it's gonna get blazing in here

go for pay as you go... hassle free

Anyone know if can handle wifi calling?

not a bad price for a used phone

OOS

Anyone bought one before know if these are plastered in voda junk... Bloat... Splash screen etc... I'd like one but I'd prefer to pay more and have a factory unlocked if it's the case :disappointed:

are yiou sure this is dual SIM? The information I can find it says it is single SIM

Managed to see it in stock after refreshing a lot. Nabbed one. Thanks

Not officially in this country. You may find someone selling an imported dual-SIM version on eBay/Gumtree/similar. Or, buy it from a Far East site or even Amazon US (VAT & duty extra may apply).

The dual-SIM version model is EVA-AL10.

+1....

Nice one, just ordered. Had to cancel my basket and re-try a few times but got it in the end. Went with the monthly one (to cancel).

It's on O2

If you PAYG for this. Isn't it locked to O2?

Have you had order confirmation email yet?
My order went through but no confirmation email?

​it does not matter which one, if you read carefully online reviews you will find out that P9 does NOT support Quick Charge at all- it is embarrassing, taking in account that the previous flagship Huawei P8 supports it!I am very disappointed about it...
Another complaint is a tiny weak mono loudspeaker, otherwise i am happy with mine, bought it as o2 PAYG a month ago. :smile:

the UK model is single SIM, have it now for few weeks, really like it, highly recommended! oh and btw bought this like new deal, phone in pristine condition, not a single mark or scratch on it and if you have any problem still xan send back within 14 days
oh and mine came unlocked

OOS :disappointed:

Be aware that the colour of device' back cover is NOT "titanium grey", it is more pinkish grey

Can't go wrong at that price, so grabbed one to try.

Not sure why people are saying it is a ‘faff’ to do the o2 refresh deal.

I’ve had a Nokia Lumia 1020 and my dad has had an iPhone 6 via this method and it is as simple as anything.

Get phone.

Ring o2.

Say “I would like to pay my device plan in full”.

Then say “I would like to cancel my airtime plan”.

Takes about 5 minutes total. O2 unlocked my dad’s iPhone for free when he asked them, I didn’t bother as I am on o2 anyway.

They did try to charge my dad for the initial month’s airtime plan which they later acknowledged was an error and gave him a full refund with £10 credit back to his account as a good will gesture.

A member of XDA forums has tried and tested this one. m.aliexpress.com/ite…tml

i have checked most of coments from old posts about payg huawei p9. they all came unlocked...

No email but when ordered it showed

We'll deliver your order: Huawei P9 Titanium Grey Perfect Like New Wednesday 7 Sep between 8am and 10pm.

And pdf order confirmation below

Opted for PAYG as contract credit malarkey seems hassle. Hopefully device comes unlocked. Will update when I get it tomorrow.

oh and those believe no android 7 for us aren't right, the leaked beta already out, so I'm sure we will have it hope sooner than later :grin:
androidauthority.com/hua…66/
the build is already available on xda but I just don't want to update because of the bugs, I can wait

But isn't the point of the deal for a tiny bit of hassle you can save £100+?

Yes I have had 2 emails. One with the legal pack and one advising of my order which has a code to collect from store

Last time these went in and out of stock randomly, so I wouldn't assume that's the end of the deal. Its worth checking the details page now and again if your after one.

o2.co.uk/sho…ew/

payg is only £211

Cheers - As I finished typing I had an email with next day delivery details on it. looks like we're the lucky ones...

From Huawei P9 Smartphone Review: "The smartphone supports Quick Charge..."

From HUAWEI P9 REVIEW: "When it comes to battery charging, the P9 supports fast charging..."

Including successes mentioned on the XDA forums with the official one only.

I repeat, which one did you get?

Oh the OP was keen on saying £300, sorry.

Same here in the past, but some (a minority) have had problems on these refresh deals over the last several weeks - including lowering their credit score/profile (despite paying off the device plan in full), & hundreds of pounds taken from their bank accounts (not just the 1st month of airtime).

O2 have been ok with refunding, etc but if your account gets overdrawn, then who pays the fees?

Also see Beware split tariff mobile contracts if you're about to apply for credit

I am so, so angry about this. I've been checking the site every day for over a month for this deal. I even had O2 agree to contact me when it was due back in stock. I miss the site for 4hours and it's already gone... Ffs.

Thanks OP, my mate has this phone and for £211 payg its an absolute STEAL. Lightning fast, good camera and fantastic build quality. Excellent deal indeed :grin:

Best to check with your network.

If you mean using third-party apps like Whatsapp to call & receive calls using one's Wi-Fi, then no problem, this will work fine.

​Item nr 152169272117
It looks like i had to buy one for Mate S but just charger as cable is USB type C for P9, and P9 Original Quick Charger does not exist , that is why they put in retails box a Standard charger...

can this be unlocked via eBay? if you get it as pay as you go

m.gsmarena.com/com…074

hmm, thought this would be a huge upgrade from my m8 but specs are quite similar! hope it's worth it! looked like a lovely phone in the shop

techradar.com/rev…w/6
as per them there is no quick charge option for P 9....

Anyone, ordered before?Condition?Boxed?

It's out of stock now, gutted

I've read plenty of XDA threads saying it does have QC but you need the right charger, it is the same charger that the P9 Plus & Honor 8 takes.

Not quite £300 is the current rate for ones I've seen on gumtree and ebay - its a simple test I use to see if a deal really is good or just OK...

Was £288 brand new for several weeks recently (was a Refresh deal though):

Brand New Huawei P9 Titanium Grey 32GB - o2 Refresh - £288

Read the comments in the article you posted

woo hoo! finally caught this in stock!!!!

You're right, not a massive upgrade.

If you used the quick-charge on the M8 to good effect, then you'll be a little disappointed with this.

It has QC-capability, but only Huawei-branded QCs will work (which most likely will need to be purchased from the Far East), like this one: ebay.co.uk/itm…068

You seem to have bought the correct one, but it does mention: "*To ensure fast-charge performance, please use the original 2A data cable." - did you?

What does the printed info on the charger say?

You're right, an official "P9 fast charger" doesn't exist. One needs to use a Huawei-branded 9V/2A fast charger. And the right cable too by the looks of it.

