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[Mate 8 General] duraaraa:
Try leaving the phone with the screen off stationary in one place for about 30 minutes, then sending yourself an email using gmail app and see if you get a notification.
[Mate 8 General] stesteste:
Wow not look at my phone for 30 minutes .I'll try lol I can't keep off the thing lol
[Mate 8 General] sirpaul82:
#stesteste did you notice any notifications issues after all? Where did u purchase youre phone from?
[Mate 8 General] bear_alex:
Greatly appreciated for sharing the guide and more importantly the firmware files!:laugh::good: I have been waiting for this for a while now! The international firmware runs perfectly on my NXT-AL10 64GB Mate 8, i was not able to install Need for speed no limits on the phone with the Chinese firmware, and now it runs perfectly on the international firmware. The only concern is that the model number is displayed as 'NEXT' in the 'about phone' page, so i think the ota will probaly not work. For me i am really not a big fan of the Chinese firmware, it has no integration with google features (i guess that is because there is no google in China), and some apps are realy intrasive, trying to persuade you install various apps and selling you french wines.
[Mate 8 General] jbmc83:
ah well, one can always get rid of the chinese stuff via root and titanium backup...
[Mate 8 General] ItsMunday:
Is it possible to do the opposite?

Use International ROM and then add the chinese apps?
[Mate 8 General] jbmc83:
i dont see why it wouldnt be possible. basically, u could backup all the chinese apps on the original rom and then restore them after installing the international version. no idea about any potential compatibility issues software wise though... but definitely worth a try if u ask me :)
[Mate 8 General] raimondomartire:
I've build a tool for this. This tool is in test now in an italian forum. After I'll punlish here
[Mate 8 General] jbmc83:
yeah u mentioned that before, looking forward to your finished work! :) and thank you for your efforts!
[Mate 8 General] raimondomartire:
I've published now. This function (from AL10 to L29) work very well and a lot of test
[Mate 8 General] yzogheib:
Hi guys I have just moved to the international rom and love it and love the phone . i am having a little problem with taking videos. every time i press record it works for a few seconds and then i get the following message "com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox:search is currently recording audio. camera will not be able to record right now". is anyone else having this problem?
[Mate 8 General] ml_taz:
[MENTION=1035400]yzogheib[/MENTION] deactivate "Okay Google" on every screen. It seems to be a Google bug.
[Mate 8 General] raimondomartire:
Also I. I've put also recording phone app from chinese rom and same problem
[Mate 8 General] danster84:
I would also like to load the international firmware, but can someone please tell me if after doing so I would also not be able anymore to perform OTA updates?

Thanks!
[Mate 8 General] yzogheib:
thank you ml_taz that seems to work. however I noticed that the camera will still record the video (despite displaying that error message) as long as you don't press "ok" on the error message. once you press "ok" recording will stop after a few seconds.
[Mate 8 General] keeepc:
Hello everyone,

Who can tell me if all bands phone modem work with the international firmware? ( band 28, or 700 MHz )

Thank you.
[Mate 8 General] natxoga:
I would like to give a try to the international version, but in case i want to go back to chinese version, would be enough to extract the same files from the stock chinese rom and flash them the same way as the international ones?

Thanks a lot

Enviado desde mi HUAWEI NXT-AL10 mediante Tapatalk
[Mate 8 General] jbmc83:
yup, that should work just fine :) ooor u can make ur life easier, make a TWRP backup and flash that again if u want to switch back ;) thats what TWRP is for, after all :)
[Mate 8 General] bear_alex:
What is the model name after flashing international version

As i mentioned before, aftet i flashed the international version firmware, my model name becomes 'NEXT' from 'NXT-AL10', while i am expecting to have 'NXT-L29' as my model name. Does anyone have the same phenomenon?
[Mate 8 General] natxoga:
Mine too. I think this will affect for future updates. I think this way of flashing the international version its not complete cause my phone its still displaying things in chinese.
[Mate 8 General] StabShot:
After flashing the International ROM I've been having problems with frequent reboots. Does anyone have a fix for this? Also, does anyone know a link to the stock Chinese ROM since I seem to have lost my backup?
[Mate 8 General] natxoga:
http://xdaforums.com/mate-8/orig-development/huawei-mate-8-stock-firmware-t3289603
[Mate 8 General] jbmc83:
yes thats normal. same here

then u did something wrong, i dont have any chinese stuff left on my rom. i recommend using the italian knife tool to switch roms, it does a great job!

