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[Huawei Ascend P7] vimto25:
Hopefully there's a forum up soon for us, just received my p8, very happy so far with it, I came from the huawei ascend mate 7 32gb, I do think the battery is far to small but I need to have the device for a week to see how good or poor it actually is.
[Huawei Ascend P7] DoobyDroid:
We keep asking but no joy yet !
[Huawei Ascend P7] scoobydooby:
Finally my device has been shipped today.

For you guys that are talking about battery life, have you rooted your devices yet?

I find that the capabilities of limiting battery drain once your phone is rooted to be more plentiful.. in particular using Trickster mod and adjusting the governor in my case (on my LGOG) makes a huge difference, obviously.

I think the battery should be okay.. will just take some tinkering. but its andoid what else is new right? :silly:
[Huawei Ascend P7] MonkeyBadger:
I've had my P8 for almost a week now. Got it for £258. It's the most premium android device I've owned. Compared to Nexus 5 (previous phone) the battery is way better. I'm making it through a full day 6am to 9pm is with a few % to spare with moderate to heavy usage.

The UI is not to my taste so I themed it as close to stock lollipop as I could then installed nova launcher and apart from the notification shade its fairly close to stock.

There is a bug that stops notifications going to my pebble however which I hope will be fixed soon.

Following on from others comments I do not have any light bleed at all on my screen.

I have requested a P8 forum too. With stock android this would be the best android device ever made given that it's sub £300 (for me anyway)

Couldn't recommend it enough.
[Huawei Ascend P7] vimto25:
I agree with u its a top phone for sure even coming from huawei's flagship mate 7.

Build quality is as good as apple with there £600+ price tag.

Have you tried Google launcher? Would that be closer to stock than Nova?.

I always rooted my phone but when I purchased my first huawei's device (mate 7) I feel I didn't need to.

For me I don't mind the emui but of course if I could have stock android I would in a flash on this device.

We really need a p8 forum I really don't have a clue why they isn't 1 already :/

Sent from my HUAWEI GRA-L09
[Huawei Ascend P7] MonkeyBadger:
I tried Google launcher but it uses device default icons and doesn't work with icon packs so the icons were all rounded and messed up. Nova uses its own stock icon pack so its actually closer to stock
[Huawei Ascend P7] vimto25:
Oryte I didn't no, I might give it a try that does remind me of my nexus 5.

Cheers

Sent from my HUAWEI GRA-L09
[Huawei Ascend P7] beardedwonder:
I got 40 hours with 5.5 hours screen on time. I have rooted my P8, better battery stats is a must for diagnosing battery hogs.
[Huawei Ascend P7] jirka607:
would gladly root but im still waiting for code from Huawei :(
[Huawei Ascend P7] scoobydooby:
That sounds pretty good! I barely get a full day (most of the time not even) with the Optimus G running SlimKat and that is with my CPU underclocked with only moderate usage.

Agree, BBS is a must..
[Huawei Ascend P7] MonkeyBadger:
I don't get anywhere near that but I do get Around 20 hours with 5+ hours of screen use. But I do like background services to me the whole point of a smart phone is for it to do smart things and it can't do that if I keep killing background services and updates.
[Huawei Ascend P7] chriso89:
i returned my p8 today and got a new one. no light bleed on this. but i notice its more brightness on the lowe part of the screen but not enaugh to ask for a new one...

and about the notification bug. huawei norway say that its no bug on the p8 and says it works as it should if you activate notifications.... WTF
[Huawei Ascend P7] jonmorris:
Turn off the screen lock and the notification access remains set (at least until the next time you boot).

That's nonsense! You simply cannot access the settings from the phone. If you have a Pebble or some other apps, it warns you that the access isn't set and lets you access the settings that time - but then there's no way to make any changes thereafter. It's a mess, but turning off the screen locking does fix it - albeit meaning you have no protection.

