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Firmware updating? Question!

How do you know if you are on B120, B121 etc etc?!
I'm new to owning this brand of phone and finding it all rather confusing!
So far - great phone but Whatapp notifications ..... !!

Go to setting then about phone and so then u can see in build number the lastest 4 numbers like b140 sorry for bad english

Medoo atweh said:
Go to setting then about phone and so then u can see in build number the lastest 4 numbers like b140 sorry for bad english
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Ah! I'm PLK-L01C432B121 so I'm guessing that's B121 then?
I tried the updater and it said no updates available so is B121 the up to date firmware for the UK??
Also, does this updater update the firmware as well as the Android operating system i.e Lollypop to Marshmallow ?

yes, it's exactly what it does

cardiffgareth said:
Ah! I'm PLK-L01C432B121 so I'm guessing that's B121 then?
I tried the updater and it said no updates available so is B121 the up to date firmware for the UK??
Also, does this updater update the firmware as well as the Android operating system i.e Lollypop to Marshmallow ?
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yeah its easy bro just do what i say download this file (i will gave link in the last of comment ) its update from b121 to 130 and then i will gave the link of update from b130 to b140 and if u intressting so i will gave the last link its to Android M from b140 to b320 and u asking now how ?
u will get a file called Update and so u will creat a new foldar in sd card or in ur phone and u have to change the name to dload and u will put the Update inside and so u finsh u will go to uppdate center and then menu and then local and so u will find the file press on it and so the phone will restart and will finsh it self and then do the same thing again to the next update.
impo Note:
u have to unroot if u are rooted
u have to uppdate one by one like from b121 to b130 and then to b140 and so.. not from b121 to b140 .
sorry for bad english i gave u everything u need. i did that to my phone and it work with me and shoud work with u
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From B121 to b130
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ppgub80jpvkf2h6/update.zip?dl=0
From b130 to b140
https://www.dropbox.com/s/xsjcnkhr47csq2i/update.zip?dl=0
thanks for Simon O

cardiffgareth said:
Ah! I'm PLK-L01C432B121 so I'm guessing that's B121 then?
I tried the updater and it said no updates available so is B121 the up to date firmware for the UK??
Also, does this updater update the firmware as well as the Android operating system i.e Lollypop to Marshmallow ?
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I asked exactly your question because i have same model from UK

_BeastSmart_ said:
I asked exactly your question because i have same model from UK
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Ha! Great minds thinking alike! I haven't used the links above (yet) as further checking on the Honor site under downloads still listed the B121 as the latest update from late last year. Think my plan will be to hang fire and see if it updates to Marshmallow in the coming weeks like the web is saying it will.

cardiffgareth said:
Ha! Great minds thinking alike! I haven't used the links above (yet) as further checking on the Honor site under downloads still listed the B121 as the latest update from late last year. Think my plan will be to hang fire and see if it updates to Marshmallow in the coming weeks like the web is saying it will.
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Yes, i think to wait as well as i read some threads about dead phones after manual updates and i don't want to lost my new phone
EDIT: I didn't hold on and i flashed the updater file (B121>B140) that you can find it here. I flashed it and all went well.
EDIT 2: I've also flashed 140>170 zip and so far so good is better than 121 initially version.
Edit 3: I'm going to install as well 170>180 update from general section
Edit 4 (FINAL): Upgraded, satisfied, chrome is not lagging so frequently any more and now i can access online theme store. Before once opened the theme app it only showed me the local themes available

L29c185b321

Has anyone downloaded and updated the mate 8 with this update from FF?
If yes please let me know your comments so as to decide whether to update as well.
Am currently on C185B190.
Does not seen i Shall ever get an update to nougat.
Thank you

I updated my phone to B321 two days ago. Is seems to be smoother, but it may be like this because I did factory reset that day

Which file u download ... 1.9GB or 400 MB OTA... And do u download it from the F. F apps

I did mine through FF, sending it to the stock update app. Seems a little smoother. With the glitches still coming from
time to time with a lot of people appear to be having with emui5/nogut7 I think I'll hold off on updating to any emui5 firmware.

p51d007 said:
I did mine through FF, sending it to the stock update app. Seems a little smoother. With the glitches still coming from
time to time with a lot of people appear to be having with emui5/nogut7 I think I'll hold off on updating to any emui5 firmware.
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I'll update to emui 5.0 when they will release something newer than B560.
BTW, I also updated my phone trough FF.

