P8 Lite 2017.
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Ahh ok. My bad :good:
In ff i can't see the same firmware that i have currently. So do i just download the lastest and flash that with twrp? Do i download ota-fm or full ota-fm?
Man on need said:
Ahh ok. My bad :good:
In ff i can't see the same firmware that i have currently. So do i just download the lastest and flash that with twrp? Do i download ota-fm or full ota-fm?
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Is there a newer firmware available?
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Is there a newer firmware available?
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No latest in ff is pra-lx1c432b110 and i have pra-lx1...b165, if bigger numbers mean newer.
Man on need said:
No latest in ff is pra-lx1c432b110 and i have pra-lx1...b165, if bigger numbers mean newer.
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U could try fixing this by flashing that older fimware but usually downgrading never works right. U'll probably have to take ur phone to a service center and have them fix it right up.
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ayush rao said:
U could try fixing this by flashing that older fimware but usually downgrading never works right. U'll probably have to take ur phone to a service center and have them fix it right up.
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Yeah probably. Thanks alot for the help tho
Man on need said:
Yeah probably. Thanks alot for the help tho
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Hopefully ur parents go easy on u
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