Most of the features in Android 9.0 Pie have been well-received in the beta. With the new stable version of Android Pie brings the more advanced battery management system with AI, Android dashboard (Digital Wellbeing beta), App actions, improved text selection features which is now come with a magnifier and smart text selection and new gestural navigation system.
Features of Android 9.0 Pie:
Here is the list of top features in Android 9.0 Pie:
New Notification Panel: With Android Pie, Google has completely changed the interface on the notification panel. The quick toggle button now resides inside the dark circle while date, time and carrier name have been removed. With the new notification, Google will also let you select the reply from Google’s machine learning-powered Smart Replies, which scans your messages and will suggest custom replies for you.
iPhone X Like Notch Support: With phone screens getting bigger and bigger and bezels getting slimmer and slimmer, the smartphone manufacturers now have no room for camera, and earpieces> If you like it or not, Google has introduced Notch supports in Android Pie for developers to test how their app will behave on devices with notches.
Multi-camera API: Google finally introducing the Multi-Camera API which enables developers to “create innovative features not possible with just a single camera.” Also, this feature allows every app to request multi-camera instead of the single camera.
WiFi Round-Trip-Time (RTT): This feature allows apps to receive indoor positioning data at an accuracy of 1-2 meters of your position.
New UI for settings/quick settings: Google once again revamped the settings menu and quick settings after the Android Oreo. With the new settings UI, Google introducing new icons for each settings menu.
Power Saving: In Android Nougat, Google introduced the Doze mode which enables more battery backup while your phone is not in use. With Android Pie, Google has worked hard to bring the more advanced doze mode with App Standby, and Background Limits to further improve battery life.
Enhanced Auto-fill: Auto-Fill one of the best features which will save all your username and password. Google rolled this feature in Android Oreo and now they have improvised it with Android Pie.
and more features such as:
- New Animation/Transition
- Pixel launcher has been improved
- Battery saver no longer shows orange warning
- About phone screen now shows additional info in a popup window.
- Screenshot button in power menu
- Text selection zoom (like iOS)
- Battery saver can now be scheduled.
- Do Not Disturb has been simplified down to a single mode
- Volume buttons now control media volume by default
- Adaptive Brightness is now much more useful as it actually changes the base brightness level
- Hotspot can be turned off automatically if no devices are connected
- Rotation can be locked to landscape mode
List of AOSP Pie for Huawei devices:
- Huawei P10: Click Here
- Huawei P10 Plus: Click Here
- Huawei Honor V9: Click Here
- Huawei MediaPad M5: Click Here
- Huawei P9 Lite 2017: Click Here
- Huawei Nova 3e: Click Here
- Huawei Mate 9: Click Here
- Huawei Mate 10 Lite: Click Here
- Huawei Honor 6X: Click Here
- Huawei P10 Lite: Click Here
- Huawei Nova 2i: Click Here
- Huawei Honor 7X: Click Here
- Huawei Honor 8 Pro: Click Here
- Huawei Honor 8 Lite: Click Here
- Huawei P9 Lite: Click Here
- Huawei P8 Lite 2017: Click Here
- Huawei Mate 10 Pro: Click Here
- Huawei Honor View 10: Click Here
- Huawei P20 Pro: Click Here
- Huawei Honor 4/4X: Click Here
- Huawei P20 Lite: Click Here
- Huawei Honor 5X: Click Here
- Huawei Y6 / Prime 2018: Click Here
- Huawei Honor 8: Click Here
- Huawei P Smart: Click Here
- Huawei MediaPad M5: Click Here
List of Android 9 Pie Supported Huawei P Series Devices
Huawei P20
The Huawei P20 is one of the newest offerings from the Huawei. The device was launched back in March this year. Under the hood, the Huawei P20 is powered by a Hisilicon Kirin 970 chip along with 6 GB of RAM. Since the Smartphone has some really good specification and is also one of the latest offerings, Huawei is much likely to roll out an update for the same.
Download Official Huawei P20 Android 9.0 Pie
Huawei P20 Pro
The Huawei P20 Pro was also launched along with the Huawei P20 back in March this year. The Smartphone comes with a Hisilicon Kirin 970 chip under the hood along with 6GB of RAM. This device is also expected to be updated to the latest version of Android, the Android 9 Pie.
Download Official Huawei P20 Pro Android 9.0 Pie
Huawei P20 Lite
The Huawei P20 Lite is another offering which belongs to the same category of P20 series launched by the company this year in the month of March, The device is powered by a HiSilicon Kirin 659 along with 4 GB of RAM. Huawei is much likely to roll out an update for this device as well.