no problems with frequent reboots here. have u, by chance, deleted some system apps via TB or similar? again, i recommend using the italian knife tool to switch back and forth concerning roms :)
[Mate 8 General] StabShot:
I think it might have to do with coming from the NXT-TL00 version of the Mate8. I'll be restoring back to stock through the WIFI recovery and then just flash the USERDATA.img to unencrypt and see if that works since I managed to get root to work with the international version.
[Mate 8 General] shaydadush:
Can you please post here the Googlecontactsyncadaptet.apk? I'm using the Chinese rom

Can you please post the Googlecontactsyncadaptet.apk I'm using the Chinese version and only missing the contacts sync option.

Thanks
[Mate 8 General] geovass:
Here you are - http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google...6-0-2280749-android-6-0-android-apk-download/
[Mate 8 General] KayoO265:
Hello,

How to unlock the phone (a tutorial?)

Fastboot, ADB, drivers what is it?

How do you install the internationnal Rom?

thank you
[Mate 8 General] ItsMunday:
I recommend using this tool; http://xdaforums.com/mate-8/development/rayglobe-italian-knife-t3295526

It was made by acer73 on these forums and is wonderful, it lets you do nearly everything you want to do with the phone by just pushing buttons and letting it do the hard part.

Also another example; http://xdaforums.com/mate-8/general/howto-load-international-mate-8-t3293619

If you searched the forum you would see your answers.
[Mate 8 General] jeebugorn:
Does this international rom work with the 32 gig models? dont want to pay an extra $150 to get the 64 gig since i dont need that much on my phone. thanks
[Mate 8 General] ganjbass:
debrand or not?

Thanks a lot for the rom. I installed and work perfectly. Also no had notification problems with viber ,facebook...etc.

Is the only problem in chinese version tha makes me change. I root also. Also i want to ask is neccesary to make debrand in rayglobe utility or keep it like this.Some place still show that is china version.

Thanks a lot again!
[Mate 8 General] jbmc83:
should work just fine, seeing as all international models so far have the 3/32 config :)

how did u flash the international rom? im guessing manually as described in the OP correct? the debrand option in the italian knife tool just automates the flashing process, so there wont be any difference from what u did just now :)

what do u mean by "some place still show that is china version"?
[Mate 8 General] Blue Viuda:
I got a Mate 8 last week and it had the Chinese rom on it and was branded China Telecom. Which meant only 4G / 3G sim cards worked that are China Telecom sim cards. So I got around to rooting it last night and put this de-branded rom and it solved all my issues expect the fact that I still can't use 4G / 3G. I'm stuck with edge and whenever I switch the 4G slot to slot 1. It just says no service then finally no sim card.

I'm a bit confused, it still is acting as if it is a branded China Telecom phone even though it says nothing. I've tried restoring 4 or 5 times. Is there a hidden setting I can change somewhere? I looked all over the web and found nothing.

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I figured out the issue.. The phone goes into CDMA mode on the sim card you switch to 4G / 3G.

*#*#4636#*#* won't work.. tried a few apps from the app store and nothing :/ if anyone has any ideas that would be great.

I'm trying to use a T-Mobile or a ATT sim.
[Mate 8 General] jbmc83:
could be that u need to unlock it first as it seems to be bound to china telecom as a carrier. dc-unlocker has a function to unlock huawei phone iirc, but ull need to pay a few bucks to use that function. might be worth checking out
[Mate 8 General] Blue Viuda:
i tried that and it said it was already unlocked :-/

