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NXT-L29 no Nougat yet

Hi there
I am still on build NXT - L29C636B193 with June secuirity patch.
I have the dual SIM L29 4gb gold variant. I am in the UK.
Still waiting for Nougat. From reading around it seems that almost everyone has already recieved the official OTA...
I have also seen people manually flashing the OTA but I am worried I may lose my warranty and make certain apps like Android Pay unavailable.
All advice is appreciated
Thanks:laugh:

If you want to have warranty, stay at stock.
There is a major difference between nougat and mm (in look and performance for me). I dont need my warranty because - 1) ive bought it in china , 2) what does warranty cover? if i crash screen - warranty is worthless, if i crash software - i can fix it by myself - so its useless...
I ve swaped soft for european L29C432B320 from DL-00 and i dont care about OTA or some****.
Just flashed, rooted and using as always. For me root is necessary, so warratny is useless anyway.
The only thing is that if something bricks your phone like e.g. melting in pocket (vide SGS Note7 ) there is nothing you can do...
So - for me - just manually flashed nougat and root it and its ok.

Apad121 said:
Hi there
I am still on build NXT - L29C636B193 with June secuirity patch.
I have the dual SIM L29 4gb gold variant. I am in the UK.
Still waiting for Nougat. From reading around it seems that almost everyone has already recieved the official OTA...
I have also seen people manually flashing the OTA but I am worried I may lose my warranty and make certain apps like Android Pay unavailable.
All advice is appreciated
Thanks:laugh:
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There is a Upate ,but only rollout in Asia,not for Asia Phones in Europe.
Here is the Update,its a German Site
http://www.android-hilfe.de/thema/huawei-mate-8-nougat-nxt-l29c636b521-full-asien.810037/

I was with NXT-L29C432B192 and on 17.01.2017 receive OTA (B560) update via HiCare.

i have a C636 and converted to C432 and i am on B560 works fine

letschky said:
There is a Upate ,but only rollout in Asia,not for Asia Phones in Europe.
Here is the Update,its a German Site
http://www.android-hilfe.de/thema/huawei-mate-8-nougat-nxt-l29c636b521-full-asien.810037/
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So can I do this without losing warranty or rooting?
Because I want things like Android Pay to still be intact.
Thanks

ronnie72 said:
I was with NXT-L29C432B192 and on 17.01.2017 receive OTA (B560) update via HiCare.
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Are you in Europe as well?
Because I want to know if my imported Huawei Mate 8 will receive an official OTA from Huawei...
Thanks

I receive the Ota only to the converted C432.
On original C636 no Ota Updates

Can I load the latest update onto the device so that the system update menu will recognise the update?
Maybe use dload or somrthing?
Can someone point me in the right direction?
Thanks

Apad121 said:
Are you in Europe as well?
Because I want to know if my imported Huawei Mate 8 will receive an official OTA from Huawei...
Thanks
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Yes, Europe. In HiCare i checked Europe/Germany and recive OTA update.

ronnie72 said:
Yes, Europe. In HiCare i checked Europe/Germany and recive OTA update.
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Hi there
When I contacted the European chat helper in the Hi care app, they said that my model the NXT - L29 will not get OTA updates while i am not in Southeast Asia?
I don't know if this true as it sounds bizarre, most devices are still updated when not in their home land.
What model number is yours?
Thanks

checksum error
Hi there,
the update appears and it starts to download, but most of the time, I get a checksum error. Only 2 times (out of perhaps 8 downloads) it downloaded properly, so far. The device restarted and got stuck at the "Your device got unlocked and can't be trusted." and "The device is now booting" prompt. I let it rest for more than 3 hours, but nothing happened.
So: none of the categories in the poll apply to me: I seem to get the update, but cannot install it.

mwanner said:
Hi there,
the update appears and it starts to download, but most of the time, I get a checksum error. Only 2 times (out of perhaps 8 downloads) it downloaded properly, so far. The device restarted and got stuck at the "Your device got unlocked and can't be trusted." and "The device is now booting" prompt. I let it rest for more than 3 hours, but nothing happened.
So: none of the categories in the poll apply to me: I seem to get the update, but cannot install it.
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Are you also on the L29?
Which country are you in?
Did you root or unlock the bootloader?

