Honor 8 and Android 7.0 Nougat Beta Test (Preview Version) Recruitment

[Neelanjan Roy]

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The Honor BETA Test program offers users a chance to experience, collaborate, and help identify bugs in the Preview versions of the EMUI Software. When you join the BETA Test program, you will automatically get the latest BETA version of EMUI through an over-the-air (OTA) as and when they are made available.

The beta testing is a preview version, thus some features are not included in this version and the version is not stable for all users

Test Plan:

Registration period: 7th November (1st release) till 16th November.
BETA Batch 1: 50(First Release)
BETA Batch 2: 100(Second Release)

Applicable Products:

Honor 8 (FRD-L02) for India Market.

Also Honor will roll out a beta test program in the U.S, U.K, India and France during November to collect feedback from tech savvy fans.

Register Link:
https://www.bit.ly/Betaregistration

Benefits and Privileges:

1. Priority Access to early software pre-releases.
2. Chance to get special rewards based on their performance in BETA program.
3. Chance to get special invitations for Fan meetups and new product launches.

Eligibility Criteria:

1. Should own Honor 8 device.
2. Should actively participate and support other Honor fans and Moderator(s).
3. Should spare at least 2 hours daily for testing and reporting issues.
4. Should be ready to share personal details such as Contact number, IMEI and email id for us to support better.

Responsibilities:

The BETA Tester:

1. Must update the phone as and when software updates are released and use the device as a personal device.
2. Must use, verify, and report as and when the issue is observed in the reporting tool.
3. Must provide timely feedback such as logs and issue scenarios to the Moderator(s) when asked for assistance to fix the bug
4. Must immediately notify the Moderator(s) in case of critical errors (upgrade failure etc). The Honor Fan must provide details as described in issue Reporting Guideline document.

NOTE: It is recommended that users to backup their data before testing, as the BETA is a developer version and might be unstable. You can also choose to opt out of the BETA Test program at any time and return to a stable, public version of EMUI, following our downgrade Guidelines.

New Features added in EMUI 5.0

1. App drawer


2. Stock android style Recent Apps card


3. App twin (Multiple accounts)


4. Contact QR code active sharing


**The beta testing is a preview version. Thus some features are not included in this version and the version is not stable for all users**

 

[Etyrnus]

Is the link provided the India registration only?

Edit: Ah, I see, that is the India only form. Still, good to see them offering this, and maybe I'll sign up for the US trial.

 

[shashank1320]

Is the link provided the India registration only?

Edit: Ah, I see, that is the India only form. Still, good to see them offering this, and maybe I'll sign up for the US trial.

here is the link for US.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1...Ura2KeZEjSw02JOnSN4iJy-3-80w/viewform?c=0&w=1

 

[Etyrnus]

here is the link for US.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1...Ura2KeZEjSw02JOnSN4iJy-3-80w/viewform?c=0&w=1

I registered through XDA and Android Central once they were available, thanks!