i used dc-unlocker to get my unlock code

thanks for the suggestion though
[Mate 8 General] jbmc83:
dont mix up unlocking phone for carrier-independency with unlocking the bootloader, these are two different things! :) u probably unlocked the bootloader...
[Mate 8 General] Blue Viuda:
I did unlock the bootloader but I also tried unlocking the sim card and it said it was already unlocked.
[Mate 8 General] jbmc83:
hmmm....unlocking sim card? the sim should be fine, the phone is your culprit no? or is there no other option for that? sorry, just covering all bases here :) ill check myself in dc unlocker in a bit
[Mate 8 General] Blue Viuda:
i meant the sim card slot but yeah and thanks honestly think i may have to return this phone
[Mate 8 General] stesteste:
How can I check if my bootloader is unlocked .I bought my phone with play and Google stuff installed and unlocked so just want to see if bootlaces has already been unlocked thx
[Mate 8 General] jbmc83:
[MENTION=3944661]stesteste[/MENTION]: switch off your phone, then switch on by pressing power button and volume down at the same time, keep pressed until fastboot menu appears. thats where ull find the info on whether or not ur bootloader is unlocked.

i highly doubt it is unlocked in your case though, since you would get a message with each boot, stating your phone is unlocked and thus unsecure :p ;)

[MENTION=6264207]Blue Viuda[/MENTION]: ok so if i understand correctly, u cannot use the phone at all with your sim card, no matter where u put it? or just cant use a second sim card with mobile data?
[Mate 8 General] Blue Viuda:
correct doesn't work at all
[Mate 8 General] icy20:
Which method did u guys use to get your root / unlock bootloader?
[Mate 8 General] manook:
I used knife 1.4 from the development category
[Mate 8 General] jjerickson19:
Could someone please provide a link on a good tutorial on how to install adb and fastboot drivers. Also are any of the drivers Huawei specific?
[Mate 8 General] m3dd0g:
You only need this nothing Huawei specific

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2588979
[Mate 8 General] jjerickson19:
Is a zip file of the international Rom available for easy flashing?
[Mate 8 General] jbmc83:
nope. if u want easy flashing use the italian knife tool :)

besides, it IS still pretty easy when u follow these instructions.

cmon guys, dont be lazy!
[Mate 8 General] cathain:
If you flash this software will you get OTA updates in future or will you need to flash again every time there is an update?
[Mate 8 General] jbmc83:
unknown as of yet, since theres no OTA updates available for the international version yet.

could be that OTAs will not get through due to the modified model name of AL10 phones sporting the international ROM (NEXT instead of NXT-AL10), but this is pure speculation at this point. im guessing well have to wait and find out :)
[Mate 8 General] maisanfabregas:
can you please tell how to disable phone manager? much appreciate it!
[Mate 8 General] rowihel2012:
Where is the stock recovery for the ?? l29

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I had B103 why no ota update for this rom?

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i have the mate 8 l29 with b103 software

what should i do to update to b133?
[Mate 8 General] jbmc83:
everything is explained in the first post of this thread :)
[Mate 8 General] cathain:
So am I right in saying that the only negative part of loading international software on the phone is that any time there is an update I will have to flash the new rom which has the update and effectively lose all my settings/apps and to set everything up again?
[Mate 8 General] jbmc83:
its not sure yet if the OTA functionality is still given with a modified stock rom... i guess well have to wait and find out :)
[Mate 8 General] nighthawk626:
So what if I have the nxt-l29 model phone and already rooted, what will happen if I flash this besides losing root? My reason is because after I rooted, my emui themes don't apply anymore
[Mate 8 General] jbmc83:
that wont change. no matter which rom u flash, the moment u root u lose the capability to use the theme engine as far as ive seen

as far as your data is concerned im not sure, but it could be that after flashing ull basically have a factory reset phone, so best to make a backup before flashing!
[Mate 8 General] duraaraa:
I have no trouble using the theme engine on rooted Chinese rom, as long as I take my SIM card out. I think because I don't have a Chinese SIM card, I have a Japanese SIM card. If I take out the SIM, I can download free themes as much as I want.
[Mate 8 General] rowihel2012:
how can we disable the themes from system file with root?
[Mate 8 General] mahst68:
Anyone that flashed the international rom, android pay now working? Just curious..
[Mate 8 General] jjerickson19:
Just making sure but I can flash the international version of this ROM on the 32gb NXT_AL10 correct? can someone who has already done it please confirm?
[Mate 8 General] jbmc83:
sure u can. the hardware on both models is identical so naturally the roms work on both :)

huh thats weird. so basically one just removes the sim card, downloads and applies the theme he/she wants and only then reinserts the sim? :)
[Mate 8 General] duraaraa:
Yes. Don't have to apply. Just download and can apply whenever you want.
[Mate 8 General] Shtihi:
will i be able to get firmware updates with this method?