Also, photographic evidence (courtesy the XDA forums):





The review is wrong. Looks like they just tried the bundled charger, which is not a fast charger.

Ordered on PAYG (£211) for delivery tomorrow - can't be bothered to do the O2 Refresh rigmarole. Great deal!

Just a note....if you play these sort of games requiring credit checks and cancelling contracts, dont be surprised if years later you get turned down for a mortgage. Couldn't happen, right?
Now over to the naysayers.

If anyone finds an amazon link or something to the fast charger. Much appreciated.

Thank you eek you are a legend!


I have seen these and like the look and feel and was tempted by a new one at £380! Luckily I didn't.

Suffice to say I have ordered one and heat added.

PS I went for Payg as I am lazy.

Thanks very much.

Great phone - the default skin is a little odd but easy to switch to the Google Now launcher if it's not to your taste. battery lasts all day and the camera is really cool - the best bokeh effect I've seen yet on a phone.

​i bought original data cable from the same ebayer, info on charger says 9v/2A or 5v/2A as on his pictures...

Is there a way to avoid the top-up?

Refreshed again. Back in stock. If anyone's interested in this deal I recommend keeping an eye on it.

This is the deal that totally kills the Honor 8 dead in the water. Same phone (in fact slightly better) for £140+ less (I'm talking the £212 'faff-free' PAYG option)

Honor 8 pricing was bizarre to say the least.

​never even used the qc on the HTC, probably ready for an upgrade anyways though, has a fee scratches on my HTC after 25months use and a hairline scratch on the top too! hopefully I'll be able to get something back from it off eBay still

​set notifications in p9 that's what I did

I just ordered, thanks op, yeah pay as you go. then they are out of stock
glad i was quick this time

Specs are that similar?

Octo-core vs Quad core
3GB RAM vs 2GB
12MP Camera vs 4MP (albeit with their "ultra pixel" bs)
USB C vs micro USB
Fingerprint scanner
Slightly bigger screen that IS IPS
15 grams lighter
bigger battery
GPU is miles better too
8MP second cam vs 5MP


The P9 does have fast charging, you just need to buy it separately sadly, not to mention the upgrade to Android 7 that the HTC won't get officially. Honestly the only thing I can see similar is the fact thy are both 1080P and 32GB

What and how?? Thanks

cheers.
been checking this every day for it to come back in stock. just missed out last time so not letting that happen again! :smile:

Managed to order one a minute ago, so keep trying if interested

​download the hotukdeals app and then on the notifications tab you enter what deals you want to be alerted for!

problem is unlocking it, if anyone has any clues please share

refreshed about 50 times and finally got one, thanks OP. Time to retire the faithful Nexus 5 :grin:

​surely not, there's a clear difference between the colours... [img]androidcentral.com/sit…jpg?itok=eCKxR5LT[/img]

Thanks op. Was waiting on this for a very long time now

I just received my dispatch confirmation email and the phone should arrive tomorrow via UK mail and they are supposed to text one hour delivery slot and then when I am the next delivery on the round

Awesome thanks. If only I knew that sooner. Weeks of persistence wasted

​other post seems to say they are unlocked if bought pay as you go... doesn't come with the fast charge though which is a bit of a disappointment

​maybe I was just looking at the screen specs too much! always hard to know what an extra gb of ram will be like til you try it! sure your right though I bet I'm impressed when it comes!!

But the fith comment states... The phone does have fast charge capabilities?

Actually hang on, can anyone confirm - is this a 3gb RAM or 4gb RAM phone?

Looks like the 3gb RAM version? That's a bit of an oversight if Huawei gave us a 'flagship' device in 2016 with 3gb RAM?

Just managed to grab one after refreshing constantly for about 10 mins.
Thank OP great deal

Guys, I manage to order payg (£211) sometime in the afternoon for a collection from nearby store. I was able to download the confirmation pdf but have no emails - not for the order confirmation, neither any follow-up. Anyone in a similar situation?

Thanks,

3GB version yes

Do you have to take £10 credit on PAYG?

PAYG Delivery here. I got two o2 new account emails at 4pm. 6.30pm I finally got the order confirmation email.

What do you get in the box? And how is the condition of the phone? Is it unlocked?

what are these like compared to p8 last year's flagship?

Mate got this as an upgrade from a G3, v.nice phone. He pays £12 a month extra for this brand new, so not a bad deal!

​if you look at it under sunlight you will see clearly it has some pink or violet colour in its "titanium grey"- google pictures of P9 Titanium Grey :grin:

Ah, dealbreaker then. Not enough of an upgrade on my Honor 7 to warrant buying, even at this fantastic price...

Bearing in mind the high spec, is 3000 mAh is 'strong' enough battery. I've been spoiled by day long batteries from a succession of Moto Gs

Don't use the sim card? It didn't try to charge me £10 when i selected the (classic style ??) PAYG sim tariff. I guess i would have to top up if i wanted to use the simcard

OOS

​ah that doesn't bother me if you just mean a tint, thought you were saying they are shipping the pink one out!!!

​1 better

I opted for 1GB data tariff and will pay off the total £192 and cancel the tariff when it arrives.

Sorry, I meant that the collection in the store, is for 8th Sep - so yet to receive the phone. I will feedback on the condition.

Anyone else who ordered successfully and hasn't received any confirmation email.

OOS

Damn really 2wnted this

​I have had no email confirmation so decided to phone o2 and they told me phone has been dispatched to store for collection.

I don't seem to be getting an option to *not* top up (on the mobile site at least.

​I didn't

​O2 junk*

Anybody know the warranty on these 'Like new' deals

Thanks

PAYG is out of stock it seems - a shame
How do you go about paying up front?

roughly £40 TCB too :smile:

​12 months

​i ordered QC for huawei P9 from ebay, it came after 2 weeks from HK, but it does not do quick charge, just normal one, so be aware, guys.

Some people may have it in basket and then timing out. I kept refreshing on basket screen and i t popped from OOS to "continue". Bam, purchased.

anyone know if I can get this in a Dual Sim ?

Will try my luck. What tarriff did you go for or does it not matter on PAYG

Exactly which one did you order? Can you post a link to the exact one you ordered?

PAYG. As said, can't be bothered with £19 saving for the hassle that sometimes comes, and the credit check.

Surely there wont be a pay out if you cancel next day?

