If you've been using Android smartphones for several years and your Huawei Y6 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 first of all you need to know what Android version is installed on your Huawei Y6?

To do this, we will first of all find out what is the point of updating your Android phone, and then, the technique to know the Android version of your Huawei Y6, and, to conclude, how to update your Huawei YXNUMX. day of his Smartphone.

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What is the point of updating Android on Huawei Y6?

We therefore begin our article by explaining the advantages of make regular Android updates on your Huawei Y6. As we told you briefly in the introduction, it is essential to update the system of your smartphone 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 device.

In addition, the more the versions of Android advance, the more the functionalities integrated into the system are multiple. For example, we will now find the possibility of recording applications on the SD card by default, of making videos in Slowmotion on Huawei Y6, whereas some time ago it was totally improbable, except through a dedicated application ...

In short, whether for reasons of performance or features , we strongly recommend that you update Android in the event that the version on your Huawei Y6 is too old. However, we frequently hear that updates slow down smartphones , we sometimes attribute the updates to planned obsolescence, that said, it is rather in connection with the internal memory of a smartphone that you will perceive slowing down, and not because of the updates. We therefore recommend that you especially clean the memory of your Huawei Y6 to always keep around 10% of storage free.

How to know the Android version installed on my Huawei Y6?

After having listed the advantages of the updates, we will teach you the technique for find out the version of Android installed on your Huawei Y6. This is essential in the event that you are trying to use recent Android features and are not sure whether they are available on your smartphone. To check the current version of Android on your Huawei Y6, it's easy:

  • You turn to the » Parameter  »Of your Huawei Y6
  • Then in the menu » About the phone ", It may happen depending on the Android version of your Huawei Y6 that you 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 device

How to update Android on Huawei Y6?

Finally, now that you know how to check the version of the operating system installed on your Huawei Y6, you can move on to the practical part, and if you want and in the event that you have enough storage space, update your Huawei Y6 to Android. For this, two techniques for downloading, either with Wi-Fi, or directly with your internet package. If you have trouble updating your Huawei Y6 while handling, you can read our article.

Update Android without Wi-Fi on Huawei Y6

First of the solutions, and the one that we recommend the most, to update the Android version of your Huawei Y6 with Wi-Fi. We suggest to do it like this, because depending on the update you will download, it will go from a few tens of megabytes to several gigabytes. You risk consuming a good part of your internet package following your subscription. In the event that that said you have controlled the size of the update and that you still want to do it, you will have to go to:

  •  » Settings  »Of your Huawei Y6
  • 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 Huawei Y6 with Wi-Fi

Second solution and the one recommended by our editorial staff. If you have checked the Android version of your Huawei Y6 and it is outdated, it will suddenly 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 frequently, according to the versions do several gigabytes. Let's go:

  • See you in the » Settings  »Of your Huawei Y6
  • 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 start the process

If you are looking for a lot of tutorials to become the king of the Huawei Y6, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: Huawei Y6.