Download Official Huawei P20 Lite Android 9.0 Pie
Huawei P Smart Plus
The Huawei P Smart Plus was also launched last month by the Company. The device comes with Hisilicon Kirin 710 chip along with 4 GB of RAM. This device is also expected to be updated to the latest version of Android, the Android 9 Pie.
Download Official Huawei P Smart Plus Android 9.0 Pie
Huawei P10
The Huawei P10 was released last year. The device comes with HiSilicon Kirin 960 chip along with 4GB of RAM. Considering that the device is quite old and is not much popular, we do not expect an update for the Android 9 Pie for this device.
Download Official Huawei P10 Android 9.0 Pie
Download Official Huawei P10 Plus Android 9.0 Pie
Huawei P Smart
The Huawei P Smart was also launched last year into the markets. The device comes with the HiSilicon Kirin 659 and 4 GB of RAM. Since the device is quite old and is not much popular, we do not expect an update for the Android 9 Pie for this device.
Download Official Huawei P Smart Android 9.0 Pie
List of Android 9 Pie Supported Huawei Mate Series Devices
Huawei Mate 20 lite
Another great Android Device launched recently by the Huawei. The Huawei Mate 20 lite was released in September 2018. Under the hood, the Huawei Mate 20 lite is powered by a Hisilicon Kirin 710 chip along with 6GB of RAM and Mali-G51 GPU. All this is backed up by a 3750 mAh capacity battery. with that being said, this device will also get the latest Android 9 Pie update in the coming days.
Download Huawei Mate 20 lite Android 9.0 Pie Update
Huawei Mate 10
The Huawei Mate 10 was launched last year. The device comes with HiSilicon Kirin 970 chip along with 4 GB of RAM. We do not expect the latest update for Android 9 Pie for this device.
Download Huawei Mate 10 Android 9.0 Pie Update
Huawei Mate 10 Pro
The Huawei Mate 10 Pro is another great device which was also launched last year. The device is powered by a HiSilicon Kirin 970 chip along with 6 GB of RAM. This device is expected to get an update for the latest Android 9 Pie pretty soon.
Download Huawei Mate 10 Pro Android 9.0 Pie Update
Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design
The Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design was launched back in March this year. The device looks really good and has some good internals like Hisilicon Kirin 970 and 6 GB of RAM. This device is expected to get an update for the latest Android 9 Pie pretty soon.
Estimated date: Yet to be announced
Huawei Mate 10 Lite
The Huawei Mate 10 Lite is another great device which was also launched last year. The device is powered by a HiSilicon Kirin 659 chip along with 4 GB of RAM. This device is expected to get an update for the latest Android 9 Pie pretty soon.
Estimated date: Yet to be announced
List of Android 9 Pie Supported Huawei Honor Series Devices
Huawei Honor 7A
The Huawei Honor 7A is another good device by Huawei. This device was released back in April 2018. Under the hood, the Huawei Honor 7A features a Snapdragon 450 chip along with 3 GB of RAM and Adreno 505 GPU. All this is backed up by a 3000 mAh capacity battery. With that being said, this device will also be updated to the latest version of Android, the Android 9 Pie.
Estimated date: Yet to be announced
Huawei Honor 7X
The Huawei Honor 7X is another decent device from the Huawei which was released last year in December. Under the hood, the Huawei Honor 8X is powered by a Hisilicon Kirin 659 chip along with 4 GB of RAM. These specifications are quite decent. All this is backed up by a 3340 mAh capacity battery. With that being said, it will be exciting to see if Huawei will roll out an update for this device or not.
Estimated date: Not yet Confirmed
Huawei Honor 8X
Huawei Honor 8X is one of the latest offerings from Huawei. The device was launched in September 2018. Under the hood, the Huawei Honor 8X is powered by a Hisilicon Kirin 710 chip along with 6 GB of RAM. These specifications are quite powerful. All this is backed up by a 3750 mAh capacity battery. With that being said, this device will also be updated to the latest version of Android, the Android 9 Pie.
Download Huawei Honor 8X Android 9.0 Pie Update
Huawei Honor 8X Max
Huawei Honor 8X Max is also one of the latest offerings from Huawei. The device was launched in September 2018. Under the hood, the Huawei Honor 8X Max is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 chip along with 6 GB of RAM. These specifications are quite decent. All this is backed up by a mammoth 5000 mAh capacity battery. With that being said, this device will also be updated to the latest version of Android, the Android 9 Pie.
