[Honor 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] epdm2be:
Here more ugly blinding white

https://www.gsmarena.com/honor_9-review-1629p4.php#image15

https://www.gsmarena.com/honor_9-review-1629p4.php#image16

https://www.gsmarena.com/honor_9-review-1629p4.php#image17

https://www.gsmarena.com/honor_9-review-1629p4.php#image23

in fact see ANY screen of it's software overview. There is more white in Nougat/Oreo than in any previous version.

Here another review of (standard) Android 8: https://www.androidauthority.com/android-8-0-review-758783/

Just look at all that white. This is a disaster when you use your phone later at night or discretely in a dark place (like a cinema).

So because I don't like the new OS' colour scheme you automatically assume I hate it because it's a newer OS? I could say to you that you crave for these upgrades because you have nothing else to do with your life.

With regards to Win 10; the first release of Windows 10 (build 1511) was not only UGLY as hell but also confusing to use. It still is ugly with later builds but at least it's less confusing from build 1709 on, and thus tolerable. That doesn't mean that I "hate" Windows 10. I use it just as anyone else. The reasons why many dislike Windows are genuine concerns (privacy etc...) and shouldn't be taken so lightly. But then again I'm not the one waiting to install every jack-**** upgrade for every jack-**** OS. I use my devices for my own specific needs and only update when I'm required to. When the OS or device isn't useful to me (or my needs change) then I'll change devices, OS's or components.

It's the same with Android. Most updates are incremental and aren't really useful at all. In fact the importance of many changes are blown up out of proportions. Not to mention that the Google's release cycle is way to fast. There are now devices that are mentioned to finally get Oreo when Pie is already out. It's ridiculous.

People (and also devs) need TIME! Time get accustomed to the changes and time to implement these changes.

But hey, I'm just that guy whom hates every "new" OS because it's... new.

---------- Post added at 03:06 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:55 AM ----------

Are you frickin' kidding me?

Using generic OS variants without optimizations implemented by Huawei. And using the words "without major flaws"??? This is ASKING for trouble.

IF I'd want to upgrade my Honor 8 I'd still want my camera and other HW-components to fully work. What's to say that such an update to Android 9 (or 10 for that matter) doesn't break the camera-system, the fps, NFC-chip etc...

There is a reason why many branded OS variants take so long before getting released to the general public. Google just need to slow down its release cycle. Give devs enough time to properly test and release newer Android revisions.

Provided that you CAN unlock the bootloader. I've read somewhere that Huawei doesn't allow to unlock bootloaders anymore.

see: https://www.xda-developers.com/huawei-stop-providing-bootloader-unlock-codes/

---------- Post added at 03:21 AM ---------- Previous post was at 03:06 AM ----------

So you don't take photos?

You don't use the huawei-developped wifi and bluetooth chips inside your phone?

You don't use the huawei-implemented notification LED?

You don't use the audio-chip or speaker?

And IC's for calling or texting and LTE-chips... you don't use them either?

So Huawei advertise a possible partnership with XDA and THAT's the reason to buy a several hundreds dollar phone? How naive!

I bought THIS phone because it had a notification LED, it took fantastic photo's for a device in that price range, has a fantastic IPS-LCD screen with very low brightness, the SOC was quite powerful, it had an IR-blaster combined with every other connectivity solution and it was able to use a micro-SD-card. Later on I started to appreciate Huawei's additions like a fingerprint-scanner that was also a convenient programmable button, it's 5GHz wifi-band (which at first I didn't see as important), it's many power-management and security features before they were standard in later Android versions. Otherwise I would have bought a Oneplus 5.

What I'm trying to write here is that my buying decisions are based on technical qualities not some vague promise to cooperate with an enthusiasts website and that I document myself with as much technical and non-technical info/reviews before actually buying the device of my choice.

Perhaps you should document yourself much better prior to buying stuff too?

---------- Post added at 03:28 AM ---------- Previous post was at 03:21 AM ----------

So you don't take photos?

You don't use the huawei-developped wifi and bluetooth chips inside your phone?

You don't use the huawei-implemented notification LED?

You don't use the audio-chip or speaker?

And IC's for calling or texting and LTE-chips... you don't use them either?

Proprietary software goes much further than just that dialer or manufacturer-branded emailapp. In fact most of these proprietary apps can be disabled and exchanged for something else. Like I wrote, I use Nova classic as launcher (it has less bugs then recent versions) but I also use K9-email instead of huawei's own email-app. What's the big deal? At least you have a choice with Android to keep using the supplied apps or not.

So Huawei advertise a possible partnership with XDA and THAT's the reason to buy a several hundreds dollar phone? How naive!

I bought THIS phone because it had a notification LED, it took fantastic photo's for a device in that price range, has a fantastic IPS-LCD screen with very low brightness, the SOC was quite powerful, it has an IR-blaster combined with every other connectivity solution and it's able to use a micro-SD-card. Later on I started to appreciate Huawei's additions like a fingerprint-scanner that was also a convenient programmable button, it's 5GHz wifi-band (which at first I didn't see as important), it's many power-management and security features before they were standard in later Android versions. Otherwise I would have bought a Oneplus 5 but not having an SD-card slot and no IR-blaster put me off.

What I'm trying to write here is that my buying decisions are based on technical qualities not some vague promise to cooperate with an enthusiasts website and that I document myself with as much technical and non-technical info/reviews before actually buying the device of my choice.

Perhaps you should document yourself much better prior to buying stuff too?