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[Q] Help Unbricking Huawei Ascend P1 (Non-LTE)

Hello and good day XDA
I need help unbricking my device.
Before I go on ahead, let me give some background:
My huawei is the latam version and it was originally carrier locked, but since I like tinkering stuff I went ahead and switched the build.prop to match a device eligible for upgrade (yes very irresponsible I know). but it worked and I had my phone with Emotion UI 1.5
I carried it around like this for a couple of months until today I tried rooting the device using genokolar's tools.
And well... I done gone and bricked it.
Currently, the device is stuck in bootloader and I can access both fastboot and recovery. (it can also charge)
I can´t seem to get adb access when I plug it in so the only option I'm seeing is to force update with the sd card.
the only problem I'm facing is that I get version list verify fail (using the latest ics firmware from the website).
do you guys know of any way to unbrick it via another method, or tweak the UPDATE.APP file to bypass version listing?
Thanks again for your help.

Model BND-AL10 No system update- how to manually update

Dear all,
This is my first post and I have bought a honor 7x on ebay and I noticed after a few months that I cannot update the phone as there is no system update button. I contacted the seller but ofcourse he was not of any help.
From what I understood( correct me if i'm wrong), the seller installed a custom firmware on the phone so that there is no chinese on the phone. but with these custom firmware, there is no updates. I also get a message upon restart( please find the picture below)
I would like to update the phone . is it possible to update the phone or roll back to stock firmware so I can be notified of updates.
Please find the necessary attachment. Please let me know what I can do as I cannot access my mobile network section( hence cannot switch on roaming) .
i live in Europe and use english as phone language.
Message upon restart
drive.google.com/file/d/0B3LtSNi7gWPDdWRrZHgxNWlrUDdKa3BNSDAxSXVNX0VrNUd3/view
Settings
drive.google.com/file/d/0B3LtSNi7gWPDTjUzUUowZ2lnNV9yVlpLLWtiaWg4SHMzRGhz/view
Emui
drive.google.com/file/d/0B3LtSNi7gWPDLWoyNkZPUXJHd2lLTTBuNlpnd1NCcndER3Zj/view
I cannot post links and I cannot make the image url work, thus the link above.

misha09 said:
Dear all,
This is my first post and I have bought a honor 7x on ebay and I noticed after a few months that I cannot update the phone as there is no system update button. I contacted the seller but ofcourse he was not of any help.
From what I understood( correct me if i'm wrong), the seller installed a custom firmware on the phone so that there is no chinese on the phone. but with these custom firmware, there is no updates. I also get a message upon restart( please find the picture below)
I would like to update the phone . is it possible to update the phone or roll back to stock firmware so I can be notified of updates.
Please find the necessary attachment. Please let me know what I can do as I cannot access my mobile network section( hence cannot switch on roaming) .
i live in Europe and use english as phone language.
unfortunately i cannot upload the pics, it is not showing
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You intended on telling us important information with a screen shot. But you are not allowed. I get that. But now we (as a group) do not know what you have , nor what you need.

mrmazak said:
You intended on telling us important information with a screen shot. But you are not allowed. I get that. But now we (as a group) do not know what you have , nor what you need.
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Message upon restart
drive.google.com/file/d/0B3LtSNi7gWPDdWRrZHgxNWlrUDdKa3BNSDAxSXVNX0VrNUd3/view
Settings
drive.google.com/file/d/0B3LtSNi7gWPDTjUzUUowZ2lnNV9yVlpLLWtiaWg4SHMzRGhz/view
Emui
drive.google.com/file/d/0B3LtSNi7gWPDLWoyNkZPUXJHd2lLTTBuNlpnd1NCcndER3Zj/view

misha09 said:
Message upon restart
drive.google.com/file/d/0B3LtSNi7gWPDdWRrZHgxNWlrUDdKa3BNSDAxSXVNX0VrNUd3/view
Settings
drive.google.com/file/d/0B3LtSNi7gWPDTjUzUUowZ2lnNV9yVlpLLWtiaWg4SHMzRGhz/view
Emui
drive.google.com/file/d/0B3LtSNi7gWPDLWoyNkZPUXJHd2lLTTBuNlpnd1NCcndER3Zj/view
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ok so you get the warning message, so bootloader is unlocked. Means you should be able to modify it.
your model is "BND-AL10" your region is "C00"
there are many full roms available for this model.
http://pro-teammt.ru/firmware-database/?firmware_model=bnd-al10c00&firmware_page=0
you should be able to install almost any of them through the firmware finder app search play store--- if you have google play installed

you should be able to install almost any of them through the firmware finder app search play store--- if you have google play installed[/QUOTE]
Thank you for your quick response.
I install the firmware finder on the play store but I couldn't trigger the update as there is no update button on the settings system.
Even though I do not have the update option in my settings, I can follow instructions to update the phone manually through the computer. If i understood correctly, I can follow these instruction: appuals.com/manually-update-honor-7x-al-10-firmware/
Is it possible to install another firmware on the phone so that I have the update option and also the mobile network section( hence cannot switch on roaming). I travel a lot and the data roaming is important for me.
I am completely new to this as I was an apple user, hence still discovering android possibilities