I am on L29C185B200 ... I want to update B560 ... But when I try to download it from the firmware finder app... It's only downloads 74%... It's full file size is 1.87GB but it downloads only 1.4GB ... Help me please

Hi. I am on L29C185b320 can any one suggest a proper way and firmware to upgrade plz.

Try Firmware Finder app for Huawei...

In FF, turn off "use new firmware base" and "view OTA updates"
When I did that, the ONLY firmware that shows up is the 321 firmware OR EARLIER.
I'm of the opinion, I'm going to leave the new firmware base & view OTA off until I see
the "official" version of 7, then wait a couple weeks to see how it works out.

I'm also trying to get 7.0 update... In Firmware Finder it's showing B560 but I can't download it ... There is a problem with the system ...

SHANTO01 said:
I'm also trying to get 7.0 update... In Firmware Finder it's showing B560 but I can't download it ... There is a problem with the system ...
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Doubt there is a problem with the system, it's because your build, will not allow the updating of an OTA version most likely.
In the setting of the FF program, turn off OTA and then look for firmware. When I did that last week, the 321 build was the
only option I had. My guess is that when/if a FULL build for our particular phone is available, with the OTA turned off, a
full build will show up.
But, that is just a theory on my part.

What's your build number ... Mine is L29C185B200...

SHANTO01 said:
What's your build number ... Mine is L29C185B200...
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Mine came with L29C185B180, then it updated to 321

Huawei P9 Lite EMUI 5.0 Upgrade Help! - VNS-L31C440B132

Hi all,
I've had my P9 Lite for about 10 months now and I haven't recieved one system update yet. I've been waiting for the OTA system update for EMUI 5.0 but alas, it hasn't come to my phone and I don't understand why. The phone Android security patch level is 1 June 2016 and that is worrying as well! My Build number is VNS-L31C440B132 and I was looking for a way to update to the latest availble version while also keeping my current phones data. The Updater in the settings always says there is no updates available and i've tried using 'Firmware Finder' as well but the updates failed.
I'd appreciate any help with the matter.
Thanks,
Charlie

Hello
Firmware here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/huawei-p9lite/how-to/vns-l31c440b380-t3617778
In 1: maybe you can try the three-button method (dload).
In 2: try to do the update with the pc and HiSuite (update the system).
In 3: you can also test a firmware updater v2 application and hisuite. https://forum.xda-developers.com/p9/development/huawei-p9-p9-plus-firmware-updater-t3435873
In 4: or do the bootloader code request and install recovery twrp for MM and install nougat.

Thanks for the help here, your method worked absolutely fine, I appreciate it. Nice to see a great community here.
Thanks,
Charlie

Help: update P9 lite
Hello Charlieeeeeeeeee i need ur help please about my P9 lite VNS-L31C440B132 in order update it to have Android 7.0 Nougat but i can’t find the required version for my phone, that said, i read in forums that my device is an EE headphone, which don’t rolle out updates …. i’m confused So i need ur help please.
i have the same problem than u ...
Thank u
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Hello Chisetdel31260 i need ur step by step help please about my P9 lite VNS-L31C440B132 in order update it to have Android 7.0 Nougat but i can’t find the required version for my phone, that said, i read in forums that my device is an EE headphone, which don’t rolle out updates …. i’m confused so i need ur help please.
Thank u