Apad121 said:
Are you also on the L29?
Which country are you in?
Did you root or unlock the bootloader?
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I finally figured what was wrong: I had a bad (as in not accepted by the system) update in the dload folder of the sdcard. Thus even after flashing TWRP via adb or the stock firmware upgrade, that was tried and denied, first.
Once I removed that folder, I could successfully install TWRP and the latest CM/Lineage build (alpha-4).
To actually answer your questions: Yes, CH, and yes, bootloader unlocked.

563 arrived for L29C636
Sent from my HUAWEI NXT-L29 using Tapatalk

qwerty1q said:
563 arrived for L29C636
Sent from my HUAWEI NXT-L29 using Tapatalk
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Any link to the files ? Instructions ?

Hi there
On the firmware downloader app, a new update has been launched but it is B330? Emui 4.1?
Take a look below

Apad121 said:
Hi there
I am still on build NXT - L29C636B193 with June secuirity patch.
I have the dual SIM L29 4gb gold variant. I am in the UK.
Still waiting for Nougat. From reading around it seems that almost everyone has already recieved the official OTA...
I have also seen people manually flashing the OTA but I am worried I may lose my warranty and make certain apps like Android Pay unavailable.
All advice is appreciated
Thanks:laugh:
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I had manually uppdated to B521 and tried to update to B563 trough the Firmware Finder without success.
Then I downgraded to B193, tried update to B563 and failed.
Updated to B211 then and did factory reset. After restart I got new firmware showing in system update in settings.
So I´m guessing it´s official OTA update as I didn´t update through Firmware Finder.

Apad121 said:
Hi there
On the firmware downloader app, a new update has been launched but it is B330? Emui 4.1?
Take a look below
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I was on L29C185B180, and the 321 update (4.1) just hit my phone on Thursday.

I recieved my OTA update today on from NXT L29636211 to b563 im in the UK with China dual sim international Mate 8 purchased from wonda mobile. Went very smoothly. Now enjoying official Nougat.

Update firmware manually without rebranding/unlocking bootloader possible?

Hello!
I recently purchased a Mate 9 through an operator that sells unlocked phones in my country.
The firmware version on the phone currently is MHA-L09C106B120 which is pretty old, but the software update section of the settings menu says there aren't any updates available.
I found a newer version MHA-L09C106B160 on this site: http://hwmt.ru/oth/HWFF/info/view.php?find_model=mha
Question: seeing as how the newer firmware refers to apparently my same localized version of the phone (L09C106), can I force it to update to it somehow, without rooting or unlocking bootloader? Additionally, is there anyway to do this without an external sdcard? (I currently have one on order but it will take many days to get here)
Thanks!

Not necessary in the update. In my case under the overflow menu you will see download option if this is a full rom.

Hi, thanks! Sorry I'm a bit lost here. The overflow menu of what app?
Also in the site I mentioned, the new firmware is listed as OTA, not full. Does that mean I can't update to it?
Thanks again

You could update it, I can imagine by the number of cust es of the Costa Rica ice.

The overflow menu of what app?
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In Settings > System update

Thanks. I ended up rebranding to C636 to get newer updates.

[OREO] Not Receiving Update / Need Help

Hi guys! Would just like to seek some assistance regarding my girlfriend's phone. I know that the Oreo update is out for quite some time now, but her phone doesn't seem to be receiving the OTA update.
I've read some other guides instructing to use Firmware Finder(?). But I haven't tried it yet since I haven't seen her phone's build number from my searches.
Please see below:
Model: MHA-L29
Build Number: MHA-L29C185B110
We can find a lot of available firmware in the Firmware Finder app but I'm being extra cautious as I do not have any experience regarding this issue.
Any input or instructions will be greatly appreciated.

