After launching its custom user interface EMUI 9 based on Android 9 Pie operating system, China-based Huawei has been trying to push the new interface to as many smartphones as it can. After rolling out the update to the majority of the recently launched smartphones of Huawei and Honor, it is now planning to release EMUI 9 to older devices.

The company has today announced through its official Weibo account for EMUI that the new beta update for the Honor 9 Youth Edition, Honor 9i, Honor Play 7X, Huawei Enjoy 7S, Huawei Enjoy 8 Plus, and five other smartphones will soon roll out and the public beta recruitment is currently underway.

To recall, EMUI 9.0 comes with several changes in the UI which Huawei says makes it “Simple, Enjoyable and Consistent.” The changes include new gesture controls which aid users to quickly navigate, multitask and open the AI assistant.

It also comes with a new password manager capable of auto-filling passwords using ID verification from the fingerprint scanner or via facial recognition. Last month, the company also introduced support for two profiles in the facial recognition feature.

The EMUI 9 also comes with GPU Turbo 2.0 which reduces the touch response of the phone by 36 percent and adds a new app assistant. It brings support for four more games: Vainglory, Arena of Valor, Rules of Survival, and NBA 2K18. These are in addition to PUBG and Mobile Legends: Bang Bang which also carries support for the second generation version of GPU Turbo.

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Since EMUI 9 is based on Android Pie, it also gets navigation gestures. Among other features, the Android Pie also comes with Adaptive Battery which makes use of machine learning technology to improve the phone’s power management.

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Huawei, the world’s No. 2 smartphone brand, has announced a new update for its Android-based custom mobile operating system — EMUI 9. In the new update, the company has upgraded the facial unlock feature to support two faces.

This will enable users to store two facial profiles on their phones and could use either of them for unlocking the device. Earlier, users were allowed to keep only one profile for the facial recognition-based unlock feature.

As per the reports, the new update is currently being rolled out to only two flagship smartphones of the company — Huawei Mate 20 Pro and Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Edition. For those who have received the update, you can use this new feature by going through the following steps.

Navigation to the settings menu on the phone and go to “Security and Privacy.” Once you reach there, enter the “Face Unlocking” section and once you have added the first facial profile, you’ll get an option to add a “New Spare Face”. Tap that option and select “Start Entry” and “Enter the second face” to complete the process of adding another profile.

Either of the facial profile can be used for any function, including phone unlocking, application unlocking, Alipay or WeChat payment authentication, among others. EMUI also has a feature that hides the notifications until the facial recognition is done and for this also, either of the facial profiles can be used.

It remains to be seen if the company has solved the issues related to the facial recognition feature. Users had previously reported that if the facial profile was created wearable spectacles, the phone wasn’t able to authenticate when the face gets scanned without wearing the spectacles.

The EMUI 9.0 update brings various new changes along with all the features of Android 9 Pie. The customized skin comes with plenty of bug fixes and enhancements over the EMUI 8.0. The new user interface is better optimized for full view displays and carries additional AI-based features.

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It also comes with GPU Turbo 2.0 which reduces the touch response of the phone by 36 percent and adds a new app assistant. Since EMUI 9 is based on Android Pie, it also gets navigation gestures. Among other features, the Android Pie also comes with Adaptive Battery which makes use of machine learning technology to improve the phone’s power management.

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Huawei Mate 20 Pro and Huawei P20 Pro are two true flagship smartphones from the Chinese company, which has already dethroned Apple from the second position in the worldwide smartphone shipments. Both the phones come with a premium design and best-in-class camera experience.

While the phone comes with support for HDR and Full HD content, it was not able to stream HD videos from online streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, YouTube among others as both the phones lacked support for Widevine L1 certification.

However, the Chinese company has now released an update for the Mate 20 Pro and P20 Pro that brings support for Widevine L1 certifications, enabling the smartphones to stream HD videos as well as play HDR content.

The latest software update for the Huawei P20 Pro is EMUI 9,0 which is based on Android 9 Pie operating system. It enables HD as well as HDR streaming, which then enables cinematic like visuals on a hand-held device. Since both the smartphones — Mate 20 Pro and P20 Pro — come with an OLED display with HDR10 compatibility, this will further increase the multimedia consumption experience on the phone.

