Tips and tricks to fix HUAWEI HONOR 8 problems. This phone have two options for GSM single or dual simcard slot. If we use dual simcard slot then both simcard GSM can standby together for waiting phone call. HUAWEI HONOR 8 use 5.2 inches LCD screen. The www.hard-reset.org community will give more information to solve some trouble at HUAWEI HONOR 8. For playing games without lag, this phone have dedicated GPU Mali-T880 MP4. There are two options of internal memory either 32 GB or 64 GB ROM, if we need more storage then HUAWEI HONOR 8 storgae can be extend with 256 GB external memory using simcard slot 2 locations, therefore we only can use single simcard network when we use external microSD memory.
What is Advantage of HUAWEI HONOR 8 Specifications?
Network GSM 3G HSDPA + 4G LTE Dual or Single card slot
LCD 5.2 inches
Processor Quad-core 2.3 GHz Cortex-A72 + quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex A53
GPU Mali-T880 MP4
Memory Internal 32 GB with 3 GB RAM
Memory Internal 32/64 GB with 4 GB RAM
Main Camera Dual 12 MP, f/2.2, laser autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash
Front Camera 8 MP with f/2.4 and have LED Flash
Operating System Android Marshmallow version 6.0.1
Battery Li-Ion 3000 mAh
How to Fix or Problem Solving for Recovery HUAWEI HONOR 8 hang or not responding or malfunctions or stuck or freezing or bricked ?
Internal memory free capacity is very important when we want to install several applications. We can choose to have 32 GB or 64 GB internal memory at HUAWEI HONOR 8 to install some interesting apps from Google Play Store like Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp, Line Messenger, WeChat, Skype, Viber, Blackberry Messenger (BBM), SnapChat, and many more. But we have to be careful while install new apps, because some applications from Google Play Store may contain viruses or malware. This kind of bad applications can make our HUAWEI HONOR 8 hang or stuck or freezing or bricks or bootloop logo or LCD touch screen not responding with our finger touch. We have to force reboot or force soft reset or force shutdown. After HUAWEI HONOR 8 can boot again, please try to install one good antivirus like AVAST or AVG that can scan all installed apps from malware or viruses. If this problems till not fix, then we have to do hard reset or master format. Please note, doing hard reset will wipe or erase all important data, therefore we have to backup all data or photos or videos before doing hard reset. Master format will also remove all Google account from HUAWEI HONOR 8.
How to backup data or Contact at HUAWEI HONOR 8?
We can use microSD external card to copy or move important files using File Manager applications. If our HUAWEI HONOR 8 has already signed in with Google account, by default our contact will be synchronize in the background to Google server. Please make sure we check all contact at Google contact server using Internet browse to make sure backup is done.
How to Force Shutdown or Force Soft Reset or Force Reboot or Force Restart HUAWEI HONOR 8 ?
When we run some applications, sometime the screen of HUAWEI HONOR 8 become hang or freezing, the touch screen will not responsive in the middle of running applications. We have to force shutdown or force reboot by press and hold POWER button until HUAWEI HONOR 8 shutdown by itself. After this phone has already totally off, then we can press and hold POWER button again to turn on this phone. The soft reset or reboot process will not remove any important data, therefore we can do this steps anytime we want. If our HUAWEI HONOR 8 still work normally but we want to make temporary files caches remove, then turn on the screen, then press and hold POWER button until pop-up menu appear.
#Option 1, Hard Reset HUAWEI HONOR 8 with Software Menu :
- Make sure the battery is charge properly
- Turn on HUAWEI HONOR 8 smartphone
- Don’t forget to backup all important data
- Go to menu:Setting > Backup & reset > Factory Data Reset> Reset Phone
- ChooseErase everythingto continue and confirm you ready to do the format HUAWEI HONOR 8
- The HUAWEI HONOR 8 will continue the step until ready to use in clean factory default.
#Option 2, Hard Reset HUAWEI HONOR 8 with Hardware Key Button :
- Please make sure the battery is not empty
- Turn off HUAWEI HONOR 8
- Press and Hold together:Power Button + Volume Up Buttonfor several seconds
- Follow the menu at LCD screen to continue the hard reset HUAWEI HONOR 8, useVolume DownorVolume Upbutton to moving, and pressPower Buttonto Ok or Enter or Confirm
#Option 3, Hard Reset HUAWEI HONOR 8 with MicroSD card Firmware Update:
- Make sure the battery if fully charge
- Turn off the HUAWEI HONOR 8
- Remove the MicroSD and connect to computer or PC
- Download firmware from computer browser http://www.huaweidevice.com.
- Choose the HUAWEI HONOR 8 support and download the same version of firmware or update firmware
- Extract the downloaded folder, and copy all folder (include folder) into main root location of MicroSD
- Insert again the MicroSD to HUAWEI HONOR 8
- Turn on Phone together with press and holdPower + Volume Up + Volume Downbutton until the Android logo appear
- Wait the process of update or reinstall the firmware will be less then 10 minutes.
