Huawei Mate 20 Series Software Updates [November 16, 2022]

Launched in October 2018, Huawei Mate 20 series comprises Huawei Mate 20, Mate 20 Pro, Mate 20 RS Porsche Design, Mate 20 X 4G, and Mate 20 X 5G smartphones. The Huawei Mate 20 series is powered by Kirin 980, manufactured with the advanced 7nm process incorporating a Cortex-A76-based CPU and Mali-G76 GPU for improved performance and experience.

For Huawei Mate 20 X 5G, the company used two 7nm chips including a Kirin 980 + Balong 5000 to provide NSA/SA dual-mode 5G support. The 40W Huawei SuperCharge, 15W Huawei Wireless Quick Charge, and large batteries work in tandem to provide users with the best battery life.

The Matrix Camera System includes Leica Ultra Wide Angle Lens which lets users not only see wider but also closer with its new macro distance capability. Available in 6.53-inch, 6.39-inch, and 7.2-inch sizes, the Huawei Mate 20 Series encompasses four devices: Huawei Mate 20, Huawei Mate 20 Pro, Huawei Mate 20 X, and PORSCHE DESIGN Huawei Mate 20 RS.

The Huawei Mate 20 Series ships with an Android 9-based EMUI 9 operating system and is upgradable to EMUI 12. On the other hand, it runs HarmonyOS 2 in the Chinese market. Meanwhile, it could upgrade on both EMUI 13 and HarmonyOS 3.

In the past few months, Huawei has rolled out the EMUI 12-based software for Huawei Mate 20 Lite, in major regions across the globe. As for now, most of the Mate 20 models have already been upgraded with new software rollouts.

On the other hand, Huawei, every month, sends updates to improve Huawei Mate 20 series. In this article, you can capture all of the Huawei Mate 20 series updates, changes, and improvements, made to its EMUI firmware.

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Latest Huawei Mate 20 Updates:

September 10, 2022:

• Huawei is expanding the stable EMUI 12 rollout for Mate 20 Lite users in the UK markets. The update carries a huge bag of features to enhance the overall user experience. [Features]

September 05, 2022:

• Huawei Mate 20 series smartphones are receiving the new September 2022 optimization update that comes with the HarmonyOS version 2.0.0.270. Users will require the previous HarmonyOS 2.0.0.268 build as the baseline version. Read More

August 09, 2022:

• Huawei Mate 20 Pro conflicts with Bluetooth connectivity issue [Bug]

August 08, 2022:

• Huawei Mate 20X July 2022 optimization update was released somewhere in July and now the company is working to expand the respective update to more users. Read More

July 18, 2022:

• Huawei Mate 20 X 5G getting July 2022 HarmonyOS system update
• Huawei has started expanding EMUI 12 major software update for the Mate 20 Lite smartphone users in Europe with build version 12.0.0.226. [Changelog]

July 16, 2022:

• Huawei Mate 20 series receiving July 2022 HarmonyOS optimization update. This update works entirely to optimize the overall stability of the system and increases the durability of the device. Read More

July 15, 2022:

• Huawei has started sending the major EMUI 12 software update for the Mate 20 Lite smartphone users. [Features]

July 08, 2022:

• Huawei June 2022 HarmonyOS security patch is rapidly rolling in the Chinese market and reaching all eligible devices as soon as possible.

June 22, 2022:

• Huawei continues to upgrade the Mate 20 series with the latest software in the global market. Adding to this, Huawei Mate 20 series is receiving May 2022 security update in Europe.

June 21, 2022:

• Huawei Mate 20 devices are receiving May 2022 EMUI security firmware in more regions that bring improvements for system security.

June 11, 2022:

• Huawei Mate 20 Pro getting May 2022 update (EMUI 12)

May 12, 2022:

• Huawei Mate 20 series EMUI 12 Progress Report [Countries List]

May 03, 2022:

• Huawei is now expanding the reach of its firmware update to Huawei Mate 20 X models, which includes the patch for the Ringtone issue.

April 29, 2022:

• Huawei Mate 20 Pro EMUI 12 ringtone patch update is expanding
• Huawei Mate 20 smartphone users started receiving the stable EMUI 12 builds via OTA update in Brazil.

