Huawei has started beta testing Android 9 Pie (EMUI 9.0) and already have invited people to joining the beta program. Interested users can sign up for Huawei’s EMUI 9.0 Beta Program by going here. Huawei P20, P20 Pro, Mate 10, Mate 10 Pro, Honor 10, Honor View 10 and Honor Play are eligible devices for the beta program. However, note that Huawei’s Pie beta program is not open for all users.
There is good news for tech-savvy owners of Huawei P20 and Huawei P20 Pro. Even if you have not selected for the beta program, you can download and install the latest EMUI 9.0 (Android 9 Pie Beta) on your device, thanks to XDA senior member a1Pha. However, your device’s bootloader should be unlocked, FRP unlocked and rooted.
In this guide, we show you how to install EMUI 9.0 (Android 9 Pie Beta) on Huawei P20 and Huawei P20 Pro unofficially. If you own a European variant CLT-L09 or CLT-L29 or EML- L09 or EML-L29 (Cust C432), then you can install the build at your own risk.
Note that the below guide requires a device with bootloader unlocked, FRP unlocked and rooted. Unfortunately, Huawei stopped bootloader unlocking service, so if you have not already unlocked, you are unlucky.
Warning: Please follow this guide at your own risk. We can’t take responsibility for anything that goes wrong.
Downloads:
EMUI 9 Beta for Huawei P20 Pro: CLT-L09 C432 – Build 9.0.0.47/ CLT-L29 C432 – Build 9.0.0.47
EMUI 9 Beta for Huawei P20: EML-L09 C432 – Build 9.0.0.47/ EML-L29 C432 – Build 9.0.0.45
Installation Instructions:
1. Download EMUI Beta flashing tool v0.2 to your PC (source).
2. Download EMUI 9 beta firmware for your Huawei P20/P20 Pro from above link to your PC.
3. Unzip the EMUI Beta flashing tool.
4. Unzip EMUI 9 Beta firmware zip file and save all the content inside the flashing tool. (firmware zip file consists ZIP and XML files)
5. Enable OEM Unlock and USB Debugging on your Huawei P20/P20 Pro in Developer Options menu.
6. Connect the phone to PC via USB cable.
7. Run FLASH.bat inside of the unzipped folder. It will guide you through the installation process.
Note that, after installation, you may need to factory reset your phone if it does not boot. (Source – XDA)