I have installed a third party lock screen app (Microsoft's Next Lock Screen - but there are loads of others) and that works fine - for now.
[Huawei Ascend P7] beardedwonder:
I would recommend sending the email around 10am Beijing time. I ended up sending two and they replied to the second one.
[Huawei Ascend P7] Fir3blade:
The Problem with other launchers is the not transparent navbar...
[Huawei Ascend P7] MonkeyBadger:
Thanks for the lock screen tip. Disabled the lock screen and it now works. Just searching for a replacement.
[Huawei Ascend P7] anwedr:
b152 fixed android wear and notification access bug

Sweetness.
[Huawei Ascend P7] Davide.porcelli:
B152 ? I'm on B110: how did You get that ? via OTA or downloaded ? Is your model GRA-L09 ?
[Huawei Ascend P7] chaos_elf:
Hello,

I want to know if the vibration motors of the P8 is loud or discrete. One collegue has the Moto X that I think make too much noise on a table. Can enyone compare the vibration motors in term of loudness on a table with one of the following device : ONE M8, Mi4, One Plus One, Z3, Nexus 6, Moto X, Nexus 5, 4, 3, Note 3, S5.

Thanks,
[Huawei Ascend P7] vimto25:
I'm on b121

Sent from my HUAWEI P8
[Huawei Ascend P7] DoobyDroid:
B121 L09 uk. seems diff regions diff B--

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Anyone pre order the white/gold version from cpw was due for delivery 29th June I see now it's been removed completely !!
[Huawei Ascend P7] vimto25:
No I got the grey, I would of preferred the white/gold but I'm still happy,

Seems very hard to get ya hands on the white/gold even eBay they charging a lot more for them than the grey.

Sent from my HUAWEI P8
[Huawei Ascend P7] DoobyDroid:
Likewise Was gunna take mine back and get white/gold if in stock before my 14 day exchange ran out although I do like the grey now to
[Huawei Ascend P7] hooligan001:
I have the P8 in grey (got the CPW deal) and am very impressed so far.

I came from a Galaxy S3 LTE and the build quality blows the Samsung away. I pondered a lot over which phone to buy (Sony Z3, Galaxy S6, Oppo R7) but for me the P8 offered the best compromise of price, quality and performance.

EMUI was a pleasant surprise, on my S3 I really enjoyed trying out custom ROMs and one of my biggest fears for the P8 was that I wouldn't like to software and there would be no development to offer alternatives. In actual fact EMUI is great, and offers loads of additional functionality from the get go. There are a couple of improvements I'd like to see though:

Whatsapp notifications appear twice on notification bar / lockscreen, one line saying "x new messages" and one line showing who they are from and more detail.

Badge notifications for all apps (or popular ones anyway; Facebook, Twitter, Whatsapp etc). I had this on my S3 and it really was a case of you don't know what you've got until it's gone. EMUI offers badges for some system apps but in my view it should be all or nothing to maintain consistency. For example if I have one SMS and one Whatsapp message but only one badge is shown, I might miss the Whatsapp.

Slow motion video. This is more of a nice to have but something from Apple devices that has impressed me! Simple interface and good functionality would be great.

And that's it really, loving the device otherwise!

Have had a little play around with themes etc, does anyone know how to get standard icons for apps with the smoothed rectangular icon shape template?
[Huawei Ascend P7] anwedr:
Version UL00.

The battery isn't all that great, but I guess it's expected until EMUI 3.1 becomes more stable. I suspect it's all the Google apps running in the background.

EMUI is comparable to Oppo's ColorOS. Its features and single layer launcher are nearly identical.
[Huawei Ascend P7] jonmorris:
I had three updates back in May but nothing since. And all the firmwares online seem to be for the Chinese models, and you're advised NOT to install these.

