Developers get Android 8.0 working on old Huawei P8 Lite

Budgettoestellen be not nearly as often (and quickly) for Android-updates as more expensive devices. A group of developers proves that it is possible by an unofficial rom of Android 8.0 for the Huawei P8 Lite to build.

Unofficial Huawei P8 Lite Android 8.0 update

Because manufacturers typically after about two years of stopping with the release of Android updates, do you, as a user of an older, cheaper unit often rely on unofficial roms to still get inside. Team OpenKirin has a version of Android 8.0 (Oreo) for the Huawei P8 Lite, a phone from 2015, developed and on the XDA Developers forum posted.

It is going to be an experimental and incomplete version of the Oreo-update. This provides various features, such as bluetooth, nfc, gyroscope and fm radio yet. The main features of the P8 Lite features, however, to belong. Via this link on the XDA Developers forum you will find instructions for the installation of the rom. Also it is recommended to have a backup of your important data.

More about the Huawei P8 Lite

The Huawei P8 Lite appeared early 2015 as the cheap version of the P8. The device has a 5-inch-hd-screen (1280 by 720 pixels), octacore processor, 2GB RAM, 16GB storage. In addition to a 13-megapixel camera is also a 5 megapixel front-facing camera for selfies on board. The smartphone launched with Android 5.0 (Lollipop) but was later updated to Android 6.0 Marshmallow.

In the Netherlands, the Huawei P8 Lite is pretty popular and one of the best-selling budgettoestellen of 2015. It was a year later, followed by the Huawei P9 Lite, while this year the P8 Lite (2017) appeared. This smartphone has a revamped design, newer software and much powerful hardware, while you ‘m for less than 200 euros in house.

21 November 2021, 20:15 | Views: 167