Huawei has been updating its devices to EMUI 10.1 ever since it debuted with HUAWEI P40 series earlier this year. The update rollout began in China, followed by other regions. Unfortunately, India is one of the last countries to get the update since the Chinese telecom giant was never a big smartphone player in this region. Hence, the Mate 20 Pro from 2018 has only started receiving the update now, a month later than other countries.

Recently, two Honor handsets namely HONOR 20 and HONOR View20 were updated to Magic UI 3.1 (EMUI 10.1 for Honor smartphones) in India. Then, a few days earlier, HUAWEI P30 Pro also began to get the same update in the country.

Now, HUAWEI Mate20 Pro is getting similar treatment in the region. The update for this phone comes with build number 10.1.0.291(C675E9R1P5) and weighs a whopping 4.80GB in size. Being the 2018 flagship of the company, it gets almost all the new features introduced in this version of the firm’s mobile software.

Some of the notable features include new AOD styles, new fingerprint animations, Multi-Window, new themes, Smart Charge, and more. The update also brings July 2020 security patch to the device.

That said, EMUI 10.1 for Mate 20 Pro in India is being rolled out in batches and therefore, may take time to reach every unit out there.

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Huawei debuted EMUI 10.1 based on Android 10 with the launch of Huawei P40 series in late March. Since then, the company has been pushing this version of its mobile software to eligible devices starting in China. For Honor devices, this update comes as Magic UI 3.1 and the same was recently rolled out to Honor 20 and Honor View 20 in India. Now, HUAWEI P30 Pro is getting this update in the country.

Since HUAWEI P30 Pro was the company’s flagship smartphone for the first half of 2019, it was one of the first to receive EMUI 10.1 in most regions (mostly June). But in India, the update is being only seeded now in August. Anyway, better late than never; given the uncertainty of future security patches, Google apps updates, and SafetyNet Attestation.

That said, the update comes with build number 10.1.0.146(C675E6R1P4) and weighs a whopping 4.69GB in size. Currently, it is being pushed in batches and should hit every unit in the coming days.

Since it is a high-end smartphone, it gets all the new features of EMUI 10.1 including new AOD styles, themes, wallpapers, Multi-Window, Multi-Screen Collaboration, Huawei MeeTime video calling app, Cross-Device Photo Gallery, Multi-Device Control Panel, and more.

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Huawei P40 Pro Plus is the company’s flagship smartphone for the first half of 2020. It is one of the first three devices (P40, P40 Pro) to launch with EMUI 10.1 based on Android 10 out of the box. Now, this handset is receiving EMUI 10.1.0.145 global update with optimizations for calls and multi-window.

Small update for P40 pro+ #HUAWEIP40ProPlus pic.twitter.com/dgD6Mvh7AW

— Teme (特米) (@RODENT950) July 15, 2020

The new update for Huawei P40 Pro Plus weighs 546MB in size and brings three new changes, in addition to optimization for compatibility for third-party apps.

According to the changelog, the update optimizes call audio quality and improves multi-window user experience. Further, it also removes MeeTime tab from the Phone and the Contacts apps.

Removing the tab of the company’s video calling service from Phone and Contacts apps is a welcome move as MeeTime is only limited to Huawei/Honor devices. Above all, it is only available on certain devices as part of EMUI 10.1 and thus, the adoption rate is quite low.

Google recently added Duo calling option inside Google Phone app so that users can easily make a video call. But Duo is a cross-platform service used by many people. 

However, it is worth noting that this app became quite popular as the search giant pushed it rigorously by bundling with other Google apps on Android smartphones from different OEMs. Huawei might have thought to do something similar, however, that did not work due to various reasons.

That said, if you have a Huawei P40 Pro Plus, then make sure to update it to the latest version for the new improvements.

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Huawei has been rolling out EMUI 10.1 to eligible devices worldwide since its announcement alongside the P40 series. Now, as the company is almost done with the update rollout in China, it has shared global update timeline/schedule for other regions like West Europe, Northeast Europe, Middle East Africa, Russia and Central Asia, Latin America, Canada, and Japan.