April 28, 2022:

• Huawei Mate 20 Pro on EMUI 12 gets a new system patch in the UK. Read More

April 27, 2022:

• Huawei Mate 20 Lite EMUI 12 beta update rolling out [Changelog]
• Huawei has pushed off the March 2022 HarmonyOS update for Huawei Mate 20X 5G with a bunch of optimizations. [Additional Features]

April 20, 2022:

• Huawei Mate 20 Pro is receiving EMUI 12 in the UK. Read More

April 14, 2022:

• Huawei’s 2018 smartphone – Huawei Mate 20 Lite is eligible to upgrade over the latest EMUI 12 software version in the global market.

April 13, 2022:

• The stable EMUI 12 update is expanding to more Huawei Mate 20 Pro smartphone users in Europe which provides a next-level user experience.

April 04, 2022:

• The new EMUI 12 software for Huawei Mate 20 series completely renews the user interface as compared to the existing EMUI 11 system. Check the new changelog HERE.

April 01, 2022:

• Huawei Mate 20 series has started receiving new firmware in China that brings the March 2022 HarmonyOS 2.0 software improvements. [Changelog]

March 29, 2022:

• Huawei Mate 20 Pro smartphone has started receiving the stable EMUI 12 major update that brings a next-level user experience. [EMUI 12.0.0.132]

March 28, 2022:

• Finally! another prominent smartphone of Chinese phone maker – Huawei Mate 20 X has started receiving stable EMUI 12 software updates. [Full Changelog]

March 26, 2022:

• Huawei has started seeding the EMUI 12 firmware with version 12.0.0.132 for the Mate 20 users in the Middle East.

March 23, 2022:

• It’s good news for the Huawei Mate 20 smartphone users, as the stable version of EMUI 12 has started to roll out in the global markets. Know more.

February 24, 2022:

• Huawei Mate 20 series EMUI 12 rollout to start in April

December 28, 2021:

• Huawei Mate 20 EMUI 12 beta expanding to more users. Know more

December 22, 2021:

• Huawei Mate 20 series is receiving the first EMUI 12 beta update know more.

December 20, 2021:

• December 2021 HarmonyOS update for Huawei Mate 20 X 5G rolling out know more.

December 20, 2021:

• Huawei Mate 20 X (4G) receiving HarmonyOS 2.0.00.219 firmware update know more.

December 10, 2021:

• Huawei Mate 20 Pro (EMUI 11) starts receiving December 2021 security update know more.

November 8, 2021:

• Huawei mate 20 models getting 2.0.0.209 update, brings new optimization know more.

October 20, 2021:

• Huawei Mate 20 Lite September 2021 security patch out global users know more.

October 17, 2021:

• Huawei Mate 20 Pro HarmonyOS portrait service widget feature rolling out know more.

September 14, 2021:

• Huawei Mate 20 Pro arrange EMUI 11 July 2021 security update know more.

September 3, 2021:

• Huawei Mate 20 Pro demoted to quarterly EMUI update section know more.

August 28, 2021:

Huawei Mate 20 Series global users getting new updates with June 2021 security patch that comes with EMUI 11.0.0.160 version, it provides better system security and performance increment.

August 18, 2021:

Huawei Mate 20, Mate 20 Pro, Mate 20 RS, and Mate 20 X with EMUI 11 receiving a new software update that optimizes the system stability to make the phone runs more stable.

August 7, 2021:

Huawei Mate 20 X 5G with EMUI 11 gets new software update that brings June 2021 security patch improvements for better performance.

August 2, 2021:

June 2021 security patch is now rolling out for the Huawei Mate 20 Lite along with various new system security improvements.

July 27, 2021:

Huawei Mate 20 Lite software update adds new applications including Petal Search, Books, Petal Maps, Game Center, Member Center, and Link Now. The Mate 20 Lite update also installs May 2021 security patch.

July 10, 2021:

Huawei Mate 20 series getting May 2021 security patch for the global models and it’s rolling out with EMUI version 11.0.0.158.

June 26, 2021:

Huawei Mate 20 series is receiving a new software update that comes with May 2021 security update, that comes with EMUI 11.0.0.141.

