Global Huawei P50 Pro is receiving first EMUI 12.0.1.196 software update

The global version of Huawei P50 Pro is receiving the first software update with EMUI 12 version 12.0.1.196. This software update marks the first software improvements for this new flagship that has long been awaited by the consumers in the overseas markets.

According to the changelog, the global Huawei P50 Pro EMUI 12.0.1.196 software update comes with system stability improvements in some situations to smoothly run your device in certain situations. Compared to a tiny changelog, this update has a giant size of 1 GB, which seemingly contains some fixes for the device.

That’s not it, this software update is followed by a new software patch that comes with 10MB size, no software version, and similar system improvements to smooth Huawei P50 Pro’s software performance.

For your information, the global units of the Huawei P50 Pro run EMUI 12 software, which is the latest installment of the EMUI series. On the other hand, the Chinese variants have HarmonyOS 2.0 operating system, which is designed and developed by Huawei and maintained as open source software by OpenAtom foundation.

The features of these two software are different but the user interface is nearly identical in both EMUI 12 and HarmonyOS 2.0. So, there are minimized chances that you would feel any change in user experience if you switch back and forth.

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How to update:

If you want to download this latest software update, visit Settings > System & updates > software updates > tap on CHECK FOR UPDATES, form here let the phone check for available software builds.

Hereafter, the screen will pop up the DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL option that you can press and initiate the download procedure.

Before you begin, make sure you make a backup of important data as it may cause

Huawei P50 Pro:

On January 26, 2022, Huawei launched P50 Pro in the global market. The Phone equips a 6.6-inch display with a 120Hz refresh rate, 1440Hz PWM dimming, 300 Hz touch sampling rate, and 450 Hz of PPI. These specifications make the viewing angles refreshing and immersive.

Meanwhile, the phone is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G chipset with octa-core architecture and Adreno 660 GPU for better graphics performance. There’s more, the global units of this phone are shipped with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage.

The camera section has a quad lens setup that includes:

• 50 MP True-Chroma Camera (Color, f/1.8 aperture, OIS)
• 40 MP True-Chroma Camera (MONO, f/1.6 aperture)
• 13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera (f/2.2 aperture)
• 64 MP Telephoto Camera (f/3.5 aperture, OIS), support AF

The front side has a 13MP selfie camera. Now, it’s time to talk about the battery, you can see a 4360 mAh battery that could SuperCharge with a 66W charger and supports wireless charging up to 50W max.