Huawei Honor 8A Firmware

Training

Before moving directly to the Honor 8A firmware, it is highly recommended to complete a few preparatory steps. This will allow you to choose the correct way to reinstall the EMUI operating system that operates the device, to carry out the process as quickly and safely as possible in relation to the device, as well as the data that is stored on it.

Honor 8A Modifications

To determine the applicability of this or that method of reinstalling the mobile operating system on the Honor 8A you have, you need to find out its modification. There are four variants of the model under consideration: JAT-LX1 , JIT-L21 , JIT-L41 , JIT-L29 . The easiest way to find out by which index the device is characterized is, perhaps, by looking at its rear - the data we are interested in is indicated here in small print and marked as "Model" .

Among other things, the device modification is shown in the «Configuration» of the mobile operating system that controls it. Open EMUI options, go to "System" and touches "About of the phone" . On the screen that opens, you will find the information you need; this is the value of the element "Model" .

Later in the article, we consider the Honor 8A with the model index JAT-LX1 . At the same time, owners of other modifications of the device can use the following instructions "Method 1" , "Method 2" y "Method 3" in relation to them without problems and fears. Regarding the "Method 4" , it can be used for Honor 8A modifications other than JAT-LX1, but a suitable firmware package will need to be independently found for your device version. The «Method 5» , which involves restoring the functionality of devices with seriously damaged software, is suitable exclusively for the JAT-LX1!

PC software

In most cases, it is not necessary to use a computer as a tool to update this model phone. Those who prefer this particular option of interacting with the system software of a mobile device, as well as in cases where the media available on the device itself is inapplicable or ineffective, should use one of the following programs for Windows.

Huawei Hi Suite

Honor 8A's maker's software, called HiSuite , it will allow you to backup the data stored in the device memory, update the operating system of the model, as well as reinstall it and revert to an EMIU assembly older than the one currently installed. . To get the program on your PC and connect a mobile device to it, follow these steps:

1. Go to the software s section of the HUAWEI official website at the following link: the HUAWEI HiSuite app from the official website
2. Click the button « for Windows» .
3. If necessary, specify the path to save the HighSuite distribution kit. Wait for the file with the installer to complete.
4. Unpack the resulting package and run the file HiSuite_10.0.0.510_OVE.exe containing .
5. Click on "Following" in the first HiSuite Installation Wizard window and then "Let" In a second.
6. Wait for the program files to be copied to the PC disk.
7. Click on « Contac us « in the completion window of the HighSuit installer, you can subsequently access the capabilities of the installed software by opening the shortcut "HiSuite" that appears on the Windows desktop.
8. With HiSuite open, connect your Android Honor 8A to your PC. On your mobile device, select the USB connection mode "File transfer" .
9. In the computer manager window, when prompted to install the Android version of the program, click "To accept" .
10. As a result of pairing a smartphone and a computer in the above order, the former will be deployed and the HiSuite mobile client will be launched, tap "FOLLOWING" and then "TO ACCEPT" on the screens that are displayed.
11. Give the program access to all the Android modules necessary to perform its functions - click on "LET" below the requests coming from the mobile operating system.
12. Then Honor 8A will display a "Connection confirmation code" on the screen: This code must be entered in the field that the program displays on the desktop window.
13. Click the button "Connect" next to the input field for the number combination.
14. Click on "Let" in the window with the requirement to provide access to the smartphone IMEI, so that HiSuite can later easily determine the availability of system software updates for your instance of the device.

Flash Tool SP

In case of serious problems with the Honor 8A system software, which are expressed in the fact that the smartphone stops giving signs of life, it is "fine", we can say that the only way for the device to work again is home is to perform manipulations through a universal program for flashing MTK devices - SP Flash Tool.

Do not rush to equip your PC with the specified software at the preparatory stage; To work with the model in question, you will need a specific and specially configured version. To get started, you can get information about the capabilities of the tool and the general characteristics of its operation by reading the following article:

See also: Huawei Honor 8A Firmware

The main and mandatory preparatory step before starting the flashing of the Honor 8A is to create a backup of the data accumulated in the storage of the device during its operation. With a backup consisting of one of the methods described below, you can easily restore files and data on your phone that are deleted during the reinstallation of the mobile operating system by separate methods and / or erased as a result of other operations or software failures.

