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EMUI 11: Latest News, Eligible Devices, Features and Launch date

At Huawei Developer Conference (HDC) 2020 (Together), Huawei launched its latest EMUI version, EMUI 11. This new mobile skin brings new changes in the user interface to make the system experience easier.
The new features of EMUI 11 include the artistic Always on Display designs and clock themes, improved multi-window mode, smoother UI animations, better multi-screen collaboration, and more.
In this dedicated article, you can find the fastest insights of the EMUI 11 eligible devices, release date, and latest news.
EMUI 11 Features:
EMUI 11 Eligible Devices:
Here are Huawei and Honor smartphones that will get EMUI 11/Magic UI 4/Android 11
EMUI 11 Latest News:
June 13, 2021:
- Battery Endurance Test: HarmonyOS 2 vs EMUI 11 on Huawei Mate 40 Pro Plus, shocking results, check more
May 22, 2021:
- Boot speed comparison between EMUI 11 and HarmonyOS, shows interesting results, check here.
May 19, 2021:
- Here’s what happens when a Huawei user installs HarmonyOS 2.0 app on EMUI 11 powered device. Read more
April 23, 2021:
- Huawei Nova 5T receiving EMUI 11 in Eastern Europe. Read more.
April 21, 2021:
- EMUI 11 for Huawei Mate 20 Pro rolling out in Cuba. Read more.
April 20, 2021:
- Huawei Nova 5T users are facing WiFi connectivity and battery drain issues after upgrading over EMUI 11. Read more.
April 17, 2021:
- EMUI 11 for Huawei Nova 5T rolling out for the users in New Zealand. Read more.
April 12, 2021:
- Huawei Nova 5T users in Latin America getting EMUI 11 software update with new features. Read more.
April 6, 2021:
- Huawei Mate 20 Pro users in Morocco receiving EMUI 11 software upgrade. Read more.
- EMUI 11 for Huawei Nova 5T is rolling out in Singapore. Read more
April 1, 2021:
- Stable EMUI 11 stable expanding for Huawei Nova 5T smartphone in Sri Lanka. Read more
- Huawei Mate 20 Pro in the UK receiving EMUI 11. Read more
March 30, 2021:
- Huawei Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro receiving EMUI 11 in Brazil (Latin America). Read more.
March 28, 2021:
- Huawei Nova 5T receiving EMUI 11 update in the UK. Read more.
March 27, 2021:
- Huawei Mate 20 X in the global market receiving EMUI 11, which brings a bunch of new features as well as the latest changes in the operating system. Read more.
March 17, 2021:
- Stable EMUI 11 rolling out for Huawei MediaPad M6 8.4 and MediaPad M6 Turbo Edition. This update brings a list of new features, check more information here.
March 5, 2021:
- Honor 20 and V20 devices started receiving Magic UI 4.0 major upgrades in the global market. Read more.
March 1, 2021:
- Huawei announced that the EMUI 11 has completed around 100 million upgrades on smartphones and now the company is focusing on the HarmonyOS update. Read more.
February 27, 2021:
- Huawei introduces a new feature for the Calendar app in EMUI 11. Read more.
February 26, 2021:
- Huawei P30 Pro New Edition receiving EMUI 11 with a list of new features. Read more about this update here.
February 26, 2021:
- Huawei Nova 5T users start to receive EMUI 11 update in the global market. Read more.
February 25, 2021:
- Huawei P30 and P30 Pro started receiving EMUI 11. Check full detail here.
February 24, 2021:
- Huawei Mate 20 begin getting EMUI 11 in the global market. Read full detail more.
February 16, 2021:
- EMUI 11 for the Huawei Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro to start in March 2021. Read more
February 16, 2021:
- EMUI 11 for the Huawei Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro to start in March 2021. Read more
February 15, 2021:
- Huawei P30 and P30 Pro will get EMUI 11 by February 2021. Read more.
February 12, 2021:
- Amid the confusion over the EMUI 11 eligibility, Huawei support confirmed that the Nova 7 Se will get the EMUI 11 upgrade. Read more
February 10, 2021:
- Stable EMUI 11 began to rollout for the Huawei Mate 20 X 5G smartphone. Read more.
February 2, 2021:
- The global users of the Huawei Nova 7 started receiving the EMUI 11 OTA update. The update will expand gradually. Read more.
January 26, 2021:
- Huawei MediaPad M6 started receiving the EMUI 11 OTA in the global market. Read more.
