[Update: Timeline for first 19] EMUI 9.1 will roll out to 49 older Huawei and Honor devices

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By Aamir Siddiqui

Published Jun 24, 2019

Huawei has listed out 49 Huawei/Honor devices which are either currently testing for EMUI 9.1, or have the update planned for the future. Read on!

Update 1 (6/24/19 @ 9:40 AM ET): Huawei's EMUI 9.1 update timeline for the first 19 devices on the list has been announced.

EMUI 9.1 is the latest update to Huawei's OS based on Android Pie. While Huawei has not disclosed a clear changelog between EMUI 9.1 and EMUI 9, the new update brings features like improvements to the GPU Turbo mode, incoming call videos for contacts, optimizations for HiVoice, triggering voice assistants through a long press on the power button, improvements to PC continuity and more changes varying on a per device model basis.

EMUI 9.1 was launched with the Huawei P30 Pro, and the update has begun rolling out to the Huawei Mate 20 Pro and Huawei Mate 20 X. Now, through a Weibo post, Huawei has listed out 49 devices which are expected to receive this update.

Devices already with EMUI 9.1 betas:

Huawei Mate 20
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
Huawei Mate 20 X
Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design

Devices currently testing EMUI 9.1 update:

Huawei Mate 20 Lite
Huawei Mate 10
Huawei Mate 10 Pro
Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design
Huawei Mate 9
Huawei Mate 9 Pro
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design
Huawei P20
Huawei P20 Pro
Huawei P10
Huawei P10 Plus
Huawei Nova 4
Huawei Nova 3
Huawei Nova 3i
Huawei Nova 2S
Honor Play
Honor 10
Honor Play 8A
Honor View 10
Honor View 10 Lite
Honor Note 10
Honor 9
Honor V9
Honor 8X

Devices planned for future update:

Huawei Nova 4e
Huawei Nova 3e
Huawei Enjoy 9 Plus
Huawei Enjoy 8 Plus
Huawei Enjoy Max
Huawei Enjoy 9S
Huawei Enjoy 7S
Huawei Enjoy 9e
Honor 9 Lite
Honor 8X Max
Honor 20i
Honor 9i
Honor 7X
Huawei MediaPad M5 10.1
Huawei MediaPad M5 8.4
Huawei MediaPad M5 8.0
Huawei MediaPad M5 Pro 10.8
Huawei MediaPad 5T 10.1

Huawei has not mentioned a release timeline, but we expect the update to reach all devices in the coming weeks.

Note: Huawei/Honor have stopped providing official bootloader unlock codes for its devices. Therefore, the bootloaders of their devices cannot be unlocked, which means that users cannot root or install custom ROMs.

Source: Weibo

Update 1: Timeline for first 19 devices

Huawei's EMUI 9.1 update timeline for the first 19 devices on the list has been announced. This information is still not official, and with Huawei's current situation, there's always the possibility that this timeline will change. If the plans are correct, we should see the rollout start later this week with the Huawei Mate 20 series.

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