Instructions on how to flash an Honor 9 Lite smartphone, changing the location and flashing HwOTA firmware, unlocking the bootloader on the phone and installing custom TWRP recovery, installing custom firmware.
Absolutely all phones from Huawei (Honor is a subsidiary of Huawei) can be flashed through the built-in recovery or through TWRP, it is an installer.
It is also possible to flash partial firmware via Fastboot (System, Boot, Cust, Recovery), which makes it possible, for example, to restore the phone’s functionality after user intervention with ROOT rights or a system failure. There are programs for installing firmware, such as Sony's Flashtool, but it's paid DC Phoenix.
Firmware for Honor 9 Lite via standard recovery
For the Honor 9 Lite smartphone, you can download the firmware from the website, or any other firmware through a special firmware search program (Hw Firmware Finder), and then copy it to the “dload” folder on the internal memory of the device. If such a folder is not found, you will need to create it.
Free space on the internal storage must be at least 8GB; if you do not have this amount of free memory, use an SD memory card. The card must be in good working order and correspond to a reading class of at least 10.
The battery must be charged at least 50%, and preferably fully charged.
After copying the firmware to the smartphone, be sure to disconnect the USB cable from the PC, otherwise the smartphone will enter Manufacture Mode and the installation will fail at 5% or freeze at 90%. We go into forced firmware mode on the phone. To do this, turn off the smartphone and hold down three buttons – volume “+”, “-” and the power button.
After which the smartphone will boot from standard recovery and automatically begin the process of installing new firmware.
Huawei Honor 9 Lite Review
This is a “light” version, which turned out to be no worse than its older brother, since it received very serious hardware, as well as cool rear and front cameras (identical dual modules). Honor 9 Lite runs Android 8.0 Oreo OS, and at the moment this is the latest version of the OS, which is good news. Surely, there will still be a bunch of OTA updates coming. The camera app has a wide variety of effects and modes, so you won’t get bored. It’s worth noting the gorgeous display with 2K resolution, and this is in the light version, right? Certainly. I would like a battery of 3500 or even 4000 mAh, but here the autonomy will be extended due to software optimization and a suitable hardware-software connection. If we take this model, then it’s already full of stuffing with 4 GB of RAM, since 3 GB is already installed in the very best budget phones, judging by the latest releases of semi-basement Chinese offices.
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Unlocking the bootloader of Honor 9 lite
Get an unlock code on the Huawei website or for a fee on other resources.
We go to the official website using the link. In the upper right corner click on Unlock
ON the next page you need to go through the registration procedure. Fill in all fields and click Register.
Then it’s more interesting. Many people simply press next and follow the instructions, but here you must first select Register Email Address, because By default, registration via phone is selected (Asian numbers only). We select and see the human account registration window. Enter all the data, as in the picture below.
After successful registration, you are automatically authorized on the site and transferred to the agreement page.
Next, according to the scenario, there is a page where you need to enter your phone data: – In the first field, select the EMUI version that is currently relevant for your honor 9 lite – In the second field, do not touch anything – In the third field, Product Model – In the phone, go to Settings – Scroll to bottom - About the phone. The very first item Model is LDD-L31. I believe that the Chinese firmware says something completely different, you can of course enter what is written there, but if it doesn’t work, then we write it in the version like here. - In the fourth field. Serial Number - in the About phone settings menu. On the left is S/N:R8Q...... Let's rewrite this. – In the fifth field: Again, under the cover, or in the settings menu About phone – IMEI. But the case is already open anyway, so from here we take IMEI1:866...... If it doesn’t fit, we take IMEI2. – Sixth field: Product ID. Open the native dialer on your phone. Type the command *#*#1357946#*#* . We receive the code and enter it
Seventh field: Code from the picture. Let's check. And click COMMIT. If everything is correct, your treasured honor 9 lite bootloader unlock code will appear on the next page.
Enable “factory unlocked” (FRP unlocked) in the settings for developers or disable the PHONE SEARCH function from Huawei on Chinese firmware.
Download and install the minimum version of ADB-setup on your PC. Open CMD in the ADB (command prompt) folder by pressing Shift + right click, from the options select “Open command window”.
Put your smartphone into Fastboot/Rescue mode and connect it to your PC. To do this, turn off the phone, hold down the volume down button and connect the USB cable.
On a PC, in the command prompt window, enter the command
fastboot
and then
fastboot oem unlock {your received code}
without {} signs.
Firmware for Huawei Honor 9 Lite
Official firmware Android 8.0 Oreo + EMUI 8.0 shell [stock ROM file] - [Recovery] Huawei custom firmware -
If custom or official firmware for Huawei has not yet been added here, then create a topic on the forum, in the Android firmware section, our specialists will quickly and free of charge help, incl. with backup and manuals. Just don’t forget to write a review about your smartphone - this is extremely important. Firmware for Huawei Honor 9 Lite will also appear on this page. Please note that this Huawei model requires a custom ROM file, so you should not try firmware files from other devices.