It is worth noting that some of the devices have already received the update while few have just begun to get it in the mentioned regions. That said, here is the official EMUI 10.1 global update timeline/schedule for various regions.

West Europe

Northeast Europe

Middle East Africa

Russia and Central Asia

Latin America

Canada

Japan

Having said that, the above-mentioned timeline/schedule for EMUI 10.1 rollout in different regions may vary depending on certain reasons. However, the update will be definitely seeded out to the listed devices.

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Huawei/Honor has been rolling out EMUI 10.1/Magic UI 3.1 to its device for about three months since its announcement alongside P40 series in late March. Earlier this month, the company managed to seed out the update (beta/stable) to all the eligible 36 devices in China. Now, it is rolling out ‘Knuckle Gesture’ support to certain five handsets, which were promised to get this update at the Honor X10 launch.

The Knuckle gestures have been part of Huawei smartphone experience for years. It was mostly available on high-end devices in the earlier days. But soon, it made its way to mid-range phones and then disappeared for a short period of time on these handsets.

However, now with the release of EMUI 10.1/Magic UI 3.1, the Chinese tech giant is bringing this feature to most of its devices. It has been adding this to a number of devices since the past few months. Now, five more phones are receiving it in China as per a post by EMUI official Weibo account.

The Huawei/Honor handsets that are currently getting knuckle gestures in China are as listed below.

• Huawei Nova 5
• Huawei Nova 5z
• Huawei Nova 5i Pro
• Honor 20S
• Honor 20 Youth Edition (Lite)

Though none of the global version of these devices is eligible for EMUI 10.1/Magic UI 3.1 update, we can at least hope the company to bring knuckle gestures.

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Huawei debuted EMUI 10.1 with the P40 series in late March. The same mobile software is known as Magic UI 3.1 for Honor devices withs some tweaks. The company has been continuously rolling out this update to all the eligible devices in China. Now, after almost three months, it has finally announced the list of eligible/supported devices in global markets.

The EMUI 10.1/Magic UI 3.1 is a minor update to the previous iteration (EMUI 10) of the software first announced in late 2019 alongside Huawei Mate 30 series. The highlights of the new update are as listed below.

• New Always-on Display (AOD)
• Multi-window
• Huawei MeeTime Video Calling App
• Huawei Share
• Multi-screen Collaboration
• Cross-devive Photo Gallery
• Huawei Celia Voice Assistant

A total of 20 globally available Huawei and Honor smartphones will be updated to EMUI 10.1/Magic UI 3.1 starting late June.

EMUI 10.1 Global Eligible/Supported Devices

• Huawei P30
• Huawei P30 Pro
• Huawei Mate 20
• Huawei Mate 20 Pro
• Porsche Design Huawei Mate 20 RS
• Huawei Mate 20 X
• Huawei Mate 20 X 5G
• Huawei Nova 5T
• Huawei Mate Xs
• Huawei P40 lite
• Huawei Nova 7i
• Huawei Mate 30
• Huawei Mate 30 Pro
• Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G
• Huawei MatePad Pro
• Huawei MediaPad M6 10.8

Magic UI 3.1 Global Eligible/Supported Devices

• Honor View 30 PRO
• Honor 20
• Honor 20 PRO
• Honor View 20

Having said that, the delivery as well as version of the update to the above-mentioned devices will vary by region.

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Huawei has been rolling out EMUI 10.1 ever since the company announced it alongside P40 series. Initially, it was available as closed beta releases in China. Soon, the company began to roll out open beta as well as stable builds in its home country. Now, according to EMUI official Weibo account, Huawei has successfully rolled out EMUI 10.1 to 36 devices.

The 36 devices that have received EMUI 10.1 include Honor-branded smartphones as well. Also, it is worth noting that not all the devices have received stable build as some of them are still limited to public beta. 

For instance, Nova 5i Pro, Nova 5, Nova 5z, Enjoy 10S, and Honor 20S have just started receiving open beta builds today.

Further, Honor devices are receiving Magic UI 3.1, which is a fork of EMUI 10.1 with some minor tweaks. Anyway, it took the company two months to roll out the update to 36 devices. 

