HarmonyOS
15 Huawei devices getting HarmonyOS .185/166/188 update, September 2021 security
HarmonyOS 2.0 version .185, 186, and 188 is rolling out for 15 Huawei devices that includes models from Nova, Enjoy, and Honor series. These phones are now eligible to get the latest Control Panel optimizations, features, system improvements as well as security patches released by the Chinese tech maker.
Currently, Huawei is busy delivering its software rollout schedule for the HarmonyOS 2.0 operating system. So far, the company has covered over 90 million smartphones in China and this number is growing rapidly. Simultaneously, the HarmonyOS maker is also fixing bugs that are disturbing the user experience and sending them via OTA updates.
Therefore, the eligible smartphone owners are now receiving incremental upgrades with improvements and bug fixes for different features to improve the user interface as well as corresponding affected parts of the software.
HarmonyOS 2.0 update .185/166/188 Devices:
The latest HarmonyOS 2.0 version .185/166/188 firmware update for the 15 Huawei devices includes the following models:
- Huawei Enjoy 20 5G
- Huawei Nova 5i
- Huawei Nova 4e
- Honor 30 Youth Edition
- Honor X10 Max
- Honor X10
- Honor Play4
- Honor 9X
- Honor 30S
- Honor 20S
- Honor Play4T Pro
- Huawei Enjoy 10 Plus
- Huawei Enjoy 10S
- Honor 10
- Honor V10
To be noted, some of these phones are still testing HarmonyOS 2.0 beta and they are receiving beta software builds. The rest of these has a stable HarmonyOS operating system.
HarmonyOS .185 and 186:
The above-mentioned first 12 models are receiving HarmonyOS 2.0.0.185/186 that brings optimizations for display including the Control Panel user interface and improves the system application experience. Furthermore, the update also installs security patches released in September 2021.
Some of these Honor and Huawei phones are receiving September 2021 security patches with the new password-safe feature. With the password safe, you don’t have to worry about remembering your account password, don’t worry about losing it, it can be filled automatically when you log in to the app, which is both safe and convenient (Settings>Security>Password Safe).
Furthermore, this software version also has the new service widgets for the Chinese applications as well as system stability improvements for better system performance.
Specifically, the Huawei Enjoy 10 Plus brings new multi-window additions. You can now swipe inward from both sides of the screen and then pause, call out the side application bar, long press, and drag the application to open the split-screen.
You just need to click on the application to open the floating window, watch the video, and play the game, you can use the floating Added reply to instant messages in the window, and can also quickly minimize the window and hide it to the floating ball icon.
Beta for Honor 10 and V10 and Enjoy 20:
Aside from this plenty of changes, the Honor 10 and V10 devices are catching their own share of HarmonyOS 2.0 beta that comes with version 2.0.0.188. The update package mainly has August 2021 security patches that fix several system issues.
Notes:
- The above-mentioned rollout is limited to the Chinese consumers
- These phones are based on HarmonyOS 2.0 operating system
- These rollouts will appear gradually.
HarmonyOS 2.0:
On September 8, Huawei announced the sixth phase of HarmonyOS 2.0 beta for 9 Huawei and Honor phones. These models will now start their HarmonyOS 2.0 beta journey and will receive the beta updates.