I wasnt seeing it either, called huawei support, pretty much useless. tried to do a forced Oreo update via huawei file finder and hisuite, but that bricked my phone. let the battery die down, then i got control of volume keys on boot, that got me to the erecovery, downloaded 7 again, oh well, at least it was going to work, but immediately upon reboot, it said i had an update to Oreo ready! so I did it and it worked. I think if you are rooted in 7, it wont find 8. just some food for thought.

The unit came from Dubai and we haven't done any rooting to it since we do not know how.
Is there any easier workaround for it?

Hadowken said:
The unit came from Dubai and we haven't done any rooting to it since we do not know how.
Is there any easier workaround for it?
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FF is easiest.
But you need to choose right ROM version.
Check other threads and notice what versions of region C185 were distributed by OTA.
In FF you must choose ROM with FullOTA-MF tag.
There are 186, 187, 188, 189 builds, but I don't know which is actual, cause I have C636 region.
Builds from B321 and higher are on Android 8 (Oreo). Otherwise, I recommend upgrade to last build on Android 7, then start experimenting with Oreo
There is one build B187 with FullOTA-MF-PV tag.
According changelog it created by Huawei to downgrade onto Android 7 from Oreo. But it is still FullOTA, so it is independent one. Thoughts, that it can be used to upgrade from your old build B110 to actual.
P.s. don't forget to turn proxy off before finishing download. It will avoid traffic waste.
P.p.s. Backup your important data first.
FullOTA doesn't clear user data usually, but FullOTA-MF-PV can do it.

Mha-l29c185b187 FullOTA-MF-PV

I saw a youtube video where he clicked the in-app proxy then he went to the WiFi settings to check to proxy. It was set to localhost and 8080.
After backing up important files, should I just go straight to the FF app and download the build? So sorry for the noob questions.

Hadowken said:
I saw a youtube video where he clicked the in-app proxy then he went to the WiFi settings to check to proxy. It was set to localhost and 8080.
After backing up important files, should I just go straight to the FF app and download the build? So sorry for the noob questions.
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No need to download manually.
FF forces ROM to install via system update. It looks like phone will get notification about new ROM and you simply decide to install. Phone will download ROM and install it.

Okay, so all I have to do is choose the one you specified earlier them I'm all good? Will try it later and revert for any developments. Thank you!

So I tried downloading the build you suggested but after downloading, it failed to install and said the software was not authorized or something.
Are builds only compatible to its corresponding region? I'm from the Philippines, by the way. But the phone originated in the Middle East.

Hadowken said:
So I tried downloading the build you suggested but after downloading, it failed to install and said the software was not authorized or something.
Are builds only compatible to its corresponding region? I'm from the Philippines, by the way. But the phone originated in the Middle East.
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Ok. Check availability by imei in FF of every FullOTA ROM version 186+

Full OTA MF only? Not Full OTA MF PV?

Got the update finally! I've been checking every day almost

Hello, sorry it took so long. I successfully updated the phone to a new build no. Mha-L29c185B188. But we still couldn't see the oreo update in the updater settings. Please advise next step for an oreo update.

Hadowken said:
Hello, sorry it took so long. I successfully updated the phone to a new build no. Mha-L29c185B188. But we still couldn't see the oreo update in the updater settings. Please advise next step for an oreo update.
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Hi i live in Lebanon and i have the Middle east variant C185 and i am still on MHA-L29C185B188 since 2 months.
No Oreo update till today. maybe we have to just wait a little more. Normally release of OTA updates is by IMEI and not by region.

michel090428 said:
Hi i live in Lebanon and i have the Middle east variant C185 and i am still on MHA-L29C185B188 since 2 months.
No Oreo update till today. maybe we have to just wait a little more. Normally release of OTA updates is by IMEI and not by region.
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I have a ME variant C185 as well. So I have been eagerly awaiting Oreo update since long too.
I have recently moved to Australia, as you rightly noted, the phone wouldnt update here too, since Huawei is probably checking region or IMEI or both to allow firmware updates.
Last night, I downloaded FF to check and finally managed to find Oreo update being available. Its currently downloading the 2.67 GB OTA update. But I didnt install it yet.
The version number of the download is 8.0.0.370 (C185).
You can try your luck thru FF, and I hope it works for you as well. Good luck!