And for new owners, here are some photos I got from a recent Huawei event in London where we had some different lights to play around with light graffiti (and then some night mode shots). It's a really impressive camera too, even if few people will be talking about the P8 camera and concentrating on the GS6/G4.

http://jmcomms.com/2015/06/17/huawe...trails-plus-some-more-super-night-mode-shots/
[Huawei Ascend P7] hooligan001:
One more thing I'd like to see: when in the Email app, the ability to refresh messages when in the "combined inbox" view.
[Huawei Ascend P7] anwedr:
UL00 is the China version. B152 was available via OTA so I see no problem updating at all.
[Huawei Ascend P7] jirka607:
B110 in Czech republic....still on B110 :(
[Huawei Ascend P7] jonmorris:
Mine is UL09 and there's no OTA update available.
[Huawei Ascend P7] Crisytaiser:
I'm om B110 and there are no available downloads from the update section om my phone. When i check the Huawei's homepage B141 are available.

I'm in Norway. How do I install this update if I download it from their site? First time I have owned a Huawei device.
[Huawei Ascend P7] jonmorris:
If you find a source for the firmware (given we can install it by installing the file on the phone/SD card) please share.
[Huawei Ascend P7] vimto25:
It should work by putting it in the root of the SD card then doing a local install

Sent from my HUAWEI P8
[Huawei Ascend P7] MonkeyBadger:
Isn't b141 for Chinese variants? Mines on b121 anyone seen a changelog?
[Huawei Ascend P7] SnowOokami:
still on B110 here :(
[Huawei Ascend P7] jonmorris:
All the changelogs for mine were in Chinese and I couldn't cut and paste text to translate.
[Huawei Ascend P7] MonkeyBadger:
[MENTION=4607210]jonmorris[/MENTION] did you notice any difference?
[Huawei Ascend P7] jonmorris:
I got three updates all at the same time in early May, each with a changelog and of varying sizes, but I couldn't understand any of them.

I did each one in turn. Install, reboot, saw a new update, installed etc.. and by the end of it (getting to B118) I couldn't see anything that had changed.

What I really want next is an update to Android 5.1/5.1.1 as I've had one time where the memory leak issue got me down to about 75MB of free RAM, and even when killing EVERY task it didn't free anything up. I had no choice but to reboot.

I now reboot every few days at least to try and reduce the chances of that happening again. It was quite funny as everything you did resulted in the app being terminated, and the launcher starting and quitting in a repeating cycle!
[Huawei Ascend P7] chaos_elf:
Anyone ? Thanks.
[Huawei Ascend P7] MonkeyBadger:
I don't find them noticeably louder than my old n5 but I no longer have it to do a side by side comparison.
[Huawei Ascend P7] Krystyna:
I found the ROM for Huawei P8, but the files is in Chinese

http://www.gizok.com/download/
[Huawei Ascend P7] DoobyDroid:
Careful flashing diff region firmware could screw yours different regions seem to have particular builds B113 B152 etc etc , GRA-L09 standard European is currently B121 , been unable to find that stock build only lists PC suit for GRA-L09 on official site , I may be wrong ,!!
[Huawei Ascend P7] hooligan001:
I came from a Galaxy S3 and find the vibration less powerful on the P8. It makes much less noise when placed on a desk than the Samsung did.
[Huawei Ascend P7] SnowOokami:
I got a standard European model... still B110. Somehow there are other differences as well, I noticed a B132 in Germany today (also GRA-L09).
[Huawei Ascend P7] chaos_elf:
Thanks that's great news :)
[Huawei Ascend P7] DoobyDroid:
Yes its all a bit strange with the different versions and build numbers floating about if you have same model as me why you B110 and I'm B121 iv seen 5.0.2 latest yet mine just say 5.0
[Huawei Ascend P7] vimto25:
I have B121 with 5.0, I didn't think there was 5.0.2 yet
[Huawei Ascend P7] DoobyDroid:
I just read somewaer came with 5.0.2 out box obviously they were mistaken lol

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Can someone confirm both speakers at bottom are ment to play watching YouTube etc seems only my left speaker at bottom works just noticed
[Huawei Ascend P7] SnowOokami:
Left is speaker, right is mic I believe.

