Huawei announced a new update for its stunning Android Watch and broughtย a new OS to its support. The Update brings Android 6.0 Marshmallow and many new features to it. It is rolling out regionally and some of the users have already claimed the update. However, if you still havenโt received itย yet or getting a hard time installing it, then here we have the official OTA URL capture for the v1.4 update which will help you manually update your Huawei Watch.ย Huawei has brought Marshmallow to many of its devices like Huawei P8, Honor 7, P8 Lite etc. with EMUI 4.0.ย
The OTA will take your device to build number MEC23L. The Android 6.0 update adds new features and has revamped the do not disturb feature, brought new wrist gestures, and permission controls as well. So hit the download section below and install it using the recommended ADB sideload method. Now ADB commands are officially used to install or push any package like and APK, or OTA update, etc to an Android device. So there wonโt be any harm to your device.
Download Huawei Watch Update 1.4โ
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How toย Install Huawei Watch Update v1.4
This is an official method to manually flash the OTA updates on most of the Android devices. If you happen to choose this method, then you will need the to connect your device to PC and setup ADB and Fastboot. Go through the requirements and instructions carefully.
Prerequisites:
1. Verify your device for compatibility. The listed firmware isย compatible with Huawei Watch only.
2.ย Enable USB Debugging on your device. To do so, go to Settings>About Phone> Tap on the Build Number several times until you get a newย Developer Options in theSettings.ย Openย Developer Options and enable USB Debugging from there. Trust the connection by allowing it when you connect it to your PC for the first time.
3. Make sure you have latest device drivers setup on your PC for a better connection. Get it from the official pageย of your device manufacturer.
4.ย For ADB and Fastbootย download the quick ADB and Fastboot Installer fromย hereย or get the full Android SDK from here,ย orย You may also like Universal ADB drivers, Naked ADB drivers.
Installation Instructions:
Step 1: Download the OTA file for Huawei Watch. You donโt need to extract the file, just place the file on your PC where you can easily locate it.
Step 2:ย Make sure that you setup ADB and Fastboot on your PC. Trust the connection by checking โAlways allow from this computerโ when you plug in the Android device to your PC for the first time.
Step 3: Now keep the device plugged in and open aย command prompt or terminal on your PC. To do so, hold the shift key on the keyboard and right-click on an empty space and select โOpen command window hereโ option to launch a cmd window.
Step 4: Boot your Android device into the bootloader or Fastboot mode. To do so, issue the following command through cmd or terminal.
adb reboot bootloader
Note: To ย check your connectivity, issue the command โadbย devicesโ before the bootloader command.
Step 5:ย Now, navigate to the location where you have placed the OTA file on your PC. Rename the recovery file to a simple one, like ota.zip. While the folder with the ota.zip file is open, flash the OTA by issuing the following command. (Note that you type the exact name with itโs proper extension.)
adb sideload ota.zip
Step 9: Now the OTA will start installing.
Once the installation completes, you can now enjoy your new firmware. Alternatively, while, on Mac OS, you can issue โ./adb sideload ota.zipโ command or on Linux type โsudoย adb sideload ota.zipโ to flash the OTA.
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