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[Honor 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] HassanMirza01:
i dont care about that,,, i have already C185 and C432 L21 Stock MM and Nougat Firmwares,,, but yes, alas, now next updates wont be available, hw mt is our frnd yet,,,
[Honor 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] PalakMi:
That's awful, FF is the way to go now
[Honor 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] doctor-who:
I also downloaded mm for l21 on time, saved to Google drive
[Honor 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] RedSkull23:
If i didn't saw wrong, there are rhe EMUI 4 package and the rollback one, but i didn't saw the EMUI 5 package. Well at least we have something to rely at the moment, I'll download MM firmware as I'll be able. Thanks!

We should hurry to recover all the packages that we could ever need in future before that date so, but for future updates this move is something as put a spanner in the works for compatibility between Huawei software & hardware (camera, HwComposer, ecc.) against third-party development, once again... thank you for the information.
[Honor 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] kingpenguin001:
Xda were in partnership with Huawei’s Honor Brand. Do xda dev has any clues about it? Why would they do that? Is there any overhaul coming up? Are they moving to Stock Android? (Too much to ask, Too much to say!!)
[Honor 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] PalakMi:
It looks like XDA doesn't know why exactly.

It is too bad they did so
[Honor 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] adarwis:
Mate 9 will be my first and last Huawei device. They are lacking behind other OEM regarding update delivery, and now removing all ROM images from their server. Pathetic!!
[Honor 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] shashank1320:
But that partnership was for promotion and nothing to do with software availablity. These are independent decisions
[Honor 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] mind-overflow:
Yeah, EMUI 5 has never been on the Italian website.

Guys don't worry so much, I've asked Team MT, and the updates will only be removed from the website. You'll still be able to download the update.app files using Firmware Finder, because Huawei won't remove them from the servers.
[Honor 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] PalakMi:
That's great news :D
[Honor 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] shashank1320:
Excellent. Still we have some hoped
[Honor 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] RedSkull23:
Ok never checked that before. When i downloaded Nougat OTA, i had for a short moment the package on my phone due my decision to install it later. That evening, i had to reboot my phone to apply some system settings, and as i rebooted the update started automatically without chances to copy the package on my PC. Not much obviously, when i went to control if the package was still stored, i noticed that it was erased automatically. Damnit, at this time i could had the package if the phone didn't acted everything by itself!
[Honor 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] mind-overflow:
No problem, you can download B360 via Firmware Finder (FullOTA-MF-PV) and extract the update.app package from update.zip file.
[Honor 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] RedSkull23:
I'll surely do, so that i won't have to go back to MM and re-update to N, until I'll be on stock. Thanks
[Honor 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] mahrukhsa2:
Hey guys.. going to buy honor 6x in some days.. from Pakistan.. so any pakistani will give me mm and nougat dload aur rollback packages when i buy my honor 6x ?
[Honor 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] mind-overflow:
You can just use Firmware Finder as I said. You'll get the most recent version compatible with your phone model.
[Honor 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] shashank1320:
But sometimes they are not compatible after downloading. You will get the error inly after its downloaded and while verifying.
[Honor 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] mind-overflow:
They are not compatible if you download a non Full-OTA version and try to install it via dload method, or if you download a package that your phone is not allowed (by IMEI) to install, for example by country restrictions or by Huawei. If you phone is completely messed up, you usually need a FullOTA-MF-PV version. PV means that the package is made for a "version upgrade", like from android 6.0 to 7.0. This contains the full system image, while other OTA versions don't. Anyways, only use Full-OTA versions for backups/system recoveries, and before downloading, check the compatibiliy. Never use OTAs.

A simple way to check the compatibility is by pressing the "Check Firmware Access" button on the specific package version on the Android app, and selecting "With IMEI". If you phone is allowed to install, then you shouldn't worry.
[Honor 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] kingpenguin001:
I was more interested in knowing that xda dev can approach them directly and get info as what's going on. Since they have been already engaged before. Just a thought. :good:
[Honor 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] PalakMi:
Honor made the partnership with xda but, this decision was from Huawei.

