- Jun 10, 2019
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Honor 9 STF-AL10 Downgrade from EMUI 9 / 9.1.0 to 8.0
Disclaimer
- Downgrading will erase all data on your phone. Make sure to back up your important data before proceeding.
- This guide is for STF-AL10 (Honor 9) only. Do NOT use it on other models.
- Proceed at your own risk. We're not responsible for any damage caused.
Step 1: Prepare Your Phone
- Charge your phone to at least 60%.
- Use a good-quality USB cable.
- Backup your data using HiSuite or Google account.
- After downloading, extract the zip file using the password provided.
- Inside, you'll find the necessary dload folder or rollback firmware files.
- On your microSD card, create a folder named dload.
- Place the UPDATE.APP file inside this folder.
- Turn off your phone.
- Press and hold Volume Up + Volume Down + Power simultaneously.
- Keep holding until the update process begins automatically.
- Wait until the installation completes (this might take a few minutes).
- The phone will reboot into EMUI 8.0.
- If the downgrade doesn't start:
- Try using a different microSD card.
- Ensure UPDATE.APP is in the correct dload folder.
- Try updating via HiSuite rollback if manual method fails.
- After reboot, go through the setup process.
- Check Build Number in Settings > About Phone to confirm EMUI 8.0.
- Restore your backed-up data.
- Click here to download
- Password: HUAWEIHALABTECH2020dHONOR9
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