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July 31, 2025
Here’s one last big story coming out ofIFA 2018:Huaweijust announced the availability of its beta program forAndroid Pie-based EMUI 9.
Users of select HUAWEI devices can join thebeta program for EMUI 9, which is based on Android 9.0 Pie and brings improvements focusing on speed and simplicity. The Pie beta is open to users of the following HUAWEI phones:
HUAWEI sub-brand HONOR is joining in the fun with the:
It’s not clear at this point which markets this EMUI 9 beta program is available in. HUAWEI may also choose to limit the number of users it accepts in the program, so if you’re interested, continue reading to get started.
How to join the HUAWEI Android Pie/EMUI 9 beta
To join the beta program for Android 9 Pie-based EMUI 9, you need to follow these steps:
After you do this, you should receive the necessary OTA update to get you started with EMUI 9.
For more details on what’s new in EMUI 9 and HUAWEI’s take on Android 9 Pie,check out our post here.
Update: We’re receiving unconfirmed reports that compatible HUAWEI devices such as the Mate 10 aren’t yet seeing the EMUI 9 beta to download, let us know if you’ve been successful in downloading the all-new update.
Update 2: We understand that very few users have been able to apply and receive the EMUI 9 beta, with multiple reports only 100 slots per country were made available to upgrade. We’ll continue to update this story if there’s further news from HUAWEI.
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