Earlier this year in March, Chinese OEM Huawei unveiled its newest series of flagship devices — the Huawei P40, Huawei P40 Pro, and Huawei P40 Pro+. Along with the new devices, Huawei also announced a slightly upgraded version of its custom Android 10-based skin, called EMUI 10.1, at the event. Shortly thereafter, the company shared the EMUI 10.1 update roadmap detailing the beta release timeline for older Huawei and Honor smartphones. As per the roadmap, the Huawei P30 and Mate 30 series were scheduled to receive the beta update in mid-April. The company has been on track with the beta release and has already rolled out the update for the Chinese variants of the devices. While it previously hadn't revealed when the update will be available on the global variants, the company is now rolling out EMUI 10.1 beta for the Huawei P30 series, Mate 30 series, and Nova 5T globally.

According to a recent report from PiunikaWeb, Huawei P30, Mate 20, and Nova 5T users who had registered for the beta program are now receiving the EMUI 10.1 update on their devices. For the Huawei P30 series, the update measures in around 1.77GB in size and goes by the build number 10.1.0.119. The update brings a new high-resolution camera feature to the device, along with the Always-on Display (AOD) feature, and new fingerprint scanner animations. The company has previously rolled out a similar update for the Chinese variants of the P30 series and here is the complete changelog for the same:

  • User interface:
    • Always on Display: Clock style color updated from black and white to new gradient colors. The color of the time widget will change according to the time of the day.
    • Fingerprint animation: Add water ripples, 3D planet and emerald fireworks screen fingerprint animation, take you to experience tricks to unlock mobile.
  • Multi-screen collaboration:
    • Call answering: Allows you to pick up voice and video calls on your phone from your Huawei laptop.
    • File editing: Allows you to directly read and edit files on your phone from your Huawei laptop, and also share your phone's network and sync notifications.
    • Screen sharing: Enables you to share your current screen for easier communication during video calls. You can also write and draw on the screen as if talking face to face with the other party.

For the Huawei Mate 3o series, the EMUI 10.1 beta update measures in at 4.26GB in size and goes by the build number 10.1.0.230. The update includes Android security patches for April 2020, along with a few other features. Here's the complete changelog for the Chinese variants of the Huawei Mate 30 series:

  • Quality user interface:
    • Fingerprint animation: Adds three fingerprint unlock animation options.
  • Convenient multi-screen collaboration:
    • Call answering: Allows you to pick up voice and video calls on your phone from your Huawei laptop.
    • File editing: Allows you to directly read and edit files on your phone from your Huawei laptop, and also share your phone's network and sync notifications.
  • Comprehensive MeeTime features:
    • Screen sharing: Enables you to share your current screen for easier communication during video calls. You can also write and draw on the screen, as if talking face to face with the other party.
    • Note: MeeTime is only available in certain countries.
    • Security: Integrates Android security patches released in April 2020 for improved system security.

And finally, the company has also started rolling out the EMUI 10.1 beta update for the Huawei Nova 5T, which measures in at 1.77GB in size and goes by the build number 10.1.0.215. Here's the complete changelog for the Chinese variant of the Huawei Nova 5T:

  • Multi-device collaboration:
    • Call answering: Allows you to pick up voice and video calls on your phone from your Huawei laptop.
    • File editing: Allows you to directly read and edit files on your phone from your Huawei laptop, and also share your phone's network and sync notifications.
  • Comprehensive MeeTime features:
    • Screen sharing: Enables you to share your current screen for easier communication during video calls. You can also write and draw on the screen, as if talking face to face with the other party.

Along with the aforementioned devices, Huawei is also rolling out the EMUI 10.1 beta update for the Huawei Enjoy 10S and Honor 20 Lite in China, but currently have no information from the company regarding a global release.

Source: PiunikaWeb