misha09 said:
you should be able to install almost any of them through the firmware finder app search play store--- if you have google play installed
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misha09 said:
Thank you for your quick response.
I install the firmware finder on the play store but I couldn't trigger the update as there is no update button on the settings system.
Even though I do not have the update option in my settings, I can follow instructions to update the phone manually through the computer. If i understood correctly, I can follow these instruction: appuals.com/manually-update-honor-7x-al-10-firmware/
Is it possible to install another firmware on the phone so that I have the update option and also the mobile network section( hence cannot switch on roaming). I travel a lot and the data roaming is important for me.
I am completely new to this as I was an apple user, hence still discovering android possibilities
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don't get a bad idea of android based on this device. It has way more specific weirdness about it than any other android I have had.
There is way to change to other area firmware, but do not try that yet. Your device is missing stuff , probably because previous owner deleted it, not because to version it is.
download fullOTA files for your devices listed model/ region and use HWOTA to install.

mrmazak said:
Thank you for your quick response.
I install the firmware finder on the play store but I couldn't trigger the update as there is no update button on the settings system.
Even though I do not have the update option in my settings, I can follow instructions to update the phone manually through the computer. If i understood correctly, I can follow these instruction: appuals.com/manually-update-honor-7x-al-10-firmware/
Is it possible to install another firmware on the phone so that I have the update option and also the mobile network section( hence cannot switch on roaming). I travel a lot and the data roaming is important for me.
I am completely new to this as I was an apple user, hence still discovering android possibilities
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don't get a bad idea of android based on this device. It has way more specific weirdness about it than any other android I have had.
There is way to change to other area firmware, but do not try that yet. Your device is missing stuff , probably because previous owner deleted it, not because to version it is.
download fullOTA files for your devices listed model/ region and use HWOTA to install.[/QUOTE]
Hello, I did the update via the HiSuite of Huawei. I got the notifications on the windows programs. I did 2 update ( one for the system and the other one was the emui)
Now I cannot open google play or any google applications(maps, gmail, etc)
do you know how I can remedy that?
My emui version is 8.0.0
android version 8.0.0
It is a bit frustrating
my google play version is Google Play Store 10.8.32-all [0] [PR] 205344279 (240-480dpi) (Android 4.1+) 5 WHICH I updated through the Hisuite Update and downloaded this apk.

XZ1 Compact - Pie to Oreo downgrade

Hi all,
I'm in need of some guidance with regards to a downgrade that I'd like to perform.
About 1 week ago the phone updated itself OTA. I don't remember which version was last before this update .. but what I remember is that the download was quite consistent (over 1G) and then the update took a while. Everything went by without any errors, but at the end I got Android Pie ... and I don't like it.
Reading through the forums I found that flashing a Xperia is doable .. with the right care and tools. So I started to get acquainted with newflasher and Xperifirm - but for now not connecting the phone and / or trying anything and here are the questions for anyone who might guide me a bit:
1. the phone is warranty (about 4-5 months old in fact). I believe the latest firmware that it was running with Oreo was 47.1.A.16.20-R6B. Reference = h**ps://xpericheck.com/cda/1310-4373. I don't see that version in Xperifirm => how can I get access to it for re-flashing?
2. as far as I read, I don't need to root it or unlock the boot loader. Just flashing would be enough to go back one firmware "edition".
3. backing up user data does not interest me so much. I have a list of all apps that are currently installed and within a few hours of tinkering I could get them all re-installed.
4. Would the process of downgrading be visible afterwards? - i.e. warranty would be "bye-bye", right?
.. any other comment / note / reference or observation is highly appreciated.
Best wishes!

metalik said:
Hi all,
I'm in need of some guidance with regards to a downgrade that I'd like to perform.
About 1 week ago the phone updated itself OTA. I don't remember which version was last before this update .. but what I remember is that the download was quite consistent (over 1G) and then the update took a while. Everything went by without any errors, but at the end I got Android Pie ... and I don't like it.
Reading through the forums I found that flashing a Xperia is doable .. with the right care and tools. So I started to get acquainted with newflasher and Xperifirm - but for now not connecting the phone and / or trying anything and here are the questions for anyone who might guide me a bit:
1. the phone is warranty (about 4-5 months old in fact). I believe the latest firmware that it was running with Oreo was 47.1.A.16.20-R6B. Reference = h**ps://xpericheck.com/cda/1310-4373. I don't see that version in Xperifirm => how can I get access to it for re-flashing?
2. as far as I read, I don't need to root it or unlock the boot loader. Just flashing would be enough to go back one firmware "edition".
3. backing up user data does not interest me so much. I have a list of all apps that are currently installed and within a few hours of tinkering I could get them all re-installed.
4. Would the process of downgrading be visible afterwards? - i.e. warranty would be "bye-bye", right?
.. any other comment / note / reference or observation is highly appreciated.
Best wishes!
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There is a post in different thread that should answer all of your questions. I couldn't write it better myself, so here you go https://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-xz1-compact/development/help-t3889845/post78673359
I hope it helps.

