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Little Help - Update ROOT Honor 8 from FRD-L09C432B131 to B360 (Nougat 7.0)

Hi All,
I would like just a little help on how to update correctly a rooted Honor 8 on MM 6.0 to Nougat 7.0 ?
Meaning from firmware B131 to B360 ?
OTA doesn't work, even when i disabled ROOT. I also tried bootloader to force update but it fails during the process.
Any idea what to do next? Do I need to relock the bootloader and remove TWRP before proceeding?
Thanks very much!

Unroot, flash stock recovery for the emui version you have

I guess this would also include a full wipe? Or is it possible to just update without wipe and still get a good result?
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Updating rooted L09 B381 to latest stock, or custom rom?

Hi,
I have a L09 B381 stock firmware installed, twrp, rooted with magisk installed. I would like to update to latest stock available, B389. HiSuite inform me about the update, but not my phone system.
Is there an easy way to update, or will I have to factory reset, update, root again, and reinstall every apps?
Alternativly, do you have a up to date custom rom to recommend?
Thanks

If you would like to update, I recommend you to go back full stock and update through dload (if updater don't work)
About custom ROMs, any ROM is stable and good.

bro just flash the firmware available in firmware finder via twrp, B398sp01 is the latest

venugopalu007 said:
bro just flash the firmware available in firmware finder via twrp, B398sp01 is the latest
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Ok, so, I install the latest, downloaded with firmware finder, and flash it with TWRP. Will I have to reinstall all my apps? To root again?
Thanks

Don't install experimental stock rom versions.
You can update to B389 via FF with a number of options.
Whether through the proxy install or via TWRP ( with unlocked bootloader ofc) you should find guides for that in their respective threads.
As for custom roms they all randomly reboot on high accuracy gps and battery life is generally somewhat worse than on stock.
About 3-4h SoT for me but obviously that depends on your usage
Edit: You should be able to update to 389 without factory reset though, right?
Might be wrong but maybe just flash the smaller ota file or update via proxy?
Should be in the FF thread though
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so,
I saved my stuff
flash stock firmware update with twrp, didn't worked well, only made stock recovery back, but did not update at all, so
I made a factory reset
No OTA update on my phone, only with Hisuite on my pc
Normal stock update with hisuite, really long...
finally updated to B389
TWRP 3.1.1 (openkirin honor 8 version) automatic adb install with Huawei_Multi-Tool_by_Team_MT_v7 help
flashed magisk (github.com/stangri/MagiskFiles) with twrp
reinstalling manually all my apps
seems to work well

fredfred41 said:
so,
I saved my stuff
flash stock firmware update with twrp, didn't worked well, only made stock recovery back, but did not update at all, so
I made a factory reset
No OTA update on my phone, only with Hisuite on my pc
Normal stock update with hisuite, really long...
finally updated to B389
TWRP 3.1.1 (openkirin honor 8 version) automatic adb install with Huawei_Multi-Tool_by_Team_MT_v7 help
flashed magisk (github.com/stangri/MagiskFiles) with twrp
reinstalling manually all my apps
seems to work well
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That's great, although it's frustrating to re-install apps manually.
Enjoy

PalakMi said:
That's great, although it's frustrating to re-install apps manually.
Enjoy
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I agree, but it's a radical way to force me to declutter my messy phone...

fredfred41 said:
I agree, but it's a radical way to force me to declutter my messy phone...
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I'm used to it

venugopalu007 said:
bro just flash the firmware available in firmware finder via twrp, B398sp01 is the latest
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Mm rollback is the best choice

fredfred41 said:
so,
I saved my stuff
flash stock firmware update with twrp, didn't worked well, only made stock recovery back, but did not update at all, so
I made a factory reset
No OTA update on my phone, only with Hisuite on my pc
Normal stock update with hisuite, really long...
finally updated to B389
TWRP 3.1.1 (openkirin honor 8 version) automatic adb install with Huawei_Multi-Tool_by_Team_MT_v7 help
flashed magisk (github.com/stangri/MagiskFiles) with twrp
reinstalling manually all my apps
seems to work well
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@gopinaidu he did it already

Couldn't update my FRD-L09C636B386

Hi guys, can someone help me out? I've relocked Phone and FRP unlocked. After factory reset, I still couldn't get OTA update on my phone. The security patch is 1st December 2016. I actually downgraded from custom rom to stock OS via Dload method. Now I couldn't get official OTA update.