GPU Update?

It's November now, I'm wondering if the Mha-l29 will get the gpu turbo update or not. I was exited when they said the mate 9 was supported, but they didn't include all of the models?

huawei fake , nothing in Firmware Finder too

The Japanese version has it with the latest update. I have that version, but my device is not approved yet.

MHA-L29C636B377 here, I installed the update early through HWOTA but it seems to have been approved for the past few days now in FF. I didn't notice much difference in graphics performance to be honest. And there seems to be even more bloatware than before. I ended up going to OmniROM and graphics performance seems just as quick.

Just got updated to v380 and as far as changelog is concerned, GPU Turbo is included.

LOL, of course we in the USA will have to wait a couple months to get this one. I just got the 375/October update
yesterday.

Got mine. Via OTA. MHA-L29
And just zuuus said. Its just the same.
Im just hyped for pie because of better navigation (finger crossed).

get update to October patch MHA L29 C636 (B378)

need
mha-l29c636b377 dload

aureliolage said:
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mha-l29c636b377 dload
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Sorry, not sure did you already try Firmware Find and are the firmwares installable by DLOAD':
Huawei Firm Finder
Quickly, easily and freely find your Huawei phone's firmware. HiSuite Proxy's official integrated firmware finder.
www.firmfinder.ml
For the Phone Model, enter MHA-L29, Region c636 and scroll down to EMUI 8.0 firmwares.
E.g., to b378, as on the screenshot
Take the URL of the File List (e.g., open and Share the address, Copy to Clipboard), here it will be:
http://update.dbankcdn.com/download/data/pub_13/HWHOTA_hotaMigrate_900_9/13/v3/f2a0f38f024f49348c3e62f4b94008ef/full/filelist.xml
Replace filelist.xml by e.g. update.zip to download the file:
http://update.dbankcdn.com/download/data/pub_13/HWHOTA_hotaMigrate_900_9/13/v3/f2a0f38f024f49348c3e62f4b94008ef/full/update.zip
Similarly for the other two zip files:
http://update.dbankcdn.com/download/data/pub_13/HWHOTA_hotaMigrate_900_9/13/v3/f2a0f38f024f49348c3e62f4b94008ef/full/public/update_data_full_public.zip
and
http://update.dbankcdn.com/download/data/pub_13/HWHOTA_hotaMigrate_900_9/13/v3/f2a0f38f024f49348c3e62f4b94008ef/full/MHA-L29_hw_spcseas/update_full_MHA-L29_hw_spcseas.zip
Check the names and subpaths in the filelist.xml, e.g., this is also the ChangeLog:
http://update.dbankcdn.com/download/data/pub_13/HWHOTA_hotaMigrate_900_9/13/v3/f2a0f38f024f49348c3e62f4b94008ef/full/changelog.xml
Edit: I see now you asked for b377 (not b378) but it would be the same/similar
According to b377 ChangeLog, GPU Turbo comes with b377.
Be aware that it also means that Bootlader has been upgraded with the installation of b377.
Therefore, downgrading from b377 (or newer) to b376 (or older) would brick the phone

Update issues after Downgrade

Hi all, I have downgraded my p40 pro to 131 to get google apps working. Then tried auto updates and it tells me that there is an update but same version 131, updated to 131 using auto update but it still keeps telling me that I'm on 131 and same version of update available. Connected to PC and use Hisuite and same story, tells me 131 update available (which I already have) and nothing else. Was able to update to 154 using proxy but now same story, it keeps telling me that 154 update available which I did auto update but I still get notification that I there is new update to 154. I cleared data and cache both for Huawei Core and Update app but still same story.
Please help!?!