To be fair, Huawei’s performance is much better than Oppo, which is yet to release ColorOS 7 to all of its device in China, let alone international markets.

Having said that, only a few devices have received the EMUI 10.1 update globally and the company is yet to reveal its rollout plan for international markets clearly.

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Ever since Huawei announced EMUI 10.1 / Magic UI 3.1 in late March, it has been rolling out beta builds to eligible devices in China. After almost two months of testing, the company has now begun to release stable builds for certain devices. Earlier today, we reported the arrival of EMUI 10.1 stable update for Huawei P30 series and MatePad Pro. Now, Huawei Nova 6 series and Honor V30 series are getting a similar treatment.

So far, Huawei / Honor has managed to roll out EMUI 10.1 / Magic UI 3.1 stable update for 7 devices including a tablet. The latest batch of devices to get the update are the ones listed below.

• Huawei Nova 6 5G
• Huawei Nova 6
• Huawei Nova 6 SE
• Honor V30
• Honor V30 Pro

Before these devices, the stable update was first available for Huawei P30, P30 Pro, and MatePad Pro.

Anyway, it is worth noting that the update for the above-mentioned devices is limited to China only. Also, uses will have to register in Huawei Club app to receive the update. The wider rollout for these devices will begin based on feedback from the early adopters.

We except more devices to receive stable builds in the coming days, especially those models that entered Open Beta channel last week. Nevertheless, Huawei and Honor are yet to announce the global rollout of EMUI 10.1 and Magic UI 3.1.

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Huawei announced EMUI 10.1 alongside P40 series in late March. The new version of the company’s mobile software was later made available to eligible devices in China as part of the Closed Beta program. Last week, some of those devices were upgraded to Open Beta channel. Now, devices such as Huawei P30, P30 Pro, and MatePad Pro can be updated to stable build as well.

The EMUI 10.1 stable update for Huawei P30, P30 Pro, and MatePad Pro is limited to China for now. Interested users can register in the Hauwei Club app to get early access to the stable build. Since there’s no limitation for registrations, technically all users can apply and update their device to the latest mobile software offered by Huawei.

EMUI 10.1 based on Android 10 is an incremental update to EMUI 10 that debuted on Huawei Mate 30 series in the second half of 2019. The notable features of the software’s new version include multi-device control panel, Hauwei MeeTime video calling app, revamped Huawei Video, Huawei Celia voice assistant, new AODs, AI Remove Passerby, and more.

There’s even a fork of EMUI 10.1 called Magic UI 3.1 for Honor devices. The newly launched Honor X10 comes pre-installed with it. At the event, the brand even announced the official list of devices that will be getting this update.

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Huawei introduced ‘Celia’, its own voice assistant at the launch of Huawei P40 series with EMUI 10.1. However, it did not make it to the retail units. But now the company’s homegrown assistant is finally here, albeit, it is limited to certain regions for now.

Due to the ban imposed by the US government on Huawei, the Chinese telecom had to rethink its smartphone division. It introduced Huawei Mobile Services (HMS) along with AppGallery to fill the void left by Google Mobiles Services (GMS) and Play Store.

At the Huawei P40 series launch event, the company also announced EMUI 10.1. The latest version of the brand’s mobile software also included ‘Celia’, its new voice assistant for international markets.

For the unaware, Huawei already has a voice assistant called Xiaoyi in China. It is found on the company’s smart speakers like AI Speaker 2, smartphones, and more. We believe the new Celia voice assistant could be based on Xiaoyi itself.

Huawei Celia Voice Assistant

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Having said that, if you own a Huawei P40, P40 Pro or P40 Pro Plus, you can use Celia by changing your locale to either UK, France, Spain, Chile, Mexico or Colombia. That is because the assistant is only limited to these regions as of now.

As far as languages are concerned, it can understand English (UK), Spanish, and French for now. Since Celia is intended as a replacement for Google Assitant, its UI is similar to the latter. Further, it also supports HiVision AI Lens and AI touch-shopping.

The Celia voice assistant is expected to be available on multiple Huawei and Honor smartphones with EMUI 10.1 update in the coming weeks.