January 5, 2021:
December 22, 2020:
- Huawei began releasing EMUI 11 beta for the Huawei P30 and Mate 20 devices in the South East Asian markets. Read more here.
- Honor 20, 20 Pro, V20, and Magic 2 receiving a new Magic UI 4 beta software update with a bunch of new features. Read more here.
- Second EMUI 11 beta for the Huawei Nova 5 Pro and Mate 20 X 5G installs new features for display as well optimizations for system utilities including apps and MeeTime. Read more here.
- First EMUI 11/Magic UI 4 beta OTA rolling out for the Honor View20 users in Egypt. Read more here.
December 19, 2020:
Huawei P30 and Mate 20 series devices getting EMUI 11 beta builds in the Middle East region. Read more here.
December 19, 2020:
Huawei P30 and Mate 20 series devices getting EMUI 11 beta builds in the Middle East region. Read more here.
December 19, 2020:
EMUI 11 beta rollout for the Huawei P30, P30 Pro, Mate 20, Mate 20 Pro, Mate 20 X, and Nova 5T devices in European markets for the user who took part in the EMUI 11 beta testing activity. Read more here.
December 18, 2020:
EMUI 11 beta rollout for the Huawei P30, P30 Pro, Mate 20, Mate 20 Pro, Mate 20 X, and Nova 5T devices in European markets for the user who took part in the EMUI 11 beta testing activity. Read more here.
December 18, 2020:
Stable EMUI 11 starts to rollout for the Huawei P40, P40 Pro, P40 Pro+, and Mate 30 devices in the global market, and users on EMUI 10.1 can. Read more here.
December 17, 2020:
Huawei Nova 5T receiving EMUI 11 beta build for in the South East Asia region. Read more here.
December 15, 2020:
A tipster suggests that HarmonyOS 2.0 will support Android apps and smoother performance than EMUI 11. Read more here.
December 15, 2020:
Huawei Mate X foldable smartphone getting third EMUI 11 beta with MeeTime calling feature optimizations. Read more here.
December 15, 2020:
Huawei MediaPad M6 series in China receiving EMUI 11 beta with optimizations and improvements. Read more here.
December 12, 2020:
Huawei begins to rollout stable EMUI 11 for the Huawei P30 and P30 Pro users in China. These include EMUI 10.1 and existing EMUI 11 beta testers. Read more here.
December 11, 2020:
EMUI 11 beta registrations for the Huawei Mate 20, Mate 20 Pro, Mate 20 X, P30, and P30 Pro users in the Middle East region. Read more here.
December 9, 2020:
Huawei opened EMUI 11 beta registrations for the Huawei P30, P30 Pro, Mate 20, Mate 20 Pro, Mate 20 X, and Nova 5T users. Read more here.
December 8, 2020:
EMUI 11 officially confirmed to rollout soon for global users. Read more here.
December 7, 2020:
EMUI 11 beta recruitment opens for the Huawei Nova 5T in South East Asian markets. Following this announcement, Huawei will roll out EMUI 11 for the users. Read more here.
- December 5, 2020: New bright screen effect and optimizations with EMUI 11 second beta rolling out for Honor Magic 2
- December 2, 2020: Huawei Mate X getting EMUI 11 second beta with new flash file transfer, bright screen motion and more
- December 2, 2020: Huawei released EMUI 11 second beta update for Mate 20 series
- December 2, 2020: EMUI 11 recruitment starts for Huawei Mate 20 series in South East Asia
- December 2, 2020: Breaking: Honor 20, 20 Pro and V20 begins EMUI 11/Magic UI 4 beta testing [Global]
- December 1, 2020: Huawei P30 and P30 Pro enters EMUI 11 public beta, stable update coming soon
- December 1, 2020: Huawei EMUI 11 already reaches 10 million devices under 3 months, global users yet to receive
- December 1, 2020: Breaking: EMUI 11 beta opens for Huawei P30, Mate 20 series and Nova 5T in Europe
- November 28, 2020: Stable EMUI 11 hints towards HarmonyOS upgrade, Android exclusion could be possible
- November 27, 2020: Stable EMUI 11 for Huawei P40 series and Mate 30 Pro beta testers in Europe coming very soon
- November 26, 2020: Huawei P30, P30 Pro, Mate 20 series and Nova 5T EMUI 11 beta to start in December [Europe]
- November 26, 2020: Huawei Mate Xs getting stable EMUI 11 version, rollout for global users starts in January 2021