May 31, 2021: 

Huawei Mate 20 Lite installs security improvements released in April 2021. Read More

May 20, 2021: 

Huawei Mate 20 users receiving March 2021 security, Petal Search, Petal Map, Reader, and other apps with the latest update. Read More

May 15, 2021:

Huawei Mate 20 Series receiving new additions, optimizations, fixes, and d security improvements with the latest software update. Read More

May 11, 2021:

New Features and security improvements rolling out for Huawei Mate 20 X 5G. Read More

May 2, 2021:

Huawei Mate 20 Lite smartphone users receiving March 2021 security updates in Europe. Read More

April 21, 2021:

Huawei expanding EMUI 11 major update for Huawei Mate 20 Pro smartphone in Cuba. Read more

April 6, 2021:

EMUI 11 major update expanding for Huawei Mate 20 Pro users in Morocco. Read more

April 5, 2021:

Huawei Mate 20 Lite receiving new software in April, installs new security patches. Read more

April 1, 2021:

Huawei Mate 20 Pro smartphone start receiving stable EMUI 11 update [UK]. Read more

March 31, 2021:

New update for Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) brings February 2021 security improvements. Read more

March 30, 2021:

Huawei Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro smartphones begin receiving EMUI 11 in Brazil (Latin America). Read more

March 27, 2021:

Huawei Mate 20 X smartphone users started receiving stable EMUI 11 in the global market. Read more

March 24, 2021:

Stable EMUI 11 starts to roll out for Huawei Mate 20 X 5G global variant. Read more

February 24, 2021:

Huawei Mate 20 devices global users begin receiving EMUI 11 software updates. Read more.

February 10, 2021:

Huawei Mate 20 X 5G getting stable EMUI 11. Read more

January 23, 2021:

Huawei Mate 20 X 5G getting a new software update with security improvements. Read more.

January 16, 2021:

Huawei Mate 20 series on EMUI 11 receiving new software update with feature optimizations in China. Read more

December 22, 2020:

EMUI 11.0.0.125 second beta released for Huawei Mate 20 X 5G users in China

EMUI 11.0.0.118 first beta update for Huawei Mate 20 series in South East Asia

December 19, 2020:

EMUI 11.0.0.118 first beta version for Huawei Mate 20 and 20 Pro beta testers in the Middle East

December 18, 2020:

EMUI 11.0.0.118 first beta version for Huawei Mate 20 series in Europe

December 14, 2020:

EMUI 11.0.0.125 third beta version for Huawei Mate 20 in China

December 11, 2020:

EMUI 10.1.0.234 version kicked off for Huawei Mate 20 X 5G with November 2020 security update
Middle East: EMUI 11 beta registration started for Huawei Mate 20 devices

December 9, 2020:
UK: Huawei opens EMUI 11 beta for Huawei Mate 20 series

December 5, 2020:

EMUI 10.1.0.167 version for Huawei Mate 20 series getting October 2020 security patch in China

December 2, 2020:
EMUI 11 recruitment starts for Huawei Mate 20 series in South East Asia

EMUI 11.0.0.122 second beta update for Huawei Mate 20 and Mate 20 RS registered users

December 1, 2020:
Breaking: EMUI 11 beta opens for Huawei Mate 20 series in Europe

November 26, 2020:
Huawei Mate 20 series EMUI 11 beta to start in December [Europe]

November 25, 2020:
EMUI 11 for Huawei Mate 20 series global units will rollout in Q1 2021

November 24, 2020:

EMUI 10.1.0.328 updates for Huawei Mate 20 series users on EMUI 10.1 with October 2020 security [Europe]

November 21, 2020:

EMUI 11.0.0.115 first beta update released for Huawei Mate 20 series, brings various new features

November 13, 2020:

EMUI 10.1.0.254 version for Huawei Mate 20 X getting October 2020 security update

November 4, 2020:
EMUI 11 beta recruitment starts for Huawei Mate 20 Series smartphones

October 24, 2020:
Huawei Mate 20 series will receive EMUI 11 beta in December in Europe

October 20, 2020:
Huawei Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro started grabbing September security updates

October 13, 2020:
EMUI 11 for Huawei Mate 20 Series in development, beta starting soon

September 1, 2020:
Camera, calling fix and new smart features rolling out for Huawei Mate 20 lite

August 26, 2020:
Huawei Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro begin receiving EMUI 10.1 in Brazil (Latin America)

August 25, 2020:
EMUI 10.1 rolling out for Huawei Mate 20 Pro in India

August 22, 2020:
(Update: Europe) Huawei Mate 20 and 20 Pro on EMUI 10.1 receiving August 2020 security update

August 5, 2020:
July 2020 security update starts to rollout for Huawei Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro on EMUI 10.1