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Huawei has been seeding out EMUI 10.1 Closed Beta builds for eligible devices for past few weeks. Now, finally, the company has announced the rollout of Open Beta builds so that more users can experience the latest version of the company’s mobile software. These public builds are currently available for a total of 15 Huawei and Honor devices. Sadly, these beta builds are still limited to the Chinese version of the handsets and tablets

For the unaware, EMUI 10.1 is known as Magic UI 3.1 for Honor devices. It is basically the same software with different branding. But the Honor 9X series is an exception as it runs EMUI instead of Magic UI. That being said, here’s the complete list of devices that are eligible for public beta testing.

EMUI 10.1 Open Beta (Public) Eligible Devices

• Huawei Mate 20
• Huawei Mate 20 Pro
• Huawei Mate 20 X 4G
• Huawei Mate 20 X 5G
• Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design
• Huawei Nova 5 Pro
• Huawei MediaPad M6 8.4-inch
• Huawei MediaPad M6 10.8-inch
• Huawei MediaPad M6 Turbo Edition
• Honor 9X
• Honor 9X Pro

Magic UI 3.1 Open Beta (Public) Eligible Devices

• Honor 20
• Honor 20 Pro
• Honor V20
• Honor Magic 2

We are not clearly sure when and which devices will be receiving EMUI 10.1 globally. But once the company announces it officially, we will make sure to write a post to let you know.

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Huawei P40 series is receiving a new update in China. The update bumps up the firmware version to EMUI 10.1.0.126 and adds new camera feature as well as optimizes WiFi and notifications. The last major update for these handsets brought 50MP AI High-Quality Mode.

The new update is being rolled out to both Huawei P40 and P40 Pro, which are currently on EMUI 10.1.0.123 build. Below listed are all the models that are receiving the OTA now.

• Huawei P40 Unlocked (ANA-AN00)
• Huawei P40 Unlocked Custom Edition (ANA-TN00)
• Huawei P40 Pro Unlocked (ELS-AN00)
• Huawei P40 Pro Unlocked Custom Edition (ELS-TN00)

The Huawei P40 series feature telephoto camera for close-up shots of far-away subjects. The new update brings a preview window to the camera app, which pops up when the user zooms to 15x or more. This window gives an idea of the next zoom level or in other words, it shows the users the spot where the camera is pointing at.

In addition to that, the new EMUI update also improves ‘AI Remove Passerby’ feature as well as improves the clarity of pictures with more realistic and natural colors. Also, it optimizes the WiFi speed in some scenarios ensuring improvement in internet experience. Last but not least, it also optimizes the display effect of notifications on the notification panel interface.

Since the update is being seeded out through OTA, it might take time to reach all the devices. Also, we are not sure when these changes will be added to the global version of the P40 series.

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Huawei just recently debuted EMUI 10.1 with the P40 series in March. The company has also started rolling out the closed beta update for the same to eligible devices in China. Sadly, some of the global devices are yet to even receive EMUI 10, which was announced alongside Mate 30 series in September 2019. Nevertheless, the firm seems to have started working on EMUI 11, the next iteration of its mobile software.

Similar to Xiaomi, which has begun to work on MIUI 13, albeit MIUI 12 was only announced earlier this week, Huawei is also suggested to have started development for EMUI 11.

The existence of the next version of EMUI was spotted in the changelog for the new update of Huawei Member Center app on AppGallery in China. It clearly reads the app has been ‘optimized for EMUI 11’.

This is the first time we are hearing about EMUI 11, which is expected to be based on the next version of Android. We believe the development might have sort of begun since we will see the release of Android 11 Beta from different OEMs alongside Developer Preview 4 this month.

In case you do not know, Google’s partners get access to the latest version of Android earlier so that they can start implementing their UI and features. But since Huawei cannot do business with American companies, we are not sure how they got this privilege.

Since Android is an open-source platform, Huawei can use it but the final release of AOSP (Android Open Source Project) Android 11 will be out for the public only in the second half of the year. So ideally, the development of EMUI 11 should begin at that time. But at the moment, the company could be using Android 10 base in initial stages and might shift to the next version later this year. 

