Honor has started releasing the February 2024 security patch to its Honor 90 and X9b smartphones in India. Madhav Seth, CEO of HTech, announced this update via a tweet on X/Twitter.

In the post, Seth also included a screenshot showing the details of the update, including the firmware version (7.1.0.229) and size (162MB). However, he didn’t specify which device the update was intended for.

Nonetheless, as a security patch, the update should be small for both devices. And don’t expect it to include any major UI changes or new features.

Although the update is unlikely to delete user data, it’s advisable to back up your data as a precautionary measure before proceeding with the update. To update your Honor smartphone, you can head to Settings > System and Updates > Software Update > Check for Updates. 

It’s worth noting that both the Honor 90 and Honor X9b originally came with Android 13, and Honor has yet to release the Android 14 update for these models.

Honor 90 Honor X9b February update
Honor 90

In contrast, Samsung, even with its large portfolio of smartphones, has already rolled out the Android 14 update to most of its eligible devices.

While there is no official date for the Android 14 rollout for Honor devices, Seth mentioned in an interview with The Mobile Indian that the Honor 90 and Honor X9b are expected to receive the Android 14-based Magic OS 8.0 update sometime in the second quarter of 2024.

That means these Honor devices still won’t get the major OS update even this month, in March. Android 15 Developer Preview is already out and Honor has yet to release Android 14 for a couple of its phones in India. It’s definitely not a good thing!

We hope Honor takes this into account and will work to provide faster OS updates for its smartphones.

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