The new update for the smartphones also brings gesture-based navigation which is very useful in a full-screen smartphone; second-generation GPU Turbo technology that boosts the phone’s performance; and redesigned settings menu among other things.

The Huawei Mate 20 Pro comes with a 6.39-inch QHD+ display while the Huawei P20 Pro boasts a 6.1-inch Full HD+ display. Under the hood, the Mate 20 Pro is powered by Kirin 980 while the P20 Pro is powered by its predecessor Kirin 970 and both phones support up to 8GB of RAM.

Both the smartphones are focused on offering an enhanced and unique camera experience and comes equipped with a triple-camera setup on the back, consisting of a 40MP + 20MP + 8MP sensors. On the front side, both devices feature a 24MP snapper.

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While the Huawei Mate 20 Pro was running Android Pie-based EMUI 9 out-of-the-box, the P20 Pro comes pre-installed with Android Oreo-based EMUI 9. With this new update, it has now been updated to EMUI 9 based on Android 9 Pie.

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Users of Huawei Nova 3 and Honor 10 smartphones have received a new software update which brings support for several new features. The Huawei Nova 3 is getting updated to v9.0.0.181 (C00E87R1P6) while the Honor 10 is getting v9.0.0.181 (C00E181R1P20).

The update for Nova 3 is about 457MB while the update for Honor 10 is about 364MB. The new update brings support for a feature that lets users use your voice to unlock your phone and make payments, new Android security patch, among others.

The feature, named Bone ID, uses bone conduction technology to match the pattern of the voice of the user. Using this Bone ID, owners can simply use their voice to unlock their phone or authorize payment transactions.

Notably, this is the biggest update for both these smartphones till date. It brings support for FlyPods Pro Bluetooth headsets and payments function which can now be controlled through voice-based commands. For those who are unaware, FlyPods Pro is a wireless Bluetooth headset launched by Huawei in October 2018 along with Honor Magic 2 smartphone.

The update also brings a new version of the Android system security patch, ensuring that the smartphones are up-to-date in terms of security to minimize risks. It also brings fixes for screen playback issues where the screen turns black during multi-tasking.

The company has also introduced a few AI-based features such as AI Smart Scheduling that enhances the phone’s gaming experience. Huawei is currently rolling out the update over-the-air (OTA) and should be available for everyone to update.

Read More: Huawei announces that it will now block third-party launchers on EMUI 9

Huawei recently announced that it will be blocking third-party launchers on EMUI 9 in its efforts to improve the user experience on its budget smartphones. However, users are not happy with this move from the Chinese company as the company is taking an easy way out instead of solving the problem.

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Most smartphone manufacturers are using their own custom skin on top of the Android operating system. While such custom interfaces introduce new features that are missing in stock Android, not everyone is a fan of the design of the custom skin. For those, the third-party launchers come in handy, allowing them to customize the look.

However, Huawei is now taking a step that will block the third-party launchers on its Android fork EMUI. Huawei has announced through its forums that it will be blocking the use of third-party launchers on EMUI 9.

The company is trying to explain this by saying that it received feedback from users who encountered various problems while using third-party launchers. So, the company says that in order to maintain the customer experience, it will block the use of launchers.

Huawei further adds that most third-party launchers come pre-installed with bloatware which in turn affects the phone’s performance. It adds that sometimes, due to high power consumption by such applications, the phone also starts experiencing heating-related issues.

Another issue that the Chinese company is pointing out is advertisements. It says that most third-party launchers are loaded with advertisements, from pop-up ads to background apps, which apart from inconvenience for usage, also poses a privacy risk.

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In light of this, the company says that it has decided that from EMUI 9, users wouldn’t be allowed to set third-party launchers as the default. While it appears that the company is concerned about the users’ data and experience, Huawei has taken an easy way out and is depriving its users of using the feature which is one of the major things that makes Android the most popular mobile operating system.

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Huawei’s own custom user interface, EMUI 9, which is based on Android Pie operating system has already been rolled out to major Huawei and Honor smartphones in China. Recently, the company announced the global release of EMUI 9.