and how can i go back to chinese version?
[Mate 8 General] jbmc83:
not sure yet, since we dont have any OTA updates for now from this version. you can go back to the chinese version the same way as described here, just repeat the same steps with the chinese rom :)
[Mate 8 General] Shtihi:
where can i find the chinese rom files?
[Mate 8 General] nighthawk626:
Maybe for the Chinese model but I tried that and it doesn't work for me. It says applied and exits the theme in less than a second of hitting apply. The problem isn't downloading it, it's getting a theme to apply
[Mate 8 General] duraaraa:
I see. Sorry, I can only comment regarding the Chinese model :(
[Mate 8 General] jbmc83:
theres a thread here with the chinese firmware...
[Mate 8 General] maisanfabregas:
How can I fix it using Doze settings? And I must be rooted in order to use it?
[Mate 8 General] somboons:
Did you flash this firmware ? it's working ? I want to go back to stock without root too and lock bootloader.
[Mate 8 General] jbmc83:
but why? are u planning to give the phone back or rma it or something? or just afraid of losing the warranty? :D
[Mate 8 General] mahst68:
Android Pay

Anyone who has flashed the international rom, does Android Pay now work?? This would really be my only reason for flashing as I have been able to deal with most of everything else with the Chinese rom other than broken app notifications. :D
[Mate 8 General] chrisabruce:
No it does not work. Gives an error saying can't confirm valid android device when attempting to add credit card.
[Mate 8 General] somboons:
I only flash system,cache,cust to my L29 Thailand . :) Now B103 to B133. Thanks.
[Mate 8 General] mahst68:
One Question Answered... Now 1 More To Go.....

Well that stinks.... So now the only other reason for me to try the international version is to see if the stupid Marshmallow "Doze" issue with notifications is any better... anyone on the international rom... do you have broken notifications?? That is, notifications for email (especially Gmail or Inbox for Gmail) not showing up after the app has been IDLE for awhile...? The Chinese Version puts apps into doze but never lets them come back out of doze, which cause notifications not to work...

I guess if it has the same issue then I will just wait to see if Huawei corrects it soon ! thx!!! :good:
[Mate 8 General] themissionimpossible:
Original international Mate 8 model, not rooted: I have the same notification problems with K9-mail...
[Mate 8 General] jbmc83:
which firmware are you on?

my notifications work as intended after adjusting the specific apps in the settings [MENTION=2317780]notification[/MENTION], battery saving, etc.

ive got an AL10 running L29 rom B133 rooted
[Mate 8 General] themissionimpossible:
K9-mail scheduled mailboxes checks (and then the relative notifications) don't run, only just start immediately as soon the screen is turned on: enabled all possible notifications and permissions, enabled app protection, disabled its battery optimization, I'm using the Balanced plan.
[Mate 8 General] mahst68:
Same here with gmail or Inbox for gmail... I have enabled everything (run in background, all notifications types, protected from battery adjustments, etc.)... Works for a little while but eventually "dozes" and does not come out of doze unless I uncheck then recheck notifications under the app... what mail client are you using that you are not experiencing problems? just curious.... the Huawei Mail App seems to work ok but does not allow for "push" gmail... might just have to suffer without push or try the root workaround... don't really want to not be stock... just have to see I guess. :highfive:
[Mate 8 General] manook:
I have Chinese mate 8 and running the international Rom. Notifications are much better including gmail. Make sure you also tick mobile data to remain on when in sleep mode as by default mine was turned off
[Mate 8 General] themissionimpossible:
Well, your post made me remember that I forgot to mention one important point:

the notifications apparently work better under 3G/4G coverage (mobile data), whereas they completely stop for K9-mail when I'm under wifi coverage, no matter what wifi/data setting combinations are enabled or disabled.