You will need to use Hisuit Proxi & firmware finder to get more upto date firmware.

cmoss9946 said:
You will need to use Hisuit Proxi & firmware finder to get more upto date firmware.
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hi, should I update it using FullOTA-MF or OTA-MF only? thanks

Select Full, and use the check availability option to make sure its an approved for install as well, else it will fail.

cmoss9946 said:
Select Full, and use the check availability option to make sure its an approved for install as well, else it will fail.
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thanks, another question is, will it wipe off the phone?

When I did mine, No. But remove or backup any personal stuff off your memory card if you have one, just in case. Note if you've done the GMS install, make sure you log into All you're accounts, ie YouTube etc first before upgrading firmware. Cause you won't be able to add later.

cmoss9946 said:
Select Full, and use the check availability option to make sure its an approved for install as well, else it will fail.
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Update: Ok found it, it is via the advance button and paste the link there to check if it's approved or not.
Is this done via the HiSuit Proxy Advance button? how can i check if it's approved or not?

Use firmware finder to check it's an approved version.

Hi im having the same problem. I tried to manually update to version 10.1.0.161 after installing gms from 121. Still cant get OTA. Its been 2 weeks.

iwan_chong said:
Hi im having the same problem. I tried to manually update to version 10.1.0.161 after installing gms from 121. Still cant get OTA. Its been 2 weeks.
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Hi maybe it will help you
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dc-trmzWsxo

samlis said:
Hi maybe it will help you
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dc-trmzWsxo
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Thanks! I manage to get update to .172 but I checked with my other friends also p40 pro to be on .182. Any idea why?

iwan_chong said:
Thanks! I manage to get update to .172 but I checked with my other friends also p40 pro to be on .182. Any idea why?
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Hi, Maybe different region or you don't have the same cust software version (C432 or c605 or C185)

samlis said:
Hi maybe it will help you
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dc-trmzWsxo
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Hmmm we are all on C636. No idea what went wrong. Only difference is 4RP1 and 5RP1. Any difference in those?

Same situation here, I downgrade to version 131 o install GSM and now the phone won't update.
I had to update it using HiSuite and now I'm on 183 version.
Hope there is a way to fix the OTA updates on the phone.

getting regular updates after installing GMS via googlefier

Doing some research I have found what is happening:
On your P40 Pro, in the "About phone" screen you can see the build number and then a number between ( ), example: Build number 10.1.0.131 (C636E8R5P1)
The number after the C will tell you the version or region of your firmware, in the example C636 = version/region 636
When you downgrade using a different version/region you will loose the OTA updates on the phone, and this will only be restored after you install your correct version/region firmware.
You will need to find the correct version of your firmware and have the "dload" version, and install it from external card. There is a video showing how to do this, but the link on the video is for a version/region 636, if you have a different version/region it won't fix anything.
Once you have the correct firmware and install it, you will begin receiving OTA again. This process, at least on my phone, erased everything, so be aware of this.

williegomezt said:
Doing some research I have found what is happening:
On your P40 Pro, in the "About phone" screen you can see the build number and then a number between ( ), example: Build number 10.1.0.131 (C636E8R5P1)
The number after the C will tell you the version or region of your firmware, in the example C636 = version/region 636
When you downgrade using a different version/region you will loose the OTA updates on the phone, and this will only be restored after you install your correct version/region firmware.
You will need to find the correct version of your firmware and have the "dload" version, and install it from external card. There is a video showing how to do this, but the link on the video is for a version/region 636, if you have a different version/region it won't fix anything.
Once you have the correct firmware and install it, you will begin receiving OTA again. This process, at least on my phone, erased everything, so be aware of this.
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If c636 is version/region then what e8r5p1 is?

any ideas on how to update to the latest version manually without losing data? when i check for update it says im on latest, but im on .121!

My version is .176 c432 want to install gms so I still need to downgrade to .131 first? Also I saw most people are c636 what region is mine?

iwan_chong said:
Hmmm we are all on C636. No idea what went wrong. Only difference is 4RP1 and 5RP1. Any difference in those?
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Same thing for me. Im afraid I'll lose my update ability forever lol