If you've been using Android smartphones for several years and your HUAWEI Mate 20 Lite is not your first smartphone, you have certainly seen a lot of changes to the operating system. Each new update brings its share of functions and improvements, but above all, you should know what Android version is installed on your HUAWEI Mate 20 Lite?

In this context, we will first see what is the point of updating your Android smartphone, then, the technique to know the Android version of your HUAWEI Mate 20 Lite, and, finally, how to do the update of his Smartphone.

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What is the point of updating Android on HUAWEI Mate 20 Lite?

We therefore start our article by exposing you the advantages of make regular Android updates on your HUAWEI Mate 20 Lite. 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, 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 Android versions advance, the more functions are 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 HUAWEI Mate 20 Lite, whereas a few years ago it was totally unreal, except through a dedicated application ...

In short, whether for reasons of performance or features , we strongly advise you to update Android in the event that the version on your HUAWEI Mate 20 Lite is too old. However, we frequently hear that updates slow down phones , we attribute at times the updates to programmed obsolescence, however, it is rather in connection with the internal memory of a mobile phone that you will feel slowing down, and not because of the updates. We therefore advise you above all to clean the memory of your HUAWEI Mate 20 Lite to always keep around 10% of storage free.

How to know the Android version installed on my HUAWEI Mate 20 Lite?

After giving you the advantages of the updates, we will show you the technique for find out the version of Android installed on your HUAWEI Mate 20 Lite. This is useful if you are trying to use recent Android functions and you are not sure whether they are present on your mobile phone. To control the current version of Android on your HUAWEI Mate 20 Lite, it's easy:

  • Access the » Parameter  »Of your HUAWEI Mate 20 Lite
  • Then in the menu » About the phone ", It is possible depending on the Android version of your HUAWEI Mate 20 Lite that you had to go through the tab before" 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 smartphone

How to update Android on HUAWEI Mate 20 Lite?

Finally, now that you know how to control the version of the operating system installed on your HUAWEI Mate 20 Lite, you can move on to the practical part, and if you want and in the event that you have sufficient memory, update your HUAWEI Mate 20 Lite to Android. In this context, two ways of downloading, either with Wi-Fi, or directly with your internet package. If you have problems updating your HUAWEI Mate 20 Lite during the procedure, do not hesitate to read our article.

Update Android without Wi-Fi on HUAWEI Mate 20 Lite

First of the solutions, and the one we recommend the most, update the Android version of your HUAWEI Mate 20 Lite with Wi-Fi. We recommend doing it like this, because depending on the update that you are going to install, it will go from a few tens of megabytes to several gigabytes. Your internet package may take a big hit depending on your subscription. If, however, you have controlled the size of the update and you still want to do it, you will have to go to:

  •  » Settings  »Of your HUAWEI Mate 20 Lite
  • In the menu " Software update  »
  • Click on " Download and installation  »
  • Start the update if it is available and confirm that you want to do it without Wi-Fi

Update Android on your HUAWEI Mate 20 Lite with Wi-Fi

Second solution and the one recommended by our team. If you have checked the Android version of your HUAWEI Mate 20 Lite and it is too old, it will be time to upgrade to the more recent version of the operating system. To avoid any too much data consumption it is rational to carry out the update of Android in Wi-Fi, because they can sometimes, depending on the versions do several gigabytes. Let's go:

  • Go to the " Settings  »Of your HUAWEI Mate 20 Lite
  • At the bottom of the list click on » Software update  »
  • Check that the option " Auto download via Wi-Fi  »Be checked
  • Now click on » Download and installation  »To launch the operation

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