They are not both speakers.
[Huawei Ascend P7] DoobyDroid:
Feeew if correct
[Huawei Ascend P7] vimto25:
Yes only the left has speaker the right has a mic, would of been nice for stereo speakers but still the 1 speaker is fairly decent I think
[Huawei Ascend P7] DoobyDroid:
Thanks was ready to take back to cpw before my 14 days up and get another .... Wonder if I can blag that the speaker on the right don't work anyway and get new one got a little mark on bezel that anoys me lad in the shop is new and we'll little simple lol
[Huawei Ascend P7] MonkeyBadger:
Left is speaker and right is mic defo. It's a good speaker though as far as phones go.
[Huawei Ascend P7] DoobyDroid:
True speaker is not bad just didn't realise single speaker had me worried device defect
[Huawei Ascend P7] anwedr:
I was worried over the speakers as well. Had no idea the right acted as a Mic. Plus, the mono speaker is pretty decent, but nothing extravagant.
[Huawei Ascend P7] Fir3blade:
Two things missing on this phone to make me buy it:

Double tap to wake and Xposed framework
[Huawei Ascend P7] vimto25:
I find it better than a few phones I've had, better than my previous device huawei mate 7.

I do like the earphone volume its pretty loud don't u think?
[Huawei Ascend P7] DoobyDroid:
Yes agreed , I miss knock to wake on my G3
[Huawei Ascend P7] jonmorris:
Tap to wake seems to have been lost to allow for the pointless knuckle tap to capture the screen, which you can now disable.

I'd like a future update to give you the choice.
[Huawei Ascend P7] SnowOokami:
when is XDA going to finish the real P8 forums? :P

http://xdaforums.com/t/huawei-p8
[Huawei Ascend P7] Fir3blade:
This is the one billion Dollar question... [emoji12]

Gesendet von meinem LG-D802 mit Tapatalk
[Huawei Ascend P7] kolembo:
Saw the P8 today, tempted to but didn't.
[Huawei Ascend P7] scoobydooby:
Finally received my P8 yesterday.. Overall I'm very impressed with it so far. The difference in all aspects between the p8 and optimus G are like night and day.

After reading and watching tons of reviews I was a bit worried that performance may not be too amazing and that battery life is subpar, but based on my early usage that doesn't appear to be the case. It may hold true for someone who already has a very recent phone but in my case I'm thrilled.

I plan on unlocking and rooting today.. So far though I've been very impressed with the Emui OS. Feels responsive and I like the look of it too.. With a couple of theme tweaks I may just keep it!
[Huawei Ascend P7] SnowOokami:
I manually updated my phone with B110 to B132... worked fine. And my GPS is working again and that annoying whatsapp notification bug is gone as well, it seems a bit smoother too...
[Huawei Ascend P7] mayen:
Where did you get b132? Can't find it anywhere....
[Huawei Ascend P7] SnowOokami:
here:

http://www.huaweiblog.de/huawei/huawei-p8-firmware-update/

http://www.handy-faq.de/forum/huawe...ei_p8_firmware_b132_lollipop_emui3_1_ota.html
[Huawei Ascend P7] DoobyDroid:
And hear if like for me mega not working ,

http://www.huawei-info.de/p8-fw-b132-emui3-1-full-update?showall=&start=3
[Huawei Ascend P7] mayen:
Just curious...did the update erase all data? Also from the external SD?
[Huawei Ascend P7] DoobyDroid:
Just download zip unpack with 7zip copy dload file to SD card! update via updater /local update , can confirm did not wipe dater just update
[Huawei Ascend P7] mayen:
Good to know, i'll give it a go!
[Huawei Ascend P7] SnowOokami:
yeah it didn't wipe the data
[Huawei Ascend P7] beardedwonder:
Has anyone updated after rooting and unlocking? Do you keep root afterwards?
[Huawei Ascend P7] mayen:
I can confirm everything (data, settings etc) still intact after update to B132.

