How To Update Huawei Honor 6X to Android 9.0 Pie With OmniROM

Here we are sharing a step by step guide to safely Update Huawei Honor 6X to Android 9.0 Pie With OmniROM. The Huawei Honor 6X comes with a 5.50-inch display screen having a full HD resolution of 1920x1080p. It is powered by Huawei’s own Kirin 655 Octa-Core processor clocked at 1.7GHz coupled with 4 GB RAM and 64 GB ROM storage

It houses a non-removable 3340mAh battery. It runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow firmware out of the box. It is a budget Android device which offers loads of features for the price. It sports a 12.0 MP primary camera and an 8.0 MP secondary camera. It has all the connectivity options like Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth v4.1, USB OTG, and more.

About OmniROM GSI ROM:

GSI Stands for Generic system image. It is a system image close to “pure Android” based on unmodified Android Open Source Project (AOSP) code. GSI ROMs can be installed on supported project treble enabled devices. Now there are many Android 9.0 Pie based GSI ROM made available for project trebled devices. OmniROM Pie is now made available for various devices. The new update added many important features like more network modes support to Flippable Quick Settings, Roadrunner mode, Multi-window, Daydream enhancements, 3D depth Phase Beam and many more.

OmniROM is a feature packed ROM which offers great customization, performance and stability. The ROM is open source and developed by OmniROM community. Huawei Honor 6X OmniROM (GSI) is shared by team OpenKirin. So all credit goes to them. The ROM is very stable and can be used as a daily driver. Now follow the guide to Update Huawei Honor 6X to Android 9.0 Pie With OmniROM.

GSI

OmniROM Pie Alpha 2 Changelog

  • Flashlight fix.
  • Gapps updated. Digital Wellbeing included.
  • Face Unlock now working (Settings / Security / Smart Lock)
  • Kirin 950 front camera crash fixed (at least on Mate 8)
  • Kirin 950 blur issue worked around (“Disable HW Overlays” is automatically enabled at startup on these devices.)
  • All OmniROM changes up through Nov. 18; security patch November 5, 2018.

Pre-Requirements

  • Make sure the bootloader on your device is unlocked and your device is rooted and you have a custom recovery installed.

How To Unlock Bootloader Of Any Android Using Fastboot

  • Make sure your device has more than 50% battery.
  • Make sure you have taken a backup of your important data. Now proceed To Install OMNI Pie ROM On your Huawei Honor 6X

Disclaimer

RootMyGalaxy.net is not responsible for any damage happened to your device(s) while following this guide, proceed at your own risk.

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Steps To Update Huawei Honor 6X to Android 9.0 Pie With OmniROM (GSI)

Update Huawei Honor 6X to Android 9.0 Pie With OmniROM

  • Make sure your device is rooted and have the latest TWRP recovery (Version 3.2.1 or Higher) installed. (Check the Pre-Requirement Section Above)
  • First, download the files from the above link and extract them
  • Now transfer the downloaded files to the internal storage of your device.
  • Now reboot to the TWRP recovery
  • Take a nandroid backup by selecting the option from the home screen and then your data and cache from the recovery menu.
  • Now return to the main menu of TWRP and wipe cache, data, and system before flashing the ROM

Wipe TWRP RMG

  • In order to Wipe data: Go to Wipe —> Advanced Wipe and select Dalvik/ART cache, cache, System, Vendor, and Data and then swipe to wipe. (Don’t select the internal storage)

TWRP Wipe Swipe

  • Now Return to the main menu of TWRP again and install the GSI ROM which is just a system image.
    • Go to Install -> Install Image -> select system.img

TWRP 3.0 RMG Install

Using ADB and fastboot

  • Download and install ADB and fastboot on your PC.
  • Now transfer the file (GSI system .img) to the ADB folder
  • Connect your device to PC and boot your device into bootloader mode.
  • Now Open command windows there or Windows power shell and issue the following command
 "fastboot flash system <image name>.img"

Once the flashing process is completed, reboot your phone and you will be booted into OmniROM Based on Android 9.0 Pie. If you have any doubts regarding this process, feel free to comment below.

Dibyashree Sharma
Dibyashree Sharma
Dibyashree Sharma graduated in Computer Science from NIT Rourkela. For the past eight years, she has been blogging about Android, which she is really passionate about. She has built a good reputation as a reliable source. Away from the digital sphere, Dibyashree enjoys playing tennis, a sport she is as passionate about as she is about technology.

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