Recently launched Nougat 7.0 update for Mate 8 was rolled out for some region, and the update is stable.But If you want to update your phone but won’t like the update for any reason.Then you can easily revert back to a lower version (Android Marshmallow). It is an formally manner to downgrade Huawei Mate 8 to Marshmallow from Android Nougat and procedure is very simple.

[ad type=”square”] Download Leaked Beta Nougat version of Mate 8 is obtainable and many users previously updated their phone to nougat. But many device owners are still no longer satisfied with the Android 7.0 Nougat update for different reasons. In case you are one of the users and would like to revert Mate 8 back to the older version of Android, then you are in the right place here we share the method to Downgrade Mate 8 from Nougat 7.0 to Marshmallow 6.0.

Note

  • Mate 8 Nougat Rollback Package is available for NXT-L29 models only.
  • It will format all your phone data, so we advise you first to take a complete backup of your phone and then proceed.
  • Make sure that your phone has at least 50-60% charged to prevent the unexpected shutdown in-between the process.

Rollback Details

  • Device – Huawei Mate 8
  • Model – NXT-L29
  • Android Rollback Version – 7.0 Nougat -> v6.0 Marshmallow
  • EMUI Rollback Version – 5.0 -> 4.1
  • Rollback Build: NXT-LXXC185B500/NXT-LXXC900B500/
  • Region – Russia/Asia/Middle East/Africa
  • Status – Official
  • Type – Rollback firmware Package
  • Size – 85MB
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Requirement to downgrade Mate 8 to Marshmallow

Mate 8 Stock Marshmallow Firmware

How to Downgrade Mate 8 from Android Nougat to Marshmallow

First, download Android Nougat Rollback Package for Mate 8 from above and extract it.

Now create a folder dload in the root of your SD card and place the update.app file in that folder.

Now turn off your device.

Now press “Volume Up + Volume Down and Power Button” together. The update process will start automatically.

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Now wait for some time to complete the process. Your firmware version should now be on “B300”.

Now download the full Marshmallow firmware from above and extract it.

Now move the update.app file in SD card folder (Replace the rollback update.app file).

Now again press “Volume Up + Volume Down and Power Button” together to Downgrade Huawei Mate 8 from Android Nougat to Android Marshmallow

Done.

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