Huawei HarmonyOS .168 update rolling for Nova 8, 7 and 6 devices

Huawei has sped up the HarmonyOS 2.0 rollout in China and users are seemingly interested to upgrade. The latest software comes with various new features and design interfaces to allure smartphone owners including the Nova series.

However, the initial HarmonyOS software users including Huawei Nova 8, 7, and 6 series are well recognized among consumers. Therefore, the company has released a new .168 version of HarmonyOS 2.0 for these devices.

As we’ve seen before, the .168 HarmonyOS 2.0 update for these Huawei Nova devices comes with an important bug that was haunting HarmonyOS users for a long time. Talking specifically, the latest update fixes multi-window mode.

Surprisingly, the company is delivering September 2021 security patch for these devices, which is not regular to see. At least with HarmonyOS, Huawei is scoping to send timely security patches for the corresponding devices.

For your information, the HarmonyOS .168 software update is rolling out for the Huawei Nova 6, Nova 6 5G, Nova 7 5G, Nova 7 Pro 5G, Nova, and Nova 8 Pro 5G. You can check the detailed model information linked below.

• Nova 8 ANG-AN00
• Nova 8 Pro 5G BRQ-AN00
• Nova 7 5G JEF-AN00
• Nova 7 5G JEF-AN20
• Nova 7 5G JEF-TN00
• Nova 7 5G JEF-TN20
• Nova 7 Pro 5G JER-AN10
• Nova 7 Pro 5G JER-AN20
• Nova 7 Pro 5G JER-TN10
• Nova 7 Pro 5G JER-TN20
• Nova 6 WLZ-AL10
• Nova 6 5G  WLZ-AN00

Changelog:

Multi-window:

• Fixes an issue where some app icons on the Multi-Window dock would not respond to touches.

Security:

• Integrates security patches for improved system security released in September 2021.

Important Notes:

The latest Huawei Nova device update will not erase any of your personal data but we recommend you back up important data before updating. The update package will be deleted automatically after the update is complete.

The users can check for the OTA update in Settings >> System & updates >> Update >> Check for updates >> Download and install. If the update is available we recommend you download and install it as soon is appears.

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