Now, the company has announced that the EMUI 9 open beta update will be available for nine more smartphones models, which include Huawei Mate 9, Mate 9 Porsche Edition, Mate 9 Pro, P10, P10 Plus, Honor V9, Honor 9, Nova 2S, and Honor Note 10.

As per the reports, after update to this open beta update of EMUI 9, some of the third-party applications are not working properly and you’ll have to rely on apps in Huawei App Market. Since this is a beta build, the problem will be fixed by the time company starts rolling out the stable update.

To install the EMUI 9 beta update, the phone should not be rooted and there should be at least 6GB of free internal storage otherwise the update installation will not be successful. As for the timeline, the Mate 9 Pro is expected to get the update from today while the Honor Note will get in early January 2019.

The latest EMUI update brings various new changes along with all the features of Android 9 Pie. The customized skin comes with plenty of bug fixes and enhancements over the EMUI 8.0. The new user interface is better optimized for full view displays and carries additional AI-based features.

It also brings the Computer Mode Version 2.0, wireless universal screen projection through Miracast, one-click screen capture, and HuaweiShare for faster file transfers, among others. There is also a new password manager capable of auto-filling passwords using ID verification from the fingerprint scanner or via facial recognition.

The settings menu has been trimmed down by 10 percent. It also comes with GPU Turbo 2.0 which reduces the touch response of the phone by 36 percent and adds a new app assistant. This new GPU Turbo 2.0 introduces support for more games.

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Since the update is based on Android Pie, it also gets navigation gestures. Among other features, the Android Pie also comes with Adaptive Battery which makes use of machine learning technology to improve the phone’s power management.

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A few months ago, Huawei has unveiled its all-new EMUI 9.0 custom interface which is based on the latest Android 9 Pie operating system with a few AI-based functions. The company has already released EMUI 9 update to several Huawei and Honor smartphones in China.

Now, after rolling out the update in its home country, Huawei has today announced through Twitter that it will soon start rolling out the new Android Pie-based EMUI 9 to international models, including Huawei Mate 10, Mate 10 Pro, P20, P20 Pro, Honor Play, Honor View 10, and Honor 10.

According to a few media reports, users in Singapore and the United Kingdom have already started receiving the new EMUI 9 update. The new update should soon be available to users in other regions as well. For users who are upgrading, the size of the update is about 4GB while for those who are currently on the EMUI 9 Beta, the package size is about 770MB.

The EMUI 9.0 update brings various new changes along with all the features of Android 9 Pie. The customized skin comes with plenty of bug fixes and enhancements over the EMUI 8.0. The new user interface is better optimized for full view displays and carries additional AI-based features.

It also brings the Computer Mode Version 2.0, wireless universal screen projection through Miracast, one-click screen capture, and HuaweiShare for faster file transfers, among others. There is also a new password manager capable of auto-filling passwords using ID verification from the fingerprint scanner or via facial recognition.

The settings menu has been trimmed down by 10 percent. It also comes with GPU Turbo 2.0 which reduces the touch response of the phone by 36 percent and adds a new app assistant. This new GPU Turbo 2.0 introduces support for four more games: Vainglory, Arena of Valor, Rules of Survival, and NBA 2K18, in addition to PUBG and Mobile Legends: Bang Bang.

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Since the update is based on Android Pie, it also gets navigation gestures. Among other features, the Android Pie also comes with Adaptive Battery which makes use of machine learning technology to improve the phone’s power management.

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Huawei’s EMUI 9 based on Android Pie has been available as a beta for a while. Now a stable update has begun rolling out to some devices.

If you own the Huawei Mate 10, Mate 10 Pro, P20, or P20 Pro and reside in Europe, you should check your phone as the update is already being pushed to these devices. The update is also rolling out to the Honor View 10, Honor 10, and Honor Play. There is even a report that the Honor View 10 is receiving the update in India.

EMUI 9.0 not only brings Android 9 Pie but also brings some new features. There is a new gesture navigation and also HiVision which is just like Google Lens but with some neat tricks of its own such as calorie identification in foods. The overall UI has also changed, system response speed is said to have increased by 25.8%, and there is now support for multiple back ups to various storage devices.

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The rollout is gradual and may take a few days before it hits your device.

