Q&A 3: EMUI 10.1, EMUI 10, HarmonyOS, Huawei P40 series and more

There are a lot of things that happened in the last month including the launch of Huawei P40 series, EMUI 10.1 and more.

On the other hand, we’ve also received plenty of questions from our readers regarding EMUI 10.1, EMUI 10, AppGallery, HarmonyOS, Huawei Mobile Services, P40 series and more.

These questions are received through Twitter, Facebook, and emails. And we’ve picked some of the common ones and tried to answer them below.

Q. EMUI 10.1 for Huawei P30 series?

A. Huawei P30 series EMUI 10.1 beta activity will start by mid-April in China. Followed by at least a month or two of testing and a stable release at the end.

Q. EMUI 10 for P20, P20 Pro, Mate 10, Mate 10 Pro

A. EMUI 10 for Huawei P20 and Mate 10 devices will start from April and will expand onwards to different countries. Time and rollout will vary.

Q. EMUI 10.1 for Huawei P20 and Mate 10 series?

A. Huawei P20 and Mate 10 series EMUI 10.1 eligibility not confirmed.

Q. Which devices will receive EMUI 10.1

A. Here you can check the list of devices that will receive the EMUI 10.1

Q. When will the global rollout of EMUI 10.1 begin.

A. Soon after the testing of EMUI 10.1 in China. However, it could also begin a few days ahead of China for some devices but it’s yet to be confirmed.

Q. Huawei P40 Series is expensive than the Mate 30 series?

A. Compared to Mate 30 series, Huawei P40 series offers better specs along with 5G chipset at the same price of Huawei Mate 30 series’s 4G variants.

Q. Huawei Map, when will it launch?

A. Huawei has already introduced its Map Kit for developers but confirmation on Huawei Map is yet to come. We can hear more about this matter at Huawei Developer Conference (HDC) 2020 possibly be held in August.

Q. When will the global rollout of EMUI 10.1 begin.

A. According to the previous rollouts, the global upgrade of EMUI 10.1 may begin in June or July starting. Official confirmation yet to come.

Q. Global list of devices for EMUI 10.1

A. Huawei has officially confirmed that over 30 of the global Huawei smartphones will receive EMUI 10.1, including Mate 30 series, Mate Xs, P30 series and more. The list of devices is yet to come.

Q. HarmonyOS in phones?

A. Currently, Huawei says that the company will continue to use Android until it’s prohibited from using it.

Q. EMUI 10 rollout completed for all devices?

A. The rollout of EMUI 10 is still underway.

Q. Honor 8X and other Honor devices will get EMUI 10.1

A. Honor 8X has already been upgraded to EMUI 10.0 (expanding) and the device along with Honor 10 Lite and Honor 10/V10 was not mentioned in the Eligible device list of EMUI 10.1. However, we’ll keep you updated if anything new appears.

Q. Why can’t I install the Beta app?

A. There is problem compatibility with the old Beta app, which is not supported by the new firmware smartphones.

Q. Huawei Y9s will receive EMUI 10?

A. Yes, EMUI 10 for Huawei Y9s is currently underway, and the timing of the rollout is different according to different markets.

Q. Huawei Y9 2019 will get EMUI 10

A. Huawei says the Y9 2019 will receive EMUI 10 but we haven’t noted any EMUI 10 rollout.

Q. EMUI 10 for Nova 3, Nova 3i and Honor Play

A. Huawei has officially confirmed that Huawei Nova 3, Nova 3i and Honor Play will continue to receive regular security updates except for EMUI 10.

If you’ve any other questions, comment them down below.