- You can also update firmware using Updater applications at this phone.
How to Restore and Reinstall Clean Android Operating system / firmware at HUAWEI HONOR 8 (Reformat)?
There are two options when we want to buy HUAWEI HONOR 8 base by internal memory capacity, one using 32 GB and the other option use 64 GB with the same 4 GB RAM. when the first time we activate this phone from the box, the Android Marshmallow operating system is ready to use with Emotion UI version 4.1. But after installing several applications, sometime they can crash and make HUAWEI HONOR 8 operating system damage or corrupt, HUAWEI HONOR 8 will become not stable or hang. At this situations we have to reinstall or reformat HUAWEI HONOR 8 operating system again. First we have to know that clean factory default Android operating system already saved safely inside HUAWEI HONOR 8 ROM or internal memory. Therefore we do not have to copy or connect with other device. Just choose and follow simple steps to hard reset above, then clean factory default Android operating system will be reinstall automatically.
How to Unlock or Fix or Bypass or Solutions for HUAWEI HONOR 8 forgot password code or security lock screen pattern or pin (lost password)?
We already recommended to give security protections at HUAWEI HONOR 8 especially because this phone have good dual camera performance using 12 megapixel at back side of body. This phone also can focus faster because laser autofocus features. We also can record maximum 1080p with 60fps. After having many important or private pictures and videos, then we need to give security protections to make all data secure when HUAWEI HONOR 8 away from us or stolen or lost. HUAWEI HONOR 8 is high end smartphone which already have fingerprint in the backside of body, so we can easily access with fingerprint when we hold this phone. We need to activate the fingerprint features to make it work, this phone also will ask second security answer when fingerprint can not unlock at HUAWEI HONOR 8. The problems will be happen when we forget the security protections answer, what should we do? Do not worry, because we can unlock or bypass forgotten security screen lock pattern or password pin protections using Google account. Please turn on HUAWEI HONOR 8, when it ask for answer, please try to give several time wrong answer continuously until HUAWEI HONOR 8 locked or freezing 30 seconds, at this time we can find Forgot Password / Pattern button, press this button, then we can find field to type our Gmail username and password that we have already signed-in before. If we can not access our Gmail account, then we have to do hard reset using hardware button combination key or using flashing firmware with microSD external memory at HUAWEI HONOR 8.
How to Improve Performance HUAWEI HONOR 8 to make run more faster?
Huawei have their own factory for processor. HUAWEI HONOR 8 use HiSilicon Kirin processor from Huawei manufacture. HUAWEI HONOR 8 use HiSilicon Kirin 950 which have Octa-core 2.3 GHz Cortex-A72 & 1.8 GHz Cortex A53 cpu with dedicated GPU (graphic processor unit) Mali-T880 MP4 for playing 3D HD gaming without problems. But why some users get slowly trouble at HUAWEI HONOR 8? Mostly this problems comes because applications. We have to know that some applications that we install from Google Play Store will keep run in the background to wait data update or command like social media, chatting, games and something like that. If many of them run together in the background or foreground, then HUAWEI HONOR 8 RAM and processor resources will be insufficient and make HUAWEI HONOR 8 become slow to response. Therefore we have to uninstall some not use applications. If we want to make our HUAWEI HONOR 8 run faster again like new, please consider to do hard reset or master format.
Is That Any Secret Code for Doing Format HUAWEI HONOR 8 ?
There is no secret hidden code for HUAWEI HONOR 8 to make it back to factory default. Do the options above to hard reset it.
How to Upgrade HUAWEI HONOR 8 to Android Nougat Update?
There are some information about Android Nougat firmware upgrade for HUAWEI HONOR 8, but Huawei still not give exact date, when we create this information. Just wait for OTA version release, each country will have different release date.
How to Make Battery of HUAWEI HONOR 8 Stronger, Life Longer and Not Fast to Drain ?
What is HUAWEI HONOR 8 battery capacity? This phone use 3000 mAh battery capacity. For smartphone with 5.2 inches LCD screen, having 3000 mAh is good enough to make this phone can run for one day. For some users maybe we will need more power backup by having Power Bank, but we can try to reduce battery drain by do some adjustment, like make LCD screen brightness as low as possible if we do not want to use automatic setting. Usually if we use automatic, the LCD brightness will follow condition light, but if we use HUAWEI HONOR 8 at sun bright, then the auto brightness will set to maximum, so users can see clearly although bellow the sunlight, but of course this option will make battery will fast to drain. We also have to disable all not use connections like GPS or Wifi or Bluetooth or NFC at HUAWEI HONOR 8, because that connections will consume battery although standby only. If we want to use GPS for some applications, we suggest to use battery saving GPS from menu Setting > Location > Battery saving (turn off High accuracy).