Huawei Honor 8 Lite was announced in January 2018. In some markets, the same handset goes by the name Huawei P8 Lite 2017, Huawei P9 Lite 2017, Huawei Nova Lite or Huawei GR3 2017.
On this page, we have all that you need to know about the Honor 8 Lite software update news, downloads, changelogs – both for the minor and major, Android OS updates. Of course, you can always expect to come across both official and unofficial software updates on this page and to ensure you get the latest, we’ll keep this page regularly updated.
Related: Honor 8 Lite to receive GPU Turbo and call recording support soon
Honor 8 Lite Android 9 Pie update
- No word from Huawei
- Official Pie update still expected
Huawei has been full of surprises recently. A good number of phones unexpectedly made it to Android Oreo, among them the Honor 6X that came preinstalled with Android Marshmallow, meaning a budget phone got two major OS upgrades. Quite unusual, right?
With that said, it’s likely that the Honor 8 Lite, which runs on the same Kirin 655 chipset that powers the Honor 6X and has already been upgraded to Android Oreo, will get a second major Android OS upgrade, which, of course, is Android 9 Pie. As for when, we are looking at a possible Q2 or Q3 2019 release date, although this is just us making an educated guess.
As noted earlier, we’ll keep this page updated with the latest news on Honor 8 Lite Android 9 Pie update news if and when available.
Related: Huawei Honor Android 9 Pie update news
Honor 8 Lite update timeline
| Date | Software version & Android OS | Changelog |
| 22 Oct 2018 | 8.0.0.378(C02) | Android 8.0 | Adds GPU Turbo technology, optimizes screen recording feature (no time limits and you can now choose the sound source between the microphone, system, or none) and the UI text display of certain filters when editing a picture, fixes Google Pay issue among default NFC payments, and installs October 2018 security patch |
| 22 Oct 2018 | 8.0.0.369(C432) | Android 8.0 | Adds GPU Turbo technology, optimizes screen recording feature (no time limits and you can now choose the sound source between the microphone, system, or none) and the UI text display of certain filters when editing a picture, Improves the launch speed of certain mainstream apps, and installs October 2018 security patch |
| 26 Sep 2018 | 8.0.0.321(C675) | Android 8.0 | Adds GPU Turbo, Call Recording feature, UserAgent supported for Airtel, Preloaded Party Mode APK to sync music playback across phones for better sound effects, and September 2018 security update |