Hi Barbu,
I found a quick way to do this.
Downloading the updates might take a while so make sure your phone is on charge or charging.
First you want to go to the app store and download Firmware Finder (XDA wont let me post a link because I haven't posted 10 times so you'll have to search.
Then go to Settings > Use proxy for install > Download Addon. An apk will download, install this.
Then go to Firware Finder and click this magnifying glass at the bottom right to refresh. Then look for the update that ends in 'B160' and has 'FullOTA' in the name.
Click on it then > GET AN UPDATE THROUGH PROXY. You will be taken to the Proxy App where you need to follow the instructions on screen.
Then you need to go to your phone settings and click on 'Update'. After it scans and finds a new update you need to click on it and then quick install. While it's installing you might want to go back into your WiFi settings and change proxy to 'None' just in case there is connection issues.
Once that update is installing your going to want to repeat these steps but this time install 'B382 FullOTA'. This should give you EMUI 5.0 with loads of new features now!
It might work by install B382 straight away but it didn't for me.
I hope this helps!
Thanks,
Charlie

Hello, thanks for ur help
U said it didn't works for you but it should work for me huh ?
the problem is that mine is neither b160 nor B382 ... it' an b132... so it's not the appropriate file for my headset, no?
Sincerly, i'm a bit worried about this Update it seems like hack or jealbreak ... don't u think

Barbu'Z said:
Hello, thanks for ur help
U said it didn't works for you but it should work for me huh ?
the problem is that mine is neither b160 nor B382 ... it' an b132... so it's not the appropriate file for my headset, no?
Sincerly, i'm a bit worried about this Update it seems like hack or jealbreak ... don't u think
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I can assure you this isn't a "hack" or "jailbreak". Firmware Finder was even developed by members of the XDA community and it's 100% legit. I had the same problem as you Barbu, I was on B132 and wanted the new android 7 update but my phone is also on EE and it wasn't rolled out. All I did was what I detailed in the steps in my post and it worked, and B132, B160 and such are just the version number so installing the B160 will just give you a new firmware update.
Thanks,
Charlie
(Sorry I can't explain it better)

It's ok very clear i'm trying it now ... just assist me
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It's working for the B160 one first so i have to repeatthe same things with the b382 while the b160 is installing ?

Barbu'Z said:
It's ok very clear i'm trying it now ... just assist me
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It's working for the B160 one first so i have to repeatthe same things with the b382 while the b160 is installing ?
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No. You need to wait until the update has installed. This might take a while as it has to download then your phone will restart and the update will install.

Thank u very much my friend i will tell u the news once the installation finished ...
last question: why don't install the b382 directly without installing the b160 ?

Barbu'Z said:
Thank u very much my friend i will tell u the news once the installation finished ...
last question: why don't install the b382 directly without installing the b160 ?
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Just didn't work when I tried it so I thought it's better to be safe.

First, thanks for info and effort.
I did everything you wrote. But after I change proxy server, as it stands in Firmware Finder Proxy, and tap Update, nothing happens. There is no update. Maybe I didn't change proxy in right way. But, I googled it just in case, changed it again, and again there was no update.
One more thing. In Firmware Finder, there is firmware for VNS-L31C440B132 in the list. So, I did not chose "B160" and "B382" like you said. Then, I did as you instructed, and there was no update.
Any help?
Thanks.

zokastojkovic said:
First, thanks for info and effort.
I did everything you wrote. But after I change proxy server, as it stands in Firmware Finder Proxy, and tap Update, nothing happens. There is no update. Maybe I didn't change proxy in right way. But, I googled it just in case, changed it again, and again there was no update.
One more thing. In Firmware Finder, there is firmware for VNS-L31C440B132 in the list. So, I did not chose "B160" and "B382" like you said. Then, I did as you instructed, and there was no update.
Any help?
Thanks.
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First off, is there any other firmware in the list or just the one ending in B132?
And did you:
Click Get an update through proxy and they get taken to the proxy finder app where it gives you instructions on what to do to your WiFi settings? Because after you have done that go straight to settings > update > then check for a new update. A new update should appear in red.
If this didn't help just give me another shout and I'll try and help more. If not, there is some firmware finder threads on here as it was developed by person/peoples from the XDA community.
Thanks,
Charlie