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iSuite

It is very easy to get a backup of the device information of the model in question and save the data to the computer disk, and if necessary, it is very easy to restore everything important through the HighSyut program, the installation of which is described. above in this material:

1. Launch the Windows version of HiSuite and connect your phone to your PC.
2. Click on the role name "Reserve" from the menu at the bottom of the manager window.
3. In the window that appears, if desired, redefine the storage location for the backup files. To do this, click the button "Change" to the right of the field with the default path to save a backup, then go to the destination folder and click "To accept" .
4. By removing and marking the block images indicating the types of data available in the phone memory and available for reading, select the information to be backed up.
5. Click the button "Reserve" .
6. Next, create a that protects the data backup from unauthorized use in the appropriate fields in the window that opens. Enter a hint and click "To accept" .
7. Wait for the data reading of the mobile device to finish and put it in a backup copy on the PC disk.
8. As a result of the successful completion of the procedure to copy information, HighSuit will display a notification "Completed" - click on "Finalizar" in the window that shows it.
9. To restore data to your phone when the need arises:
   • Open the program and pair the Honor 8A with it, then click "Repair" .
   • Select (if there are multiple) the backup file, click "Restore" .
   • In the field of the window that appears, enter the assigned to protect the backup, click "To accept" .
   • Please wait until the end of the backup data deployment process on the smartphone.
   • Click on "Finalizar" in the window that HighSuit displays after the information retrieval is complete.
   • Disconnect Honor 8A from your computer and (preferably) restart it.

EMUI tools

No less effective than the one described above, the method for saving your own data from the Honor 8A's memory is to use the tools supplied with the device's operating system. By following the recommendations below, you can easily create a backup of everything important from your smartphone, save it to a MicroSD memory card, and then, if necessary, quickly restore the information.

1. If you haven't done it before, prepare a removable storage device and install it on your mobile device.
2. Open the «Configuration» of EMUI, scroll down to the bottom of the open options list and tap "System" .
3. Go to the "Backup and Restore" section , click on "Data backup" .
4. Confirm that you have read the information about the launcher by tapping "FOLLOWING" on your welcome screen and "TO ACCEPT" below the list of rights granted to the application.
5. Then select "External storage" , I touched "Memory card" and then click on the button «BACKUP COPY» located at the bottom of the screen that opens.
6. Check the checkboxes next to the names of the data types to be backed up. After completing your selection, tap the button «BACKUP COPY» .
7. Create a to protect the created backup, enter it twice in the fields on the screen and then click "Following" . The next step is to write a hint that will help you the forgotten from the backup and touch "Finalizar" .
8. Wait for the backup procedure to complete, then tap the button "DONE" that appears at the bottom of the screen.
9. To restore the backed up information to the device:
   • Follow steps 1-3 of this instruction.
   • Click on "External storage" and then "Memory card" . Then in the area «RESTORE FROM BACKUP COPY» of In the screen that opens, touch the creation date of one of the available backups on the removable drive.
   • If necessary, uncheck the boxes to the right of the names of the data types that should not be implemented on the smartphone, click "RESTORE" .
   • Enter the assigned to the backup in the creation process, tap "To accept" . Then touch « CONTINUE « below the system notification, redefine the location of the media files, if necessary, and confirm the start of the recovery procedure by clicking "To accept" .
   • Wait for the backup data deployment process to finish in Honor 8A memory without taking any action. After the files and settings are restored, click "DONE" at the bottom of the screen and restart your smartphone.

Restart device

Most of the problems with the software part of any Android device arise not because of a firmware of "poor quality", but as a result of work and errors of the software installed by the , accumulated in the storage of "junk" data. and similar phenomena. Therefore, clearing the Honor 8A memory information and redefining the EMUI operating system settings from scratch can often serve as a procedure to restore the proper level of device performance. Among other things, it will not be superfluous to return the device to the factory state if there is a desire or need to install the "clean" mobile operating system.

Also Read: Reset Android OS Settings

It is not the only, but the most efficient tool to perform the operation of returning the software part of a smartphone to the "ready to use" state is the recovery (recovery) environment built into it by the manufacturer.