How can that be if one is going to cancel the airtime contract almost immediately?

PAYG buyers can get 2.1% TCB, which equates to ~£3.71 only (i.e. 2.1% of price before VAT, which is £176.66).

Right to clear up the confusion and stop people spouting straight BS.

Fast charging is a "standard". Its just one particular method of charging a phone fast. Quick Charging by Huawei is another "standard". They are 2 separate methods of doing the same thing. So no traditional fast chargers do not work with the P9 due to it using the Hisilicon chips (the P9 does not use snapdragon chips etc) specific method.

You need a Huawei 9V/2A 5V/2A Hisilicon quick charger. Any other fast charger won't work because it's not compatible.

Additionally, those that have mentioned it are completely correct that you need the correct 2amp cable. Yes believe it or not with USB-c cables the type of cable is very important. A lot of the cheap cables on the market will draw too much power as the manufacturers applied the old cable standards and just installed USB-c ports at the end as opposed to using a cable with correct resistance. This is last part about the cables is applicable to all USB-C phones and not just with Huawei. Be careful.

Now about the Pink colour. O2 do in fact send out the grey version but if you angle the device at the light there is a slight pinkish/purplish hue. It is not the pink version so don't worry about it.

from other threads on it, some were expecting Titanium grey to be dark, rather than Titanium coloured...

All of the o2 apps can be uninstalled, some of the huawei ones can be too.

UKMail have just delivered this to me. Transferred my sim and memory card over and it's synching with google. Looks good to me

It came in a white box, with usb cable and sim-tray pin.

If the cable fits in your M8, they have not given you a type c cable. The M8 is just microb usb

Awesome phone. Battery is excellent, too.

Same. It's got the tiniest of marks in the chamfered corner but it's okay otherwise. Looks new with the sticker on and all.

It should be the one on the left side. The new type C fits either side. Seems like they gave you the wrong one.

i ordered one of these off o2 refresh a few weeks ago, and o2 have charged me the first months airtime and are refusing to refund it to me?anything i can do? phone is great, charges quickly with my 3A pixel c charger, full charge in under two hours. weirdly though it charges slowly with a 4A oneplus dash charger

Hi Simon.
Could I ask is the phone unlocked to other networks and did you buy it payg or on contract?
Many thanks

Nooo! Phone is perfect too, 10 percent battery left! Might see if I can get a live chat to replace the wire

If you want an official Huawei fast charger, item 262566914054 on ebay. It's a UK plug, not US which won't work properly even if you use an adapter.

I bought it on PAYG and I can can confirm mine is unlocked. Works with vodafone sim.

My PAYG order is perfect condition & unlocked....

however all I got was phone and cable only, not even SIM tool.

Bad O2!

Does the LG Stylus 2 ever feature in the O2's "Like new /refurb" offers?
I like the DAB radio feature and been after one for ages but can't justify the 200£ asking price as the remaining phone spec is lacklustre

Thank you very much keoje.
I really appreciate your reply as I was hesitant to make my 3 micro SIM into a nano SIM in case it wouldn't work.

Thanks very much

You sure? The sim tool was wedged in the usb cable for me... may have fallen out?

I think there are sim adaptors you can get for cheap as a final peace of mind.

I ordered on contract and was told that I will get it today but I didn't. Adviser on the chat promised that I will get it in 24 hours . I then called n they told me that order is cancelled n they don't know why. I had Tesco credit card for 9K approved last week :disappointed:

Cool thanks I will check them out.
The main reason I am so cautious is my current phone is a lg g3 and I accidentally popped the sim from the packaging in its smallest nano size and then tried to put it in my phone with the piece I had popped it out from and damaged the sim tray reader.
Once bitten twice shy
Thanks for your help

That's the old micro usb plug. There's another link for a USB type-c in title with 1 review. Not sure about it tho. Near the start of this thread someone mentioned this product here which I will be buying to try out.

With the pay as you go deal, is it a case of just not using the sim? Or do you have to cancel anything?

That would work but not fast charge. You would need the 9v-2a ​for quick charge 2.0

I opted for the PAYG version to avoid any hassle with credit etc. When selecting a PAYG tariff - it doesn't add any more to the £211 or something they charge for the handset. It was unlocked and it actually didn't come with a sim. Probably seperate delivery /shrug. I'm pretty sure you don't need to pay/use the sim when it comes. Hopefully someone else can confirm.

Im getting nowhere with o2 for a new cable to replace this rubbish one! Anyone know of a store I can go into where they arent over £20 for the cable!!!

Do you have to insert the sim card into the phone before you request for unlock code in case of PAYM plan?

Sorry my mistake your right it's a micro usb.

hotukdeals.com/dea…630

These are the instructions from a previous thread which will help you out!

Can anybody get the notifications from email app to show in the notification bar?

Text messages show in the bar but emails do not.

I am using blue mail.

Do anybody else's show in the drop down notification bar? What app are you using and did you modify any settings.

Thanks in advance

Great, thanks a lot!

got my P9 like new and unlocked. Do any of you have wifi issues with it? I am updating the apps from google play and it is really slow

Slightly confused as....managed to order paygo version of phone but on talking to the O2 chat adviser following the order they advised the following:
1) Phone is locked to O2; Will need to insert O2 sim which comes with the phone package
2) Phone can only be unlocked after 12 months of use of the O2 Sim.
The reason for the question was because I have a Tesco SIMO contract (which runs off the O2 network) and it seemed logical that I would just need to pop in the Tesco sim and all should be fine. The O2 Chat person advised that this would not work. (Glad to see that the voda sim worked based on earlier comment which also throws into doubt the comments from the chat adviser)
Would be great if some other folks can also just confirm or clarify that the phone is unlocked.

I dont think many stores will sell one for under £20, they're all rip offs, best place is to go onto amazon although I'm sure thats not what you want as you have to wait. I guess alternatively you could take your phone, box and receipt to your local O2 store and ask them to sort it out?

EDIT: Just found this at Maplins if you have one near: maplin.co.uk/p/b…HAQ

Mines unlocked. Don't think I've seen anyone in other threads when this was posted say there's was locked... so the chances of getting one locked are pretty slim...

I think you need to go into settings -> apps -> advanced -> default app settings -> change email from default to blue mail.

These are hit & miss unfortunately. Depends if the person who returned it, whether they requested an unlock or not & applied it to the phone.