Also Wear notifications seem to be fixed.

Not rooted yet....

Anybody got full release notes on B132?
[Huawei Ascend P7] jonmorris:
Bit worrying that the supporting document says you'll lose all the data, but I'm going ahead anyway - once I can transfer the update file to my phone! That's a BIG file (over 3GB!) uncompressed.
[Huawei Ascend P7] jonmorris:
All worked fine. No data loss at all.
[Huawei Ascend P7] hooligan001:
B141 available from Huawei website:

http://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/downloads/detail/index.htm?id=45828

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Actually ignore me, this is for GRA-UL00/GRA-UL10 versions of the phone.
[Huawei Ascend P7] athome93:
Nothing for GRA-L09 ?
[Huawei Ascend P7] DoobyDroid:
Few posts back B132 update for GRA-L09
[Huawei Ascend P7] jonmorris:
I am struggling to find any differences, besides the fix for the notification access (which is of course VERY useful). I rather hoped custom fonts would now work, as I've installed a few that work fine on EMUI 3.0 - and nothing happens. Well, besides it now stating that I'm using that font (when it's still the system font).

I really like having a thinner font on my Honor 6 Plus, and as yet I can't find any other EMUI 3.1 themes besides the standard pre-loaded ones, and zero fonts. Do they exist?! Will they exist?!
[Huawei Ascend P7] DoobyDroid:
Anybody experienced Facebook issue with posting comments on stuff just seems to flash a white page across screen and go back to news feed without posting comment I have to use web version if want to comment on something , slightly annoying have un installed and re installed same issue
[Huawei Ascend P7] scoobydooby:
I noticed that there is an update for the GRA_UL00 .. takes it from 141 to 153.. anyone perform this update yet? Any comments on it?

The changelog on my device isn't in English, even though the last one was ..? Weird. Can't find info online either for it..
[Huawei Ascend P7] mayen:
Yes, yesterday I had the same problem, but that was before I updated to B132.

And I just checked, still not able to react on posts
[Huawei Ascend P7] DoobyDroid:
Very odd seems to do it sometimes when I click on a profile picture as well
[Huawei Ascend P7] jonmorris:
I had some FB related problems but they existed on the website (from my iMac) too so I think it might be coincidental.
[Huawei Ascend P7] SnowOokami:
No FB issues here... B132
[Huawei Ascend P7] scoobydooby:
has anyone managed to figure out how to get new themes on a huawei device? I tried through the phone by signing up for a huawei account, but it says its Unavailable for my location.

I imagine its possible to sideload, but how? Any directions would be much appreciated.
[Huawei Ascend P7] beardedwonder:
I Applied a dark theme (http://www.huaweithemes.cf/2015/04/ota-black-all-dark-theme-for-emui-30.html) I copied the file to HWThemes directory in the root of the internal sdcard.
[Huawei Ascend P7] scoobydooby:
Excellent thank you so much!
[Huawei Ascend P7] jonmorris:
Does that theme have a custom font.

I'm looking for ANY custom font to see if this actually works on the P8. None of the integrated themes have them, and adding fonts manually doesn't work (it DOES on any EMUI 3.0 device, like the Honor 4X or 6 Plus).

SO frustrating!
[Huawei Ascend P7] beardedwonder:
Don't think so. I would like to change the font as well.
[Huawei Ascend P7] scoobydooby:
There is an app I used to use which can force change fonts on a rooted device called RomToolbox..

I would advise using it with caution though as several times I had changed to a font that borked my OS and I would have to straight up wipe and reload, but it did work otherwise.
[Huawei Ascend P7] ml_taz:
Root is lost after updating to B132.