Hello,
Thanks for the quick reply.
For sure it confirms my understanding of the process.
Would there by any chance to find my Oreo 8 previous firmware (47.1.A.16.20) but for my "Customized DE" version?
It intrigued me that Xperifirm has just the latest one.

metalik said:
Hello,
Thanks for the quick reply.
For sure it confirms my understanding of the process.
Would there by any chance to find my Oreo 8 previous firmware (47.1.A.16.20) but for my "Customized DE" version?
It intrigued me that Xperifirm has just the latest one.
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I don't think there will be any difference between customised DE and customised UK, there will be VoLTE and fingerprint enabled.
If you have to start asking other xda users for historical firmware then you can't guarantee its validity.
All the firmwares on Xperiafirm are direct from Sony servers.

Didgesteve said:
I don't think there will be any difference between customised DE and customised UK, there will be VoLTE and fingerprint enabled.
If you have to start asking other xda users for historical firmware then you can't guarantee its validity.
All the firmwares on Xperiafirm are direct from Sony servers.
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I secured the Oreo firmware (customized UK) and the Pie firmware (customized DE) .. using xperifirm. I downloaded Pie just to have the current release that's running on the phone nearby, in case any of my attempts go bad and I'd need to restore it.
By chance, I have for about 2 weeks the possibility to have a non-branded original "Customized UK" XZ1c. As far as I've seen, there 1 app only that's different compared with my original customized DE. I might flash this one to Oreo and back to Pie ... just to learn the process ... and only afterwards to get to work on mine.
I also took my time to look around the web before jumping into flashing.
There are topics which I don't quite grasp yet .. like DRM .. or attest keys.
The thing is that I don't want to break anything in doing this downgrade to Oreo. I don't need to root it, to unlock the boot loader, to break any X-Reality or other functionality. I'm truly amazed by the battery life, btw: I get 3 1/2 days plus with Stamina activated non-stop. The phone is very snappy even with Stamina ... and that's another issue: by downgrading, I wouldn't like to ruin anything of the battery management internal apps / features.
Another thing is this: i don't intend to preserve any data. Whatever I have as apps, currently, will be backed-up and re-installed from scratch + restore of personal data.
I'm now at the point of going through:
1. flashing with flash tool + xperifirm
OR
2. flashing with newflasher.
Basically, I'm trying to understand what the differences (risks) are and what's the safest to use.
Any advice from the XDA community is welcome on this one.
Best wishes,

@metalik download the firmware with xperifirm and from settings select to decrypt/decompress (don't remember how it is). Then delete all .ta files from the folder and persist*.sin (to avoid losing android attest keys and flash with newflasher.
Flashtool has some problems with newer phone models so it's not recommended for xz1c.

the right question would be, how to get the latest security patches but staying with oreo?

vofferz said:
@metalik download the firmware with xperifirm and from settings select to decrypt/decompress (don't remember how it is). Then delete all .ta files from the folder and persist*.sin (to avoid losing android attest keys and flash with newflasher.
Flashtool has some problems with newer phone models so it's not recommended for xz1c.
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gentlemen,
your input is highly appreciated.
aside from the persist*.sin and all .ta files .. should I take care of anything else?
P.S. I followed this tutorial (link) and it clearly indicates that warranty would not be voided if I would attempt such a re-flashing. Is it true?
P.S. the last question in the thread remains valid: how to apply the upcoming patches on top of Oreo? .. can those be obtained and flashed in a similar way? ... I doubt it would be a good approach because Sony is supposed to take the Google patches and make sure they integrate properly in their Android customization ...

metalik said:
I secured the Oreo firmware (customized UK) and the Pie firmware (customized DE) .. using xperifirm. I downloaded Pie just to have the current release that's running on the phone nearby, in case any of my attempts go bad and I'd need to restore it.
By chance, I have for about 2 weeks the possibility to have a non-branded original "Customized UK" XZ1c. As far as I've seen, there 1 app only that's different compared with my original customized DE. I might flash this one to Oreo and back to Pie ... just to learn the process ... and only afterwards to get to work on mine.
I also took my time to look around the web before jumping into flashing.
There are topics which I don't quite grasp yet .. like DRM .. or attest keys.
The thing is that I don't want to break anything in doing this downgrade to Oreo. I don't need to root it, to unlock the boot loader, to break any X-Reality or other functionality. I'm truly amazed by the battery life, btw: I get 3 1/2 days plus with Stamina activated non-stop. The phone is very snappy even with Stamina ... and that's another issue: by downgrading, I wouldn't like to ruin anything of the battery management internal apps / features.
Another thing is this: i don't intend to preserve any data. Whatever I have as apps, currently, will be backed-up and re-installed from scratch + restore of personal data.
I'm now at the point of going through:
1. flashing with flash tool + xperifirm
OR
2. flashing with newflasher.
Basically, I'm trying to understand what the differences (risks) are and what's the safest to use.
Any advice from the XDA community is welcome on this one.
Best wishes,
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First take a screenshot of your current keystore status by typing this in the dialler *#*#7378423#*#*, then go to Service tests or Service info -> Security
I used newflasher since it's the last updated software for flashing.
Extract your ftf if required, put only the required files to downgrade in newflasher's folder. For me I only used kernel, system, userdata and cache.
Boot to flash mode, flash using newflasher, reboot and done! Make sure your keystore is intact by comparing the status of all keys with your screenshot.
I've used this method to downgrade temporarily, get temp root, backup my TA partition and then go back to current firmware. All keys intact.

