If you've been using Android phones for some time and your Honor 5C is not your first smartphone, you have certainly seen a lot of changes to the operating system. Each new update brings its share of features and improvements, but above all, you need to know which Android version is installed on your Honor 5C?

To do this, we will first find out what the purpose of updating your Android smartphone is, then the procedure to know the Android version of your Honor 5C, and, finally, how to update your Honor XNUMXC. Smartphone.

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What is the point of updating Android on Honor 5C?

We therefore start our tutorial by showing you the advantages of make regular Android updates on your Honor 5C. As we told you quickly in the introduction, it is essential to update the system of your mobile phone so that it works properly. Indeed, above all, Android updates are there for fix bugs. Switching to the newer Android version will therefore always be beneficial for your mobile phone.

In addition, the more Android versions advance, the more varied the features integrated into the system. For example, we will now find the option that allows you to save applications on the SD card by default, to make videos in Slowmotion on Honor 5C, whereas some time ago it was completely inconceivable, except in passing by a specific application ...

In short, whether for reasons of performance or features , we really advise you to update Android if the version on your Honor 5C is too old. Despite everything, we often hear that the updates slow down cell phones , updates are sometimes attributed to planned obsolescence, despite everything, it is rather because of the internal memory of a mobile phone that you will experience slowing down, and not because of the updates. We therefore suggest that you especially clean the memory of your Honor 5C to always keep around 10% of storage free.

How to know the Android version installed on my Honor 5C?

After having listed the advantages of the updates, we will explain the procedure to find out the version of Android installed on your Honor 5C. This is important in case you are trying to use recent Android functions and you are not sure whether they are available on your mobile phone. To control the current version of Android on your Honor 5C, it's easy:

  • Access the » Parameter  »Of your Honor 5C
  • Then in the menu » About the phone ", Depending on the Android version of your Honor 5C, you may have to go through the tab first" System  »
  • Finally either discover directly the » Android version ", Otherwise go through" Software Information  " to get there
  • You will have on this line the Android version installed on your mobile phone

How to update Android on Honor 5C?

Finally, now that you know how to check the version of the operating system installed on your Honor 5C, you can move on to the practical part, and if you wish and in the event that you have sufficient memory, update your Honor 5C to Android. For this, two techniques for downloading, either with Wi-Fi, or directly with your internet package. If you have problems updating your Honor 5C during the operation, do not hesitate to consult our guide.

Update Android without Wi-Fi on Honor 5C

First of the solutions, and the one we recommend the most, update the Android version of your Honor 5C with Wi-Fi. We recommend doing it like this, because depending on the update you are going to install, this will go from a few tens of megabytes to several gigabytes. You risk consuming a good part of your internet package depending on your subscription. If despite everything you have checked the size of the update and you still want to perform it, you will need to access:

  •  » Settings  »Of your Honor 5C
  • In the menu " Software update  »
  • Click on " Download and installation  »
  • Launch the update if it is available and confirm that you want to do it without Wi-Fi

Update Android on your Honor 5C with Wi-Fi

Second solution and the one suggested by our team. If you have verified the Android version of your Honor 5C and that it is too old, now is the time to upgrade to the more recent version of the operating system. To avoid any too much data consumption it is rational to update Android over Wi-Fi, because they can frequently, depending on the versions, do several gigabytes. Let's go:

  • Go to the " Settings  »Of your Honor 5C
  • At the bottom of the list click on » Software update  »
  • Check that the option " Auto download via Wi-Fi  »Be activated
  • Now click on » Download and installation  »To start the procedure

If you ever want a maximum of tutorials to become the absolute master of the Honor 5C, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: Honor 5C.