The good news is, if it comes locked, these can usually be easily unlocked for £3-4 by getting an unlock code off eBay - search for 221381719988 (as an example).

P.S. for future reference, if this was a brand new phone on PAYG, it would definitely be locked to O2. But again, can usually be unlocked via eBay.

Went into the store, said they couldnt excahnge it and Id need to phone them up. Line was closed by the time I got back but went onto live chat and they were more patronising than anything else! Will just get one off amazon :disappointed: Hopefully they will be a decent prime one to get so only a day

i had the exact same conversation with 02 online who advised me of the same thing. curious as to why they advise they are locked when evidently they arent...

Me too. Everything is downloading soooo slow!

i had the exact same conversation with 02 online who advised me of the same thing. curious as to why they advise they are locked when evidently they arent...

I noticed wifi was slow too... on network was super fast

Why is this deal expired?

Thats dumb! If you can get the Maplins one I linked, thats really good for the price and would also support fast charging if you opt to buy a fast charger adaptor (and its on sale). Otherwise and good name brand one would be fine from Amazon like this one: amazon.co.uk/Ank…b+a

but hey, its not too much of a problem when you got this phone for so cheap in the first place, even if a little frustrating

Well mine has arrived and it's just downloading all the apps and doing a quick update to improve camera functions.

Mine looks brand new as I can't find a single blemish on it.

It is also unlocked. Working great on 3.

On myo2 my phone number shows as having no credit. I bought it on payg.

Will probably just order that one from Amazon, shame the official fast chargers are all from abroad or look dodgy! The maplin one isn't available near me unfortunately :disappointed: will pop into asda on the off chance they have one but looks like I'll have to wait til Friday to use is! My old phones just started a huge color bleed too so looking forward to get a new one! As you say it's more frustrating than anything else, at least I didn't have to unlock it or anything

Did anyone get the original box and any accessories? Or did they just send it in a generic box with only the phone and the USB-C cable and NOTHING else?

Also, Has every PAYG phone ordered been unlocked? reading these posts, it looks like they are not locked to begin with. Someone said earlier on that they dont even have the O2 startup screen.

What more clarification you want? Perhaps they can bring their phone to you for 100% satisfaction.

The reason for the query is that folks on this thread seem to be stating phones are unlocked. The chat adviser advised they are locked - hence rather make sure that before even opening the box. Its a simple ask (and I suppose awareness for us newbies) to avoid tech issues going forward.Thnks

Cheers - only asking as mine came with a sim card in the package. I haven't tried the phone yet as it's for my daughter who is at college - She is on the Three network.

yes i would like to know too, doesnt it even come with earphones?

It came in a generic box with only the phone, usb-c cable and a sim ejector. Mine was unlocked(PAYG) and there is no o2 startup screen.

cheers

Thankyou for the pointer and explaining the background to why phones may/may not be locked. At least now I can appreciate why its pot luck (whereas before I just thought it was all locked by default). Appreciate your steer.

Mine was network locked.

got mine today currently i have an s7 edge and tbh i am not too impressed. the phone is good booking compared to my s7 edge but man s7 has such a beautiful screen that it makes P9 look dated.

So a phone that retails at £450 which you bought for £200 doesn't look as good as a phone that retails for £640.

Who would have thought it

the P9 is a very good handset for the price its not really a fair comparison to compare next to an S7 edge. the edge is amazing but thats not really the point he now is it?

hey relax i just gave my first impression didnt mean to cause any offence.

OK so that points to the fact that they are not UNLOCKED by default.

You looking to return or sell on?

Okay am I being really daft here but the charging cable doesnt fit into the bottom socket ?
Feels like there is something blocking it I dont wanna force it in ?
Just me ?

Make sure your cable is a usb-c type. No issues here. Fits easily. Might be silly but did they give you the wrong cable?

Mine came in a blank box, but it's unlocked.

Mine just arrived, have to say im very impressed as it looks brand new, only issue is a little bit of dirt in the top speaker, but screen and body wise, not a single scratch at all. Screen looks super nice and the finger print scanner is insanely fast, shame my wifi is so **** slow its gonna take nearly 2 hours to download the system update...

To note, maybe I didn't read well enough but I didnt realise it only came with USB cable and no wall adaptor? seems a bit annoying, guess it makes it easier for me to buy a fast charger though.

As for the colour, it definite is titanium grey but I can tell where people are coming from, it does have a slight purple/pink tinge in the sun but I quite like it tbh. Definite upgrade from my Nexus 5 and so glad I didnt get the P9 lite in the end, thanks OP!

Im not sure it looks like the ones in the pics, should it be different to an htc m8 cable as it fits straight in there

Mine came in a generic O2 box with Just usb-c cable and sim tray pin, I would assume all are the same tbh. I cant check if mine is unlocked atm sadly, my 3 sim is micro not nano. I have no O2 startup screen however which leads me to believe it wont be locked

OOS :disappointed:

Seems dodgy that there are so many of these phones that have been returned to O2. There must be some inherent flaw with them.

Anyone got lucky recently?
I always get "Out of stock" message :thinking:

Type like new in the o2 shop there's loads of other phones in a similar position...

It's going to be so hot, however it's out of stock oO

I managed to fix part of it. Not sure what helped but I did the following in order. I think t he last step helped.

- forget/rejoin netowor
- cleared cache (power off/hold down volume up+power button)
- factory reset
- restarted router
- changed router bandwidth from 40 to 20
- assigned Static IP
- used 8.8.8.8 DNS
- force closed download manager and google play store
- cleared the data for both
- removed Google account and added it again

Speed has returned to normal and I was able to update the applications. The last 2 steps actually worked all t he previous ones had absolutelly no result at all.

They sell thousands of phones every day, and only put the Like New models up when they have 200 returns in stock. It has taken months for this deal to come back on. This lot sold through online in a little over 4 hours.

Anyone know how to turn off the step counter? I've finally managed to get it working with my Android Wear watch, thats the reason my P8 went back. Nova Launcher, and a case, and I am actually happier with this than my s7. Only the waterproofness sets it apart.

This should have been expired two days ago. What gives?

Are the people who have one happy with the screen? My old Sony Xperia Z3 Compact, though lower resolution, seems to have a much better screen. Blacks remain black even when looking at the screen off center... Its difficult to tell where the screen ends and black bezel starts.