metalik said:
gentlemen,
your input is highly appreciated.
aside from the persist*.sin and all .ta files .. should I take care of anything else?
P.S. I followed this tutorial (link) and it clearly indicates that warranty would not be voided if I would attempt such a re-flashing. Is it true?
P.S. the last question in the thread remains valid: how to apply the upcoming patches on top of Oreo? .. can those be obtained and flashed in a similar way? ... I doubt it would be a good approach because Sony is supposed to take the Google patches and make sure they integrate properly in their Android customization ...
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I would flash everything else but the .ta and persist*.sin to ensure it works as intended with all files from the firmware you're using. Of course that resets all your userdata, but I guess a downgrade would require that anyway.
Warranty should be just fine - you're still just using official Sony firmware without any modifications to the device or system.
I don't think it will be possible to stay in official Oreo fw with locked bootloader and get recent security patches.
Sony will most probably implement the new patches only into the latest fw version - and that's Pie.
And if someone would make a custom rom with the latest patches on Oreo, you won't be able to install it with a locked bootloader.

Hello again,
what's the impact of flashing persist*.sin ... I believe that's connected with the attest keys, right?
Later edit: I downgraded from Customized DE Pie to Customized UK Oreo. I used newflasher, deleted all *.ta from the root & boot folder ... but by mistake I forgot about the one small persist*.sin file.
Long story short: yes, leaving persist*.sin file in the folder and flashing with newflasher destroyed the Attest keys (I get them as NOT provisioned).
The phone seems to work without problems nevertheless. I re-flashed to an older Customized DE Pie and got the last valid OTA update. Going back to Customized UK Oreo did remove everything from the Service Tests > Security (it showed "none"). But on that the Xperia Companion did the trick (software repair). So it's back on the initial Customized UK Oreo - just attest key shows NOT provisioned ... so
Lessons learned: /*.ta + /persist*.sin + /boot/*.ta must be removed before flashing with newflasher.

Hey, sorry to bring up this old thread but I don't suppose you still have a copy of 16.20? I've been looking for a working copy of it everywhere and I'm getting desperate

Joecalone said:
Hey, sorry to bring up this old thread but I don't suppose you still have a copy of 16.20? I've been looking for a working copy of it everywhere and I'm getting desperate
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Hey,
sorry for the late reply ...
I kept everything that I (historically) downloaded with Xperifirm ...
I just checked and one folder is this "G8441_Customized UK_1310-6856_47.1.A.16.20_R18B" ... about 2.55 GB in size.
the content of fwinfo.xml is this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<fwinfo>
<project>Lilac</project>
<product>Xperia XZ1 Compact</product>
<model>G8441</model>
<market>United Kingdom</market>
<operator>Customized UK</operator>
<swId>1307-7511</swId>
<swVer>47.1.A.16.20</swVer>
<cda>1310-6856</cda>
<cdfVer>R18B</cdfVer>
<fsVar>GENERIC</fsVar>
</fwinfo>
and update.xml is this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<UPDATE>
<SYSTEMPARTITIONIMAGE>partition.zip</SYSTEMPARTITIONIMAGE>
<BOOT>boot.zip</BOOT>
<NOERASE>appslog_X-FLASH-ALL-C93B.sin</NOERASE>
<NOERASE>diag_X-FLASH-ALL-C93B.sin</NOERASE>
<NOERASE>ssd_X-FLASH-ALL-C93B.sin</NOERASE>
<NOERASE>Qnovo_X-FLASH-ALL-C93B.sin</NOERASE>
<FACTORY_ONLY>persist_X-FLASH-ALL-C93B.sin</FACTORY_ONLY>
<NOERASE>userdata_X-FLASH-CUST-C93B.sin</NOERASE>
<SIMLOCK>simlock.ta</SIMLOCK>
<NOERASE>cust-reset.ta</NOERASE>
<NOERASE>master-reset.ta</NOERASE>
<RESETNONSECUREADB>reset-non-secure-adb.ta</RESETNONSECUREADB>
<NOERASE>reset-wipe-reason.ta</NOERASE>
</UPDATE>
in a nutshell: I can zip the folder and find a way to send it to you.
Best regards,

Joecalone said:
Hey, sorry to bring up this old thread but I don't suppose you still have a copy of 16.20? I've been looking for a working copy of it everywhere and I'm getting desperate
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I have my copy of 16.20 and related firmware. They are all Generic Latin America versions.

Xperia XZ1 Compact 47.1.A.16.20 Firmware Search
metalik said:
in a nutshell: I can zip the folder and find a way to send it to you.
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Shahnewaz said:
I have my copy of 16.20 and related firmware. They are all Generic Latin America versions.
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Great! I have also been searching desperately for a G8441 47.1.A.16.20 firmware. The country doesn't matter.
If either of you are able to send a zip, I would love to host it on my drive for anyone else who comes looking.