- November 25, 2020: EMUI 11 for Huawei Mate 20 series global units will rollout in Q1 2021
- November 24, 2020: New Theme for Huawei P30 and P30 Pro rolling with EMUI 11 third beta
- November 24, 2020: Huawei released the first EMUI 11 beta for Huawei Mate X
- November 23, 2020: Global Huawei P30 and P30 Pro users will receive EMUI 11 in the first quarter of 2021
- November 23, 2020: EMUI 11 Official Rollout Schedule, Eligible Devices and Regions/Countries [Global]
- November 23, 2020: New optimizations for system and sound rolling out for Huawei Mate 40 Series
- November 21, 2020: EMUI 11 closed beta rolling out for Huawei MediaPad M6 series
- November 21, 2020: Honor 20, 20 Pro, V20 and Magic 2 receiving first Magic UI 4 beta (EMUI 11)
- November 21, 2020: Honor 30, 30 Pro, Pro+, V30 and V30 Pro getting stable Magic UI 4/EMUI 11
- November 21, 2020: Stable EMUI 11 rolling out for Huawei Nova 7, Nova 6 Series and MatePad 10.8
- November 21, 2020: Huawei Mate 20 Series getting first EMUI 11 beta, brings various new features
- November 20, 2020: EMUI 11 first beta update rolling out for Huawei Nova 5 Pro, brings new EMUI 11 features
- November 18, 2020: Honor V30 series receiving Magic UI 4 third beta with October 2020 security update
- November 17, 2020: EMUI 11 third beta and October 2020 security update rolling out for Huawei Nova 6 and Nova 6 5G
- November 14, 2020: Honor 30 Pro and 30 Pro+ grabbing Magic UI 4 third beta with October 2020 security update
- November 12, 2020: Honor 30 receiving Magic UI 4 third beta and October 2020 security update
- November 11, 2020: Huawei P30 receiving new EMUI 11 beta with October 2020 security
- November 11, 2020: Global EMUI 11 beta opened for Huawei MatePad Pro [Countries]
- November 11, 2020: Huawei Nova 7 and Nova 7 Pro getting third EMUI 11 beta with October security update
- November 10, 2020: Huawei Mate Xs getting new EMUI 11 beta with brings Picture-in-Picture camera preview
- November 10, 2020: EMUI 11 beta recruitment now begins for these 8 Huawei and Honor devices
- November 10, 2020: Stable EMUI 11 released for Huawei P40 series, rollout for global users to start soon
- November 10, 2020: Huawei Mate 30 series receiving stable EMUI 11, global rollout to begin in December
- November 6, 2020: Stable EMUI 11 announced for Huawei P40 and Mate 30 series, rollout to begin very soon
- November 4, 2020: EMUI 11 beta recruitment starts for Huawei Mate 20 Series smartphones
- November 3, 2020: Huawei P30 and P30 Pro receiving EMUI 11 beta, brings various new features
- October 29, 2020: EMUI 11/Magic UI 4 Upgrade Plan: Devices, Progress Report, Rollout Time, Beta Recruitment and Stable Release
- October 29, 2020: Picture in Picture camera preview for Huawei Mate 30 series rolling out EMUI 11 public beta
- October 29, 2020: EMUI 11 Public Beta rolling out for Huawei P40 series, brings system, Bluetooth, security improvements and more
- October 24, 2020: EMUI 11 Schedule: Beta, Stable rollout dates and Eligible Devices for Europe [List]
- October 24, 2020: Huawei P30 and Mate 20 series will receive EMUI 11 beta in December in Europe
- October 22, 2020: Second EMUI 11 beta rolling out for Huawei Nova 7 and Nova 6 smartphones
- October 22, 2020: Huawei P30 and P30 Pro EMUI 11 beta recruitment begins
- October 19, 2020: Android 11 based EMUI 11 launching very soon
- October 16, 2020: EMUI 11 beta recruitment kicks off in East Asia
- October 16, 2020: Magic UI 4 (EMUI 11) under development for Honor 20 series, V20 and Magic 2, beta starting very soon
- October 15, 2020: EMUI 11 beta for Huawei P40 series and Mate 30 Pro expanding to France and Romania
- October 13, 2020: EMUI 11 for Huawei Mate 20 Series in development, beta starting soon
- October 13, 2020: EMUI 11 for Huawei P30 and P30 Pro under development, beta test starting very soon
- October 11, 2020: First EMUI 11 beta rolling out for Huawei MatePad 10.8 with new features
- October 10, 2020: EMUI 11 Public Beta: These 10 Huawei devices enters next beta testing phase
- October 1, 2020: EMUI 11 First Beta rollout begins in Europe and Russia, brings new smart AOD and more
