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HUAWEI is finally putting a bigger focus on software updates
August 14, 2025
I can count on one hand how many updates myHUAWEI Mate 9has received since launch. It’s October 2017, and the Mate 9 sitting in my desk drawer is runningAndroid 7.0 Nougatwith the April 2017 security patch. I bet most people would agree that this isn’t acceptable, especially with vulnerabilities likeBlueBornefloating around.
Apparently that’s not going to be much of an issue any longer. At a briefing in Shenzhen, China, Dr. Chenglu Wang, President of Software Engineering at HUAWEI, toldAndroid Authoritythe company is putting a much bigger focus on software updates in the future.
First order of business: updating its legacy phones. The company saysAndroid 8.0 Oreowith EMUI 8 will roll out to the HUAWEI Mate 9 within four weeks after the Mate 10 launches. The company didn’t give an official estimate on when Oreo will roll out to theP10series, though we do know it’s coming “in the near future.”
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The Mate 9 will get some of theMate 10‘s fancy new AI features, including Smart Tips that prompt you to change your phone settings when it senses you’re in a certain environment. Unfortunately the Mate 9 won’t get the Mate 10’s new AI camera features due to the fact that the Mate 9 doesn’t feature HUAWEI’s AI chip, theKirin 970.
Dr. Wang also says the update to Android Oreo and EMUI 8 brings Google’sProject Trebleto new and oldHuaweidevices, which means security updates will be much more frequent. The company hopes to release security patches every three months to lower-end devices and every month for higher-end phones.
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