1. Save all important data on your phone, turn it off.
2. Put your device in mode "Recovery" . For this:
   • Press the hardware key "Volume +" and, while holding it down, - "Switched on" .
   • As soon as the boot logo appears "honor" on the smartphone screen, release the button "Switched on" . Hold down the key "Volume +" until the menu appears, captured in the next photo (2).
3. Click on the "Wipe data / factory reset" button at the bottom of the screen. Then, using the virtual keyboard shown, type "Yes" and then click on "Wipe data / factory reset" again.
4. The button "Wipe data / factory reset" will need to be pressed again, on the screen warning about the need to enter the data of the Google linked to the device after the cleaning procedure is completed. Initiate a reboot and then wait for the recovery environment to finish manipulating.
5. Click on "Reboot system now" on the main recovery screen that appears automatically after reboot. As a result, the device will reboot and your operating system will appear before you in a clean form and with zero settings.

Firmware

Regardless of the current status of the Honor 8A software part and the desired end result, it is recommended that you familiarize yourself with the description of the processes of reinstalling the operating system on a smartphone from start to finish. It is advisable to start interfering with the operation of the system software of a mobile device only after gaining full confidence in one's own strengths and viability of the firmware by one method or another.

Method 1: OTA update

The main solution to the problem of the maintenance of the Honor 8A software part is provided in the Android shell control device. We are talking about the tool "Upgrade system" , which actually works in automatic mode, if the has not disabled this option. In "force" mode, the specified tool is used as follows.

1. If you want not only to update the firmware of the smartphone, but also to install it "from scratch", then before further manipulations, reset the device to factory settings and clear its memory using the method described earlier in this material.
2. Connect your smartphone to a Wi-Fi network, open "Settings" EMIU. Then scrolling down the list of parameter sections, go to "System" .
3. Click on "Software update" , after which the screen to and install updates for the Honor 8A mobile operating system will open, and a check for the availability of the ability to update EMUI on your smartphone instance will automatically start. If an update is available on Huawei's server, you will be notified accordingly.
4. Touch New version , if it offers it Software update . When you are ready to start ing the update, click the button « AND INSTALL» .
5. Wait for the of the EMUI OS update package to complete. By the way, in the process, you can continue to use the phone's functions. Once all the necessary files have been ed and verified, a button appears INSTALL in the screen Upgrade system . Click on this item: the smartphone will restart and the installation of the updated version of your operating system will begin.
6. Wait for the system to carry out the necessary manipulations; the process is displayed using the percentage progress counter displayed on the screen. Once all the new components are integrated into the device, it will automatically reboot again. The system is then initialized and applications are optimized, and finally the updated Android EMUI shell is launched.
7. Just in case, repeat the previous steps in this instruction. For Honor 8A, especially if the device system software has not been updated for a long time, there may be updates after the ones already installed; if so, install them as well.

Method 2: HUAWEI HiSuite

The creators of Honor 8A suggest that s who prefer to repair their mobile device system software from a desktop computer use the proprietary HiSuite program, which was repeatedly mentioned in the article. This manager for working with Huawei and Honor smartphones will allow you not only to update the EMUI version, but also to return one of the previously released operating system assemblies to the model in question.

EMUI update

1. Launch HiSuit and pair your mobile device with the program. Create a backup of the information available in the device memory. All of these operations are described above in the first section of this material.
2. Click on the option name "To update" , located in the menu below the blocks that show the phone's storage capacity.
3. Wait a bit for the verification of the firmware versions installed and available on the Huawei server to finish.
4. If there is a newer version of EMUI available for Honor 8A than the one currently in use, a window will appear with the corresponding notification and the button «Update» ; click on the.
5. Click on "Let" in the next window to continue with the installation of the offered version of the system.
6. Wait for the s of the files necessary to update the Android operating system, and then deploy them on a smartphone.
7. After the update installation is complete, the smartphone will reboot. HiSuite will notify about the completion of the operation, but in reality the release of the updated OS will have to wait a little longer.

Reinstall and downgrade EMUI

To perform a reinstall of the Honor 8A operating system and at the same time bring the system version back to a version older than the one currently installed, use the HiSuit as follows:

1. Follow steps 1-3 in the instructions above, assuming the installation of updates for the phone's operating system.
2. In the window with the results of the search for updates for the device's system software, click "Another version" .
3. Click the button "Restore" .
4. Confirm your readiness to delete data on your smartphone by clicking "Continue" in the warning window.
5. To start the EMUI reinstallation process, click "Let" in the next message.
6. Also, without interfering with the operation of the program, wait until the following operations are performed:
   • the firmware from Huawei servers.
   • Honor 8A system software reinstallation.
7. As a result, HiSuite will display a window reporting the successful completion of the operation. In this case, the smartphone will reboot, automatically complete the started procedures, and boot into the newly installed mobile operating system.
8. Determine the main parameters of the EMIUI operation, after which you can proceed with data recovery and device operation.