It is not known what features the next version of EMUI will bring. But we can expect deeper integration of HMS (Huawei Mobile Services) than ever before since it doesn’t look like the US government will lift the ban anytime soon.

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EMUI 10.1 debuted on the Huawei P40 series late last month. It is an incremental update for the Android 10-based EMUI 10 released last year. The company has already started seeding out a closed beta update to a number of its devices. Additionally, today, at the launch of the Huawei Nova 7 series, the brand finally revealed the complete list of 22 devices that are eligible for the new update.

EMUI 10.1 is known as Magic UI 3.1 with some minor changes for the Honor devices. Also, as today’s launch event was for Huawei-branded phones, the Chinese telecom giant has only revealed the eligible devices with its own branding. We expect its sub-brand to announce its own list soon.

That being said, here’s the official list of 22 Huawei smartphones eligible for EMUI 10.1 update.

To know about the new features and changes on EMUI 10.1, do read our launch coverage. Since most of the above-mentioned devices have already received a closed beta update, we expect the brand to soon release open beta builds, followed by stable OTAs for all the users.

More importantly, do note that this list is exclusively for China but going by the history of updates provided by Huawei, we expect global variants to receive them as well.

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The recently launched Huawei P40 series is receiving a new software update in China. The update bumps up the phone’s build number to EMUI 10.1.0.122 and brings a number of new features including a new high megapixel mode in the camera app, new smart video playback option, and a new clock style for AOD.

The new EMUI 10.1.0.122 update for Huawei P40 series weighs 711MB in size. Although the update will nor erase anything, the company suggests creating a backup just in case. The official changelog for the update is as mentioned below (translated from Chinese).

• Camera
  • Optimize the high-pixel mode photography effect, improve imaging quality, optimize camera stability, improve shooting effect.
• Off-screen display
  • Added Condenser Clock Style.

• Multi-device control center
  • Collaboration between smart devices adds support for Huawei Smart Screen X65 to easily realize continuous video playback from mobile phones and smart screens.

• Display
  • Optimize the display effect of some interface elements.

As you can see from the changelog above, the new update brings a new 50MP AI high-quality mode, which you can have a look from the screenshot attached below. Further, the update adds a new AOD clock style and also brings support for smart video playback on Huawei’s new Vision Smart X65 OLED TV. Last but not least, the update also fixes some UI glitches.

As of now, the update is being currently rolled out to the Chinese version of the Huawei P40 series. It is uncertain when this update will hit the global editions of the handsets. Eligible devices are as below.

• HUAWEI P40 5G ANA-AN00
• HUAWEI P40 5G ANA-TN00
• HUAWEI P40 Pro 5G ELS-AN00
• HUAWEI P40 Pro 5G ELS-TN00

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Huawei Mate 20X 5G users can now update their handset to EMUI 10.1, the latest iteration of the company’s mobile software which debuted on the P40 series. However, the update is only applicable for enthusiasts as it is available in the form of closed beta build. More importantly, it is limited to the Chinese version of the device for now.

Soon after announcing EMUI 10.1, Huawei also released a list of eligible devices for the update. A few days later, the first batch of devices including Mate 30 and P30 series received a closed beta update, followed by a second batch of Nova 5 series and Honor 20S.

Now, the Huawei Mate 20X 5G, the company’s first commercial 5G smartphone is next in the line to receive EMUI 10.1 closed beta update. Interested users can apply for beta testing from Huawei Club app on their smartphone. 

The firm recommends at least 6GB of free space and the user’s Mate 20X 5G with model number EVR-AN00 must run EMUI 10.0.0.185 build in order to qualify for the update. The registrations for the closed beta update will be open till April 15 and only selected users will be receiving the update.

To know all the exciting new features of EMUI 10.1, check out our EMUI 10.1 launch coverage.

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At the Huawei P40 series launch event, the company also released a new version of its mobile software called EMUI 10.1. It comes pre-installed on the new devices, however, several old devices are also guaranteed to receive them. The first batch of handsets has already received a closed beta build. Now, the second batch of devices such as Huawei Nova 5 series and Honor 20S are getting a similar treatment.

