Honor 8S launched in India in the year 2019 with an Android 9.0 Pie out of the box. It is powered by the Mediatek MT6761 Helio A22 processor. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install the official firmware flash file on your Huawei Honor 8S KSA-LX2, KSA-LX3.
To install the firmware flash file on Honor 8S KSA-LX2, KSA-LX3, you need to download the software called the Huawei Flash tool. This method is simple and easy.
Stock ROM and its importance in Smartphones
Stock ROM is the operating system that comes pre-built when you buy the device from a retailer. Usually when a person needs to customize his device with custom ROMs and other modifications he opts to move on from the stock firmware. However, when things go wrong during any modification, reverting back to the stock ROM is the only option that can solve this issue.
By installing a stock ROM you can solve the issue of boot loop, device bricking. Besides, you can perform a system OS upgrade or downgrade as per your choice.
Advantages of Firmware File
- Flash Stock to unbrick your Honor 8S device
- Fix the device boot loop issue
- Upgrade and Downgrade your phone software version
- Flash Stock ROM to unroot the device
- Fix bugs or lag or stutter on Honor 8S device
- Increase software performance, battery draining issue, OTA update issue
- Gain phone warranty again (if applicable)
Steps to Flash Firmware File on Honor 8S
Now, before we get straight to the installation guide, make sure to follow the prerequisites section below and make sure you download the flash tools and drivers on your PC.
Requisites
Disclaimer
GetDroidTips will not be responsible for bricking, hardware, or any kind of software problems arising on your while you follow this guide to install stock ROM on your phone. First, understand the tutorial and then follow it at your own risk.
- Device Supported: Honor 8S
- Model: KSA-LX2, KSA-LX3
- Android OS: Android 9.0 Pie
- User interface (UI): EMUI 9.0
- Processor: Mediatek MT6761 Helio A22
- File: Software Update
- Gapps File: Included
Now, grab the stock firmware for the Honor 8S from the link below.
Download Flash Files
- Flash File Name: KSA-LX3 9.1.0.239(C605E2R3P1)_Firmware_EMUI9.1.0_05015XLC
- OS: Android 9.0| EMUI 9.1
- File Size: 3.7 GB
- Download Link: Click Here
Upgrade using OTG Adapter or OTG Cable+USB Memory
- Download the dload firmware from the above link, extract it and copy the same to your USB memory stick. Make sure it is formatted as exFat or NTFS.
- Factory reset your device from the Settings option (optional). Once done, power it off.
- Now connect the memory stick using an OTG cable to your device. Make sure it has all the extracted files from the dload firmware.
- Press the Power button and as it vibrates and shows the Huawei+Android logo, presses the Power button three times. Doing so will make your device reboot to eRecovery mode.
- In that menu, select Update Mode, then select the Memory card/OTG update mode. The update will now start.
So these were the steps to install the stock dload firmware on Honor 8S using the memory stick. Let’s now have a look at how the same could be done via NM Card.