Method 3: eRecovery

In a situation where the ability to launch EMUI on Honor 8A is lost, making it impossible to use the firmware methods described above, the functionality of a special environment available on modern Huawei devices, eRecovery , you can participate in restoring the performance of the phone. . By following the algorithm outlined below, it is easy to restore corrupted Android components and / or get the latest available version of your operating system on the device.

1. Put the Honor 8A in mode eRecovery . For this:
   • On a completely powered off phone, press the hardware button "Volume +" . While holding it, connect the USB cable connected to the powered-up PC to the mobile device (a charger won't work for the task at hand!).
   • Wait for the eRecovery interface to load and then stop affecting Volume + .
2. Tap the first button from the list available on the running recovery environment screen: « the latest version and recovery» . Then click « and recover» .
3. Wait a bit while the device turns on the Wi-Fi module, searches for available networks and displays a list of them on the screen. Connect to your Wi-Fi router. To do this, tap on the name of the network generated by the router and provide the system with a .
4. Also, reinstallation of Honor 8A firmware is done automatically. Wait until the required files package is ed and then deployed; take no action in the process.
5. After the procedures started in the recovery environment are completed, the smartphone will boot into the reinstalled and updated operating system.

Method 4: "Three buttons"

Another method of forced flashing of the Honor 8A that we are considering, like the one above, is used effectively, even on copies of models whose operating system has crashed (does not boot). Unlike the method described above for installing / restoring EMUI via eRecovery, the following instructions will require you to independently the embedded system file package on the device from the network.

1. the Honor 8A dedicated "service" firmware. To modify JAT-LX1, this can be done, even by clicking on one of the links below, - Assemblies EMUI 9.0.1.136 (C461E2R1P8) (early) and 9.1.0.256 (C10E2R3P1) are available (the latest available for installation by the method in question at the time of creating the articles) the firmware for the Honor 8A smartphone JAT-LX1 9.0.1.136 (C461E2R1P8)
   Firmware for Honor 8A JAT-LX1 9.1.0.256 (C10E2R3P1) Smartphone
2. Prepare a microSD card with the firmware installed on the device. For this:
   • Format the memory card to FAT32 file system using any available method. Read more: All the ways to format memory cards
   • Unpack the file obtained as a result of step 1 of this instruction in a separate folder on the PC disk.
   • Copy the folder "Dload" from the directory received after unzipping the firmware package to the root of the formatted removable drive.
   • As a result, the contents of the prepared memory card should look like this:
3. Turn off your smartphone and insert a memory card with firmware files, if you removed it for preparation.
4. Press all three hardware buttons on the Honor 8A at the same time. Hold them down until the boot logo appears "Honor" on the phone screen and then release them.
5. Also, you will not need to intervene in the EMUI installation process: the recovery environment on the starting device will detect the firmware files, check and install them. Do not interrupt the procedure with any action, wait for it to complete, looking at the percentage counter on the device screen.
6. At the end of the Android shell installation, the smartphone will reboot automatically. You just have to wait for the initialization of the software components of the installed EMUI to finish and the appearance of its welcome screen.
7. This completes the Honor 8A firmware using the 'three button' method. Determine the basic parameters of the installed system shell, restore data if necessary, update EMUI using one of the methods described earlier in this article.

Method 5: «Disintegration»

If your Honor 8A, as a result of serious damage to its software part, has stopped showing signs of life, and at the same time it turned out that all the firmware methods proposed earlier in the article cannot be implemented or are not effective You will have to resort to the most cardinal and complex option to restore the mobile operating system to work. The algorithm for "spraying" the considered apparatus includes several stages.