But you can Root B132 exactly the same way like B110. Works without any problems for me.
[Huawei Ascend P7] DoobyDroid:
Been experiencing weird stuff since update B132 with fb and wallpaper re setting to default gmail fc when click on a email laggy keyboard , browser freez
[Huawei Ascend P7] AD2076:
You saved my day. I was going to update. I will stick with B110 until an OTA comes out in Italy.
[Huawei Ascend P7] DoobyDroid:
Will try a factory reset and re install see if helps [emoji22]
[Huawei Ascend P7] jonmorris:
How odd. I'm experiencing none of those things! Gmail is fine. FB is fine. I use Chrome and that's fine, and SwiftKey is my chosen keyboard that starts fine.

You may need to consider doing a reset if you're having all these problems.
[Huawei Ascend P7] DoobyDroid:
Looks that way I use Google keyboard and that seems to freez and lag from time to time still can't work out why I can not comment on fb posts soon as I click arrow it just white screens and takes me back to previous , gmail only seems to do it when click certain emails try to open and fc , oh well try s factory reset or B121 if can find the Rom
[Huawei Ascend P7] daledont:
Hi,

Am I doing something wrong here? I've downloaded the Zip file for B141 but I cannot transfer it to my SD card with ES File explorer, it will cut but wont paste to Dload folder. Tried going from PC to phone also but this is blocked.

Thanks,

Dale

Edit* It's decided to start working
[Huawei Ascend P7] vimto25:
Nice theme, just download and then cut/copy to hwthemes folder
[Huawei Ascend P7] beardedwonder:
Have you tried using another keyboard?
[Huawei Ascend P7] DoobyDroid:
You need to unzip B141 file with 7zip then transfer the dload file to SD some times certain file managers won't but norm I find one that will [emoji14]

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Will try a different one gunna restore first I think
[Huawei Ascend P7] mayen:
I tried Huawei swype as well as Google keyboard. Same Facebook issue with both.

I dont experience problems in Gmail or Chrome
[Huawei Ascend P7] jonmorris:
Can you clear the cache/data for the keyboard and see if that fixes anything. It might come down to that, given the interaction with a lot of the apps you are having problems with.
[Huawei Ascend P7] DoobyDroid:
Think are factory reset Start fresh see if problems re accrue with stock launcher keyboard etc etc
[Huawei Ascend P7] SnowOokami:
odd... I don't use the gmail app or the stock keyboard (I use Swiftkey) but no issues with Opera browser and Facebook here after updating from B110 > B132.

Maybe some applications can't handle the non-clean flash? Al thought it took a ****load to update all applications after booting... it should clean the application headers for proper use during that time.
[Huawei Ascend P7] DoobyDroid:
I know ,,,did factory reset re installed fb thats working ok now. Updated gmail still same issue but iv learnt its only when I try opening a email from e2save bang straight back to home page little odd, so all seems ok now
[Huawei Ascend P7] mark2410:
is there anywhere thoy notes what the update differences are? just i wasnt really planning to start force updating the thing. not just yet anyway as it seems fine but...... well im only 121 and im feeling left behind.

just i didnt notice anywhere that said what the changes were.
[Huawei Ascend P7] AD2076:
Please move the thread.

We now have a P8 dedicated forum here: http://xdaforums.com/t/huawei-p8, should we open a new thread there or can a mod move this one?

Thanks
[Huawei Ascend P7] DoobyDroid:
At last [emoji1]

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Its not the proper one not listed when search
[Huawei Ascend P7] AD2076:
Yes it is, listed in the "Type to find device" searchbox :)
[Huawei Ascend P7] DoobyDroid:
I dont see it listed yet ?
[Huawei Ascend P7] AD2076:
try using the desktop site ;) I'll try from mobile too.
[Huawei Ascend P7] jonmorris:
Before I go to the new forum, can I just add that I've spotted another big change in the latest firmware - endurance mode in power saving!
[Huawei Ascend P7] DoobyDroid:
Was tap to pay there before I noticed that and wasn't sure if summit new after update