July 16, 2020:
EMUI 10.1 for Huawei Mate 20 and 20 Pro rolling out in Philippines (Southeast Asia)

July 8, 2020:
EMUI 10.1 begins to roll out for Huawei Mate 20 X 4G

EMUI 10.1 for Huawei Mate 20 and 20 Pro expanding in South Africa and the Middle East

July 5, 2020:
EMUI 10.1 for Huawei Mate 20 and 20 Pro reaches UK

July 4, 2020:
EMUI 10.1 for Huawei Mate 20 and 20 Pro rolling in Denmark and Poland

July 1, 2020:
Breaking: Huawei Mate 20 X 5G begin receiving EMUI 10.1 in Europe

July 1, 2020:
Huawei Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro on EMUI 10 getting June security update

June 20, 2020:
Breaking: EMUI 10.1 starts to rollout for Huawei Mate 20 and 20 Pro, comes with colorful 3D AOD

June 19, 2020:
May security patch for Huawei Mate 20 series expanding, EMUI 10.1 will rollout in July

June 12, 2020:
May 2020 security update rolling out for Huawei Mate 20 series on EMUI 10.1 (CN Models)

June 1, 2020:
May 2020 EMUI security update rolling for Huawei Mate 20 lite

May 29, 2020:
Huawei Mate 20 X 5G receiving May EMUI security updates in the UK

May 23, 2020:
May 2020 EMUI security update starts to rollout for Huawei Mate 20 and 20 Pro

May 17, 2020:
Huawei Mate 20 series April update expanding to UK and Europe

May 15, 2020:
EMUI 10.1 public beta recruitment starts for Huawei Mate 20 series [CN Models]

Huawei Mate 20 Lite receiving March EMUI update in the UK

May 13, 2020:
Huawei Mate 20 X 4G receiving April EMUI security [Update: CN Model]

April EMUI security update released for Huawei Mate 20 X 5G in the UK

May 12, 2020:
Huawei Mate 20 series gets second EMUI 10.1 beta with new AOD and more [China]

May 3, 2020:
VoWiFi feature rolling for Huawei Mate 20 Pro with April EMUI security update

May 1, 2020:
Huawei Mate 20 and 20 Pro gets April EMUI security updates

April 26, 2020:
Huawei Mate 20 Series receiving March EMUI security update in China

April 18, 2020:
Huawei Mate 20 X 5G and MatePad Pro starts receiving EMUI 10.1 beta [Internal]

Huawei Mate 20 X 5G grabs March EMUI security update

April 17, 2020:
EE UK rolling out EMUI 10 for Huawei Mate 20 lite

April 8, 2020:
[Internal Beta] Huawei Mate 20 series EMUI 10.1 rolling out

Huawei Mate 20 lite gets March EMUI security update

March 31, 2020:
EMUI 10.1 internal beta recruitment starts for Huawei Mate 20 series

March 23, 2020:
Huawei Mate 20 and 20 Pro starts receiving March EMUI security update with system fixes

March 20, 2020:
Huawei Mate 20 X (4G) receiving January EMUI security update

March 16, 2020:

EMUI 10.0.0.187 and 10.0.0.178 EMUI 10 OTA in Latin American market rolled out for Huawei Mate 20, Mate 20 Pro and Mate 20 lite.

March 16, 2020:

EMUI 10.0.0.187 stable EMUI 10 update rolled out for Huawei Mate 20 Pro in Japan.

March 15, 2020:

EMUI 10.0.0.188 update installs the January 2020 security patch for the global variant of Huawei Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro.

March 12, 2020:

EMUI 10.0.0.170 stable update in Switzerland rolled out for Huawei Mate 20 Lite.

March 5, 2020:

EMUI 10.0.0.179 stable update in Japan rolled out for Huawei Mate 20 Lite.

March 1, 2020:

EMUI 10.0.0.188 on Vodafone UK rolled out the January 2020 security update for Huawei Mate 20 X 5G.

February 29, 2020:

EMUI 10.0.0.180 on Optus Australia rolled out for Huawei Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro.

February 26, 2020:

EMUI 10.0.0.180 on EE update for Huawei Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro on EE.

January 20, 2020:

EMUI 10.0.0.172 update for Huawei Mate 20 Lite widely.

January 20, 2020:

EMUI 10.0.0.180 rolled out for users on O2 UK of Huawei Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro.

January 19, 2020:

EMUI 10.0.0.182 rolled out for users of Huawei Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro.