So I think they won't know what's going on
[Honor 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] RedSkull23:
Anyway, especially after the partnership, acting like this isn't that good :eek:
[Honor 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] shashank1320:
Agreed. Hope people meeting tomorrow in meet up in Hyderabad raise this to Honor/Huawei officials
[Honor 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] PalakMi:
You're right, and adding this, I'm quite disappointed with this partnership, it didn't meet my expectation tbh
[Honor 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] RedSkull23:
There will be another meeting? Wow that's sounds just like a big chance to speak with them 'bout it! Please do it!!

What to say... at least they've released source codes for our devices? :silly:
[Honor 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] shashank1320:
Already shared the link in 6X and 8 pro discussion section. You can provide input to Gopi and Venu who are attending meet-up tomorrow
[Honor 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] PalakMi:
That's good but, I was expecting something like what Oneplus did (releasing kernel source and device tree on the launch day)
[Honor 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] shashank1320:
Thats too much bro..we can't get so soon atleast with Huawei.

One month gap is ok but on the same day :silly:
[Honor 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] PalakMi:
After seeing how the partnership faired by far, I'm not surprised if the debelopment of Honor devices don't match the like of Oneplus and Xiaomi
[Honor 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] shashank1320:
We may not get because of kirin
[Honor 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] RedSkull23:
Yeah they just have to understand that adopting a strategy of this kind would be only a positive move since that it'll attract a lot of customers that would otherwise buy a device more third-party development oriented like LG, Xiaomi, Motorola, ecc. I was doubtful before buying this phone, and why? Simply because technical characteristics was awesome, but development side was looking really, really poor on months like May/June and i was looking around for a device more supported by active development, i didn't want to buy a device that would had to remain stock for all his life... Then i choose to risk it anyway, but i swear that i thought a lot about before finally acquire it. Thing that i wouldn't made, if i had seen an active development instead.
[Honor 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] PalakMi:
Prbably

Well, I hope it changes to the better in the future, honor make such great devices, and if it got more developer friendly, that would be awesome.
[Honor 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] RedSkull23:
I can't see neither a motive to not being developer friendly... unless that Huawei is planning to have an EMUI platoon :cyclops: seriously, since that it'd be only an advantage both on market side such as brand diffusion, i hope that they'll finally take this in consideration for future projects.
[Honor 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] PalakMi:
Yeah, I hope our wishes come true.

Honor DO YOU LISTEN?!
[Honor 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] shashank1320:
Wish they do. :good:
[Honor 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] RedSkull23:
Lol, hope so. Listening customers is always a nice point for a manufacturer
[Honor 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] youwi:
I dont know where huawei is going
[Honor 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] PalakMi:
Going far away from what most consumers want
[Honor 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] RedSkull23:
Let's hope they know where... at the moment it doesn't look good however
[Honor 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] BMBcin:
Hi

I just ordered a Honor 8x from china, it will have the chinese ROM installed of course, i was planning to flash the global ROM once it is available online.

Having read this thread, I think i won't be able to do this, will i?
[Honor 6X Guides, News, & Discussion] RedSkull23:
Hey, unluckily yeah, i don't think so.

Dunno if dload method could work for this or not, but i can't ensure you nothing after Huawei bad moves... Think about it.
[Honor 9  Guides, News, & Discussion] XDARoni:
Kirin 970 SoC Announced​

Huawei just shared details about the new Kirin 970 chipset. As you know, the Honor 9 is equipped with the Kirin 960 and the performance on this phone is fantastic. So whats new with this new chip?

If Honor makes an "Honor 9 Pro" I have a feeling we will being seeing this new chip in this device.

Source
[Honor 9  Guides, News, & Discussion] tiguy99:
Sounds great!

