Huawei Nova 6 and Nova 7 SE 5G grabbing December 2020 security patch update

Huawei is sending December 2020 security update to Nova 7 SE 5G and Nova 6 smartphones. The December 2020 security patch fixes 1 critical and 11 high level CVE’s that improves device security. Thus, we always recommend users to keep their smartphones up to date with the latest security patches.

Huawei has already rolled out EMUI 11 for Nova 6 whereas the Nova 7 SE 5G is currently on EMUI 10.1. The latest update for Nova 6 bumps the EMUI version from 11.0.0.165 to 11.0.0.168. For Nova 7 SE 5G, the build version is 10.1.1.205.

Devices:

Huawei Nova 6
Huawei Nova 7 SE 5G

Version:

11.0.0.165 -> 11.0.0.168 (For Nova 6)
10.1.1.200 -> 10.1.1.205 (For Nova 7 SE 5G)

Changelog:

[Security]

Integrates the Android security patch released in December 2020.

STEPS TO INSTALL THE UPDATE

Via Settings App

Open Settings app
Go to System & updates -> Software update
Then, click on Check for updates
Download and install the update.

Via Support App

Open Support app
Go to the Services tab
Click Update
Then, click on Check for updates
Download and install the update.

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