@cynthi4 Customized NOBA (nordic/baltic) latest Oreo: http://aeitis.org/xz1c/
It's downloaded and decrypted via xperifirm and zipped.
I'll keep it there for a while, but might remove soon.

cynthi4 said:
Great! I have also been searching desperately for a G8441 47.1.A.16.20 firmware. The country doesn't matter.
If either of you are able to send a zip, I would love to host it on my drive for anyone else who comes looking.
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Here you go:
https://bigboidrive.duckdns.org/nextcloud/s/ZW4FQmqBE8Dfcp2

Hello, I just got a xz1c and I'm on 47.1.a.2.281. I haven't updated because of reported battery drain issues. Should I stick with this? Do you recommend pie at all? If not, what's the most stable build you'd recommend?

moist_line said:
Hello, I just got a xz1c and I'm on 47.1.a.2.281. I haven't updated because of reported battery drain issues. Should I stick with this? Do you recommend pie at all? If not, what's the most stable build you'd recommend?
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Unless you have any specific issues with Oreo or see some advantage with upgrading to Pie, I wouldn't. I am not a big fan of Pie and went through this downgrade to 47.1.A.16.20 to avoid it. If you're interested in custom ROMs, I am running LineageOS 15.1 on my xz1c and it's been great!

That's strange. Being still happy with my locked device, I've always regretted switching to pie so today I actually did the whole process to restore Oreo: downloaded the latest Costumized NOBA oreo the user few posts above linked, deleted *persist.sin and every *.ta files in the folder (even the one inside boot folder), run newflasher and then reboot. Too bad I found stock camera broken
I re-checked multiple times searching for those *.ta files to be sure to avoid this issue, but that's it: I got Oreo but now I have lost stock camera and who knows what else.
Does it mean I've lost those functionality forever? Is there any way to restore stock camera? Happy to see this thread still active

[Guide/Discussion] EMUI 9 China BETA versions

Hi guys
So recently there was some uploads to Firmware Finder of some BETA's of EMUI 9 of China models BUT please be sure to read this before you try anything with this beta sofware.
I recently, about a week ago when the BETA came out I was really excited like maybe you are but I did a mess noone on this Forum could fix literally.
DO NOT FOLLOW ANY PROCEDURE OF THIS!
Now what I did was:
1. I unlocked both FRP and bootloader of my device.
2. I flashed TWRP recovery
3. I backup my oem-info (ANE-LX1C432) and copied it to my sd card
4. I flashed the oem-info of the chinese model (ANE-AL00) which I copied to my sd card
5. I flashed the Hurupdater with all necessary files from the Firmware Finder.
6. Rebooted phone and it booted normally.
7. Setup screen did not appear and EMUI 9 took me directly to the home screen, I had no google play services of course since it's a chinese ROM, almost no system apps but gestures were present and quite smooth and fast actually. The ROM was fast.
8. Went to Settings-->System-->Developer options-->OEM unlocking was gray which I found pretty weird but then I searched Google and in China they do not have that option on Developer settings so maybe that's why it was gray.
Anyway since this option was gray I thought (stupidly) that maybe after a factory reset the option would become changeable again. It didn't. At that time the phone did a factory reset and afterwords by bootloader become "Relocked" and FRP was "locked. At that time system was unbootable no matter what you try.
Tried multiple commands via fastboot but since FRP is locked you can't do anything that change the system, even the FRP unlock code I got which I payed for (20€) did not work (Not sure why either but I think it's because since my oem-info changed the IMEI was changed randomly or something like it). I thought the command "fastboot boot twrp.img" would work right? but nope, nothing allowed.
Second thing I tried was the dload packages of course. I tried all kinds of packages. Tried the one I installed, the ANE-AL00C01 (9.0.1.100) one. Didn't work as it is the same version. Tried to downgrade for an older EMUI 9 beta package like ANE-AL00C01 (9.0.1.41) and did not work either.
Packages above ^ were from the Firmware so nothing is signed by Huawei.
Then I tried signed packages both from this ANE-AL00 model and my model ANE-LX1C432 but nothing seemed to work.
Only thing I thought of was to flash motherboard firmware which I looked deep into the FCC certification tests you can find this on Google:
https://fccid.io/QISANE-LX1/Test-Report/BLE-Test-report-3742444
Which tells us the motherboard base software version for my model is ANE-LX1 8.0.0.41(SP1C900).
But we don't have access to it of course since it's motherboard official software from Huawei, so maybe only some official Huawei Repair Center have the right tools for this.
BUT, on easy firmware you can get it for 15€. Easy firmware is trusted and they do have an unofficial tool that can flash official motherboard software.
Now before I tried it, I sent my phone to warranty. And I gotta say, I was not very confident about it. I sent it for repair on 6 of February and I said the phone couldn't boot and I installed a beta version via Hicare app (this is how I maybe thought they could believe me), by the way the eRecovery was in chinese so I said I installed a chinese official beta from Huawei from Hicare XDDDDDDDDD
Do you know what they did? It was not an official Huawei Repair Center, although I do have one in my country, it was just one authorized by Huawei, they said the phone didn't boot as well OK, but then they just replaced the whole motherboard due to a IMEI issue, flashed the base firmware from EMUI 8.
After that I payed nothing since it was on warranty, got "a new phone" pretty much, charging port is new but battery is the same I think, and learned something interesting, NEVER FLASH CHINESE OEM-INFO's !!!!!!!!
But seriously, I'm an IT Technician and I thought I had so much luck here because if they knew what I did I would have to pay for the repair and quite a lot (just the motherboard is 200€ btw) !
Altough I was quite pissed cause why the fk wouldn't they just flashed the board software again? YIKES
Anyways, I'm happy, while I had no phone I trusted my old moto g 2014 (titan) with sailfish OS 3 and I then realised how much I want a fkin Sony Xperia X or XA2 so I can have
that best OS of all time and still have those nasty android apps
And if you need a guide for the correct installation of EMUI 9 Chinese beta , please contact @qouet or check his thread here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/huawei-p20-lite/development/port-nova3e-official-rom-to-ane-lx1-t3897076
I'm not sure how is it going but too have the gapps you gotta work a bit i guess,
People like me with a P20 Lite main phone, just wait for stable versions or flash european versions without changing oem-info's please Don't make the mistake I did and almost buy a new phone
Cheers to all!
AS

