Huawei P20/P20 Pro

DaveyDave

Anyone any experience with Android Auto? When I plug my Honor 10 in the sound changes after a few seconds. It has a tinny sound as if there's a high pass filter on it. I changed the Huawei Histen settings for headphones so it isn't on auto and upped the bass a little so it sounds fine.

This is connected via USB though, so not sure why this is happening. It takes a lot of the bass out of the music.

Henry Ford III

It's a very good phone without doubt.

Battery, storage, and camera are all top class.

I have a problem with Waze and Android Auto. After a while I just get a black screen. A reboot clears it and Google Maps works fine. Any ideas? I think there is a conflict somewhere.

micks_address

Henry Ford III wrote: »

It's a very good phone without doubt.

Battery, storage, and camera are all top class.

I have a problem with Waze and Android Auto. After a while I just get a black screen. A reboot clears it and Google Maps works fine. Any ideas? I think there is a conflict somewhere.

Android auto works mostly for me, Spotify on the home screen is misshapen and the dialler doesn't come up when someone phones.. Also for some reason I'm not getting notifications of traffic at regular commute times

acquiescefc

jacksie66 wrote: »

Whats the most recent software people are running in their p20 Pro. I bought mine sim free, the l09 model single sim and I'm yet to receive any updates on it. Stuck on .110 with the April security patch. Pretty crap for such a phone.

i got an update to .128 not long after getting phone about a month ago

jacksie66

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acquiescefc

jacksie66 wrote: »

What's your model number?. Mine is CLT-L09.

mine is L29. Not sure difference

Heraldoffreeent

acquiescefc wrote: »

mine is L29. Not sure difference

Yours is dual Sim, the 2 in the 29 signifies that.

ForestFire

I have model number CLT L09 and it is currently updated to .128, with vf bill pay pre order phone.

jacksie66

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ferrigan101

acquiescefc wrote: »

i got an update to .128 not long after getting phone about a month ago

Where did you get the phone from?

I'm clt-L09 on 103(c782). Also still on the March security patch. I was beginning to wonder when I'd see an update.

iHungry

GPU turbo software upgrade is coming in August.

https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/huawei-honor-gpu-turbo-news/

acquiescefc

ferrigan101 wrote: »

Where did you get the phone from?

I'm clt-L09 on 103(c782). Also still on the March security patch. I was beginning to wonder when I'd see an update.

sorry was away last week. got some fantastic photos at night, does a really good job of keeping the subject focused and nice motion blur on the traffic etc.

got mine from amazon.de

edit: just getting update to 131 it seems. Google security patches, updates to 960fps slo mo and camera UI

ForestFire

Just check and updated to 131.

The Auto detection on the 960fps videos was one of the main things I was missing, so great to see this is added.

Quick test with a "Kinder surprise Dino" dropping in front of the camera and it works well.

rizzee

Any recommendations for a non bulky case with port cover for a P20 <non lite/pro>?

DaveyDave

Hi all,

Still have a Spigen Rugged Armor case for the regular P20 if anyone would like it for free. Solid case, not too bulky but will protect the phone if dropped on a hard floor. My old P9 took some serious drops!

DaveyDave wrote: »

Anyone any experience with Android Auto? When I plug my Honor 10 in the sound changes after a few seconds. It has a tinny sound as if there's a high pass filter on it. I changed the Huawei Histen settings for headphones so it isn't on auto and upped the bass a little so it sounds fine.

This is connected via USB though, so not sure why this is happening. It takes a lot of the bass out of the music.

Just another one on Android Auto, sometimes my phone shows up the "Charge only, USB" selection when plugged and stops Android Auto from launching, anyone experiencing this? Doesn't happen all the time but sometimes when I plug in I have to cancel the selection.

Henry Ford III

Yes AA doesn't always launch when the phone is plugged in. Just unplug it, and then try again.

Must say I really like AA. Google maps is great (although when I tried Waze there seemed to be a conflict) and I use a couple of compatible radio apps to stream all sorts of foreign radio stations on the go. Goodbye Newstalk etc.

Brian201888

Is there an app or something I can download to check my battery capacity, I feel like I'm not getting anywhere near the battery life that most people are speaking about the P20 Pro

micks_address

Eoghan_2 wrote: »

Is there an app or something I can download to check my battery capacity, I feel like I'm not getting anywhere near the battery life that most people are speaking about the P20 Pro

Try gsam battery.. Good app. You may need to enable some permissions via adb to get full functionality. I find compared to my one plus 5t I'm getting similar battery life. On paper it should be more but the auto brightness was way to dim on the one plus. I'm using auto brightness on p 20 Pro and know the screen is much brighter than I ever ran the one plus. That accounts for a lot of my usage I reckon

jacksie66

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ForestFire

jacksie66 wrote: »

Been onto Huawei in regards to an update for my p20 Pro. Seems there's no update available and they don't know when. So I'm still on April 1 security patch with no update in sight. What a joke. Considering swapping for a Note 8 at this stage. At least I'll get a headphone jack, a useful always on display and some updates..

I'm don't quite understand your reasons.

The s9 had an essential update to fix a dropped call issue recently, so maybe its a better sign that the p20 Pro has no essential updates required?

Is there some wrong or missing from the phone, in your opinion, or do you just want an update for the sake or it?(genuine question)

Also the camera update came yesterday on Vodafone, so others and you should get that soon.

what network are you with or is it sim free? Did you get the camera update yet?

There is also the turbo gpu update planned for August that seems to significantly improve gaming performance and battery.

So again I'm not sure why you are not getting the updates everyone else is getting, and the main reasons your looking for an update.

jacksie66

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Subcomandante Marcos

The security updates you're talking about are manufacturer updates for their own firmware issues. If Huawei aren't updating them every other month it's a good sign that they aren't building compromised firmware.

jacksie66

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Subcomandante Marcos

That seems silly. I'd rather a company take their time and release good code that constantly throw out ****e and keep finding problems.

Wamwig

Has anyone removed the factory installed screen protector? How does it look/feel without it. Mine is beginning to peel so I’m tempted to remove it

rizzee

Wamwig wrote: »

Has anyone removed the factory installed screen protector? How does it look/feel without it. Mine is beginning to peel so I’m tempted to remove it

Have a normal P20 but the day after I got it I bought 2 Tempered Glass for approx 6 euro delivered off Ebay (Irish seller). Perfect fit with the original case and the response is just as good as the plastic protector.

Wamwig

Was thinking of leaving it off. Does it have oleophobic coating on the screen?

iHungry

I removed the screen protector because I don't like them on any phone. I bought the official flip case cover and I love it, it works very well.

seannash

Anyone having an issue with the Facebook app on it today. It opens and closes immediately. I've reinstalled the app a few times now but its not fixed it

Wamwig

seannash wrote: »

Anyone having an issue with the Facebook app on it today. It opens and closes immediately. I've reinstalled the app a few times now but its not fixed it

Had it yesterday with both Facebook and Instagram. Deleting and re-installing fixed it for me though