Step 1: obtain the necessary software and files

Before proceeding with the Honor 8A system software recovery, so that the procedure runs smoothly and does not take a long time, prepare your computer by ing and placing everything you need on its disk. For convenience, the SP Flash tool prepared to work with the model, as well as the files embedded in the smartphone, are packaged in one file:

files and software to unscrew Honor 8A JAT-LX1 smartphone

1. the suggested package from the link above and unzip it to the root of your drive C: .
2. The result should be a folder of the following type (hereinafter "working" in the instructions):

Step 2: installing the drivers

To provide access to the Windows software used in addition to the system sections of the smartphone memory in a special mode of operation of the latter, specialized drivers are required.

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It is possible to obtain components to pair inoperable Honor 8A software instances and a computer in this way:

1. Open the working folder obtained in the previous step and run the installation file of Huawei Service Driver Manufacture 2.01.03.00.exe drivers .
2. Click on «Next>» in the first window of the Component Installation Wizard to pair PC and mobile devices, and "I agree" In a second.
3. Click on "Install" to start installing the drivers.
4. Wait until the files are copied to the PC system folders.
5. Click on "Finalizar" in the last window that the installer displays.

Step 3: preparing the smartphone, connecting to the PC

In order to integrate files into inoperable Honor 8A software from a computer, the smartphone must be switched to a specialized service mode. This action can be carried out exclusively by acting on the test point located on the device's motherboard, so it will be necessary to partially disassemble it.

Study the course of the following algorithm to the end and proceed with the implementation only with full confidence in your own abilities! Otherwise, for a partial disassembly of the device, seek professional help.

1. Connect the micro-USB cable to the connector on the PC that is used to restore the smartphone. Open Windows Device Manager Read more: Open Device Manager in Windows
2. Turn off the device completely and carefully remove the back cover. To perform the operation correctly, watch the video of the device disassembly in the following link and repeat the manipulations demonstrated on it. Honor 8A smartphone disassembly video
3. Having gained access to the motherboard of the device, using improvised means (in the ideal case, tweezers, but any metal object, for example a curved paper clip, will do) connect the marked in the following photo (1) with the metallic protection of the electronic components of the device («ground») ...
4. Without opening the test point and "ground", connect the USB cable connected to the PC to the smartphone and look in the window "Device " Windows. If the above manipulations are performed correctly and efficiently, the "Remote control" in the section "COM and LPT ports" will briefly display the new device: "Mediatek Preloader USB VCOM" .
5. After ensuring that the Honor 8A is transferred to a special mode and detected in Windows as described above, disconnect it from the PC and proceed to the next stage of 'spraying'.

Step 4: Work with SP Flash Tool

1. Open the folder "SP_Flash_Tool_v5.1824_Win" contained in the directory with files and software to recover Honor 8A. Run the flasher opening the file flash_tool.exe .
2. Click the button "choose" to the right of the field " agent" , in the window that opens, go to the directory "Files" from the working folder and double-click the file name MTK_AllInOne_DA.bin .
3. Load the smartphone memory card (scatter file) adapted for the recovery procedure in the program. To do this, click "Choose" to right of the field "Scatter load file" , select the file Android_scatter_JAT-LX1.txt in the folder Archives .
4. Add "Authentication file" to flasher: click "choose" next to the corresponding field, open the file auth_sv5.auth from the directory Archives in the working folder.
5. Click the drop-down list of firmware modes performed by SP Flash Tool, select "Firmware update" .
6. Click the button "" at the top of the program window, which will put it into standby mode to connect a mobile device.
7. After connecting the test point on the smartphone motherboard and "ground" as described earlier in this article, connect the device to the PC with a cable.
8. As soon as the blinker "sees" that the phone has switched to special mode, the manipulations will begin to integrate the files necessary to restore the mobile device to work. When the status bar turns red, the jumper can be removed from the test point and ground.
9. Also, watching the status bar fill, wait for Flashtool to erase the contents of the most important system memory areas of the device, and then write the folder data to them on the PC disk.
10. Upon successful completion of the current recovery phase, Honor 8A SP Flash Tool will display la window  OK . At this point, the main stage of restoring the smartphone system software is completed, disconnect it from the PC.

Step 5: install EMUI

After completing the previous step of the Honor 8A scraping procedure, you will restore the main components of your system software, including the recovery environment, which will now allow you to install the mobile operating system using the method "Three buttons" . Perform the EMUI installation, fully following the instructions "Method 4" of this material, after which the restoration of the smartphone operating system will be considered complete.