Did you try to change oeminfo using HwOTA?

Zerogoki_00 said:
Did you try to change oeminfo using HwOTA?
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I woulded have tried but since I can't flash or boot a twrp image you can't do much on those cases HwOTA relies on a TWRP recovery.
Thanks!
AS

Is there already Dark Theme on EMUI 9? Thanks.
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Is there already Dark Theme on EMUI 9? Thanks.
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Hey
For now I only know that the feature is only present on Huawei Mate 20RS, Mate 20X and Mate 20 Pro due to higher capacity batteries, here's the official info:
https://consumer.huawei.com/uk/support/faq/have-you-tried-the-new-dark-interface-from-emui-9/
But maybe it will come eventually in the future for all Huawei phones with EMUI 9 as a standard feature but for now nope...
Cheers,
AS

Mi 10t lite still on 12.0.8.0

Just checked My daughters mi 10t lite and to My surprise it still runs 12.0.8.0
It seems there are newer versions but her Phone says that No newer version is avalilable when searching.
Also it seems Android security level is december 2020 which seems very outdated.
IT seems that there are newer versions so why Will the Phone not find Them.?

Mine is the same. Its my first Xiaomi and it surprised me too.
New ROMs are available for download in the app "MIUIdownloader" and instructions on how to install them can be found here:
How to Install Android Updates on Xiaomi, Mi, Redmi, and POCO smartphones with MIUI
Follow these instructions install Android updates / Stock MIUI Recovery and Fastboot ROMs on Xiaomi, Mi, Redmi and POCO smartphones.
www.xda-developers.com
The article says however that the ROMs are available in either Recovery or Fastboot formats, but for mine (Gaugin EEA) there is an "OTA" version available also. Strange that the OTA update isn't actually available "OTA"...
I haven't installed any yet as I only started looking today but I'm a newbie with stuff like this so I'll wait and see if anyone else chimes in and gives us some more pointers. I don't really want to brick my phone!

here you can find the latest EEA roms (12.5.7.0) with 2021 october patchlevel
Redmi Note 9 Pro 5G / Mi 10i / Mi 10T Lite (gauguin) Europe (EEA) Fastboot & Recovery ROM | XiaomiROM.com
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro 5G / Mi 10i / Mi 10T Lite (gauguin) Europe (EEA) official ROM, include stable, weekly and beta MIUI firmware which can be …
xiaomirom.com
When you scroll up to the top of the page you can find all variants.
Always be sure you download the corresponding RECOVERY image!
Then copy it to your device.
Open settings/ about Phone
tap a couple of times on the middle of the screen, till you get the notification "additional update features on" or similiar.
When you go now to the upper right corner w. the 3 dots, you will now see some new entries, select "Choose update package", then select the downloaded recovery image, and install it.
In your case, since your Versions are heavy outdated I recommend a full backup prior - it can mess up some settings or files.

Overandout said:
Mine is the same. Its my first Xiaomi and it surprised me too.
New ROMs are available for download in the app "MIUIdownloader" and instructions on how to install them can be found here:
How to Install Android Updates on Xiaomi, Mi, Redmi, and POCO smartphones with MIUI
Follow these instructions install Android updates / Stock MIUI Recovery and Fastboot ROMs on Xiaomi, Mi, Redmi and POCO smartphones.
www.xda-developers.com
The article says however that the ROMs are available in either Recovery or Fastboot formats, but for mine (Gaugin EEA) there is an "OTA" version available also. Strange that the OTA update isn't actually available "OTA"...
I haven't installed any yet as I only started looking today but I'm a newbie with stuff like this so I'll wait and see if anyone else chimes in and gives us some more pointers. I don't really want to brick my phone!
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If/When you do the update, please report back what version you selected and if it did indeed needed af factory reset to work properly.
To be honest i think it is pretty poor, that this not just works out of the box, i have never heard of another brand where the OTA did not work, it's such a bacis function and i must confess, that if it ends up, needing me to do manual upgrading, this will heavily affect my will to buy og recommend anyone to buy a Xiaomi phone.
It seems the expression "You get what you pay for" is right in this instance, and i would certainly rather have paid a bit more to get something that just works, if i had known that even this basic feature did no work.
I wonder, if i update the phone manually to the latest firmware, if it will get the next updates OTA or this is a recurring thing, to do manual upgrades every time ..