What custom firmware are there?
- MIUI
- CM - CyanogenMod
- LineageOS
- Paranoid Android
- OmniROM
- Temasek's
All firmware
- AICP (Android Ice Cold Project)
- RR (Resurrection Remix)
- MK(MoKee)
- FlymeOS
- Bliss
- crDroid
- Illusion ROMS
- Pacman ROM
- AOKP
Problems and shortcomings of a Huawei smartphone and how to fix them?
- If the Honor 9 Lite does not turn on, for example, you see a white screen, hangs on the splash screen, or the notification indicator only blinks (possibly after charging).
- If stuck during update / stuck when turned on (needs flashing, 100%)
- Doesn't charge (usually hardware problems)
- Does not see the SIM card (SIM card)
- The camera does not work (mostly hardware problems)
- The sensor does not work (depends on the situation)
For all these problems, contact the forum (you just need to create a topic), specialists will help for free.
Changing the location and updating the HwOTA smartphone firmware
This method will help you update to firmware that is not yet available for installation, or roll back to the previous firmware if the update turns out to be more buggy than the previous build (Android 8 over Android 8 with both an upgrade of the firmware build and a downgrade of the build), as well as carry out a downgrade (rollback to Android 7).
To change the location on your smartphone and flash it using the HwOTA method, you must have:
- An unlocked bootloader or a code to unlock it (which will help unlock it);
- Enable the factory unlock feature in the developer menu (for all regions except China). It is not available on Chinese phones until the location has been changed;
- Enable the USB DEBUGGING function in the developers menu (a controversial point, just like the body in TvRP);
- SD card at least 4 GB;
- Stock recovery.
Download the HWOTA_WAS archive and unpack it on your computer. You will end up with a folder “HWOTA8_WAS”;
On your phone, make a “everything of everything” backup if you can (since the update process will erase all data). These are the conditions, so be prepared;
In the “for developer” settings, check “factory unlocking” (there is no such item in China, but it will appear as soon as you change the location) and enable “USB debugging”;
Download three zip archives with the full “Full OTA” firmware you want to flash. You can download the firmware via Firmware Finder (link to the program above), there are 4 archives for China and 3 for any other location. You need to download for the version of what model and location you will have after the firmware;
Place the downloaded files in the “HWOTA\Update” folder; the script will automatically rename them according to the template: update_data_full_public.zip to update_data_public.zip
update_full_….zip in update_all_hw.zip
update.zip remains as is
This method is hard-coded - therefore, all the variety of files eu, cn, meanhaf, specseas... must be brought into a single form. The installation script will remind you at the very beginning of what to put where, rename it itself (you don’t need to rename) and patch the firmware files! In Recovery, checking for update packages is disabled, so we can install any firmware (Android 8 or roll back to Android 7) of our device, and I also rewrote the script: added automatic renaming of firmware files to the desired template, added auto-patching, corrected copy blocks, and more Many things;
Run the universal bat file update.bat in the “HWOTA” folder, which will provide the opportunity to select the work option we need (firmware change/rebranding (location change)); At the beginning it will ask “to patch the files or not” (if you patched them, then you don’t need to patch them again)
Next, follow the detailed instructions on the screen. Once the process is complete everything should work...
Changing the location occurs by selecting a specific item and selecting the oem-info file from the list (14 types of locations are available, all DS). After changing the location, you need to boot into the recovery stock and make wipes. If you are making an international version of a purely Chinese model, then be prepared that after changing the location you will have an fpr lock item in your fastboot. Therefore, after you have changed the location, you need to boot into the recovery stock and make wipes from it. Accordingly, it must be in its place before starting all manipulations to change the location and firmware. Another reason why you need to install TVRP in the recovery section, because... After changing the location, the phone should automatically reset. After the reset, it will boot into the system and the factory unlock option will already be available there. Turn on factory unlocking and unlock the bootloader again. After that, launch the new batch file and flash the required firmware.
What options are available to SigmaKey owners?
Let's look at the capabilities of SigmaKey in more detail. Everything described below can be used immediately after purchase.
Working with operator lock
Reading codes using IMEI/PID/SecFile
You can even get the phone lock code remotely. Just enter the IMEI code and Sigma will read the code. This option is available to users in unlimited quantities.
Decoding
With direct decoding, you can save a lot of time servicing phones in batches. You connect your phone, make one click - and the phone is unlocked!
