If you've been using Android phones for a few years and your Huawei isn't your first smartphone, you've certainly seen a lot of changes to the operating system. Each new update brings its share of functions and improvements, however, above all, you should know which Android version is installed on your Huawei?

For this, we will first learn what it is to update your Android phone, and then, the technique to know the Android version of your Huawei, and, finally, how to update your Smartphone. .

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What is the point of updating Android on Huawei?

We therefore start our tutorial by revealing the advantages of make regular Android updates on your Huawei. As we told you briefly just before, it is essential to update the system of your smartphone so that it works correctly. In fact, first and foremost, Android updates are there for fix bugs. Switching to the newer Android version will therefore always be beneficial for your device.

In addition, the more Android versions advance, the more functions are integrated into the system. For example, we will now find the ability to record applications on the SD card by default, to make videos in Slowmotion on Huawei, while a few times 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 if the version on your Huawei is too old. However, we regularly hear that updates slow down phones , Updates are often attributed to planned obsolescence, however, it is rather because of the internal memory of a smartphone that you will perceive slowing down, and not because of the updates. We therefore advise you above all to clean the memory of your Huawei to always keep around 10% of storage free.

How to find out the Android version installed on my Huawei?

After giving you the advantages of the updates, we will explain the technique to find out the version of Android installed on your Huawei. This is important in the event that you are trying to use recent Android functions and you are not sure whether they are present on your smartphone. To control the current version of Android on your Huawei, it's easy:

  • You turn to the » Parameter  »Of your Huawei
  • Then in the menu » About the phone ", It may be depending on the Android version of your Huawei 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?

Finally, now that you know how to control the version of the operating system installed on your Huawei, you can move on to the practical part, and if you wish and if you have sufficient memory, update your Huawei 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 Huawei during the operation, we invite you to read our tutorial.

Update Android without Wi-Fi on Huawei

First of the solutions, and the one we recommend the most, update the Android version of your Huawei with Wi-Fi. We suggest doing it like that, because depending on the update you go download, it 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, however, you have controlled the size of the update and you still want to do it, you will have to access:

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

Second solution and the one recommended by our editorial staff. If you have checked the Android version of your Huawei and it is too old, it will therefore be 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, since they can occasionally, depending on the versions, do several gigabytes. Let's go:

  • See you in the » Settings  »Of your Huawei
  • 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 case you want a lot of tutorials to become a Huawei master, we invite you to watch the other tutorials in the category: Huawei.