Check you full FW version (including letters) - some ROMs are provided by phone operators and these are well known to delay or block the updates. Global ROMs should not show this behavior, I receive all OTA updates on time (or I just download and apply them manually as described by y1nk0).

Thanks for the suggestions but it didn't work.
I pasted the zip file into the phone memory and selected it in the update menu. The error message was Not possible to verify the update. You cannot flash this ROM, or along those lines.
It isn't an operator branded phone and it was brand new out of the box a few days ago so I suppose its possible that it gets an OTA update in the future, but yeah, I'm pretty disappointed with the phone in general really and was hoping that some of the poor features would be improved with an update to Android 11.
Its a work phone so at least I didn't pay for it, but it also means that I can't really do anything which might brick it, I got it to replace a Samsung A50 which I dropped and killed so I have to be careful!
The current ROM is 12.0.8.0(QJSEEUXM) which seems to be an official Mi ROM dated 22 Dec 2021.

I will check the full firmware version and post it here when i get home, but my daughters phone was bought from a large generic electronic retailer and it was bought without any subscription to any phone company and it has no visible branding at all, so i highly doubt that it will be because of this.
But as said...I will post the exact firmware version of the phone later, it would be interesting to see if it is the same as "overandout" has.
I dont know if the phone has actually ever received any updates, but i doubt it, as the safety level is December 2020, and she bought the phone in 2021.
Maybe there is a bug in that particular firmware that prevents it from succesfully updating.
I am thinking of maybe returning the phone to the shop, and reporting it to be faulty, because of the inability to upgrade.
Nowadays firmware and firmware updates are a big part of keeping a phone in "good working order" so the inability to update is certainly in my book to be consideres a serious flaw / defect.
I dont mind to update it manually to be honest, but i would expect it to then begin, updating by itself, i dont want to have to do manual updating every x months.

xsatquest said:
I will check the full firmware version and post it here when i get home, but my daughters phone was bought from a large generic electronic retailer and it was bought without any subscription to any phone company and it has no visible branding at all, so i highly doubt that it will be because of this.
But as said...I will post the exact firmware version of the phone later, it would be interesting to see if it is the same as "overandout" has.
I dont know if the phone has actually ever received any updates, but i doubt it, as the safety level is December 2020, and she bought the phone in 2021.
Maybe there is a bug in that particular firmware that prevents it from succesfully updating.
I am thinking of maybe returning the phone to the shop, and reporting it to be faulty, because of the inability to upgrade.
Nowadays firmware and firmware updates are a big part of keeping a phone in "good working order" so the inability to update is certainly in my book to be consideres a serious flaw / defect.
I dont mind to update it manually to be honest, but i would expect it to then begin, updating by itself, i dont want to have to do manual updating every x months.
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So did you try the method posted by y1nk0? What happened?
The problem with loading the new ROM any other way is that we will be voiding the warranty...

Overandout said:
So did you try the method posted by y1nk0? What happened?
The problem with loading the new ROM any other way is that we will be voiding the warranty...
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Hi
No i did not try anything yet, y1nk mentions that since the version is very outdated to make a backup, and i have not had time to do this yet.
Will probably do it this weekend, but i kind of need to have her make a backup of her phone....And i dont even know if she thinks it's worth the trouble if she has to start the phone from scratch after the update.
Teenagers have a LOT of apps and stuff on their phone, it's not just a matter of 5 minutes and she is ready to have her phone potentially reset to factory standard
But seeing as you had no luck i am not holding my breath for that method tbh. : )

Fair enough, I didn't bother with the back up because the phone is so new I hardly have anything configured anyway.

Overandout said:
Fair enough, I didn't bother with the back up because the phone is so new I hardly have anything configured anyway.
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If you're on V12.0.8.0.QJSEUXM, I would try updating to V12.0.1.0.RJSEUXM first. Sometimes it's not possible to skip one or more updates and you have to install them one by one.
Chronological list of updates with download links: https://xiaomifirmware.com/roms/download-latest-miui-roms-for-mi-10t-lite/

_mysiak_ said:
If you're on V12.0.8.0.QJSEUXM, I would try updating to V12.0.1.0.RJSEUXM first. Sometimes it's not possible to skip one or more updates and you have to install them one by one.
Chronological list of updates with download links: https://xiaomifirmware.com/roms/download-latest-miui-roms-for-mi-10t-lite/
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That makes sense. I went the other way and tried to install the penultimate version (12.5.6.0) but that gave the same error as the latest..
I'll try the "sequential" approach later.

Overandout said:
That makes sense. I went the other way and tried to install the penultimate version (12.5.6.0) but that gave the same error as the latest..
I'll try the "sequential" approach later.
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Well, it was worth a try!
Exactly the same result unfortunately.
Not too sure what to try next really.