The second batch of devices that are currently receiving EMUI 10.1 closed beta is as listed below.

• Huawei Nova 5 Series

  • Huawei Nova 5
  • Huawei Nova 5 Pro
  • Huawei Nova 5i Pro
  • Huawei Nova 5Z

• Honor 20 Series

  • Honor 20S

Since EMUI on Honor devices is known as MagicUI, the Honor 20S is actually receiving MagicUI 3.1, which is nothing but a rebranded EMUI 10.1.

Huawei released EMUI 10 based on Android 10 soon after Google officially released the latter. The Huawei Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro were the first devices to come with this software out of the box late last year.

Then in late March 2020, Huawei unveiled the P40, P40 Pro, and P40 Pro Plus with EMUI 10.1 on board. The new iteration of EMUI brings Huawei’s own AI voice assistant called Celia, new multi-window functionality, MeeTime video calling app, new AODs, and more.

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EMU 10.1 debuted on the Huawei P40 series in the last week of March 2020. A few days later, the Chinese telecom giant announced a number of devices eligible for the update. Now, the first batch of devices like Mate 30 series and P30 series are receiving the closed beta update of EMUI 10.1 in China.

The latest version of Huawei’s mobile software, EMUI 10.1 is an incremental update for the EMUI 10 released after Google announced Android 10. As of now, most of the Huawei / Honor smartphones/tablets released within a time period of year or two are running the EMUI 10 software, however, only a few of them are guaranteed to get the EMUI 10.1 update so far.

For now, the brand has rolled out the first EMUI 10.1 closed beta update for the following devices as per the schedule.

• Huawei Mate 30 Series

  • Mate 30
  • Mate 30 5G
  • Mate 30 Pro
  • Mate 30 Pro 5G
  • Mate 30 RS Porsche Design

• Huawei P30 Series

  • P30
  • P30 Pro

The Mate 30 series is receiving the EMUI 10.1 closed beta update with version 10.1.0.119, whereas the update for the P30 series comes with version 10.1.0.118.

EMUI 10.1 brings a number of new features such as Huawei’s own Celia AI Voice Assistant, Huawei MeeTime video calling app, cross-device photo gallery, new improved AOD, multi-window, and others. Check out our coverage on EMUI 10.1 launch to know more about it.

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Last week, when Huawei took the wraps off its P40 series, it also announced a new version of EMUI. The new EMUI 10.1 brings lots of new features including an AI Voice Assistant, a video calling app called MeeTime, new themes, and an improved AoD feature among others.

While it is a no-brainer that the Huawei P40 series will ship with the new version out of the box, the manufacturer knows folks are eager to know if their devices will get the update and when. Huawei has now released a list of eligible devices and the schedule for the EMUI 10.1 update.

According to the list, a total of 36 phones will get the EMUI 10.1 update and this includes Honor devices though some Honor phones will get it as Magic UI 3.1. Below are the devices and the timeframe for the update:

Huawei Devices

• March 31 (Closed Beta Recruitment) – Mate 20, Mate 20 Pro, Mate 20 RS Porsche Design, Mate 20 X 4G, Nova 6, Nova 6 5G, and Nova 6 SE. The MatePad Pro, MediaPad M6 10.8, MediaPad M6 8.4, and MediaPad M6 Turbo Edition will also get a closed beta update starting today.

• Mid-April 2020 (Open Beta) – Huawei P30 and P30 Pro, Mate 30 4G, Mate 30 5G, Mate 30 Pro 4G, Mate 30 Pro 5G, Mate 30 RS Porsche Design.

• April 2020 (Closed Beta Recruitment) – Mate 20 X 5G, Mate Xs, Mate X (End of April), Nova 5 Pro (Mid April), Nova 5, Nova 5i Pro, Nova 5z, and Enjoy 10S (late April).

