Honor is rolling out Magic UI 5.2/EMUI 12

There have been a lot of people including ourselves asking about Huawei EMUI 12 for Honor smartphones. While we were waiting for this rollout, Honor is actually sending EMUI 12 based Magic UI 5.2 for smartphones.

A week ago, our fellow reader Adrian shared a screenshot of the Magic UI 5.2 rollout for the Honor 20 smartphone. The shared screenshot reveals more information about the software, which shows EMUI 12 in the base.

Earlier this year, we reported that Honor will release EMUI 12 for Honor smartphones. However, the company showed no sign of this since then.

Meanwhile, Honor smartphones users gave us questions one after another related to this upgrade. But it’s finally here and it’s happening. Don’t worry, we got some proof to cement this claim.

What did we find?

While researching further, we found that the Honor 20 is not the only smartphone to get Magic UI 5.2. Because EMUI 12 is also upgrading other Honor smartphones such as the top-tier Honor 30 and V30 series.

That’s not it, Honor is randomly sending EMUI 12 build for old budget devices such as Honor 10 Lite, and Honor V20 as well. However, some other users of the same models are still waiting for the OTA update.

Availability?

For your information, the Magic UI 5.2/EMUI 12 is spotted in Russia and we’ve not found this occurring in another market.

May take some time to expand:

We’re certain this rollout is in the initial stage and may take some to reach every eligible Honor model. Also, we’re not expecting a fast rollout.

Instructions:

If you want to check for the latest software update, visit Settings > System & updates, tap on Software updates and then CHECK FOR UPDATES. Alternatively, we suggest you to also check for new firmware via the My Huawei app.

Before you proceed, make sure you get a backup of important data and maintain internal storage to download Magic UI 5.2/EMUI 12 on your Honor smartphone.

Changelog:

This update introduces the intuitive Magic UI 5.2 interface, which provides the Device Interactions section of the Control Panel and various useful features.

Innovative Interactions

[Font]

• A more flexible font setting allows you to adjust the size and weight of the font using the slider.

[Neomorphic Design]

• Neomorphism concept applied to UI elements: simple color tints, shadows and highlights are used for a more realistic effect.

[Smart Folders]

• Tapping and holding application folders on the home screen enlarges them for easy access to the applications in them.

[Notification Panel and Control Panel]

• Access the Notification Panel by swiping Down from the Top Left of the screen to view notifications and the Control Panel by swiping Down from the Top Right of the screen to use the icons.
• An audio control section has been added to the Control Panel that makes it easy to switch between different audio devices and audio applications.
• Quickly turn on the Multi-screen function by clicking on the Huawei laptop and tablet icons in the Device+ section of the Control Panel, and broadcast Video too large screens by clicking on the HUAWEI Vision icon.

Artificial intelligence in all scenarios:

[Joint security]

• The mobile phone and laptop joint authentication function allow you to unlock the phone by entering the phone screen unlock password on the Huawei laptop when the phone and laptop are connected using the Multiscreen function.

[Smart office]

• Access documents or pictures on your phone using your laptop without having to connect two devices with a data cable.
• Enhanced data transfer speed of Huawei Share for faster file sharing between Huawei phones, tablets and laptops.

[MeeTime]

• Adding the MeeTime app that supports making HD voice and video calls over Wi-Fi or mobile data network.
• Adding support for screen sharing during video calls, allowing you to mark important information and share it during video conversations.
• Support for multi-party voice and video calls on Huawei phones and tablets.