Estimated date: Yet to be announced
Huawei Honor Note 10
The Huawei Honor Note 10 is the latest Honor offering from Huawei. The device is powered by a Hisilicon Kirin 970 chip inside along with 6 GB of RAM. This device is much likely to be updated to the latest version of Android which is Android 9 Pie.
Estimated date: Yet to be announced
Huawei Nova 2s
The Huawei Nova 2s was released by Huawei back in March this year. The device comes with a Hisilicon Kirin 960 chip inside. The device has massive 6 GB of RAM. Considering that the Smartphone has some really good specification and is also one of the latest offerings, Huawei is much likely to roll out an update for the same.
Estimated date: Yet to be announced
Huawei Nova 3
The Huawei Nova 3 was launched this year. The device comes with the Hisilicon Kirin 970 chip under the hood along with 6 GB of RAM. This device is much likely to be updated to the latest version of Android 9 Pie.
Estimated date: Yet to be announced
Huawei Honor Play
The Huawei Honor Play is another great offering from Huawei which was released this year. This device comes with Hisilicon Kirin 970 chip along with 6 GB of RAM. Huawei is much likely to update this device to the latest Android 9 Pie.
Download Huawei Honor Play Android 9.0 Pie Update
Huawei Honor 9n
The Huawei Honor 9n which is also known as Huawei Honor 9i was launched this year. The device comes with HiSilicon Kirin 659 chip inside along with 4 GB of RAM. This device is much likely to be updated to the latest version of Android 9 Pie.
Estimated date: Yet to be announced
Huawei Honor 9 Lite
The Huawei Honor 9 Lite was launched last year by the Company. The device comes with the HiSilicon Kirin 659 chip inside along with 4 GB of RAM. Huawei is much likely to update this device to the latest Android 9 Pie.
Estimated date: Yet to be announced
Huawei Honor 10
The Huawei Honor 10 was released by Huawei back in March this year. The device comes with a Hisilicon Kirin 970 chip inside. The device has massive 8 GB of RAM. Considering that the Smartphone has some really good specification and is also one of the latest offerings, Huawei is much likely to roll out an update for the same.
Download Huawei Honor 10 Android 9.0 Pie Update
Huawei Honor 9
It has been a while since the Huawei has released the Huawei Honor 9 device. This device is powered by a HiSilicon Kirin 960 and 6 GB of RAM. Since it has been a while since the launch of the device, Huawei is much likely not to roll out an update for the same.
Estimated date: Will not be updated
Huawei Honor 7S
The Huawei Honor 7S is released by the Huawei Honor this year. The device has some decent specifications, for instance, the device is powered by an MT6739 chip inside along with 2 GB of RAM. This device is much likely to be updated to the latest version of Android which is the Android 9 Pie.
Estimated date: Yet to be announced
Huawei Honor View 10
The Huawei Honor View 10, just in case if you don’t remember, was released by the Huawei Honor last year in the month of December. The device is powered by a HiSilicon Kirin 970 chip inside along with 6 GB of RAM. These specs are powerful enough to hold up even today. With that being said, the Huawei is much likely to update this device to the latest version of Android 9 Pie.
Download Honor View 10 Android 9.0 Pie Update
Huawei Honor 7C
The Huawei Honor 7S is released by the Huawei Honor this year. The device has some decent specifications, for instance, the device is powered by a Snapdragon 405 chip inside along with 4 GB of RAM. This device is much likely to be updated to the latest version of Android which is the Android 9 Pie.
Estimated date: Yet to be announced
List of Android 9 Pie Supported Huawei Y Series Devices
Huawei Y9 (2018)
The Huawei Y9 (2018) is another good device by Huawei. This device was released back in April 2018. Under the hood, the Huawei Y9 (2018) features a Hisilicon Kirin 659 chip along with 4 GB of RAM and Mali-T830 GPU. All this is backed up by a 4000 mAh capacity battery. With that being said, this device will also be updated to the latest version of Android, the Android 9 Pie.
Estimated date: Yet to be announced
Huawei Y9 (2019)
The Huawei Y9 (2019) is the upcoming Y series device by Huawei. The device is expected to feature Hisilicon Kirin 710 chip out of the box. This is an octa-core processor. The device will have 6 GB RAM and 4000 mAh capacity battery. The Device will also feature the dual camera and a fingerprint sensor at the rear of the device. This device is much likely to be launched with the latest version of Android which is the Android 9 Pie.