Charlieeeeeeeeee said:
First off, is there any other firmware in the list or just the one ending in B132?
And did you:
Click Get an update through proxy and they get taken to the proxy finder app where it gives you instructions on what to do to your WiFi settings? Because after you have done that go straight to settings > update > then check for a new update. A new update should appear in red.
If this didn't help just give me another shout and I'll try and help more. If not, there is some firmware finder threads on here as it was developed by person/peoples from the XDA community.
Thanks,
Charlie
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I did it!
This time I followed your instructions, first B160 then B382 but not via GET AN UPDATE THROUGH PROXY, but GET AN UPDATE THROUGH DNS (BETA). And it all worked for me.
Regarding your instruction, I couldn't get an update for B132, no matter what I tried and how I changed proxy server.
In the list there are 8 firmwares. FullOTA B383/382/380/370/160/132 and OTA B160/132. Then I tried B132 FullOTA through dns (beta), I got an update, everything went well, but when I checked About phone, there was no change, Emui and android version did not change. Then I tried with B132 OTA, but it failed during installation, twice. Finally, I tried B160 FullOTA first, then B382 FullOTA through dns, and now my phone is on Android 7.0 and EMUI 5.0.
Through dns is just 3 taps, then check update and that's all.
Guys, give it a try both ways, hope you will succeed.
Charlie, thank you for information.

Hello Charlie
I followed ur méthod step by step ans it works with me even if it took thé entité day about 10h....
Now i'm runing on nugat 7 thank u very much for ur help ... But I think once Android 8 rolled out WE have to do the same thing, didn't it ?
All in all i'm satisfied ... It was high time ?

Is it still possible to upgrade VNS-L31C440B132 using FF?
Charlieeeeeeeeee said:
Just didn't work when I tried it so I thought it's better to be safe.
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Like many other disappointed EE customers who never got a single OTA update for their VNS-L31C440B132 I would like to use this method as it looks pretty straightforward (no unlocking bootloaders/rooting etc) but I may be too late to the party:crying:. Without showing all the details, FF currently lists the following available firmware for my device:
VNS-L31C440B383, VNS-L31C440B382, VNS-L31C440B380, VNS-L31C440B160, VNS-L31C440B160, VNS-L31C440B132, VNS-L31C440B132
The only ones that are approved are both the B132s which are OTAs and there is no longer a B160 that is a full OTA update. They are just (incremental?) OTAs. FullOTAs now start from B380. Perhaps the files I need are no longer available. Is it time to give up, or am I missing something here? Fortunately I now also have a Lenovo P2 with global ROM which DOES get OTA updates!
**Update**. I emailed DEV and they think Huawei may have moved some firmwares but that the missing ones may re-appear in a future scan of their servers, so I will periodically check to see.
Cheers

lloid said:
Like many other disappointed EE customers who never got a single OTA update for their VNS-L31C440B132 I would like to use this method as it looks pretty straightforward (no unlocking bootloaders/rooting etc) but I may be too late to the party:crying:. Without showing all the details, FF currently lists the following available firmware for my device:
VNS-L31C440B383, VNS-L31C440B382, VNS-L31C440B380, VNS-L31C440B160, VNS-L31C440B160, VNS-L31C440B132, VNS-L31C440B132
The only ones that are approved are both the B132s which are OTAs and there is no longer a B160 that is a full OTA update. They are just (incremental?) OTAs. FullOTAs now start from B380. Perhaps the files I need are no longer available. Is it time to give up, or am I missing something here? Fortunately I now also have a Lenovo P2 with global ROM which DOES get OTA updates!
**Update**. I emailed DEV and they think Huawei may have moved some firmwares but that the missing ones may re-appear in a future scan of their servers, so I will periodically check to see.
Cheers
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Last night i managed to update my phone from VNS-L31C440B132 to VNS-L31C440B383 using the method in this thread. I installed the B160 OTA update first through firmware finder via proxy. It listed it as only 740mb (ish) but when i actually installed it through system update it downladed 1.74GB (ish) which installed fine. I then updated to B383 through firmware finder via proxy again which worked fine too. Give it a go it worked for me

