Honor 8 Pro finally gets Android Pie-based EMUI 9 stable update

Sagar, 13 April 2019

The Honor 8 Pro that debuted back in March 2017 with Android Nougat-based EMUI 5.1 is receiving the much-awaited Android Pie-based EMUI 9 update.

The update is currently rolling out in India with build number 9.0.1.163(C675E6R1P5). It weighs a whopping 3.49GB in size, but those who are enrolled in the beta program get a smaller file weighing just over 340MB.

This EMUI 9 update brings simplified UI, AI object recognition, Huawei Share 3.0, faster app launch times, and ViLTE support to the Honor 8 Pro. It also brings along Android security patch that's dated March 1, 2019. You can check out the entire changelog below.

Honor 8 Pro EMUI 9 update

This update is rolling out over-the-air and should reach all the Honor 8 Pro Indian units in a week or two. But, if you can't wait, you can check for it manually by heading over to your phone's Settings > About Phone > System update menu.

If you happen to live in another country and have received the EMUI 9 update on your Honor 8 Pro, drop us a comment below.

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Reader comments

Yoga
15 Apr 2019
D06

I agree... EMUI 8 was way better than this. Not happy at all

Muhamashi18
14 Apr 2019
kaJ

What model number do you have? Also what country are you in?

Anonymous
14 Apr 2019
vV5

What a bonus and a pleasant surprise! The best thing to have happened in my life in the last few months, because I believe that never in the history of OS updates has any phone enjoyed 2 rounds of it. Bought my phone (aka prized possession) in July 2...