Now Huawei starts rolling out the latest stable version of Android Marshmallow for Honor 5X (KIW-L22). Marshmallow update for Honor 5X is currently rolling out only in Asia region for a model number KIW-L22. Company’s official app HiCare  is used to the update. You can also download the OTA file and Update Honor 5X to Marshmallow Manually. Android 6.0 Marshmallow update is based on EMUI 4.0 and contains all latest features. To Update Honor 5X to Marshmallow manually first download honor 5x marshmallow OTA zip from below following steps.

The brand new Android Marshmallow packed with many features like Now on Tap, Doze Mode, App Permissions and more. Also, get some device specific changes like New EMUI 4.0. The Android 6.0 Marshmallow update for Honor 5X is available for download and install and it is about 1.45GB in size. Take a backup of your SD Card before initiate update process, because sometimes the update may wipe SD Card data.

Available Versions:

You should be on one of these versions to get the update through HiCare application.

• KIW-L22C675B150
• KIW-L22C675B130
• KIW-L22C675B310

Honor 5X Marshmallow Features and Changelogs –

• [Add]Message – Cancel send within 4 seconds
• [Add]Compass
• [Add]Alarm Ring duration –Select an Alarm ring duration in six different ways
• [Add]Screen Recording
• [Add]Contact – Smart groups/sharing using BARCODE reader
• [Add]Huawei Swype keyboard –Indian languages
• [Fix]Settings Module
• [Fix]Remaining battery percentage text is displaying properly
• [Fix]Professional Camera mode
• [Fix]Randomly occurring ANR issue after restarting device

Note:-

• Your device must be on stock firmware and stock recovery.
• This update is only forHuawei Honor 5X KIW-L22 India.
• Follow the steps carefully otherwise you may brick your device. We are not responsible for any damage to your device.
• It will not erase your data, but it is advisable to take a complete backup of your phonefor safer side.
• Ensure that your phone has at least 50-60% charged to prevent the unfortunate shutdown in-between the process.

Download Marshmallow Update for Honor 5X KIW-L22–

• Marshmallow for Honor 5X KIW-l22 C675B320– Download

Steps to Manually Update Honor 5X to Marshmallow –

METHOD 1:

How to Upgrade Honor 5X with HiCare App –

1.  First, download the latest version of HiCare App from PlayStore.
2.  Open the HiCare app and select the region as Asia Pacific and location India (English).
3.  Click on OS upgrade option.
4.  Go to the Version Update agree on terms and conditions and click on Apply.
5.  Now a pop-up window appears, click on the system update and then click on check for updates.
6. Now you will see the New version update, click on it to update Honor 5x to the latest version.

METHOD 2

Manual update via OTA file –

1. First, download Android 6.0 OTA file for Honor 5X from above.
2. Now create a folder dload in the root of your internal storage or SD card and place the update.app file in that folder.
3.  Now go to the phone settings–>update and press the menu button.
4.  Now select choose Local update.
5. It will detect the update.app and installation process will start.
6. Wait until the installation process is complete and then reboot your device., you have latest firmware
7.  Done.