On the P9, Blacks are only black if you look head on at the display. Off centre, the screen is a dark grey & its fairly obvious where the screen ends and the black bezel begins!

it was but it reopened this morning. don't know why

I uninstalled the app. It is pretty easy to do it.

I think it came back in stock.... for a tiny while

​I eventually stumbled on that rather obvious solution.

But not in such numbers and the P9 is a relatively new flagship phone

Still in stock?

3% battery drain over night.

Drain was a huge problem on my Honor 7 and the devs seemingly couldn't fix it (actually made worse with each update). Don't think there's even a need for me to root this phone now :smile:

Loving it apart from the slight curved edges screen... feels great to use but its going to make getting decent tempered glass protection for it pretty tricky :thinking:

"Keoje
14 hours, 8 minutes ago#174
I think you need to go into settings -> apps -> advanced -> default app settings -> change email from default to blue mail"

Thanks for your help keoje. Really appreciate it.

I never would have found that menu without your help.

Cheers

That's good, but if you choose 'Ultra battery' or similar (from the dropdown shortcuts menu), you can get this down to 0-1% most likely (works on my P8). Can still receive/send calls & texts in this mode, so I use it in the day as well when not going to use the phone for a while.

And it only takes a single touch & a few secs to return from the displayed Ultra battery settings/screen to standard settings & full phone functionality.

Does it have only 1 year warranty

According to the Huawei website, towards the bottom of the following page, it says it has two years warranty which can be upgraded to 3 years by paying a premium.

consumer.huawei.com/uk/…tml

I just picked my phone (UNLOCKED, brand new condition) up from o2 store. It came with micro usb cable as well. Called payg return team, they said they would send me a new replacement including power plug tomorrow. I got an email after the phone call, they sent me the wrong cable again:

NEXT DAY DELIVERY O2 2AMP Mains Charger V2 & Micro USB Cable

Well, what can i say, luckly i am a voda customer....

I have a P8, which also has a manufacturer's warranty of 2 years.

If you want to check on your P9: with the Huawei HiCare app installed, enter your phone's IMEI number in the app at: Service > Warranty status

This is what it shows for my P8 (purchased on 2016-02-05):

Just checked the warranty on mine it said 23/5/18

Cheers crossbow.
Just checked mine and its under warranty until 6/8/2018.
No wonder it looks band New.
BONUS BONUS!
Thanks for the top tip

possibly 2 years from date of first sale...

That's right, by the looks of it.

OOS again...

This may help some less tech savvy people like me.

I could not get the blue mail app to display messages in the notification bar. So I gave up and started using the default email app. However I could not get it to check for emails when the app was closed and couldn't find the setting. The default setting is to sync"never". I had to click on the menu, then settings then each individual account and there was a sync frequency option.

This may well be basic to most but it is different to my previous lg g3 and after researching on the net this simple solution worked for me.

If it helps somebody then great.

Anyone able to recommend decent screen protector... difficulty as I see it is the curved edges of 2.5D glass. Do protectors keep snagging at edge and come off easily or does it leave curved edge exposed? Both bad!

just wondering... if I bought one of those headphone adaptors to play music through the usb instead of the headphone jack would I get better quality sound ??

I would have thought it would depend on the quality of the dac on the USB device.

my usb c cable got pretty hot at the mains adapter end after an hour of charging, anyone else experiencing the same?
I'm using the usb c cable that was supplied in the white box with the handset, and an lg g4 charging adapter (only 6 months old and doesn't normally have any issues).

ebay.co.uk/itm…410

I picked up a cheap case and glass screen protector off ebay to use for the moment. The protector doesn't go to the edge, there's a 2-3 mm border of "unprotected" screen space along it's edge

I bought this case, it's fantastic.
clicky
I also bought this protector, but it doesn't stick at the top. There's halo'ing all around the edge
clicky

Do you mean something like an audioquest dragonfly usb amp/dac? If so then yes. I haven't used one but they are meant to improve audo quality for sure.

i bought this from same seller 50p less and and the screen protector is not even as in edge to edge so i emaled them and they refunded me half of what i paid. the case is decent for what u pay, its thin and see through with a good fit but not the snuggest. hope it helps

Can you keep the device plan and cancel the airtime plan?

No to cancel the airtime plan the device plan has to be paid off...

I bought these:

amazon.co.uk/gp/…c=1

and

amazon.co.uk/gp/…c=1

it fits well

out of stock

12:20 September 12th currently in stock.

Go go go

Back instock again just ordered 1

Out of stock again ffs

And yet again I miss out on this! So frustrating!

Damn I want one of these so badly :disappointed:

They are ok... but not fantastic... I'm annoyed that O2 take everything out of the pack except cable... Lots of landfill sitting somewhere at O2!

​i disagree. I think it IS fantastic. For the money I am blown away. I much prefer it to my s7

What alternatives are there for the price? I want a phone with a good camera like this one.

I've watched this o2 refresh deal for the p9 for the past 2 months. Held off it as I was looking forward to the honor 8 which is essentially same as this except glass build / slightly slower clock cpu. Price was ridiculous so I jumped on this.

Anyway the deal itself has popped up like 3-4 times. If you can wait upto a month, I am sure this will be in stock again.

Lovely phone and a snatch at £192. (paid £210 myself for PAYG to save hassle). Still has 22 months warranty.

the camera on this one is up there with the latest iPhone, maybe better but low light it's still a bit meh, you'll never match the camera at this price on another phone

Well mine arrived yesterday unfortunately its locked to o2,

Anybody had there's unlocked yet and were did you have it done ?

Thanks

Hi Ritchie

Did you buy it payg or on contract with the aim to pay it off?

If you bought it on contract then o2 will unlock it for free. If payg I am unsure.

Edit a quick look on eBay and it looks to take between 5 & 10 days to receive an unlock code for around £3.50

I bought it on pay n go (didnt want hassle of refresh) ,
iv seen them on eBay but i go on holiday on sunday and intended in taking it with me so i was wondering if anybodys had there's done sooner ?

try huawei honor 6+ the camera is amazing

In that case I don't know.
I would contract o2 and see if they will unlock it for you as they unlock them for free when you pay off your contract so there is a chance they may do the same as you bought it outright.