helpmedisappear said:
Last night i managed to update my phone from VNS-L31C440B132 to VNS-L31C440B383 using the method in this thread. I installed the B160 OTA update first through firmware finder via proxy. It listed it as only 740mb (ish) but when i actually installed it through system update it downladed 1.74GB (ish) which installed fine. I then updated to B383 through firmware finder via proxy again which worked fine too. Give it a go it worked for me
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Oh great. Thanks. Did you bother with either of the B132s dated 2016.07.14 first (perhaps they are patches for B132) or did you just start with B160? There are 2 B160s dated 2016.10.16 (753MB and 166MB). Did you do a "Check Firmware Access" to see if it was approved? It isn't for me, but perhaps it works anyway. I wonder why the one listed for you was 740MB (perhaps the sizes aren't that accurate)? Are you then saying you missed out B380 and B382 full OTAs and went straight to B383? Sods law is B383 isn't showing up right now, but hopefuly it'll return soon lol

lloid said:
Oh great. Thanks. Did you bother with either of the B132s dated 2016.07.14 first (perhaps they are patches for B132) or did you just start with B160? There are 2 B160s dated 2016.10.16 (753MB and 166MB). Did you do a "Check Firmware Access" to see if it was approved? It isn't for me, but perhaps it works anyway. I wonder why the one listed for you was 740MB (perhaps the sizes aren't that accurate)? Are you then saying you missed out B380 and B382 full OTAs and went straight to B383? Sods law is B383 isn't showing up right now, but hopefuly it'll return soon lol
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I didnt bother with any B132 updates. I went for the biggest B160 update which probably was 753MB but when i actually went through the update app it downloaded 1.74GB. I didnt check firmware access. After it had updated to B160 i installed B382. I mistyped B383 earlier sorry. I am now running B382 and everything is working great

helpmedisappear said:
I didnt bother with any B132 updates. I went for the biggest B160 update which probably was 753MB but when i actually went through the update app it downloaded 1.74GB. I didnt check firmware access. After it had updated to B160 i installed B382. I mistyped B383 earlier sorry. I am now running B382 and everything is working great
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Thanks for coming back on this. Unfortunately I haven't been able to install B160 yet. After selecting the 753MB B160 OTA I selected "get an update through proxy" and modified the network settings. I returned to the FF app and selected "download". I am presented with the following list of selectable options: 1)update.zip ee/gb/ 2)update_data_full_ee_gb.ziphw/default/ 3)update_data_full_hw/default.zip hw/eu 4)update_data_full_hw_eu.zip hw/normal 5)update_data_full_hw_normal.zip
I selected just option 1 and ok and the download started. I left the network settings as localhost and 8080 until after the download completed. I ended up with a file called update.zip size 1.69GB in folder Local>Internal storage>HWFF>98030> but have no idea what to do next to complete the install. Should an install option have appeared at the end of the download or more options appear in the FF app settings? Huawei Updater ("Check for updates") doesn't see it. I don't have an external SD card but don't see why it would need one. Not sure how to proceed, but at least I haven't broken anything

oreo update on firmware finder for Huawei

Today i was checking out the firmware finder app for huawei app and i found PRA-LA1 C185B322 and this was with android 8.0 oreo. So i taped on get update through dns and the update started to download. Is it compatible for my device? Should i install it ? Help me

Hi
Tap on the firmware access and see if it's approved or not
And 322 is not for honor 8 lite. 321 is for us

Traceur017 said:
Tap on the firmware access and see if it's approved or not
And 322 is not for honor 8 lite. 321 is for us
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No it is not approved. But it is downloading.
What should i do?

sugarrrr said:
No it is not approved. But it is downloading.
What should i do?
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Don't continue downloading cause after you download it completely, it won't install. Cause it's not approved and it's not for honor 8 lite.

