[Huawei P8max] DaneLaw:
Ohh man Huawei what have you done..

We also got 2 DAV703L here in household 1x 64GB silver version and 1x 32GB titanium vers. and I did what I allways do, install the updates and have here the last many weeks, have problems with google play store and so forward like the rest and been resetting and installing different play store services apk to the moon and back as it keept stating error and it needed to update, which it couldn't.

Finally decided to take a look here and I got the reason. (thx)

One thing there is kind of obvious this ain't a fluke.. Huawei are not amateurs on stuff like this.. sadly think this is intended to crimble a good part of these foreign handsets on one of the most vital aspects..(they don't care, its China, where consumer rights is a laughing stock and backbone bending is not hurdle and you dont hesitate to throw every sense of integrity out the door if possible coins are in the viewfinder.. China ranks as one of the most corrupt countries on the freaking planet, we are a long way from home).

https://images.tribuneindia.com/cms/gall_content/2016/1/2016_1$largeimg27_Wednesday_2016_202742344.JPG

So I highly doubt that this update there are crimbling our handsets are a fluke but likely with full intent, Huawei are not a small player doing updates like these "on the fly", they have done it so many times that they know what needs to be implemented and what not..

But right now I'm just happy that I finally found the reason here on XDA and I will go thru the 9 pages too see if there are useable user-based-solution that can solve it..

Only one of the two DAV703L here in-house has taken this update down, the other one has not been used for many months as it was sick and kept freezing after some time on.

But one thing is for sure, will take steps to not have shares in Huawei and will think very thoroughly before going into bed with one of the there products yet again., and thats a shame as I really like some of their new handsets like Mate pro 20 and Mate 20 X with 7.2" and even smaller footprint then p8M.

// I try atm with moodosa direction on one of the first pages.

atm it looks viable.

all the different version did pop up with the latest [Firmware Finder for Huawei 9.3 revision October15] and in those files Im downloading the highlighted 159mb edition, there does say 163mb in actual filzesize when choosed .

screenshots of the versions..

https://imgur.com/a/fYDcsv5

and atm installing the update.

Hmm installed the update..choosed the 159mb edition, though it stated 163mb when downloading.

any feedback on the new 147mb entry listed at 15 october.?

[IMG="updates"]https://i.imgur.com/akveuVp.png[/IMG]

but after the update, the phones spend some time "optimizing" ..

but after finished it said 4.0 in EMUI but also was very laggy in the interface, not sure why.

anyway tried to load my play store app.. it couldnt.. gripped another play store apk and ried with that one and I could finally come in so I could put my email and all of that, but every time when connecting it said error couldn't connect with googles servers..

Uninstall all apps relating to googles play services & play store. and then tried the pasted link in the thread hence "google installer 2.0" and sideloaded this app, but every time I tried to run it, it kept derailing on "play services" when going thrue the different install and account management aspects. (perhaps I deleted to much when trying to make a clean canvas)

I sideloaded the app Google services 14-5-70 and that version seemed to install a lot on top of it, and now I have finally access yet again to play store...

If it all will play along, time will tell.

some screendumps.

https://imgur.com/a/i1GVn01

A huge shout out to all the people trying to help on this sad out of the blue Huawei-issue and particularly moodosa hence the Huawei firmware finder entry. guidance.