Will you post back your result?

I'm probably being stupid, but I can't find the setting on my p9 to only show contacts in the dialer app that actually have a telephone number.

my contact list is full of people I've only got email details, or [email protected] [email protected] addresses that I've contacted once forever ago.

I'm sure this was a simple setting on all my previous handsets - anyone able to help?

Oh and whilst I'm back in this thread, I DON'T recommend the shaped tempered glass whole screen protectors available on Amazon. They have black coloured strips (or white/ gold / rose strips) along the top and bottom to better blend with the handset looks. It looks great, but seems to affect the light sensor so the phone doesn't auto dim and brighten up to suit the environment.
Also the home / back / switch app buttons at the bottom of the screen are quite a lot less responsive. I've checked to make sure the screen is affixed properly in case I'd fitted it off centre or the shaped part wasn't sitting properly over the curved edge of the screen, but it seems to be a fault with the protector.

If you're like me and only store contacts on the sim card/phone itself. What you need to do is...

Dialler -> Contacts -> Menu -> Display preferences -> Customise -> Make sure only Phone and SIM are checked -> Double check that your linked Google account(was for me anyway) is unchecked. Expand the dropdown list for Google to make sure nothing else is checked.

Thanks Keoje, but I'm hoping to still keep my contact information synced with Google - rather than download a subset to the phone (I'm too disorganized to try to keep two lists up to date with changes!). It was definitely possible on my LG G3 and G4 previously, and seems odd that I can't find the setting on the P9

Has anyone got a decent fitting screen protector for this? the 2.5D glass makes it difficult to get full coverage. I ordered some that are at least 2mm away from all the edges. Does not fill me with confidence. i note another user said theirs was not a good fit too.

Back in stock at 12.20 :smile:

WooooooHooooooo, just ordered one!

Seriously been refreshing like every 2 minutes!

It's back in stock NOW!

Managed to nab one - seems they restock around this time every few days.

OOS again...

​Because of the nature of the screen, none are really suitable for full coverage, but some are better than others.

Some users have gone for the film-type protector as a last resort & said they're better (but may not suit everyone).

Here's a thread on the Xda forums with lots of suggestions, including links to relevant Youtube reviews. I would start on the last page (15) & work backwards:

Tempered Glass Screen Protector for Huawei P9

Hi I ordered this,great reviews looks like it fits properly.
Will update when i get it.
amazon.co.uk/gp/…c=1

Missed this again

Maybe one day I will get lucky :disappointed:

​ reply to islandlass- that is the one I had, the black coloured top stripe affected the light sensor (so auto brightness of screen not working correctly) and buttons at bottom of screen not as responsive to touch as they should be.

hopefully you'll have more luck.

They are still there, I just snagged one.

Not for me, still showing out of stock

I have also purchased this one, mine arrived today and I haved fitted it absolutely perfectly in line with all features but I am also having problems of the auto screen brightness adjuster no longer working,
I've emailed the seller as im not happy about it as its not fit for the purpose.

Ill update you when I recieve information off seller.

where do I get payg for £211 please? I can't find a link. thanks in advance

When you click Get Deal. Next to the phone image. Click Back to product details. You'll see "Also available on PAYG". It's pot luck to recieve an unlocked handset. Free to unlock if you get this via o2 refresh contract pay off. Otherwise PAYG buyers will need to probably resort to some ebay thing for £3-4. If you're lucky enough to find the p9 in stock again you can ignore the payg tariff. It doesn't add any charge.

Only other place I can find it cheaper than full price is Cash Converters or CEX - at £280. Looks like O2 buy them back at a similar price to other places but their markup is a lot lower!

I have missed out so far on one of these, but hoping they come back in stock soon.

Had reply back off the seller today requesting pictures, sent some and they have issued a full refund on it.

Personally had these been completely clear i dont think they would be a problem with the sensor.

Anybody recommend a tempered glass cover for it that doesnt affect the auto brightness sensor ?

What's the use of quoting replies from others?

My phone just arrived, came unlocked :smile:

Trying to get one for my SIL and keep missing the availability :neutral_face:

After a couple of days with my p9, I really like the phone, its size, weight, camera, battery life and fingerprint scanner are the reason I bought this and are everything I hoped they would be.

my last two handsets were LG G3 and G4 so I'm used to a good camera and the p9 is no disappointment so far.

There are a couple of niggles that I thought I'd ask for help with (or at least warn others who are waiting for the deal to become available again / undecided):

1. the status bar at the top is smaller than I'm used to. displaying the icons for notifications doesn't work well for me - eg a new email icon shows a tiny picture of the sender's face, rather than a Gmail logo.

2. notification led doesn't seem to be controllable - ie, its just a flashing green light, you can't choose different colours for different apps.

3. No double tap to wake the screen. I'm getting used to pressing the power button, but I still wish it was available. (I mostly used this feature when the phone is on my desk rather than in my hand, pressing the power button or fingerprint to switch on is more fiddly)

4. the settings menu is more difficult to navigate than the LG menus I'm used to.

5. I don't seem able to configure badges on the homescreen icons - eg. to show new texts in the Messenger app. I'm guessing this is because there is no app drawer and homescreen icons are normally widgets or shortcuts in other phones?

6. lock screen notifications seem a bit chaotic with default settings - all sorts of things are popping up. but irritatingly they seen to override the do not disturb setting. this means that the screen lights up in the middle of the night with a google now card telling me the weather is changing or something equally useless. I'm sure this is just a another granular setting I haven't found yet....

if anyone knows how to solve these I'd appreciate it.

on the plus side, my daughter was desperate for an Honor 8 handset. it arrived yesterday, and whilst its very beautiful (and slippery!) it seems to be the exact same phone, just costs £150 more than this deal on PAYG.

Great deal, thanks again to the OP and everyone who posts when it comes back into stock.

​You can turn off the contact icon in notifications, it's in the settings somewhere, I happen to quite like it.
I stuck Nova Launcher on mine, so have the badge next to an icon when I have a new notification, and also an app drawer.
I completely agree that this is a stunning phone for the money, and I shall say again side by side with my s7 this wins apart from waterproofness.

1. Unfortunately, I don't think these can be changed.

2. Try a third-party app for this: Light Manager - LED Settings‌ or‌ Light Flow Lite

3. Again, try a third-party app for this: KnockOn. Don't know why they removed this feature to be honest, as my P8 has it - possibly with addition of the Fingerprint scanner, which my P8 doesn't have.