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While Huawei is set to announce a probable Nova 3 successor this month, the Huawei Nova 3 itself is getting EMUI 9.0 with Android Pie. The handset that was announced in July this year has been under testing for Android Pie since some time. However, it seems Huawei is now ready to seed the update via OTA to some regions. Do note that not all variants are receiving the update and a post on Reddit shows the Chinese variant has received the update.

Furthermore, Huawei has also released a timeline for other handsets that are progressing on EMUI 9.0 with Android Pie. Below are the devices.

• Nova 2s has released a beta version on November 20th
• Nova 3i started beta recruitment on November 28th
• Nova 3e expects to launch beta recruitment in January
• Maimang 7 has launched a beta survey on November 28

Speaking about the Nova 3 update, it weighs around 4.7GB in size and comes with build number PAR-AL00 9.0.0.101. That’s quite a big update and if any Chinese user wishes to update their Nova 3, he/she should probably check for adequate internal storage before downloading the OTA. However, users might want to consider updating in the first place because there’s a big change in the update.

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With regards to the features, the changelog mentions that EMUI 9.0 removes support for third-party launchers which means users will be stuck with EMUI after the update. That’s a pretty disappointing move if you’re into third-party launchers like Nova. Other than that, the update spruces up the battery life, animations and even face unlock is faster than before. The new HiVision feature that detects food and calories was also found to be very accurate by the Reddit user who posted the changelog.

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Honor has started rolling out the EMUI 9 update that brings Android Pie to some of its devices. The update is being pushed out to the Honor 10 GT, the Honor Play, and the Honor V10.

In a poster shared on its Weibo page yesterday, Huawei said the update not only brings Android 9 Pie to the three phones but also brings version 2.0 of its GPU Turbo technology.

According to the info on the poster, GPU Turbo 2.0 brings improved optimization to 8 new games including the popular multiplayer online battle arena game, King of Glory. It also increases system response by 25.8%.

EMUI 9 brings a ton of new features such as a new navigation mode, HiVision – a feature similar to Google Lens but that also works with foods by telling you their calorie content. There is also the Digital Balance app, their own version of Digital Wellbeing and a new recent apps menu.

The Honor Play was the first phone to come with GPU turbo technology when it was announced this year, It is also the most recent of the three devices. It has a 6.3-inch LCD display, a Kirin 970 processor like the other two phones, and 4GB/6GB of RAM. Storage is 64GB but expandable via a MicroSD card slot. It has dual rear cameras (16MP + 2MP), a 16MP selfie camera, and a 3750mAh battery.

The Honor 10 GT and V10 have 5.84 and 5.99-inch displays respectively. The V10 has 4GB or 6GB of RAM and 64GB/128GB of storage and the Honor 10 GT has 8GB of RAM and 64GB/128GB of storage.

The Honor 10 GT has a 24MP selfie camera and a 16MP + 24MP dual rear camera configuration while the V10 has a 13MP selfie camera and 16MP + 20MP dual rear cameras. Their fingerprint scanners are below the display, unlike the Honor Play which has its own on the back.

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The Honor V10’s larger display gets it a bigger battery (3,750mAh) while the Honor 10 GT has a 3,400mAh battery. However, both support 5V/4.5A fast charging.

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Today, Huawei announced that it will be releasing the latest EMUI 9.0 user interface based on Android 9 Pie for three Honor devices — Honor Play, Honor 10 GT, and Honor V10. However, the update will currently be limited to only 20,000 users.

To get a hold of this new update, the users can go to the “Member Service” and click on “Service” and select the “Upgrade Early Adoption” option. There, click on the “One-Click Upgrade” and you’ll be among the first ones to try the new update.

The new EMUI 9.0 update brings various new changes along with all the features of Android 9.0 Pie. The customised skin comes with plenty of bug fixes and enhancements over the EMUI 8.0. The new UI is better optimised for full view displays and carries additional AI based features.

It also brings the Computer Mode Version 2.0, wireless universal screen projection through Miracast, one-click screen capture, and HuaweiShare for faster file transfers, among others. There is also a new password manager capable of auto-filling passwords using ID verification from the fingerprint scanner or via facial recognition.

