Huawei has released a new Android 7.0 Nougat beta update – version B320 – for the US based Honor 8 (FRD-L04) handsets enrolled in their beta-testing program. This update is being rolled out via OTA but you can also download it as a flashable firmware package and install it on your device manually.
Firmware Details
- Device: Huawei Honor 8
- Model: FRD-L04
- Android: v7.0 Nougat
- EMUI: 5.0
- Firmware: B320
- Build Number: FRD-L04C567B320
- Region: USA
- Status: Official (beta)
- Type: Full firmware package
- File Name: update.zip
Download Link: Official Mirror (HiCloud) | Size:Â 1.4 GB
Region Patch: update_data_full_hw_usa.zip (781 MB)
Warning: As mentioned earlier, this is a beta update that contains many bugs and has several compatibility issues with hardware and 3rd party apps. Try it entirely at your own risk!
How to Update
- Requirements: Your device needs to have TWRP custom recovery installed and has to be rooted.
- Before proceeding make sure that your device model is FRD-L04 from Settings > About phone.
- Download the update.zip package from above and copy it to your phone.
- Turn your phone off and reboot into recovery mode by hold Vol up + Power for a few seconds.
- Back up all the partitions into the external microSD card (recommended).
- Now go to Install and select the update.zip package you copied to your device.
- Upon installation wipe the cache and reboot your phone.
- In case you encounter issues with Bluetooth, NFC, etc you can try flashing the region package provided above through TWRP.
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