HONOR announced the HONOR 50 series for global markets at the end of October 2021. The company only brought the HONOR 50 and HONOR 50 Lite outside mainland China. These handsets debuted with Magic UI 4.2 based on Android 11 with GMS (Google Mobile Services). Months later, the brand now reveals when these smartphones will be updated to the latest software.

According to HONOR, the Android 12 update for the HONOR 50 series in international markets will arrive as Magic UI 6.0. The HONOR 50 will be the first to receive it in Q2 2022, followed by HONOR 50 Lite in Q3 2022.

The timeline shared by the company is lackluster by today’s standards. Considering that these are the only two main phones from the brand for global markets, it is even worse. Hopefully, HONOR improves its software situation sooner than later.

At the same time, it would be great if new HONOR smartphones made their way to international markets a bit earlier. The HONOR 50 series initially debuted in China in June 2021. But it took the company 4 months to announce it for global markets.

Similarly, the HONOR 60 series already went official in the brand’s home country in December. However, there’s still no official word from the company regarding its availability outside mainland China.

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The HONOR Magic3 Pro has begun to receive the Magic UI 6.0 update in China with version number 6.0.0.118 (C00E118R4P6), bringing along a number of new features and UI changes.

Sized 3.34 GB, the release is most likely a public beta but will be rolled out widely soon when it’s found to be bug-free (via IT Home).

The official changelog mentions improvements to the home screen, automatic dark mode switching, one-click translation, and the fuzzy location feature, among a boatload of other features. Some of these have been given in the snippet from the complete changelog below.

User-Interface

• New desktop: New large folder design, efficient interaction, one touch.
• App Card: Swipe up on the app icon with a horizontal line at the bottom to expand the smart card, which is more convenient to use.
• Dark Mode: The “Sunrise and Sunset” mode is launched in the dark mode, and the dark mode automatically switches after it is turned on.
• Negative screen: The negative screen has been changed from “Smart Assistant・Today” to “Glory Negative Screen”. Welcome to experience the new design of the Honor Negative Screen.

Privacy & Security

• Fuzzy Location: Provide a fuzzy location for apps that don’t need a precise location.
• Clipboard: If the content copied from the clipboard is not pasted beyond the default time of the system, it will be automatically cleared to protect your information security.
• Minimization of permissions: Manage permissions by classification, optimize the permission management interface, realize the minimum permissions for third-party applications to access personal data, and protect your personal information.
• Enhanced mobile phone recovery: In the case of a lost mobile phone, forced shutdown of the mobile phone is prohibited in the lock screen mode. You can use the Find Device function to use SMS to enable mobile data, remotely lock the SIM card, and hide caller contact information.

As already stated, the Magic UI 6.0 update is currently limited to China and there is no indication yet of when it will be making its way to the global variant of the HONOR Magic3 Pro.

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