Huawei takes the AOSP to develop its custom UI called EMUI just like most of the other smartphone brands. Google recently launched Android 11 Beta 1 that was snatched by a handful of non-Google smartphones excluding Huawei. With that being said, Huawei is developing the EMUI 11 based on Android 11 that will be rolled out to eligible devices like the Huawei P40 series once it is released. Here’s everything you need to know about Huawei P40 Android 11 update and status.
Will Huawei P40 get Android 11 Update?
Huawei P40 made its debut in April 2020 with the latest Android 10 based EMUI 10.1 without Google Play Services. As a flagship phone, P40 is guaranteed two years of support for getting major OS updates which means not only Android 11-based EMUI 11 but Huawei P40 will get Android 12 next year as well.
When will Huawei P40 Android 11 Update?
Updated on November 24, 2020: Today Huawei finally revealed the timeline to roll out the EMUI 11 based on Android 11 for all the supported Huawei devices. Which, Huawei P40 will receive the official EMUI 11 in December 2020.
Updated on November 18, 2020: As mentioned in the list of eligible devices to get Android 11, it is a question exactly when Huawei P40 will get its upgrade. As it is a flagship phone running the latest OS, we could assume that it will be among the first batch of devices to get bumped to Android 11-based EMUI 11 either by the end of this year or early next year. Unfortunately, Huawei hasn’t posted a confirmed or even tentative release date for its EMUI 11 so you need to take the aforementioned timeframe with a pinch of salt.