{"id":4179,"date":"2017-02-13T23:25:06","date_gmt":"2017-02-13T17:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stechguide.com\/?p=4179"},"modified":"2017-02-13T23:25:06","modified_gmt":"2017-02-13T17:55:06","slug":"update-honor-6x-to-android-nougat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stechguide.com\/update-honor-6x-to-android-nougat\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Update Honor 6X to Android Nougat Manually [EMUI 5.0]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Huawei starts rolling out the latest <em><strong>EMUI 5.0 Nougat update for Honor 6X<\/strong><\/em>. The company recently launched nougat beta for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stechguide.com\/update-huawei-nova-to-android-nougat\/\" target=\"_blank\">Huawei Nova<\/a> and Honor 6x but that was rolled out for limited users but now Android Nougat update for Honor 6X is now available. Honor 6X Android Nougat Update files leaked online for European BLN-L21. The\u00a0<em><strong>official Android 7.0 for Honor 6X<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0is a beta build and rolling via OTA, but you can also\u00a0Update Honor 6X to Android Nougat Manually. You can wait for the OTA updates, or you can <em><strong>Update Honor 6X to Android Nougat EMUI 5.0<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0manually.<\/p>\n<p>The new <strong>Android 7.0 Nougat\u00a0update for Honor 6X <\/strong>packed with features like Multiwindow, Doze, Improved Notifications, New Messaging Apps, Seamless update, Vulkan API, along with other features. You can check the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stechguide.com\/best-android-nougat-features-infographics\/\">infographics\u00a0of best Android Nougat Features<\/a>.\u00a0The <strong>Honor 6X\u00a0Android Nougat Update<\/strong>\u00a0is available via OTA (over-the-air) and it is about 1.6GB in size.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Here we provide you the zip file for Honor 6X with that you can update Honor 6X<em>\u00a0to Android 7.0 Nougat<\/em>\u00a0manually. The update may wipe SD Card data, so it is advisable to take a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stechguide.com\/how-to-backup-your-android-phone-without-root\/\">backup<\/a>\u00a0before you\u00a0<em><strong>Update Honor 6X to Android Nougat<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stechguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/How-to-Update-Honor-6X-to-Android-Nougat-Manually-EMUI-5.0.jpg\" alt=\"How to Update Honor 6X to Android Nougat Manually [EMUI 5.0]\" width=\"720\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stechguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/How-to-Update-Honor-6X-to-Android-Nougat-Manually-EMUI-5.0.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.stechguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/How-to-Update-Honor-6X-to-Android-Nougat-Manually-EMUI-5.0-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Firmware Information \u2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Device<\/strong> \u2013 Honor 6X<\/li>\n<li><strong>Model<\/strong> \u2013 BLN-L21<\/li>\n<li><strong>Android Version<\/strong> \u2013 7.0<\/li>\n<li><strong>EMUI Version<\/strong> \u2013 5.0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Firmware \u2013<\/strong> B342<\/li>\n<li><strong>Build Number<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0BLN-L21C432B342<\/li>\n<li><strong>Region<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Europe<\/li>\n<li><strong>Status<\/strong> \u2013 Official (Beta)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Type<\/strong> \u2013 OTA firmware image<\/li>\n<li><strong>Size<\/strong> \u2013 1.6 GB<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Note:-<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This Firmware file is only for Honor 6X BLN-L21. Don\u2019t try this on any other device.<\/li>\n<li>Follow the steps correctly otherwise you may brick your device.<\/li>\n<li>We are not responsible for any damage to your phone.<\/li>\n<li>It may erase your data so it is advisable to take a complete<em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stechguide.com\/how-to-backup-your-android-phone-without-root\/\"> backup of your phone<\/a><\/strong><\/em>\u00a0for safer side.<\/li>\n<li>Ensure that your phone has at least 50-60% charged to prevent the accidental shutdown in-between the process.