Huawei Honor 4X gets a new update, brings SOS feature, Diwali Theme and Stagefright fixes


Huawei Honor 4X Diwali Theme and SOS feature

Huawei released Android 5.1 (Lollipop) update for the Honor 4X smartphone in India last month. Now the company has released another minor update for the phone that adds new SOS feature, Diwali Theme and also brings fixes for Stagefright vulnerability.

New features in latest EMUI 3.1 update based on Android 5.1 for Huawei Honor 4X

  • Diwali Theme: The theme adds a new wallpaper to the collection. Enhancing the entire look are icons, designed in relation to Diwali elements that are sure to cheer you up every time you unlock your phone and use it. Available in ‘Themes’ setting.
  • SOS Feature: Any time you find yourself in an emergency situation, you can activate this feature. By pressing a combination of buttons, it will immediately send a message stating that you need help, with your exact location and cell id to a set of emergency contacts. Can be configured from “Emergency Services” in settings
  • Google Patch Integration: Merged New Stagefright Bug Fix which will make device more secure.

Check out more details from Honor blog here.

The latest (Che1-L04C900B330) Lollipop update for the Huawei Honor 4X is available over-the-air (OTA), you can also manually download the ZIP file for the smartphone from here (Will wipe your storage). Huawei recently confirmed Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) update for the Honor 4X and several other smartphones and also confirmed that it will roll out starting from February 2016.


Author: Srivatsan Sridhar

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