Traceur017 said:
Don't continue downloading cause after you download it completely, it won't install. Cause it's not approved and it's not for honor 8 lite.
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Then we won't get the oreo update?

sugarrrr said:
Then we won't get the oreo update?
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Yes we will get oreo update but 322 version is not for us.
There is another version in firmware finder that is 321 and that is for our phone but it can't be installed cause it's not approved for installation.
These versions of oreo that are now on firmware finder are beta. Wait a little for the official stable version. It might be released soon. Maybe this week or next week

Traceur017 said:
Yes we will get oreo update but 322 version is not for us.
There is another version in firmware finder that is 321 and that is for our phone but it can't be installed cause it's not approved for installation.
These versions of oreo that are now on firmware finder are beta. Wait a little for the official stable version. It might be released soon. Maybe this week or next week
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Okay bro. One more thing. I am currently one c185b199 is that all right?
Cause i see more ota versions like b212 which is approved for my device as well. So should i go for them or stay right here?

sugarrrr said:
Okay bro. One more thing. I am currently one c185b199 is that all right?
Cause i see more ota versions like b212 which is approved for my device as well.
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The latest version is 214 for our device. If you want to found the firmware for our device in firmware finder you need to do this.
First tap on the Add model button
Then search this: PRA-L21HC185
then tap on ok and you will see this model on the main screen of the app.
The firmwares in that section is for our phone.
The name is different but after you installed the rom,you'll see build number is still pra-la1c185.
Just before getting the update checked the firmware access
The latest version is 214 for now. I installed before and it was approved for installing but now it's not approved. I don't know why!
But you can install 211 if 214 is not approved for you too

Traceur017 said:
The latest version is 214 for our device. If you want to found the firmware for our device in firmware finder you need to do this.
First tap on the Add model button
Then search this: PRA-L21HC185
then tap on ok and you will see this model on the main screen of the app.
The firmwares in that section is for our phone.
The name is different but after you installed the rom,you'll see build number is still pra-la1c185.
Just before getting the update checked the firmware access
The latest version is 214 for now. I installed before and it was approved for installing but now it's not approved. I don't know why!
But you can install 211 if 214 is not approved for you too
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Thanks bro.

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Thanks bro.
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Thats funny because usually I can get the update from firmware finder app faster . But i received b214 faster from system update. And I hope we get the Oreo soon

oreo update
how can i download approved Firmware from firmware finder plz tell me

P8 (original) firmware updated to GRA_L09C432B520

I must admit, I'd given up looking for, and any hope of ever getting another P8 update - it was on GRA_L09C432B398.
But, turned it on this morning to see it demanding a restart after having automatically downloaded and installed an OTA update to GRA_L09C432B520.
Rebooted and following an anxious wait (whilst it optimised the memory), there it was: See attachment
Afterwards, I checked Firmware Finder, but nothing listed there after …B399.
Android patch level is only to 1st Jan 2018

Hi
On this link you will find the downloadable update B520 and who has experience.
mobilarena.hu/tema/re_huawei_p8_nekik_nem_8/friss.html

Is there anyone who have downloaded and tested it ? Is there other "sure" download source ?

Hey,
if you are running B399 you have t go back to the last official version which is B398 first.
B399 was never officially released.
After reboot into B398, the regular OTA update should work and bring you the option to download B520. As far as I can see, there is still no FULL Update available for B520.
For me this worked wthout issues. B520 is running as good as B399.

Yes, kudos to Huawei for releasing this security update on a relatively old machine.
It makes me more inclined to trust them in the future.
B520 seems to work well for me.

mindbreaker32 said:
Hey,
if you are running B399 you have t go back to the last official version which is B398 first.
B399 was never officially released.
After reboot into B398, the regular OTA update should work and bring you the option to download B520. As far as I can see, there is still no FULL Update available for B520.
For me this worked wthout issues. B520 is running as good as B399.
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Hello,
What's the process to rollback to the B398 from the B399 ? I want to install the B520 too, but i don't want to make a mistake.
Thank you for your answer.

Aeglyien said:
Hello,
What's the process to rollback to the B398 from the B399 ? I want to install the B520 too, but i don't want to make a mistake.
Thank you for your answer.
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Have a look here:
thedroidguru.com/download-install-b398-marshmallow-update-huawei-p8-europe
Please be aware of the branding. So do not use the vodafone branded file if you are using a non branded version at the moment.

Oh it's easier than I thought so. Thank you!