Resetting the input attempt counter
The customer entered the wrong lock code too many times, the device became locked and the number of code entry attempts was exhausted. No problem! With Sigma you can easily reset the code entry attempt counter.
to get the code
This option is necessary if you need to decode the device by reading the lock code. Sigma reads the code directly from the phone. Next, you just need to enter the received code into your phone for decoding.
Heuristic decoding method
This option allows you to service devices even with the newest or unknown firmware versions.
Working with user blocking
Reading user code
Sigma will help you easily find out your forgotten or lost lock code and continue using mobile communications.
Formatting FFS
Another option is to simply erase the data and get a completely “clean” device.
Working with the phone book:
Export contacts
A convenient function if the client has a large phone book and does not want to lose his contacts. Sigma will help you copy your phone book even from a software-damaged or physically damaged device.
Firmware
Write firmware
Sigma makes it possible to flash your phone using a wide selection of firmware from its own boot-loader.com archive. Operator firmware, firmware for various regions and language localizations are available.
Backup
You need to create a complete backup of the phone's firmware, including user data. Sigma makes this easy. A backup copy of the firmware is necessary if you are doing various software experiments with your phone. For example, you are flashing firmware of a lower version. Thanks to a backup, you can bring your phone back to life in case of an unsuccessful experiment.
Software repair
IMEI repair
Each phone is unique and has its own special code - IMEI. If the phone's IMEI is damaged, it may make phone calls unavailable. Sigma will fix this.
Restoring the safety zone
Each phone is unique and has its own special code - IMEI. If the phone's IMEI is damaged, it may make phone calls unavailable. Sigma will fix this.
Installing custom TWRP recovery on Honor 9 lite
To install a modified TWRP recovery, the bootloader on the smartphone must be unlocked and Factory Reset Protection must be removed.
Following the instructions above, install the minimum version of ADB on your PC. Then you need to download custom recovery TWRP for Honor 9 lite for Honor 9 lite
Put your smartphone into Fastboot/Rescue mode and connect it to your PC. To do this, turn off the phone, hold down the volume down button and connect the USB cable.
On a PC, in the command prompt window, enter the command
fastboot
and then
fastboot flash recovery_ramdisk twrp_honor9_lite_0.1 .img
The process of flashing the recovery firmware will start. When finished, you can disconnect the USB cable and restart your smartphone.
Installing custom firmware on Honor 9 lite firmware
Installing custom firmware on honor 9 lite via TWRP recovery To install firmware using this method, TWRP recovery must be installed on your honor 9 lite; if this is not done, you can install recovery according to the instructions above.
Download any custom non-official firmware for honor 9 lite in *.zip format, for example:
Kangvip Rom or lineage-15.1-20180422-UNOFFICIAL-leland or any other one you like.
and copy it to the internal memory of the smartphone in the root folder.
We reboot the smartphone into TWRP recovery (Turn off the device. Press the volume up and power keys until they vibrate, release and wait for entry.), and there we go to the Advance Wipe menu, change the Data file system to EXT4. We go back and do Wipe, partitions - cache, data, dalvik and system
After wiping the device, go to the “install” menu, select the ZIP file of custom firmware for honor 8 lite in the submenu, and swipe to the right to start the firmware process.
The firmware installation process usually lasts a couple of minutes (the time depends on the size of the firmware); when the firmware is finished, reboot the phone.
That's it, good luck.
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How to flash Honor 9 Lite
Installation and updating can be done with your own hands using programs for firmware, free of charge, the links contain both original, that is, stock, official (not modified), and custom firmware, that is, alternative, all with instructions.
- First you need to download the firmware by selecting one of the options below. Along with it in the archive is the necessary set of programs (TWRP and others).
- Next, unpack the archive and find the file “instructions_rootgadget.txt“. The archive can be unpacked using any archiver (7ZIP, WinRar and others).
- The firmware file contained in the zip archive must be downloaded to a memory card or smartphone memory.
- For other information and sequence of actions, see the text instructions.
Firmware Honor 9 Lite
Choose what you like, we would recommend upgrading to the latest versions of Android.
- Android Pie 9.0 is a flagship OS, one might say, but still a little unfinished. URL: yourtopfile.info/android9pie
- 8.0 Oreo is an excellent option, with a minimum of bugs and rich functionality, but version 9 is certainly better. URL: yourtopfile.info/android8oreo
- 7.0 Nougat is a stable version in all respects, it works even on low-power hardware. URL: yourtopfile.info/android7nougat
- 6.0 Marshmallow - versions 5 and 6 are already really old, although they were once the pinnacle of progress. But if you switch to them from versions 3 or 4, then of course the difference is very noticeable. URL: yourtopfile.info/android6
- Android 10 URL: yourtopfile.info/android10
- Android 11 URL: yourtopfile.info/android11