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Download Honor 6X B342 Nougat Update<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/update.hicloud.com:8180\/TDS\/data\/files\/p3\/s15\/G1277\/g104\/v75157\/f1\/full\/update.zip\" class=\"su-button su-button-style-default\" style=\"color:#FFFFFF;background-color:#2D89EF;border-color:#246ec0;border-radius:10px;-moz-border-radius:10px;-webkit-border-radius:10px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"color:#FFFFFF;padding:8px 26px;font-size:20px;line-height:30px;border-color:#6cadf4;border-radius:10px;-moz-border-radius:10px;-webkit-border-radius:10px;text-shadow:none;-moz-text-shadow:none;-webkit-text-shadow:none\"><i class=\"sui sui-arrow-circle-down\" style=\"font-size:20px;color:#FFFFFF\"><\/i> Download Honor 6X B342 BLN-L21C432B342 Full Version<\/span><\/a>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/update.hicloud.com:8180\/TDS\/data\/files\/p3\/s15\/G1277\/g104\/v75157\/f1\/full\/BLN-L21_hw_eu\/update_data_full_BLN-L21_hw_eu.zip\" class=\"su-button su-button-style-default\" style=\"color:#FFFFFF;background-color:#2D89EF;border-color:#246ec0;border-radius:10px;-moz-border-radius:10px;-webkit-border-radius:10px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"color:#FFFFFF;padding:8px 26px;font-size:20px;line-height:30px;border-color:#6cadf4;border-radius:10px;-moz-border-radius:10px;-webkit-border-radius:10px;text-shadow:none;-moz-text-shadow:none;-webkit-text-shadow:none\"><i class=\"sui sui-arrow-circle-down\" style=\"font-size:20px;color:#FFFFFF\"><\/i> Honor 6X Update_data_full_hw_eu.zip<\/span><\/a>\n<h2>How to Update Honor 6X to Android Nougat \u2013<\/h2>\n<p><strong>For Rooted User<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>First, you need to Unlock the\u00a0bootloader of Honor 6X and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stechguide.com\/unlock-bootloader-install-twrp-and-root-honor-6x\/\" target=\"_blank\">download and install a custom recovery<\/a>. If you already had an unlocked bootloader and custom recovery installed on your device then skip this step.<\/li>\n<li>Download Honor 6X Android Nougat ROM from above and save it on your device.<\/li>\n<li>Now first unroot your device from SuperSu settings.<\/li>\n<li>Now\u00a0Boot your device\u00a0into <strong>TWRP<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Recovery mode.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>In TWRP first flash the update.zip file, which is 1600MB in size. If it will give you an error, ignore it and without rebooting move to the next step.<\/li>\n<li>Now flash the second firmware file with 833MB in size.<\/li>\n<li>Wait until the process finish.<\/li>\n<li>Done! Reboot your device and enjoy.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>For Non-Rooted User (Not Tested)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>First, download Full ROM for Honor 6X from above and extract it.<\/li>\n<li>Now create a folder <strong>dload<\/strong> in the root of your SD card and place the\u00a0<strong>update.app\u00a0<\/strong>file in that folder.<\/li>\n<li>Now dial <strong>*#*#2846579#*#*<\/strong> from your phone dialer to open a\u00a0hidden menu.<\/li>\n<li>Now select Software Upgrade and start SDCard Upgrade.<\/li>\n<li>Now select and run the update.<\/li>\n<li>Wait until the installation process is complete and then reboot your device.<\/li>\n<li>Done.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Step 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Now download update_data_full_hw_eu.zip for Honor 6X from above and extract it.<\/li>\n<li>Now copy all data including\u00a0<strong>update.app\u00a0<\/strong>file in the dload folder.<\/li>\n<li>Now dial <strong>*#*#2846579#*#*<\/strong> from your phone dialer to open a\u00a0hidden menu.<\/li>\n<li>Now select Software Upgrade and start SDCard Upgrade.<\/li>\n<li>Now select and run the update.<\/li>\n<li>Wait until the installation process is complete and then reboot your device.<\/li>\n<li>Done.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>So this is the easiest way to Update Honor 6x to Android Nougat Manually. If you have any questions comment below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Huawei starts rolling out the latest EMUI 5.0 Nougat update for Honor 6X. The company recently launched nougat beta for Huawei Nova and Honor 6x but that was rolled out for limited users but now Android Nougat update for Honor 6X is now available. 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