The Huawei P9 Lite is the successor of P8 Lite, and also the third variant of Huawei’s P9 series. It comes with a 5.20-inch display screen with full HD resolution of 1920x1080P. It is powered by a 1.7GHz Octa-Core Kirin 650 Processor along with 3 GB RAM. This update comes with the build number VNS-L31C432B397/VNS-L31C432B398 and will have most of the features of Android 7.0 Nougat OS along with few added features. This update will work on only the European variants and the middle-east or even the Asian users should not try this update. If you happen to be a Huawei P9 Lite user who wants to update to the Nougat OS, then all that you need to do is, complete the downloads, and then follow this guide mentioned below.
Huawei P9 Lite B397/B398 Firmware
Device – Huawei P9 Lite Model – VNS-L31 Android Version – 7.0 EMUI Version – 5.0 Firmware – B397/B398 Build Number – VNS-L31C432B397/VNS-L31C432B398 Region – Europe Status – Official Type – Full firmware image Changes – Changelogs
Disclaimer
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Important
A complete backup of your device is recommended, in case something goes wrong. Guide How to Backup Important Data On Android (Non rooted users) Make sure your device is charged at least up to 60%, to prevent unexpected shutdowns in the process. Follow all the steps correctly or you may brick your device. This firmware update is only for Huawei P9 Lite
Downloads
1) Download B398 Update for Huawei P9 Lite Dual SIM (VNS-L31C432B398) –
Update.zip update_full_VNS-L31_hw_eu.zip update_data_full_public.zip
2) Download B397 Update for Huawei P9 Lite Single SIM (VNS-L31C432B397) –
Update.zip update_full_VNS-L11_hw_eu.zip update_data_full_public.zip
How to install B397/B398 Nougat update on Huawei P9 Lite
Your Huawei P9 Lite bootloader must be unlocked Custom Recovery like TWRP or CWM must be installed on your Huawei P9 Lite Now boot your device into Custom recovery
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Now in the custom recovery, you will see couples of options. You have to flash the update.zip file which you have downloaded from the download section. Now flash the other two zip files.
Reboot your device now. Done!
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