Now let's release a worldwide Honor 9 pro and it may just be my next phone ?
[Honor 9  Guides, News, & Discussion] venugopalu007:
Honor 9 pro may delay ther is no sign of news , mate 10 is the first device to get the 970 soc.
[Honor 9  Guides, News, & Discussion] iceepyon:
Huawei's HiSilicon Kirin range of SOCs are getting better and better with each iteration.
[Honor 9  Guides, News, & Discussion] venugopalu007:
I dream one day it will overcome the Snapdragon ,lol may be:silly:
[Honor 9  Guides, News, & Discussion] iceepyon:
In some aspects the Kirin 960 does best the SD830
[Honor 9  Guides, News, & Discussion] venugopalu007:
They are almost identical.
[Honor 9  Guides, News, & Discussion] iceepyon:
According to a video by Gary Sims from Android Authority the Kirin 960 does best the SD 830 in some aspects.
[Honor 9  Guides, News, & Discussion] venugopalu007:
Kirin opens the apps really faster .

Snapdragon 830 exists?? :eek:
[Honor 9  Guides, News, & Discussion] adriansticoid:
This one's a monster.
[Honor 9  Guides, News, & Discussion] venugopalu007:
10nm chipset i think this holds battery well.
[Honor 9  Guides, News, & Discussion] iceepyon:
Yeah, it's used in the US version of the SGS8 series and other current flagship devices.
[Honor 9  Guides, News, & Discussion] PalakMi:
Nope, Galaxy S8 US uses snapdragon 835, there isn't a Snapdragon 830 :)

Also the Kiron 970 have 5 billion transistors while the SD835 have 2.5 billion.
[Honor 9  Guides, News, & Discussion] adriansticoid:
Also it is smaller.
[Honor 9  Guides, News, & Discussion] venugopalu007:
No there is no sign of 830 , I searched .
[Honor 9  Guides, News, & Discussion] adriansticoid:
There's none. It didn't exist.
[Honor 9  Guides, News, & Discussion] iceepyon:
I forgot the SD830 was cancelled and replaced with the SD835 for some strange reason... :silly:
[Honor 9  Guides, News, & Discussion] PalakMi:
I rember when a phone benchmarked with SD830 back in January, it may got cancelled or renamed to 835
[Honor 9  Guides, News, & Discussion] iceepyon:
I do know that the US variant of the SGS8 was suppose to be the 1st device released with the SD830. I have no idea why they used the SD835 instead. :confused:
[Honor 9  Guides, News, & Discussion] PalakMi:
They may renamed it, since both SoCs use the same config
[Honor 9  Guides, News, & Discussion] venugopalu007:
oh , now right info :good:
[Honor 9  Guides, News, & Discussion] iceepyon:
They could have or maybe there was a problem with the SD830 and they were forced to release the SD835.
[Honor 9  Guides, News, & Discussion] venugopalu007:
May be with some minor upgrades.
[Honor 9  Guides, News, & Discussion] PalakMi:
The 835 is capable, let's wait and see how the kirin 970 will perform against it
[Honor 9  Guides, News, & Discussion] iceepyon:
Yeah, but it still runs really HOT! When compared to other SOCs.
[Honor 9  Guides, News, & Discussion] PalakMi:
It depends on the cooling system used by the phone, material used in the phone...etc
[Honor 9  Guides, News, & Discussion] jerryhou85:
Mate 10 may come with Kirin 970 and EMUI 6. Looks like a promising configuration. :)
[Honor 9  Guides, News, & Discussion] PalakMi:
It will be a beast
[Honor 9  Guides, News, & Discussion] OldDroid:
i just really hope that from what ive seen at IFA that they don't add another security layer (saw the mentioning of TEE and inSE)
[Honor 9  Guides, News, & Discussion] antheocy:
cpu

whats good about this cpu ?
[Honor 9  Guides, News, & Discussion] iceepyon:
That is not surprising as Huawei's Mate series of devices have always managed to out perform any of their competitor's flagship device in the past.
[Honor 9  Guides, News, & Discussion] jerryhou85:
I would say the AI chip is a selling point.

http://www.androidauthority.com/huawei-announces-kirin-970-797788
[Honor 9  Guides, News, & Discussion] PalakMi:
Since the AI will be availabe offline and all the time, it will be awesome.