I suppose that there might be something wrong related to the wifi power management, i.e. under wifi connection the Marshmallow's doze level might fall deeper then under mobile data.
[Mate 8 General] mahst68:
well then... interesting info... I'm probably going to stay stock on the Chinese Rom and see if I can't work through the issues. Until someone can verify if you can receive OTA's when you flash over to international on the AL models... don't want to have to re-setup everything over and over again and flash a new rom wiping everything for every update... setting up this phone to the level I'm at right now was super tedious... can't imagine doing it every week or every other week or even every month. The Chinese Rom is almost getting OTA's every week right now... At least we know that Huawei is putting major resources to get this phone 100%.... I expect this is to get it ready for a US release in April as they commented on at CES. Whatever really... this phone is so nice that I can work through the issues... having a battery that lasts all day even under heavy usage is probably its greatest feature... other companies should take note. (:eek: looking at you Samsung)
[Mate 8 General] manook:
You not be able to ota as the conversion doesn't flash all partitions and I think there is a model number coded somewhere. I tried to force an l29 ota and it came up with not supported or wrong model number.
[Mate 8 General] medicalman:
first of all thanks for this important thread

i want to buy 128 GB of this device too

and as i know only the Chinese version provide this one

my question is :

1-is this version contain Arabic languages with other languages ?

( i mean in the menu list if it is support it , when i want to format the device does the languages disappeared or remain )

2-what about the google play and other google services can i install it easily manually without any root ? and it will worked normally without any problems ?

3- what about the notification issue it remain with this version , does the new update fix it or not ?

4- i asked about the total free capacity that will remained after excluding the size of system i mean from 128 gb ( how many GB available ) ?

5- do you advice to flash the international room over the Chinese Mate 8 ? after flashing the room do u faced any issue in installing or working the applications ?

6- if i buy it from the amazon site is there is any sticker in the body of the device ( as any Chinese communicating trade mark ) ?

it i to cost compared to other version 32,64gb ( about 850 $ with out the cost of charge do u advice me to buy it from other site )!!!

sorry for my questions but really i am so interested to buy this device specially the 128 gb and puzzled in buying this device or huawei nexus P6 ( 128 GB too )
[Mate 8 General] stesteste:
128gb Chinese model from Wanda mobile with Google play installed already .I'm from UK and on 3 network here PIC of storage if it helps

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[Mate 8 General] sandro75ts:
NXT-L29C432B152 ? there an update?
[Mate 8 General] Freeje:
You got it working. No luck on my side. K9 only fetches email when opened.
[Mate 8 General] themissionimpossible:
Testing the new OTA update released today for NXT-L29, too early for a clear conclusion if notifications now go better... today I'm continuously using the phone for calls, and probably I don't allow the phone to remain in standby for enough time to verify the K9-mail notifications.
[Mate 8 General] meallad:
Got the B156 update yesterday, unfortunately this update doesn't fix the issue, still no notifications
[Mate 8 General] HuaweiMate8:
I own a Chinese version and recovery is in English. so I guess the international version's recovery is also in English
[Mate 8 General] rowihel2012:
How can i flash system.img with twrp recovery?

Only boot and recovery option i can find in twrp
[Mate 8 General] rikochet33:
I recently buy an AL10 device but it seems to not recognize Telcel 4G LTE Network from Mexico... anyone knows if entering the engineer mode will let me use the 4G frequecies or some? I only can use 2G by now... BTW, which is the dial code to open the engieneer mode? Thank you!
[Mate 8 General] didshub:
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[Mate 8 General] icy20:
Question to those who already installed the international version: Did anyone get any OTA update or do we need to do them manually?
[Mate 8 General] jbmc83:
i doubt ull get any OTA on a chinese model with international firmware, since the model number is changed from nxt-al10 to "next", so it wont be recognized as an nxt-l29...

so yeah, ull have to manually install the newest B152 international firmware on a chinese al10 model
[Mate 8 General] icy20:
Ok thats what i thought. I am awaiting my device maybe Tuesday - Wednesday. The manual install i guess since the only thing I will do is ul bootloader and just root will be done with the update app the phone has installed? Now that I saw some posts I may not even have to use the international rom. The asian rom has all the languages installed and maybe I will stay with that (faster updates)
[Mate 8 General] adriangb:
Will there be a way to fully flash Chinese models to Int models (so that OTAs, etc. work?)
[Mate 8 General] jbmc83:
at the moment it doesnt look like it. u never know what the future will bring though :)
[Mate 8 General] didshub:
So which is best for now? The chinese firmware or the international one?