I suggest to you to make a rollback for locked (not just relocked) device following my GUIDE and then make all the otas updates. If you can't recevie B399 you can follow my guide HERE.

ScardracS said:
I suggest to you to make a rollback for locked (not just relocked) device following my GUIDE and then make all the otas updates. If you can't recevie B399 you can follow my guide HERE.
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Thanks for the info, I'll try it out and update about it later on.

ScardracS said:
I suggest to you to make a rollback for locked (not just relocked) device following my GUIDE and then make all the otas updates. If you can't recevie B399 you can follow my guide HERE.
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So I tried your guide. With both FRP and Bootloader Unlocked from B386. First I flashed rollback package (Honor 8_Rollback Package_FRD-L09_from Android 7.0 EMUI 5.0 to Android 6.0 EMUI 4.1_C900B300_UK) then follow with firmware (Honor 8_Rollback Package_FRD-L09_from Android 7.0 EMUI 5.0 to Android 6.0 EMUI 4.1_C900B300_UK). Still didn't lock my back my phone to factory and still couldn't get OTA update. Anything I did wrong or missed out? I'm currently on B300.
Update 1: Next I'll try your second guide to force update on my device
Update 2: Successfully locked back my phone, currently on 1st December 2017 Security update, EMUI 5.0.1. However, I failed to install update2.zip update file though. Will that be a problem? I even wiped cache and low level factory reset my phone(from setting which I only managed to do so after I force reset from recovery beforehand).

Nursh said:
So I tried your guide. With both FRP and Bootloader Unlocked from B386. First I flashed rollback package (Honor 8_Rollback Package_FRD-L09_from Android 7.0 EMUI 5.0 to Android 6.0 EMUI 4.1_C900B300_UK) then follow with firmware (Honor 8_Rollback Package_FRD-L09_from Android 7.0 EMUI 5.0 to Android 6.0 EMUI 4.1_C900B300_UK). Still didn't lock my back my phone to factory and still couldn't get OTA update. Anything I did wrong or missed out? I'm currently on B300.
Update 1: Next I'll try your second guide to force update on my device
Update 2: Successfully locked back my phone, currently on 1st December 2017 Security update, EMUI 5.0.1. However, I failed to install update2.zip update file though. Will that be a problem? I even wiped cache and low level factory reset my phone(from setting which I only managed to do so after I force reset from recovery beforehand).
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The phone boot up if you don't flash the 2nd update but it isn't completely updated in that moment... In one post is indicated what contain first and second update

ScardracS said:
The phone boot up if you don't flash the 2nd update but it isn't completely updated in that moment... In one post is indicated what contain first and second update
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Sorry but I don't really understand. Do you mind to elaborate more?

Nursh said:
Sorry but I don't really understand. Do you mind to elaborate more?
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Directly from @PalakMi
https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-8/how-to/b399-flash-via-dload-mode-t3716885/post74814828

Rollback BLN-L22 from android 8 to android 7

Hey guys,
I updated my phone (BLN-L22) to Android 8. But now I don't know the way back to android 7.
Do you have any experience in this case? Please help me.
Thank you

dothanhnguyen said:
Hey guys,
I updated my phone (BLN-L22) to Android 8. But now I don't know the way back to android 7.
Do you have any experience in this case? Please help me.
Thank you
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Better stay in emui 8 coz no bugs and better than emui 5. Tell me what is the reason to downgrade coz its not safe.

Using rollback file can help us back to android 7. Thanks

hi,how did you do it. im using bll-l22. and i rebrand to al-20. now the roll back file dont work

Ramesh006 said:
Better stay in emui 8 coz no bugs and better than emui 5. Tell me what is the reason to downgrade coz its not safe.
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Reasons for me are:
No xposed framework on EMUI 8, so no track control using volume keys and other tweaks I had before
Missing new Honor/Android security updates while we wait for official release
TWRP for EMUI 8 not loading all partitions, so not possible to do a full backup
I've tried to use the dload method, but erecovery for EMUI 5 won't flash as it is a different layout
TWRP is no good, as it can't mount the data partition

eoink said:
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I used hurupdater to downgrade from 8 to 7. Also, you can use HWOTA. Both methods are not guaranteed if you make a mistake along the way (it can brick your phone or end up with a frp lock - there are always ways to fix those issues though).