Honor Devices

• March 31 (Open Beta) – Honor V30, Honor V30 Pro, Honor V20, Magic2, Honor 20, and Honor 20 Pro.
• March 31 (Closed Beta Recruitment) – Honor 9x and Honor 9X Pro.
• Early April (Closed Beta Recruitment) – Honor 20S
• Late April 2020 (Closed Beta Recruitment) – Honor 20 Lite

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Along with the new Huawei P40 series comes a new version of EMUI. Called EMUI 10.1, the new version of Huawei’s custom Android Skin brings lots of new features and apps. Below are the new features Huawei has preloaded on its new phones.

Hey Celia AI Voice Assistant

Quite a number of the new features that EMUI 10.1 brings are its own version of apps and services that would usually be available for Huawei phones if they used Google Mobile Services. Celia is Huawei’s own AI voice assistant and the replacement for Google’s AI voice assistant.

The wake word for the assistant is “Hey Celia” and you can pretty much ask it questions, set alarms, identify objects, control smart home appliances, and do lots more.

Huawei MeeTime

Since no Google Mobile Services, it means no Google Duo. While there are third-party video calling apps, Huawei has announced its own and it is called MeeTime (FaceTime, anyone?).

The good thing is that MeeTime is not limited to Huawei devices only. It can also work on other devices. The video calling app brings 1080p video calls, low-light mode, and even screen sharing (this is not available on Duo or WhatsApp).

Huawei says you can also continue calls on its Huawei Vision smart screen (read TV) and its Sound X smart speaker.

Cross-Device Photo Gallery

Huawei is developing more ways for its products to communicate with one another and Cross-Device Photo Gallery is the latest way to do so. With this feature, owners can access the gallery of any of their devices on the one currently in use as long as all the devices are on the same Wi-Fi network. Users will also be able to enter keywords to search for images such as flowers, cats, or cars to help with image search across devices.

New and Vibrant AOD

EMUI 10.1 brings an improved Always-on Display feature with 3D icons and low-power consumption.

Convenient Multi-Window

The new version of EMUI comes with new multi-window features. There is Edge Panel which is a drawer that contains shortcuts to apps and tools that can be accessed by swiping from the sides of the screen.

When in multi-window mode, users can drag and drop text and images from one window to another. EMUI 10.1 also allows you to respond to messages by presenting a floating window of the app rather than opening the app when you tap on the notification. This way, you do not need to leave the app currently in use just to reply to a notification.

Multi-Device Control Panel

This is a new feature that brings all connected devices to your fingertips. To access the multi-device control pane, you swipe up from the left or right bottom corner of the screen. A control panel that allows you to connect new devices or control already connected devices is then displayed on the screen.

Huawei Video, Huawei Music, and Huawei News

Huawei has partnered with several content partners for its music, news, and video content. Some of its partners include Universal Music, Napster, Warner Music Group for music; News UK, The Times, The Sun, and talkSPORT for news; Discovery, FilmBox, eOne, BBC News, Youku, Lionsgate, Universal, Paramount, and Sony, etc for video content.

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EMUI 10.1 has been long tipped to be released soon. Earlier today, Huawei confirmed it to debut on P40 series, whose launch is set for tomorrow. Additionally, the official Twitter account of EMUI has been teasing the new features for a couple of days now.

EMUI 10.1 Official Teasers

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The official EMUI handle on Twitter posted the first teaser picture on March 23. This image displays a telephone with ‘Discover a Smart Way to Mingle’ text written below it followed by the release date, which happens to 26th March (tomorrow). Although the poster does not reveal anything, we expect it to be some new feature to enhance group calls, which might be applicable for both audio and video calls.

Coming to the second teaser poster, which the account posted yesterday (March 24), has a desk with a laptop, envelope, coffee, snacks and a phone on it. Below that, the text reads ‘Discover a smarter Way to Multitask’. According to us, this teaser has to do with new improvements the company has planned for the already available ‘Multi-Screen Collaboration’ feature, which will further enhance multi-tasking on devices running EMUI 10.1.

Lastly, the third teaser which was posted today is a picture of a handheld gaming console with a quote saying ‘Discover a Smarter Way to Unwind’. Here, the image itself gives away that it is relating to gaming on smartphones. Probably, the new iteration of EMUI will bring an improved GPU Turbo and extra-added features to improve the overall gaming experience.