The settings menu has also been trimmed down by 10 percent. It also comes with GPU Turbo 2.0 which reduces the touch response of the phone by 36 percent and adds a new app assistant. This new GPU 2.0 feature will support four more games: Vainglory, Arena of Valor, Rules of Survival, and NBA 2K18, in addition to PUBG and Mobile Legends: Bang Bang.

Thanks to Android Pie, it also gets navigation gestures. Android Pie also has a new feature called Adaptive Battery which uses machine learning to improve power management.

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For the second batch of EMUI 9.0 update, along with Honor smartphone, the company also plans to roll out the update to six Huawei smartphone, including Huawei Mate 10, Mate 10 Pro, Mate 10 Porsche Edition, Huawei Mate 20, Mate 20 Pro, and Mate RS Porsche Edition.

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After waiting for stable Android 9.0 Pie build, Huawei has started rolling and testing the EMUI 9.0 for various devices. In addition to its Android 9.0 Pie based EMUI 9.0 beta program, the Chinese smartphone maker has added 13 more devices to the list. The newly added devices are mostly the mid-level and high-end devices launched last year. Huawei Android 9.0 Pie beta program is limited to the Chinese and European markets, and soon it will roll out globally.

If you own P10, P10 Plus, Huawei Mate 9, Mate 9 Pro, Mate 9 Porsche Design, Honor Note 10, Honor 9, Honor V9, Nova 3, Nova 2S, then you can join in as a beta tester. You will get the latest Android build before others with some minor bugs. Users of Huawei Mediapad M5 tablet can also join the beta upgrade and can experience the new OS. Ultimately, if you have right device and right model in your hand, then you can enjoy the latest Android OS without even rooting your device.

EMUI 9.0 brings various new changes along with all the features of Android 9.0 Pie. The customized skin comes with plenty of bug fixes and enhancements over the EMUI 8.0. The new UI is better optimized for full view displays and carries additional AI based features.

Users who are not familiar with beta builds, we suggest them to stay away as it may carry some bugs and issues. Huawei has limited number slots for beta testers, so users who want to get into the beta upgrade can join the beta testing program.

Join beta EMUI 9 Android 9.0 Pie beta testing program

In order to join the beta testers list follow the steps below:

1. You need to visit this link and download the beta app.
2. Install the beta app and sign-in/sign-up using Huawei login credentials.
3. EMUI 9 project will pop up if your device is eligible for the beta testing program.
4. Select the EMUI 9 and then proceed.
5. It’s done from our end!

Huawei is little late, but late is better than never. Ultimately, it is a welcome move from Huawei, that they pushed in several new devices to Android 9.0 Pie beta program.

• Read More: Huawei’s latest Android Pie-based EMUI 9.0 beta now available globally for some models

Huawei has already confirmed about the EMUI 9.0 upgrade for recently launched Mate 20, Mate X, Mate 20 Pro, and Mate 20 Porsche design.

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Android Pie has been made official just a couple of weeks ago and it is only available on smartphones from the Google Pixel line-up and the Essential Phone PH-1. But Huawei will soon bring the new major version of the operating system on its devices. According to a company’s official, the new custom user interface EMUI 9.0 based on Android Pie will be officially announced at IFA 2018 in Berlin, one of the most important hi-tech related trade shows of the year which will take place on August 31.

The company has also confirmed that the first updates to the new version will start to roll out right after the announcement. We don’t know if the company will start updating its handset from the day after, but surely the update will start coming in September. If so, Huawei will be among the first companies to update its main handsets to Android Pie. The first smartphones to receive the update will be the ones from the Huawei P20 series. Together with them, the Mate 10 series (including the RS Porsche Design edition) will receive the update notification as well, but it is not said that it will roll out at the same time.

It is speculated that the Mate 9 series may join too. There is no official confirmation regarding all the other devices from the Chinese company. But we presume that some of the most important flagships from the Honor sub-brand will be updated as well, such as Honor 10 and V10. Just to remind you, it has been previously confirmed that the company is working on testing the update even for these two devices. EMUI 9.0 based on Android Pie will surely bring several improvements, just like every major Android version. Among these ones, there will surely be a better battery management.

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