- September 29, 2020: EMUI 11 beta enrollment begins for Huawei Mate Xs and MatePad 10.8
- September 29, 2020: EMUI 11 Beta UK: Recruitment begins for Huawei P40, P40 Pro, P40 Pro+ and Mate 30 Pro
- September 28, 2020: Huawei MatePad Pro series getting second EMUI 11 beta with gesture navigation, optimizations and more
- September 28, 2020: Second EMUI 11 beta rolling out for Huawei P40 and Mate 30 series, brings system improvements and optimizations
- September 26, 2020: Breaking: EMUI 11 Beta recruitment starts in Europe (Turkey)
- September 22, 2020: Honor V30 and V30 Pro receiving magic UI 4 beta (EMUI 11)
- September 22, 2020: Magic UI 4 beta (EMUI) rolling out for Honor 30 series
- September 22, 2020: EMUI 11 beta rolling out for Huawei Nova 6 and Nova 6 5G
- September 22, 2020: Huawei Nova 7 and Nova 7 Pro grabs first EMUI 11 beta
- September 20, 2020: EMUI 11 Beta recruitment begins for Huawei P40, P40 Pro, P40 Pro+ and Mate 30 Pro in Russia
- September 14, 2020: EMUI 11 Beta recruitment begins for Huawei Nova 7, 7 Pro, Nova 6 and Nova 6 5G
- September 14, 2020: Magic UI 4 beta recruitment begins for Honor 30 and V30 series
- September 13, 2020: EMUI 11 Features
- September 11, 2020: EMUI 11 brings HarmonyOS 2.0 support, Huawei devices will shift on HarmonyOS
- September 11, 2020: EMUI 11 brings HarmonyOS 2.0 support, Huawei devices will shift on HarmonyOS
- September 10, 2020: EMUI 11 Launched: New artistic user experience, improved distributed technology, and more security
- September 10, 2020: EMUI 11 beta released for Huawei Mate 30 and MatePad Pro series
- September 10, 2020: EMUI 11 Beta rollout begins for Huawei P40 series, brings smart AOD and a lot more features
- September 10, 2020: These 10 Huawei devices will first get EMUI 11 beta upgrade
- September 9, 2020: EMUI 11 Teaser 3: New Security and Privacy Features
- September 8, 2020: EMUI 11 Teaser 2: New user experience
- September 7, 2020: EMUI 11 launch on September 10, teaser shows seamless connected experience
- September 4, 2020: EMUI 11 beta recruitment preparations begins (Android 11/Magic UI 4)
- September 1, 2020: Huawei P40 Pro with EMUI 11 receives WiFi certificate, EMUI 11 beta will start after HDC 2020
- August 28, 2020: EMUI 11 will come with new AOD design, improved Multi-window mode, and more features
- August 25, 2020: Some big products launching at HDC 2020 alongside HarmonyOS 2.0 and EMUI 11
- August 2, 2020: HDC 2020: EMUI 11, HarmonyOS 2.0, HMS Core 5, 5G and more [Full Schedule and Details]
- July 20, 2020: Exclusive: New Distributed Technology features coming with EMUI 11
- July 6, 2020: EMUI 11 will launch in the third quarter of 2020, confirms Huawei software chief
- May 1, 2020: EMUI 11 mentioned by Huawei, Beta test to start early with Huawei P40 series
- April 13, 2020: Seamless Software Updates in Android 11? Huawei should use it on EMUI 11
- March 23, 2020: Double-tap gesture feature of Android 11 should come with EMUI 11
- February 20, 2020: EMUI 11: Features and improvements that we want to see
Also, Check:
https://www.huaweicentral.com/emui11-eligible-devices/
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EMUI 12 Rollout Schedule for Russia and Central Asia

Since January 2022, Huawei has started the rollout of stable EMUI 12 software updates in the global market. EMUI 12 comes with a brand new user interface, which is much better than EMUI 11. It also comes with new features and improvements to provide a next-level experience somehow similar to HarmonyOS.
Global Huawei consumers seem excited to install the latest EMUI 12 software system. The major Huawei, device market includes Europe, the Middle East, Russia, and more. Speaking about Russian Market has also a prominent smartphone with a large number of shipped units.
So, Huawei users are you belong to Russia and Central Asia? Yes! do you know about your device’s EMUI 12 rollout status and related information? Early this month, Huawei released an EMUI 12 rollout schedule for eligible devices worldwide.