January 08, 2020:

EMUI 10.0.0.187 on Vodafone UK rolled out for users of Huawei Mate 20 X 5G.

December 28, 2019:

EMUI 10.0.0.180, EMUI 10.0.0.184 stable update rolled out for users of Huawei Mate 20, Mate 20 Pro, Mate 20 X 4G, and Mate 20 RS.

December 2, 2019:

EMUI 10.0.0.154 stable update Vodafone UK rolled out for users of Huawei Mate 20, Mate 20 Pro.

December 15, 2019:

EMUI 10.0.0.185 stable update for users of Huawei Mate 20, Mate 20 Pro, Mate 20 X, Mate 20 RS Porsche Design with November 2019 security patch.

November 14, 2019:

EMUI 10.0.0.154 stable update for testers Huawei Mate 20, Mate 20 Pro, Mate 20 X, Mate 20 RS Porsche Design in Europe.

December 15, 2019:

EMUI 10.0.0.185 stable update (China) for all users of Huawei Mate 20, Mate 20 Pro, Mate 20 X, Mate 20 RS Porsche Design.

October 22, 2019:

EMUI 10.0.0.166, EMUI 10.0.0.168 update for Huawei Mate 20, Mate 20 Pro, Mate 20 X, Mate 20 RS Porsche Design.

September 25, 2019:

EMUI 10.0.0.146 first beta build for Huawei Mate 20, Mate 20 Pro, Mate 20 X, Mate 20 RS Porsche Design, installs Ark Compiler and EROFS.

September 11, 2019:

EMUI 9.1.0.320 update adds the August 2019 security patch.

August 15, 2019:

EMUI 9.1.0.135 update installs the DC Dimming feature.

August 14, 2019:

EMUI 9.1.1.167 update for Huawei Mate 20 X adds a camera feature of a 5G watermark option.

August 13, 2019:

EMUI 9.1.0.215 stable EMUI 9.1 rolled out for Huawei Mate 20 Lite.

July 29, 2019:

EMUI 9.1.0.131 update for Huawei Mate 20, Mate 20 Pro, Mate 20 X, Mate 20 RS Porsche Design, installs Bluetooth improvements and July 2019 security patch.

July 11, 2019:

EMUI 9.1.0.123 update for Huawei Mate 20, Mate 20 Pro, Mate 20 X, Mate 20 RS Porsche Design, installs Ark Compiler and EROFS.

April 29, 2019:

EMUI 9.1.0.119 stable update for Huawei Mate 20, Mate 20 Pro, Mate 20 X, Mate 20 RS Porsche Design.

April 19, 2019:

EMUI 9.1.0.116 2nd beta update for Huawei Mate 20, Mate 20 Pro, Mate 20 X, Mate 20 RS Porsche Design.

April 12, 2019:

EMUI 9.1.0.115 beta update for Huawei Mate 20, Mate 20 Pro, Mate 20 X, Mate 20 RS Porsche Design brings the latest EMUI 9.1 for beta testers.

February 05, 2019:

EMUI 9.0.0.185, 9.0.0.186, 9.0.0.195 update for Huawei Mate 20, Mate 20 Pro, Mate 20 X, Mate 20 RS Porsche Design adds AI Color mode that allows you to take a video with the background in grayscale and the subject in color.

January 24, 2019:

EMUI 9.0.0.183 update for Mate 20, Mate 20 Pro, Mate 20 RS Porsche Design optimizes face unlock performance, brings a super macro mode feature, improves zoom shortcut with wide-angle options in the viewfinder and optimizes gesture system navigation.

January 02, 2019:

EMUI 9.0.0.171 update for Huawei Mate 20, Mate 20 Pro, Mate 20 X, Mate 20 RS Porsche Design optimizes face unlock performance, optimizes quality of photos taken in master AI mode. Fixes an issue in Camera and integrates December 2018 security patch.

December 4, 2018:

EMUI 9.0.0.146 update for Huawei Mate 20, Mate 20 Pro, Mate 20 X, Mate 20 RS Porsche Design improves the speed of the fingerprint scanner and the performance of the 3D Face Unlock in different scenarios

November 15, 2018:

EMUI 9.0.0.126 first update for Huawei Mate 20, Mate 20 Pro, Mate 20 X, Mate 20 RS Porsche Design adds new filters and effects and introduces the AI zoom feature for improved mini video recording.

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