[Honor 8 Questions & Answers] BLClark:
Rebranding Honor 8 FRD-AL10 to FRD-L19 is Easy

I converted two mint FRD-AL10 to FRD-L19 versions yesterday. They have since both taken OTA updates over WiFi. One is at FRDL19C432B360 and the other took an additional update to FRDL19C432B380. I am in the Western United States, the phones know they are here too, but believe they are destined for Europe. When I take a local call, a +1 automatically shows up in front of the number on the call log. When I browse to Yahoo the phone goes to the Yahoo United Kingdom and Ireland home page. The FRD-AL10 phones were both at EMUI 5.0 and Android 7.0 and still at EMUI 5.0 and Android 7.0 after being rebranded to FRD-L19 UK. Everything works including dual SIMs. There is no remnant of Chinese apps, no pinyin characters anywhere. There are absolutely no problems. You do not need to root your phone with this method and you will end up with factory new like European firmware load.

Search these forums and obtain the following files:

Huwaei USB Drivers

DC Unlocker client

Minimal ADB and Fastboot

TWRP-3.1.1-1-frd.img

Honor%208_Rollback%20Package_FRD-L19_from%20Android%207.0%20EMUI%205.0%20to%20Android%206.0%20EMUI%204.1_C900B300_UK.rar

FRD-L19C432B131-hw-eu-OPU_TWRP_FRD.zip

Format an SDXD memory card. Make sure it is class 10 speed.

Unarchive the rollback package and copy the entire dload folder to the SD card root directory.

Copy FRD-L19C432B131-hw-eu-OPU_TWRP_FRD.zip to the SD card root folder.

Install the Huwaei USB drivers on your PC and phone.

Install DC Unlocker client on your phone.

Install Minimal ADB and Fastboot on your PC.

Copy twrp-3.1.1-1-frd.img into the Minimal ADB and Fastboot folder.

Enable USB debugging on your phone. Enter the system app and tap your build number 5 times and the developer mode becomes available.

In developer mode enable USB debugging and if OEM unlock is there, turn it on. It will likely not be there on the Chinese version, so if you don't see OEM unlock don't worry.

Accept the USB prompts on your phone. Reject communication with Huwaei Suite, Huwaei App, etc., and close them.

Follow the DC Unlocker instructions, buy credit with PayPal, and write down the bootloader code when you see it.

Unlock the bootloader. Open a command prompt in the Minimal ADB and Fastboot folder.

Enter

adb devices

The response should return the serial number of your phone proving USB communication

Enter

adb reboot bootloader

Your phone should now display the fastboot recovery screen

Enter

fastboot devices

The response should return the serial number of your phone

Enter

fastboot OEM unlock [your boot code here]

Your phone will factory reset and is now unlocked. Power down and reboot the phone.

Go to system app, developer, and turn on USB debugging, as before accept USB prompts, and reject and close Huwaei apps.

Open a command prompt in the Minimal ADB and Fastboot folder.

Enter

adb devices

Enter

adb reboot bootloader

The phone should now once again be at the fastboot recovery screen

Enter

fastboot devices

If your phone’s serial number is returned, you have communication.

Now install TWRP.

Enter

fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.1.1-1-frd.img

When the flash writing is done install the SD card and enter

flashboot reboot

Hold down the volume up and power buttons as the phone boots up, you can release the power button at the blue honor screen, but continue to hold down the volume up until you see TWRP.

Tap the install button

Tap Select storage and select the SD card.

Select the FRD-L19C432B131-hw-eu-OPU_TWRP_FRD.zip file and swipe to flash.

When the flashing is done, your oem.info has been changed to Europe.

Select reboot to system.

Hold down volume up, volume down and power simultaneously while it reboots, continue to hold until the phone is in Huwaei erecovery mode.

Erecovery will force the phone to install the update.app file in the dload folder from the sd card. It will take several minutes.

When complete let the phone reboot on its own and hookup WiFi, enable USB debugging and let Huwaei apps hookup. Your phone will appear to be a legitimate European model to the network and will immediately begin to take OTA updates. Your boot loader is locked again, you are not rooted, TWRP is gone and you have a stock UK European version FRD-L19 in your hands.