Software update frequency??? - Huawei Mate 10 Questions & Answers

I'm thinking about buying a Mate 10 pro next week, and I was wondering, how often does this phone receive security updates? This is quite important to me as I like to receive regular software updates.

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Till now every month, check on firmware finder.
Wysłane z mojego BLA-L29 przy użyciu Tapatalka

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I recieved only one! in like 4 months! (Europe - Germany)

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my has security update from january. eu version c432. dont see any newer that is approved for l29 with imei check in firmware finder

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For me (bla-l29 c432) monthly updates are available around the 3th week of the month.
We're still waiting for 8.1 tho.

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Luinwethion said:
For me (bla-l29 c432) monthly updates are available around the 3th week of the month.
We're still waiting for 8.1 tho.
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r you on 129 or higher?

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Same here.
1 Januar.
C432B129

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madman_cro said:
r you on 129 or higher?
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Officially 131 is out for my IMEI, and some users on a dutch forum are getting 131-SP1 with the March security patch.
I'm on 137 because I've installed it via fastboot / recovery.

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i dont get their imei based update. i mean the phone is unlocked and unbranded. im waiting for 131 to see if option download latest full package rly downloads full ota

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I read an article we were supposed to get Oreo 8.1 but that never happened to me. Still on 8.0.0.131 since Jan.

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madman_cro said:
i dont get their imei based update. i mean the phone is unlocked and unbranded. im waiting for 131 to see if option download latest full package rly downloads full ota
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Even when unbranded it seams that carriers can withhold some uodates, Vodafone NL known to always delay the updates for unbranded Nokia phones for example. When putting some other simcard on the phone, people get updated right away.
The same can be said for the Mate is my guess, I got my phone it was stuck on B127, after contacting Huawei they told me that B129 was the latest firmware, and they've asked for my IMEI, a few days later I saw that I was able to install the update via Firmware Finder.
On the T-Mobile forum there were other people complaining that December and January updates didn't happened.
A friend of my on Tele2, got the phone one week before mine and his phone got the B129 update as soon as he had everything setup.
Check firmware finder, if not available for your IMEI, contact Huawei.

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So in my case - there should be no german dude here with a higher version then 129 (ota ofc)?

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EGOiST1991 said:
So in my case - there should be no german dude here with a higher version then 129 (ota ofc)?
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I'm German too and still stuck with 129, can't even installed the updates which are approved for my imei, because always after finishing the download it verifies the update and tells me that the package is bad or so and removes it again. God damnit, that's so annoying. HTC lately is slow on u11+ updates too, Huawei has stupid way of pushing updates too. What is wrong with all those companies. Nokia is not good enough for me, Samsung is well, it just sucks anyway. Apple the same. There is no oem other than Google itself pushing updates properly and fast enough. But their phones are too expensive
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Update Firmware Numbers
Hi Evreryone,
My first post here.
Can anyone please help me with the relevance of the firmware numbers?
Do these stay the same and then you look for the most recent date in the firmware finder with the current version?
I am on L09 8.0.0.128(C432) which was last updated in January, is this version always the same for my phone or is L09 8.0.0.129(C432) a newer version?
I am desperate to try anything to rid me of the worst audio headphone quality I have had on a phone, I have tried to force the change to AAC on my Jaybirds but as others have experienced the developer mode doesnt exactly play ball on this phone.
Its the only thing stopping the phone being perfect for me!

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Luinwethion said:
Even when unbranded it seams that carriers can withhold some uodates, Vodafone NL known to always delay the updates for unbranded Nokia phones for example. When putting some other simcard on the phone, people get updated right away.
The same can be said for the Mate is my guess, I got my phone it was stuck on B127, after contacting Huawei they told me that B129 was the latest firmware, and they've asked for my IMEI, a few days later I saw that I was able to install the update via Firmware Finder.
On the T-Mobile forum there were other people complaining that December and January updates didn't happened.
A friend of my on Tele2, got the phone one week before mine and his phone got the B129 update as soon as he had everything setup.
Check firmware finder, if not available for your IMEI, contact Huawei.
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yeah i got b129 too and huawei rep said thats the last firmware for my imei. i was just wondering how can some ppl get faster updates with exactly the same phone model l29 432.
i mean i can put in different provider sim in but that wont change imei i guess. when i check ff with imei it said newer was available and gave me link for L09. like how is that even possible.

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madman_cro said:
i mean i can put in different provider sim in but that wont change imei i guess.
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No it won't change the IMEI, but Huawei will know that you've changed carriers.
I mean this is a theory that is not confirmed.
On Nokia is confirmed that Vodafone Netherlands always withhold the updates for the phones that supports VoLTE on their network, putting any other simcard will make the phone trigger the update instantly.
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when i check ff with imei it said newer was available and gave me link for L09. like how is that even possible.
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How are you checking?
You should select your own model
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Check for IMEI clearance on the full ota
If availiable, enter get update through DNS, register the update and select change DNS (a VPN connection will open)
And voila download the update via system update.
This is how it worked for me.

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yeah. you see on that photo that its confirmed for BLA-L09 even tho model is l29. that felt strange to me

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Oh I hadn't even noticed that.
I was checking on the usual prints I make and indeed said l09, but I've installed it anyways back then lol
But I haven't seen any improvement, maybe on the 137 for the battery, so waiting won't make a huge difference.
Only thing that they solved was Maps on PiP.

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well. if it doesnt come in next 2 weeks il do the same. for the sake of security update if nothing else

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well. if it doesnt come in next 2 weeks il do the same. for the sake of security update if nothing else
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The M10P was rated as Enterprise Phone or to be more precise: there is an Enterprise version of this phone. This rating includes that Huawei needs to roll out the security patches within 90 days after they have been published by Google to keep that rating beside other obligations. But the regular security patches are the benefit we (with our "normal/non-business" phones) we have.
So Huawei has some 30/32 days left to publish the update with the February patch officially. Seems a long time but after that we should receive almost monthly updates as about 30 days later it will be 90 days after the march update has been published and so on.
So be a bit patient if you are waiting for the official updates. I'm sure it will come soon. If you're not that patient install Firmware Finder and check regularly for updates with clearance for your IMEI. You will also receive further OTA updates if a firmware version (B131, B138 etc) is officially rolled out. If not, you need to install the next firmware also via FF.
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Socialnotworking said:
I am on L09 8.0.0.128(C432) which was last updated in January, is this version always the same for my phone or is L09 8.0.0.129(C432) a newer version?
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Yes, 129 is a newer version for your phone.
L09 = Mate 10 Pro Single SIM Version
8.0.0 = Android Version
.129 = Firmware Version number (increases with further updates)
(C432) = Region the phone is registeres for (C432 = Europe)
Socialnotworking said:
I am desperate to try anything to rid me of the worst audio headphone quality I have had on a phone, I have tried to force the change to AAC on my Jaybirds but as others have experienced the developer mode doesnt exactly play ball on this phone.
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Which Jaybirds do you have? Do they support AAC? You can not change the CODEC to something the headphones do not support.