Saturday, 20 October 2012

Upgrading My Huawei Honor Non Camera

The Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) update for Singapore's Huawei Honor Non Camera is finally out!

Download it here from Huawei's official website!





I am going to go through step by step on how to proceed with the upgrade.


Prerequisites:
  • Huawei Honor Non Camera phone

  • MicroSDHC memory card slotted into your Huawei Honor

  • A Mac or a PC that can access the root directory of the memory card through your Huawei Honor

  • Ability to follow simple instructions
Instructions:

1. Backing up your system data and applications

  • Navigate your way to "All backup" and backup your desired system settings and applications.

  • Use "Backup to SD" to backup your system settings

  • Use "Applications" to backup your applications









2. Downloading the required files for the update



3. Placing the correct files in the correct place (Part 1)

  • Copy the "dload - Part 1 (Main package)" folder onto the root directory of your memory card

  • Rename "dload - Part 1 (Main package)" to "dload"


4. Running the update on your phone (Part 1)

  • Note: DO NOT INTERRUPT THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE AT ANY POINT OF TIME

  • Navigate to "System Settings" > "Storage" > "Software Upgrade"  > "SD card Upgrade" > "Confirm"

  • The phone will reboot itself once the update is completed









5. Placing the correct files in the correct place (Part 2)

  • Delete the existing "dload" folder in your memory card

  • Copy the "dload - Part 2 (Vendor Package)" folder onto the root directory of your memory card

  • Rename "dload - Part 2 (Vendor Package)" to "dload"


6. Running the update on your phone (Part 2)

  • Note: DO NOT INTERRUPT THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE AT ANY POINT OF TIME

  • Navigate to "System Settings" > "Storage" > "Software Upgrade"  > "SD card Upgrade" > "Confirm"

  • You will see a "OK!" once the update is completed

  • Remove the battery from the phone

  • Place it back in and boot it up






7. Restoring your system data and applications


  • Navigate your way to "All backup" and restore your desired system settings and applications










Congratulations! You have completed upgrading your Huawei Honor to Android 4.0!

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5 comments:

  1. kcs21 October 2012 at 07:44

    hi thanks for the guide. but was wondering, what is the size of the vendor package file? Cause mine's like 4kb only and i cant upgrade with the vendor file.. the main package file worked fine though..

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  2. Jarvis21 October 2012 at 08:02

    Hi kcs, the "UPDATE.APP" of the vendor package file is 4.00 KB. What problems did you encounter with the update? Did you make sure that the folder was renamed correctly and that it is in the root directory of the memory card?

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  3. kcs21 October 2012 at 20:03

    oh ok i think the problem lies with the OS.. cause i think the phone can't detect the internal SD card or smth?cause when i try to download apps now, it is stored in the 1gb internal memory and i have no way of getting it stored in the 2gb internal SD card instead.

    And on the warning page, it only showed "during upgrade do not remove the battery, sim card and sdcard" and "make sure that the battery level is sufficient" but NOT "it is suggested backup data to sdcard before upgrade".

    I dont have a external sdcard now.. but gonna get it later and try again to see if it helps. Thanks! will update if it helps!

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  4. kcs21 October 2012 at 22:54

    hey thanks!:) got an external sd card and managed to fix it. apparently the phone couldnt detect the internal sd card

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