Daily Archives: September 18, 2015

Upgrade Huawei Ascend P7-L10 to EMUI 3.0(Android 4.4.2)

Note: In 2017, all ROM images were removed on the official website. Huawei says it will provide a “more convenient and satisfactory update service”. Since then, all user must rely on over-the-air (OTA) updates. Reference

Yes, I am still using it as the second mobile. The software is Android 4.4.2 + EMUI 2.3 when I bought it. And I am in Norway, didn’t get any OTA update for it.

Recently I joined a QQ group of P7 sub-forum on Huawei Fans Club. One friend there told me there is an EMUI 3.0 image available on Huawei Germany Support(search “Smartphones” and “P7-L10”, and check the item “Sophia-L10_V100R001C00B621C432D001_Firmware_Germany_Channel_Android 4.4_EMUI 3.0_05012HCE”).

I downloaded it, uncompressed it, copied it to a MicroSD/TF card(better 4G or larger). After backup the data on the phone, use Settings->System Update->Local Update, the mobile will restart and use the image from MicroSD/TF card.

And it’s better to do a wipe after the upgrade. How to wipe:

  • Shutdown the mobile
  • Press “Volume Up” and “Power” at same time, in this mode, you can use “Volume Up” and “Volume Down” as “Up” and “Down”, “Power” as click.
  • You will get a menu with three buttons, “Reboot Sytem”, “Wipe Data/Factory Reset” and “Wipe cache partition”.
  • Choose “Wipe Data/Factory Reset” and click it
  • Choose “Wipe cache partition” and click it
  • Choose “Reboot Sytem” and click it

Then it should be EMUI 3.0(Android 4.4.2) now. Good luck!

Note:

  • Version Number: P7-L10V100R001C00B621
  • Custom Version: CUSTC432D001

BTW, they started to do a public test of EMUI 3.1(Android 5) for those P7 models in China.

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