So i tried a bit here.
What she has is a phone that has the following firmware installed
MIUI Global 12.0.8.0
Stable
12.0.8.0 (QJSEUXM)
So i tried downloading the MIUI downloader tool and selected older versions, and downloaded the firmware called miui_GAUGINEEAGlobal_V12.0.1.0.RJSEUXM_15bfbef742_11.0.zip
put it in a folder called "downloaded_rom", went to the install updates, pressed the MIUI logo to make the "install from package" appear, selected this file and then it chewed on the file for 10-20 seconds and then it just says :
"Can not confirm update"
"Sorry, flash to this stable version is not allowed"
It feels really strange that a phone that has a firmware version called QJSEUXM is unable to update to a version called RJSEUXM
The only difference is that Q has become R, and since R comes right after Q in the alphabet, i would assume that this is the next version.
I am at a loss here, and the posts i made on the official Xiaomi forum, has gone unanswered.
One weird thing though.
I would expext firmware version 12.0.8.0 to be newer than 12.0.1.0. The naming of version seems a bit strange ??
The 12.0.1.0 version is android 11 and the 12.0.8.0 is android 10, so the 12.0.1.0 is newer it seems.
Still, makes no sense that it can not be updated, the file i downloaded is 2,5 Gbyte, so clearly a full image, not just incremental

Try to change your region in system settings (you might even receive an OTA update), updates are sometimes blocked for whatever reason for a particular country. India/China are usually first to receive an update, so they might work.
MIUI sub-version numbers are reset after major Android upgrade, so V12.0.1.0.RJSEUXM (MIUI12 Android 11) is newer than V12.0.8.0.QJSEUXM (MIUI 12 Android 10).
Btw. it seems that there was one more ROM update before moving to Android R (V12.0.9.0.QJSEUXM), you could have more luck with its installation.
List of all ROMs (sort by date and look for EU ROMs): https://xiaomifirmwareupdater.com/archive/miui/gauguin/

_mysiak_ said:
Try to change your region in system settings (you might even receive an OTA update), updates are sometimes blocked for whatever reason for a particular country. India/China are usually first to receive an update, so they might work.
MIUI sub-version numbers are reset after major Android upgrade, so V12.0.1.0.RJSEUXM (MIUI12 Android 11) is newer than V12.0.8.0.QJSEUXM (MIUI 12 Android 10).
Btw. it seems that there was one more ROM update before moving to Android R (V12.0.9.0.QJSEUXM), you could have more luck with its installation.
List of all ROMs (sort by date and look for EU ROMs): https://xiaomifirmwareupdater.com/archive/miui/gauguin/
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Thank you for the reply, i have succesfully downloaded and installed the 12.0.9.0 firmware version on her phone.
So now it says :
MIUI Global 12.0.9.0 (QJSEUXM)
The android security level is now 01-01-2021
I then tried changing region to a lot of different countries, including countries in the African region, and India which i believe is in the asian region, and also a few european, it said "Changing region" multiple times, but no matter what country i tried, it still said "No available updates". This was offcourse with 12.0.9.0.
I feel that the speed with which it says "There is no update" kind of suggests that it might not even check, but i dont know if it does, and just really quickly figures out that there is no updates.
So while she got a marginally newer firmware with a 1 month newer security date, it still refuses to find OTA updates with 12.0.9.0 Android 10 by itself.
I also tried re-running the downloaded 12.0.1.0 Android 11 version i had previously downloaded, but it still fails with the same message as before.
It seems the update routine for this phone is really screwed. It was able to do the manual update to the newer android 10 but it refuses to do anything with the android 11 firmwares.
If anyone has more succes, i would like to hear about it. My teenage daughter is not prepared to do a full factory reset, so unless someone finds a way to do this without having to reset the phone, i think she will just want to keep the phone on the current firmware.
PS. I also tried disconnecting from our wifi, in case our firewall was blocking, but on 5G it still does not find any updates, really fast.

I can report the same as xsatquest.
The update to 12.0.9.0 has worked but thats as far as it goes.
I would quite happily do a factory reset to get to Android 11 as long as it doesn't involve unlocking the boot loader or anything else that invalidates the warranty.

I swapped the regions a few times too, but it didn't make any difference.

I have tried to follow some youtube tutorials on using MiFlash Pro to load the recovery image, just in case.
I tried to flash the first Android 11 version of the ROM from here:
Download Redmi Note 9 Pro 5G / Mi 10i / Mi 10T Lite (gauguin) V12.0.1.0.RJSEUXM MIUI 12 Stable Full Rom | XiaomiROM.com
The Stable update V12.0.1.0.RJSEUXM has been officially released for Redmi Note 9 Pro 5G / Mi 10i / Mi 10T Lite (codename is gauguin). Before …
xiaomirom.com
but the MiFlash tool gave the same error as the phone gives (more or less), Sorry, flash to this stable version is not allowed".
So I tried flashing 12.5.7 from here:
Xiaomi Firmware Updater
The ultimate script that provides firmware packages for Xiaomi devices.
xiaomifirmwareupdater.com
But its exactly the same...

Overandout said:
I can report the same as xsatquest.
The update to 12.0.9.0 has worked but thats as far as it goes.
I would quite happily do a factory reset to get to Android 11 as long as it doesn't involve unlocking the boot loader or anything else that invalidates the warranty.
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I know that bootloader unlocking could be a PITA, but it does not invalidate the warranty (at least in Europe).
Edit: could any of you capture logcat during failed attempt for ROM installation? This might provide additional info on why exactly is it failing. Also you might give ADB sideload a chance, I don't expect it to really work, but maybe there will be some extra info too.