If you have been using Android phones for several years and your Honor 8 is not your first smartphone, you have surely seen a lot of developments in the operating system. Each new update offers its share of specificities and improvements, but above all, you should know which Android version is installed on your Honor 8?
For this, we will first see what is the point of updating your Android smartphone, after that, the procedure to know the Android version of your Honor 8, and, finally, how to update your smartphone. .
What is the point of updating Android on Honor 8?
So let's start our tutorial by showing you the strengths of make regular Android updates on your Honor 8. As we told you briefly just before, it is important to update the system of your smartphone so that it works properly. In fact, first and foremost, Android updates are there for fix bugs. Switching to the more recent Android version will therefore always be beneficial for your smartphone.
Also, the more the versions of Android advance, the more the functionalities integrated into the system are multiple. For example, we will now find the ability to record applications on the SD card by default, to make videos in Slowmotion on Honor 8, whereas some time ago it was totally improbable, except through a specific application ...
In short, whether for reasons of performance or features , we really advise you to update Android in the event that the version on your Honor 8 is too old. Nevertheless, at times we hear that the updates slow down phones , we sometimes attribute the updates to planned obsolescence, despite everything, it is rather because of the internal memory of a smartphone that you will notice slowdowns, and not because of the updates. We therefore suggest that you especially clean the memory of your Honor 8 to always keep around 10% of storage free.
How to find out the Android version installed on your Honor 8?
After having presented you the advantages of the updates, we will teach you the process for find out the version of Android installed on your Honor 8. This is essential in the event that you are trying to use recent Android functions and are not sure whether they are available on your smartphone. To control the current version of Android on your Honor 8, it's easy:
- Access the » Parameter »Of your Honor 8
- Then in the menu » About the phone ", Depending on the Android version of your Honor 8, you may have to go through the tab first" System »
- To finish 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 smartphone
How to update Android on Honor 8?
Finally, now that you know how to control the version of the operating system installed on your Honor 8, you can move on to the practical part, and if you want and in the event that you have sufficient memory, update your Honor 8 to Android. There are two ways to do this for downloading, either via Wi-Fi or directly with your internet package. If you have update problems on your Honor 8 during handling, we invite you to browse our tutorial.
Update Android without Wi-Fi on Honor 8
First of the solutions, and the one we recommend the most, update the Android version of your Honor 8 with Wi-Fi. We recommend doing it like this, because depending on the update you will install, this will go from a few tens of megabytes to several gigabytes. You risk consuming a good part of your internet package following your subscription. If despite everything you have controlled the size of the update and you still want to do it, you will have to go to:
- » Settings »Of your Honor 8
- In the menu " Software update »
- Click on " Download and installation »
- Launch the update if it is available and validate that you want to do it without Wi-Fi
Update Android on your Honor 8 with Wi-Fi
Second solution and the one suggested by our editorial staff. If you have checked the Android version of your Honor 8 and it is out of date, now is the time to upgrade to the more recent version of the operating system. To avoid any too much data consumption it makes sense to update Android over Wi-Fi, as they can sometimes, depending on the version, do several gigabytes. Let's go:
- See you in the » Settings »Of your Honor 8
- At the bottom of the list click on » Software update »
- Make sure that the option " Auto download via Wi-Fi »Be checked
- Now click on » Download and installation »To start the process
In the event that you want a maximum of tutorials to become the king of Honor 8, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: Honor 8.