4. Yes, I think you're right there! There is a search function though, which helps a bit.

5. Do what TelicVet suggests for this one.

6. Go into Settings > Notification panel and status bar > Notification Manager & change them in Notification centre - each one will need to be done individually.

Let us know what you tried & what worked, etc as it will help others too.

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Some more P9 tips you may find useful:

25+ Huawei P9 Tips & Tricks - Phandroid

How to use the Huawei P9’s superb dual-lens camera

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Lucky daughter :grin:

Thanks TelicVet - I think I'd like them too - if my old eyes could see them! unfortunately I can barely tell the difference between the app logo notifications!

I can't find the setting you mentioned - would you mind posing it if you happen to find it again?

This should work (does on my P8 too): Notification badges (P9 Plus)

Any progress with the other tips? See my previous post.

Not much luck with any so far, but will have a proper go at them tonight. I tried the badges tip, but it only seems to support a couple of on-board apps:

Not sure if the screenshot worked - it doesn't show on the HukD app (another setting to look for)

don't take these comments as negative, I really like the phone.

The pic link(s) you posted don't work (possibly because HUKD don't support it). Try hosting them on Imgur instead.



Yes, you did say in your earlier post as well.

​Sorry, could be my bad, I thought that the "show notification icon" switch would turn that off, but without someone texting me I can't tell. Sorry, didn't mean to mislead.

There's no way you can get this for £192. Why is this deal not expired?

Because it is still available if you follow the instructions given.

​thank you. i still can't get one though, there's no stock. I've been trying for 2 days now :disappointed:

No it isn't

Keep trying for as long as you can & everyday - you will get one eventually :smile:

I was going to get the p9 lite of carphone warehouse new for £199. But for 12 quid more (payg on this) I will most likely get this instead. If it's in perfect condition like people say then it'll be perfect. I want this one because of the better camera (I think) than the lite.

​ thanks titan131 I'll have a look.

I'm less bothered about the niggles now. so long as I can stop the notifications in the middle of the night I'll be happy.

Click on the get link. Then scroll down until you see the plans. Above that there should be a tab labelled pay as you go. Hope that helps. Sorry I'm 2 days late.

If you haven't had a chance to do what I suggested earlier, or as a temporary solution until you are able to...



...you can easily & quickly turn off sound from the drop-down shortcut menu every night before going to sleep, then turn it back on in the morning - at least you will not be disturbed by the notification sounds (for the screen lighting up still being a disturbance, I'm sure you know what to do):

Ok, I think I know a solution. There is a "do not desturb mode" and it should stop the LEDs from blinking.

You need to slide up on the shortcuts pannel and press edit to find it :smile:

Sold out

Thanks guys, good solution. seems clumsy compared to my old LG but it'll work.
weird thing in the notification manager/ centre is I don't see an entry for google now, I must be looking in the wrong place?

I feel your pain... But I can't afford one yet anyway. Got go wait until I've done my new paper round for 3 months to get enough money for it.

I think that's linked to the Google app, so...

Open the Google app. At the top left, tap Menu (3 horizontal lines) > Settings > Now cards > Next to "Show cards," turn the switch off.

Hey, you could download nova launcher and install "TeslaUnread". I just tried it for gmail and it works. Though, a problem for me was it showed 999+ emails on the badge, so I went to gmail, "selected all" primary and social emails and marked as read. Now the badge should show as "1" the next time I get an email. Hope this helps. There are others options too apart from gmail :smile:

Thanks Crossbow, I appreciate it.

I had found that setting, but was hopeful that google now would simply comply with the automated night time do not disturb rule.

never mind this, manual method is fine.

just to confirm phone arrived next day (great service by o2). was absolutely flawless, no o2 branding and sim unlocked. handset itself is amazing value for the money and I prefer it to my s7 edge overall - a smoother experience although camera isn't quite as good. throw on a stock theme, pure icons and Google launcher and you're set. thanks OP for posting this. for others looking it seems new stock gets added around midday to 1230 in my experience (that's how I nabbed one)

Still no luck :disappointed:
Does anyone remember what time (approximately) they came in stock when they bought it? I am wondering if there is a time that they add them.

The lack of stock is made even more annoying when you see these marked up to ~£300 on eBay. Ones without the box that have clearly just been bought via. this offer...

No point in getting tense over it. In a couple of months this will be the normal price for this phone.

Yeh wanted one myself but now going to wait and see after the google pixel phone announcement on 4th October.

​I am considering going for one over my s7 edge. what way do you prefer it?

How can the screen on the P9 match the S7 Edge

Easily! I couldn't tell the difference between the P9 and my S7. Apart from £350...

The S7 Edge's screen is pentile and the p9's IPS screen isn't and that means that the S7 Edge needs to be quad HD to be as sharp as a non-pentile Full HD screen.

Whether you prefer AMOLED or IPS is user preference.

Some reviewers have said that the IPS quad HD screen on the HTC 10 (non-pentile) isn't any better than the FHD screen on the P9. In fact, one said he prefered the screen on the P9 because of colours and viewing angles. So quad HD makes sense on the S7 Edge because it uses a pentile subpixel arrangment but not on the HTC 10 or the P9 that are both non-pentile.

Thanks for the info :smile:

​Yeah what he said... :grin:

Has anyone managed to get one this week?

I have tried several times a day everyday but have not found anything. It should expire now (_;)

This deal must be expired, there are no new stocks coming in

​much smoother performance - s7 edge had the usual Samsung lag despite specs. looks and feels better (to me). easier to get close to stock experience - even using good lock etc there are still aspects of touch wiz that are annoying - like the emoticons - p9 uses stock. price (obviously).

things I miss: wireless charging (but usb-c eases that) and lighting fast focus on s7. but otherwise I'm extremely happy

This is really good price. Wish I could get my hand on it :disappointed:

As recommended elsewhere, I've just put a screenknight film protector (ebay) instead of a tempered glass one and it seems pretty good.

It'll take a bit of getting used to the slight drag / plasticky feel of the screen, but it's gone on much better than I remember film protectors working. This one is applied with a bit of soapy water which worried me, but all seems OK, no bubbles in the film, no lifting up at the edges, and phone internals not water damaged!