The official schedule also contains information about EMUI 12 rollout for the Huawei devices available in Russia along with their current status. You can check the full roadmap below.
Updated on June 27, 2022:
EMUI 12 rollout schedule for Russia and Central Asia
- Huawei P40 Pro+: Completed (End of February 2022)
- Huawei Mate Xs: Completed (End of February 2022)
- Huawei Mate 30 Pro: Completed (End of February 2022)
- Huawei P40 Pro: Completed (Middle of February 2022)
- Huawei P40: Completed (End of February 2022)
- Huawei P40 Lite: Completed (Early March 2022)
- Huawei Mate 20: Completed ( Middle of May 2022)
- Huawei Mate 20 Pro: Completed (Early April 2022)
- Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design: Completed (Middle of April 2022)
- Huawei Nova 5T: Completed (Middle of April 2022)
- Huawei P30: Pushing in batches (End of March 2022)
- Huawei P30 Pro: Pushing in batches (End of March 2022)
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Huawei Enjoy 20 SE (EMUI 10) getting May 2022 security update

Launched in 2021, Huawei Enjoy 20 SE smartphone users have started collecting the May 2022 security update. The update installs the latest improvements for system security and stability to enhance the device’s functionality.
It has been a long time since the corresponding device users grabbed the improvement patch. Consequently, the previous version came with April 2022 security patch with several fixes for critical, high, and medium levels of CVEs for the device.
Similarly, the latest May 2022 security update for Huawei Enjoy 20 SE brings new fixes related to the audio functions, voice ID application, and other focal points of the system. Users can identify the update with the build number EMUI 10.1.1.173.
The update is appearing through the OTA medium and will hit the device in some days. In the meantime, users must ensure to keep checking the update section and also the My Huawei app that ultimately allows requesting the newest firmware version.
However, before moving on to the update procedure, users must understand the following instructions:
- The new update may have a huge package size, thus, users must use a stable Wi-Fi connection to download the software.
- Users must have the base EMUI version 10.1.1.172 for installing the latest update.
- Aside, users must verify the storage space beforehand, so that the software can fit in the phone easily.
- The smartphone must have a battery level of 45 percent for a fruitful installation procedure.
- Though the update would not harm any data, we suggest taking a backup of the device.
How to check for updates?
Just go to the Settings app of the phone menu. Further, swipe down and select System & Updates > Software Updates. Next, tap on the Check For Updates, and follow the on-screen norms. As you see a suitable update on the screen, select the Download & Install tab.
Full Changelog
- This update improves system security with security patches
- May 2022 security patches have been integrated for better system security.
- Adapting model: Huawei Enjoy 20 SE PPA-AL20
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Huawei Mate Xs EMUI 12.0.0.252 update is necessary to install

Huawei has started to rollout an EMUI 12.0.0.252 software update for the global version of Mate Xs 2 foldable phone, the phone users can get this update necessary rot improve the system security and improve the phone’s overall performance.
EMUI 12.0.0.252 software package has a size of 270MB and the update is currently expanding among consumers gradually. To be mentioned, the update has security patches released this month to fix the latest issues in EMUI firmware.
A few months ago, Huawei launched Mate Xs 2 foldable phone for consumers. The phone is available to purchase also in the global market, which is a matter of surprise.
While its Chinese version HarmonyOS 2.0 operating system, the global variant has EMUI 12 pre-installed, which is almost similar to the Chinese counterpart in terms of looks and feel.
Unlike the first generation Mate Xs, the Mate Xs 2 is equipped with a new processor Snapdragon 888 4G, featuring octa-core architecture – Octa-core, 1 x Cortex-X1 at 2.84 GHz + 3 x Cortex-A78 at 2.42 GHz + 4 x Cortex-A55 at 1.8 GHz. The phone also brings better graphics performance provided by Adreno 660 GPU.
Similar to the Mate Xs 2 and Huawei P50 Pro, the Chinese tech giant has kept Huawei Mate Xs 2’s camera department filed with new hardware capabilities. It features a 50MP triple rear camera system. While there’s a wide-angle camera ready to take your selfies up from the front.
Update instructions:
Huawei Mate Xs EMUI 12.0.0.252 update is currently rolling in batches and you can download this firmware via Settings > System & updates and then tap on Software updates. From here you can follow the on-screen instructions to get the software update onboard.
However, before you move on to download this update, make sure you get the update instructions and understand them easily. We suggest you to get a backup of your important files to prevent unwanted deletion and then make sure you’ve sufficient battery backup to keep your phone up and running, while the update installs.
(source – huaweiblog)