Honor finally posted the manual update download yesterday so I went ahead and installed last night.
Performance is greatly improved across the board. I'll break down the notable enhancements I've seen in the few hours of using it.
UI -
The interface feels much more fluid throughout with smoother screen transitions and animations. The Google keyboard feels more responsive with the letter popups having no delay or stutter as would occasionally happen on 5.1.
App switching is notably faster, but is still wanting when compared to more capable hardware.
Notifications so far seem to be working better, but there's still layout issues. Annoyed to see that Google Maps' navigation notification doesn't expand resulting in overlapping text.
Bluetooth Audio - Crossing my fingers, but so far BT audio playback was great in my car this morning. On 5.1, I encountered occassional skips and stutters with BT playback that other phones didn't.
Waze Weirdness - When launching Waze for the first time post update, it wasn't finding my location. Just to confirm GPS functionality, I launched GPS Status, which the OS then prompted for location access. This clued me in that Waze was likely a permission issue. I ended up manually enabling the location permission for Waze, which fixed the issue. Not sure if unique to my install, but something to watch out for.
So far this update is a welcome improvement. There's still rough edges around EMUI, but overall I'm still pleased with the performance/value of this phone.
Performance is greatly improved across the board. I'll break down the notable enhancements I've seen in the few hours of using it.
UI -
The interface feels much more fluid throughout with smoother screen transitions and animations. The Google keyboard feels more responsive with the letter popups having no delay or stutter as would occasionally happen on 5.1.
App switching is notably faster, but is still wanting when compared to more capable hardware.
Notifications so far seem to be working better, but there's still layout issues. Annoyed to see that Google Maps' navigation notification doesn't expand resulting in overlapping text.
Bluetooth Audio - Crossing my fingers, but so far BT audio playback was great in my car this morning. On 5.1, I encountered occassional skips and stutters with BT playback that other phones didn't.
Waze Weirdness - When launching Waze for the first time post update, it wasn't finding my location. Just to confirm GPS functionality, I launched GPS Status, which the OS then prompted for location access. This clued me in that Waze was likely a permission issue. I ended up manually enabling the location permission for Waze, which fixed the issue. Not sure if unique to my install, but something to watch out for.
So far this update is a welcome improvement. There's still rough edges around EMUI, but overall I'm still pleased with the performance/value of this phone.
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