Anyway, we don’t have to wait too long as everything about EMUI 10.1 will be official tomorrow at the Huawei P40 series launch.

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Huawei is gearing up to unveil the P40 series on March 26, which happens to be tomorrow. Now, just a day ahead of the launch, the company confirms the debut of EMUI 10.1 on these smartphones. This goes in line with a report from last month which suggested the same.

The EMUI official account on Weibo posted a teaser poster for EMUI 10.1. It mentions the new iteration of Huawei’s Android skin to be announced alongside the P40 series launch tomorrow. Unfortunately, the teaser image does not reveal features of the upcoming new version of UI. Instead, it simply says ‘Wisdom, Wonderful Unlimited’ (translated).

If you look back at the history of EMUI releases, we can clearly get the picture that the new improved x.1 version of the software have been debuting on the Huawei P series for the last two years. For example, EMUI 8.1 debuted on P20 series, followed by EMUI 9.1 on P30 series, and now we will get to see EMUI 10.1 on the upcoming P40 series.

However, we are uncertain of the new features and improvements it will come with. Last year’s EMUI 9.1 brought new notable features like EROFS file system, GPU Turbo 3.0, and ARK compiler. This time around, the company may bring features related to HMS (Huawei Mobile Services) core, which the company depends upon to sell its devices in global markets.

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Huawei is gearing up for the launch of its flagship P40 series. The smartphone will arrive with top notch specs and features and will run the latest EMUI build version 10.1, which just received an important cybersecurity certification in China.

According to a new report, EMUI 10.1 has just received a security certificate from China Cybersecurity Review Technology and Certification Center. The firm is a crucial cybersecurity standard for smartphone software and the EMUI 10.1 has obtained an EAL4+ (Evaluation Assurance Level) certificate. This is a common criteria and the ratings are provided when the product meets the specified international security measures standards.

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For those unaware, the EMUI software is a custom skin based on the Android operating software. The EMUI 10.1 will be the latest version after its launch and will feature various system improvements and features like GPU Turbo, New HMS (Huawei mobile services) and more. Although, the P40 series is likely to receive certain special features apart from these as well.

Furthermore, the Huawei P40 series is a flagship lineup from the Chinese tech giant. It is expected to feature a full screen front body that will cover the front half of the device, and so certain features in the EMUI 10.1 are likely to take advantage of that as well. Unfortunately, finer details regarding the upcoming software version are currently unknown. So stay tuned for more updates and the upcoming launch event.

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Last year, Huawei introduced the Android 10 OS based EMUI 10. It is the latest custom skin from the company but it seems like the next iteration, EMUI 10.1, is just around the corner as well.

Historically, Huawei has launched two OS versions in a single year ever since the P20 series was launched. The first was the EMUI 8.1 which succeeded the EMUI 8 (Android 8 Oreo). Similarly, EMUI 9.1 followed the EMUI 9 and was launched for the Huawei P30 series. Going by the same chain of reasoning, the P40 series is also expected to arrive with EMUI 10.1.

As of right now, no official announcement has been made regarding EMUI 10.1. In other words, it may not be launched but it is likely that it will. And if it is launched, the P40 series is probably the one that will receive the new software. For those unaware, EMUI 10 is based on the Android 10 OS. Meaning, its UX design and user interface is similar to the features provided by Android.

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Notably, it is unknown what new improvements or changes EMUI 10.1 will bring to the table but if it is similar to EMUI 10, then it will also bring various performance enhancers. The current version of the Huawei custom skin brings GPU Turbo technology, which improves graphics, alongside Link Turbo (enhances network speeds by up to 70 percent) and more. In terms of memory, EROFS super file system also enables the Android platform to rear data faster by 20 percent and Ark Compiler smoothens third party applications by 60 percent.

Currently, EMUI 10 is still being rolled out for various Huawei smartphones and has yet to be more widely available. Unfortunately, we will have to wait and see if the Chinese tech giant’s launch event to confirm anything. So stay tuned for the conference and more information regarding the P40 series.

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