Works perfectly, thank you.
Used hurupdater, copied EMUI 5 zip files to SD card, along with hur zip file.
Into TWRP, and installed hur zip file.
Reboot, with inevitable bootloop, so went into stock recovery and did a Reset.
Then booted fine and with adb installed TWRP, Magisk and Xposed again.

Rollback to emui 4.1 for best battery

There is no rollback package for honor 6x india version so this guide may be helpful.
when i bought this device 2 years before battery life is amazing. it charges faster and drains slower on emui 4.1 then i have upgraded to emui 5 and flashed all the available custom roms also upgraded to emui 8 then tried lot of android pie gsi roms but none of these roms gave good battery life compared to emui 4.1
when on emui 4.1 sound mods and xposed works but after upgrading to emui 5 xposed gone after upgrading to emui 8 sound mods gone.
if you are in emui 8 use huru to downgrade to emui 5.
if you are in emui 5 then install elite twrp recovery.
then follow this guide to debrand to BLN-L21
https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-6x/how-to/guide-successful-debranding-to-bln-t3701050
all you need to do is flash elite twrp. now extract the update.zip then copy the update.app into dload floder in external sd card then extract oeminfo of bln-l21c432b360 then rename oeminfo to oeminfo.img then go to elite twrp go to install select install img select oeminfo after flashing hit reboot then press and hold volume up and down it will start installing. after that do factory reset then extract data file contents to dload folder and flash using volume up and down buttons. now you will have Bln-l22c432B360 build number.
now follow this tutorial to rollback to emui 4.1
https://fonegyaan.com/downgrade-honor-6x-android-nougat-marshmallow/
after downgrade to emui 4.1 battery life was amazing. it lasts very longer. i have tested and compared with all emui versions. on emui 8 overnight battery drain is upto 10% on emui 5 its upto 5% drain on overnight but in emui 4.1 which is zero. it stays at same exact percentage where i left at night. gsi roms also giving best battery life but they took upto 4 hours to charge the battery but emui 4.1 charges really faster and stays longer. viper4android and xposed working fine. pubg mobile sometimes lag there is a noticeable performance difference in pubm but pubm Korean version runs smooth as butter.

what is the build no. after downgrade to marshmallow??

Help needed
Actually i got sticked on open kirin rom, and getting no way to revert back to stock.
Can you please help me, I am also on Telegram.
Please help.
Username: me_puneet

Aditya Tondwalkar said:
what is the build no. after downgrade to marshmallow??
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i tried my best to get india build number by flashing india oem info on emui 4.1 but it wasn't working. previously on emui 4.1 build no is bln-l21c432b151 now its bln-l22c900b151. but this gives a good battery life but can't play pubg like games. now im going back to android pie.

me.puneet8877 said:
Actually i got sticked on open kirin rom, and getting no way to revert back to stock.
Can you please help me, I am also on Telegram.
Please help.
Username: me_puneet
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download emui 8 india version from firmware finder. then use hwota 8. try both methods like using script and sd card if none of those work do formate data and flash again. if your device is not detected on you pc then disable driver signature enforcement on your pc. still not working then use huru to flash stock emui 8.
i will not recommend huru untill hwota 8 not working because small mistake in huru your device will brick. my device got bricked two times with huru. but its good for downgrade from emui 8 to emui 5.

Ramesh006 said:
download emui 8 india version from firmware finder. then use hwota 8. try both methods like using script and sd card if none of those work do formate data and flash again. if your device is not detected on you pc then disable driver signature enforcement on your pc. still not working then use huru to flash stock emui 8.
i will not recommend huru untill hwota 8 not working because small mistake in huru your device will brick. my device got bricked two times with huru. but its good for downgrade from emui 8 to emui 5.
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Can you please help me out on telegram or any other platform. Please