Honor 20/20 Pro & View 20 Magic UI 3.1 beta recruitment begins; Honor 30S Magic UI 3.1 update (v113) adds Connect app for HD calling

Although Huawei is not yet finished with the rollout of the Android 10 updates for its eligible devices, the Chinese OEM is already starting to shift gears for the rollout of the EMUI 10.1/Magic UI 3.1 updates.

For those who do not know, Huawei is now bringing a new iteration of its custom UI i.e. the EMUI 10.1/Magic UI 3.1 for the devices that are already running on Android 10. This new UI update brings some additional features and enhancements for the devices for which the roadmap has already been shared.

Interestingly, Huawei Mate 20, Mate 20 Pro, Mate 20 X 4G, & Mate 20 RS Porsche Design, Huawei P30 and Mate 30 series have already picked up the EMUI 10.1 updates.

Talking about the features, this new EMUI 10.1 will be bringing multi-window, multi-device control panel, multi-screen collaboration, Huawei MeeTime (video conferencing app), and Huawei’s very own voice assistant “Ceilia” for the eligible devices. All these features will then be transferred to Magic UI 3.1.

And going by the latest developments, Honor has published the Magic UI 3.1 beta recruitment for the Honor 20.20 Pro and the Honor View 20 devices.

This new Magic UI 3.1 update is pushed for the users who were successful in registering for the early adopter’s program in China and arrives with the version number 10.1.0.116.

Now talking about the Magic UI 3.1 update, it arrives with V10.1.0.116/117 for the Honor View 20 (aka Honor V20). Note that the update has been pushed to the first 500 users of the early adopters program.

In other exciting development, the Honor 30S, which is the Chinese OEM’s first mid-range 5G offering in China is getting its first Magic UI update. Note that the device officially ships with the Magic UI 3.1 update and this update brings certain improvements and new features to the device.

It arrives with the version number V3.1.1.113 and weighs in around 665 MB in size. Noticeably, the update brings a new connect app that will help the users in making HD calls. Below is the complete changelog of the update:

Update Log:

Free Connect:
– The new “Connect” app on the mobile phone helps to make calls more efficient. Use this feature to make HD video or voice calls with relatives and friends with Huawei mobile phones, smart screens, speakers and other devices.

Camera:
– Optimize the camera effect of the camera to improve photos quality and color accuracy.

Network:
– Optimize the signal stability for better connectivity.

Display:
– Optimizes the brightness adjustment of the screen, make the brightness display more comfortable. Fix the problem of abnormal display on some scene interfaces.

System:
– Optimizes system stability for better performance.

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Those of you who did not get the notification for the new update, can head over to System>>System Updates and check for it manually.

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