Let's see how it compares with bixby, google assistant, siri...etc
[Honor 9  Guides, News, & Discussion] gopinaidu77:
970 soc :cowboy: we are waiting.
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] ravenchalk:
:D

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[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] JJEgan:
EDIT or Report to mods via tabs bottom of your post .
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Questions & Answers] km8j:
Anyone think we will be able to get the fingerprint sensor active AND retain TMo VoLTE?
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Questions & Answers] rubi76:
In theory you should, by running a European software it wouldn't take away from the hardware capabilities. But I guess we will have to wait and see..
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Questions & Answers] km8j:
Volte will likely be specific to the radio or the firmware
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Questions & Answers] texaslegend:
Not to hijack this thread BUT will a euro xz1 work on US voice/data networks and retain fingerprint scanner? I don't really care about VoLTE...Ive never used it nor do I care to I just want this phone!
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Questions & Answers] christogold:
Assuming it supports all the same 2G/3G/4G bands the US carrier you are using uses (and you aren't using a CDMA carrier) then yes. Historically the European Xperia versions have supported US carriers. However, it has also historically been easy to flash European firmware onto the US Xperias, to enable the fingerprint sensor in them. Either way I think it makes sense to wait for the US one so you have a functioning manufacturer warranty.
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Questions & Answers] km8j:
Bump
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Questions & Answers] texaslegend:
good advice. how easy is it to flash euro firmware? where do i get it? will i need root access?
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Questions & Answers] christogold:
This post details the process for the Xperia X, you have not needed root access to do it on any previous Xperias (can't say for sure till this one ships), though you will need to wait for Xperifirm to add all the Xperia XZ1 firmware versions to its database.
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Questions & Answers] VeixES:
That tutorial is outdated for XZ Premium, XZ1 and XZ1 compact.

Please see this guide in XZ Premium section https://xdaforums.com/xz-premium/help/flashing-generic-fw-simple-guide-t3652103
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Questions & Answers] andTab:
Only true to a certain extent. T-Mobile is shifting to Band 12 (and then 600Mhz) which requires Band 12 WITH VoLTE.

Check out the X Compact forum or other "non VoLTE" phone forums - reception is terrible.

Due to recent lawsuits T-Mobile is actively disconnecting non-VoLTE phones from Band 12.

That means you may be in a big city where you should get 100% reception ... but you have 1 bar for GPRS.
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Questions & Answers] km8j:
Anyone make progress on the original request?
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Questions & Answers] angrygolfer:
Received my XZ1C from clove yesterday. No wifi calling option on tmobile. Flashtool doesn't show this device currently, so can't try other firmwares.
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Questions & Answers] km8j:
What about volte?
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Questions & Answers] angrygolfer:
Don't see the option.
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Questions & Answers] camaro322hp:
I'm not sure you will see the option, but you can test it by making a phone call when you're on LTE. If it drops down to H/H+/GSM to make the call, then it's not using VoLTE. If it stays on LTE during the call, then it is using VoLTE. Would be great to know if you could test this.
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Questions & Answers] pbarrette:
Flashtool doesn't work with the new models, but it's confirmed that Newflasher does.

From peeking into the firmware, VoLTE and WiFi calling is enabled on T-Mobile USA when the "Customized US" (ID 1310-4371) firmware is loaded, but disables the fingerprint reader.

There is a specific modem configuration and framework overlay files that get loaded to allow VoLTE and WiFi calling, so it's highly unlikely to work without the US firmware unless you are rooted and can modify the normally write-protected partitions.

You will have to download it with XperiFirm and follow the instructions in the Newflasher thread.

I'd recommend deleting the "*.ta" files first.
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Questions & Answers] angrygolfer:
It drops to H when I make a call
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Questions & Answers] camaro322hp:
Thanks for confirming
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Questions & Answers] kobold98:
In the US on AT&T with a US model, will I have any issues with this phone if I flash UK firmware? The fingerprint scanner isn’t an absolute necessity for me but I would definitely like to have it if I can. I only ever hear people talk about issues with T-Mobile with these phones so does that mean I shouldn’t have any AT&T issues?
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Questions & Answers] besthijacker:
Got my compact from Ebay. Tried 4 different firmwares UK/NOBA/CE/TW and none work with Volte. Only US works.
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Questions & Answers] ms2398:
I just used customized IT .51 combined with US .324 oem file. I was previously on customized UK with .281 US oem file. I removed all mentioned sin and ta files and lost VoLTE and WiFi calling. The features are still there and turned on, but they don't work.
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Questions & Answers] ms2398:
Okay, so I was able to get VoLTE and WiFi calling back but in order to do so I had to flash a non US oem file, let it boot up and optimize for my current network which forces a restart and removes the features. Then I shut it down and flashed the US oem file. Started back up and it then optimized for current network and restarted the phone. Once it came back up, VoLTE and WiFi calling were back.
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Questions & Answers] will.m:
Just to confirm, you flashed all the .51 files with the regional OEM file, excluded the list below, and reflashed with the US OEM file separately?