Estimated date: Yet to be announced
Huawei Y7 Pro (2018)
The Huawei Y7 Pro (2018), if you remember was launched in April 2018. The device featured Snapdragon 430 and 3 GB of RAM along with an Adreno 505 GPU. These specifications are quite decent for an Android Device. With that being said, Huawei is much likely to roll out an update for this device as well.
Estimated date: Yet to be announced
Huawei Y7 (2018)
The Huawei Y7 (2018) is another good device by Huawei. This device was released back in April 2018. Under the hood, the Huawei Y7 (2018) features a Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 chip along with 2 GB of RAM and Adreno 505 GPU. All this is backed up by a 3000 mAh capacity battery. With that being said, this device will also be updated to the latest version of Android, the Android 9 Pie.
Estimated date: Yet to be announced
Huawei Y7 Prime (2018)
The Huawei Y7 Pro (2018), if you remember was launched in April 2018. The device featured Snapdragon 430 and 3 GB of RAM along with an Adreno 505 GPU. These specifications are quite decent for an Android Device. With that being said, Huawei is much likely to roll out an update for this device as well.
Estimated date: Yet to be announced
The Huawei MediaPad M5 10, if you remember was launched back in April 2018. The device is powered by a HiSilicon Kirin 960s processor under the hood along with 4 GB of RAM. These specifications are quite decent for a Mediapad. All this is backed up by a massive 5000 mAh capacity battery. With that being said, this device is also expected to be updated to the latest version of Android, the Android 9 Pie.
Estimated date: Yet to be announced
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is another good device by Huawei. This device was released back in April 2018. Under the hood, the MediaPad M5 8 features a Hisilicon Kirin 960s chip along with 4 GB of RAM. All this is backed up by a 5100 mAh capacity battery. With that being said, this device will also be updated to the latest version of Android, the Android 9 Pie.
Estimated date: Yet to be announced
The Huawei MediaPad M5 10 Pro was also launched back in April 2018. The device is powered by a HiSilicon Kirin 960 processor under the hood along with 4 GB of RAM. These specifications are quite good for a Mediapad. All this is backed up by a massive 7500 mAh capacity battery. With that being said, this device is also expected to be updated to the latest version of Android, the Android 9 Pie.
Estimated date: Yet to be announced
Didn’t find your device on the List?
The support for Android 9 Pie varies to a great extent. First, you’ll need a smartphone that was released just last year or maybe even sooner with high-end specifications which usually cost more than other affordable segments although there will be provision for the latter smartphones too. Android Pie requires a sufficient hardware requirement where RAM, ROM, drivers, and other components play a vital role. Failing to comply with the minimum requirement will withdraw your phone’s eligibility and thus, it won’t receive an update.
Speaking of smartphones, there are billions of devices currently being used across the globe with only a fraction which are eligible to get Android Pie update. Then what about other devices? Actually, recent smartphones are built with support to future OSes in mind but that’s only with a new generation of OS than your smartphone is using. Support for all future generation of OSes seems to be very limited with only a few smartphones having the capability to support such a massive architecture.
Smartphone manufacturers like Samsung, LG, HTC, Oppo, OnePlus, Vivo, and basically all brands can actually update their smartphone lines to support the new Android version which means either recalling them or providing an update OTA. But that is just plausible but not a reality. The time and capital that requires being invested in such a massive task would land companies in huge losses and therefore, smartphone manufacturer would resort to launch new smartphones every year that would increase their sales and provide an option for smartphone users to buy a new phone that supports Android Pie.
What to do if your smartphone is not eligible for Android Pie?
Above, I explained to you that why smartphone manufacturers won’t update the existing smartphone models and launch new ones every year. But buying a new smartphone has its own pros and cons. Pros are that you get new features and of course, upcoming Android Pie and the cons are, you’ll have to pay the cost of a new phone just to use the new OS. That seems too expensive deal. There must be a way around and guess what, there is a way around which would allow you to use Android Pie on your existing ineligible smartphone to Android Pie.
Ever heard of Custom ROMs? These are custom made firmware/ROMs that allow the user to extend their features more than what official Android versions could offer LineageOS which is one of the largest custom ROMs firm is developing the 16th version i.e. Lineage OS 16 which is based on Android 9 Pie. It works only a majority of smartphones and provides all the APIs and features that the original version could offer plus, there are more features bundled with it too. So, don’t just wait? Grab the upcoming version of Lineage OS and you can flaunt it to your friends and family without investing a good fortune into buying a new smartphone.
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