appslog_X-FLASH-ALL-C93B.sin

diag_X-FLASH-ALL-C93B.sin

ssd_X-FLASH-ALL-C93B.sin

Qnovo_X-FLASH-ALL-C93B.sin

userdata_X-FLASH-ALL-C93B.sin

This is an interesting change from the initial mods. I wonder if Sony did it purposely.
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Questions & Answers] pbarrette:
Odd..

The CustomizationSelector.apk does some strange things to determine which settings and modem to apply.

See here for how it checks firmware versions.

And here for how it writes to MiscTA unit 2212.

Interestingly, MiscTA unit 2212 is the TA unit cleared by the "cust-reset.ta" file.

So I wonder if flashing that TA file would have done the same job as flashing a different OEM.

There's also "fota-reset.ta" which clears TA unit 2404, which is the TA unit holding the active modem filename.

That's also mentioned in my second link and could be another culprit.
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Questions & Answers] ms2398:
Correct. I also excluded all the .ta files.

---------- Post added at 03:35 AM ---------- Previous post was at 03:34 AM ----------

I did have to bring the phone up before flashing the US oem file though so that it would turn off the Tmobile features that were leftover from the rom before the upgrade.

---------- Post added at 03:36 AM ---------- Previous post was at 03:35 AM ----------

Very interesting. That would be a better route if we could force the network optimization again by keeping one of the .ta files during the flash.
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Questions & Answers] baldursgate:
I didn't have to go through any shenanigans to keep VoLTE and WiFi calling (confirmed when I saw the WiFi calling icon appear in my notification tray). However, the new phone app seems to have problems. I can make calls but the in-call UI doesn't appear, so I can't hang up or use the touchtone pad. I'm going to try a clean flash & wipe all my apps to see if that fixes it.
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Questions & Answers] ms2398:
Just fyi this didn't happen to me when I flashed. The phone app was still on the home screen in the same position it was before the flash.
[Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Questions & Answers] baldursgate:
I had to test re-flashing several times to get phone calls working properly again. Eventually I went back to .374 and did the .51 update similar to the steps above (skipping the .ta files, etc.) and it worked. I nuked all my apps and settings but I wanted to start fresh anyway.

This is with a US-based phone, using an Austrian .51 firmware and the US .324 OEM file. If anyone else faces the same issue with the phone, here's what I did to get a freshly reset .51 phone with everything working:

Flash an international .374 firmware with the US .324 OEM file (I used the Customized UK .374, with the US .324 OEM file copied over)

Start the phone and set up until it optimizes network settings and reboots. After this, I had a working phone with VoLTE and fingerprint.

Download the Austrian "G8441_T-Mobile AT_1311-0765_47.1.A.5.51_R5B" with XperiFirm

Remove all the .ta files and the five sin files previously discussed (appslog_X-FLASH-ALL-C93B.sin, diag_X-FLASH-ALL-C93B.sin, Qnovo_X-FLASH-ALL-C93B.sin, ssd_X-FLASH-ALL-C93B.sin, userdata_X-FLASH-ALL-C93B.sin) but leave the Austrian OEM file there

Flash with newflasher

Turn on the phone and go through the setup until it optimizes for the network and reboots. After this, I had a working phone with fingerprint but no VoLTE.

Go back to my computer and make a new folder with just the US .324 OEM file, and put newflasher in there to flash just that file

After flashing, I now have .51 with fingerprint, VoLTE, and image distortion fix

For the warm fuzzies, I do a factory reset and make sure everything still works as expected