I tried two glass ones - the first was full screen / 2d and affected the light meter (so auto dimming/brightness didnt work) and buttons at bottom of screen less responsive, second one was awful because it didnt stick around 2 mm at edges and top and bottom were 5 - 8mm in places not sticking.

Managed to get mine unlocked by o2, I requested a unlock through my partners o2 contract account and it was free.

Just a note for people buying on pay as you go o2 will not unlock these via a pay as you go account until after 12 months of purchase

Quick Question about the auto brightness,on my Sony, I used to set the slider to a value which I'm happy with and then tick the Auto tick box. The phone would then adjust brightness up or down. On this phone, it adjusts it up quite quickly... but when I go to a darker area it does not seem to adjust it down as quickly... takes ages and the screen during this time seems too bright so I then move the slider back manually to where I like it!

Anyone else experiencing this?

​ yes mine is the same, seems to trickle the brightness down very slowly.

OK, Seems like a software issue then... I thought it may have just been my one.

Folks, they are back in stock. Just ordered one.

Just added to basket.
Went to checkout and it's oos
I was only curious as I managed to get one first time round.

can't believe i've missed it again!

it was back in stock but by the time i went to checkout it was oos again :worried:

i made it :smile: after like 10 minutes of F5 on the my basket page

lucky you :smile:

I tried this and it was an epic fail for me. Followed the instructions exactly... Was left overnight and next day it was not even 50% stuch to the screen. I found the flipped side better at sticking to the phone so I have done that now.. as I dont have anything else... The film has loads of bubbles and is covering the light sensor as its flipped. NOT GOOD AT ALL!

Any other suggestions people?

Here's a thread on the Xda forums with lots of suggestions, including links to relevant Youtube reviews. I would start on the last page (15) & work backwards:

Tempered Glass Screen Protector for Huawei P9

That thread is waste of time. My head is hurting now.

anybody knows when its going to be in stock again?

Same here... its a lot of reading with no real conclusion!

I can buy it off you if you don't want it. I have everything apart from phone :disappointed:

just collected the phone...it is perfect but....no accessories not even the usb-c cable! can i claim it?

Same here, no cable or anything. 49% battery out of the box. (Does anyone know if asda/sainsburys etc sell usb c cables?)
However, it is unlocked with no splash screen etc and looks brand new.

My Sainsburys don't seem to sell the USB c cables. Just USB and apple ones. Hth

O2 want £8.99 for the cable only...

So wrong... cable should be mandatory...

Normally, it wouldn't matter but with type C it is a pain. 10% battery now, resolved to wait for Amazon delivery tomorrow.
Phone is very smart, possibly a bit too bling for my taste.

I bought a couple of converters that go on the end of a micro USB cable. very handy for around the house, and car.

Same here... 99p eBay

Just checking in to say that this a heck of phone for £192! However, I think I will find the screen a bit small after a year with the lovely 5.5 su6.
Also, even with Google's launcher on, the notification tray is a mess under emui.
We shall see.

when was the last time these wer ein stock does anyone know?

A couple of us got one last Wednesday.

brilliant! do you know what time they get released please?

For me, it was 11:30 am on Wednesday. I was idly clicking the link whilst on a conf call...

May I ask what liquid soap you used? Iss washing up liquid ok?

Yep I just put washing up liquid in a bowl with hot water ready to wash dishes, and used it for the phone whilst the water was clean.

the screen protector is ok, but I'm still not liking the rubbery feel - I thought I'd be used to it by now.
Also there are slight ripples which I can't see or feel with the screen on and in use (I use a swipe keyboard so expect to notice any bumps etc). but if I tilt the phone at the right angle to the light, with screen off, I can see little ripples. it's not a problem, but again less desirable than a tempered glass protector would be.

Hey man seen it in stock anywhere ? Waited a whole week can't seem to find it when its in stock

Was in stock this afternoon, managed to order it !

​What sort of time as I looked and it wasn't.

£349 brand new unlocked at Giffgaff if you are desperate £349 Here

‌ :grin:

I've been checking the link whenever i was sat in front of my pc, then after several days found it in stock at 8:30am on Friday. Ordered immediately, when it arrived it had no usb-c cable and only 9% on the battery :thinking: Got on the online chat and apparently they will send one out and should receive this coming week so i've not really been able to play with it..

You should definately be able to get usb-c cable free, if you didn't get one as it says it should come with one on their website.

"Looking for your next phone? Check out our second-hand, Like New phones.

We put every second-hand phone through our five point check and sort them into our grading system - Perfect, Almost Perfect and Perfectly Fine.

You'll get a USB charger and sim pin (for iPhones), you just need to take care of things like a headset or plug. If you change your mind, you'll have 14 days to return it just like a new phone."

Shame on O2. I think they should supply the charger as well as the lead.

But to supply nothing is really bad! Its like selling a car and not supplying the steering wheel... insisting that you use the one from your old car!

What do they do with the all accesories that came with the new phone... Landfill? Must be a big hole somewhere!

probably a law that says they have to pat test them or something if they are pre-owned, and that is to much hassle to do

If thats the case, then surely that would apply to all Networks... Not just O2.

In the past, I have had almost complete packages from other sellers!

Just put my order in for one...these do seem to be popping up every so often.

Same here, was about to post that it's back in stock :smile:

What is it still in stock

Oos now, I was going to pick up another as my wife has nicked the first!

What is it still in stock

Oh no!

I posted immediately after ordering and it was showing in stock. It's just a case of waiting as I have been checking everyday at various times.

I guess most people already have an airtime contract and just want to put their existing sim into the handset. not to be tied into paying 2 airtime plans every month?
everyone has different motives/budgets, this happens to be my reason.

It feels like some people are always on this website checking for the stock and soon as it's in, they place the order. I was on a look out this morning but did not get a chance to go through the check out.

I see, that makes a lot of sense, thanks for the explanation :smile:

Perhaps I was being greedy but for £192 nothing comes close.

I have tried so many times to buy it as a PAYG but each time I put the card through, it returns back to me to add card details. I did this several hundred times today and in the end was sick and tired :disappointed:

Showing back in stock now, decisions, decisions...

Out of stock! One of the days I didn't actually look. Oh well...

Just bought one and still showing as 'In Stock' again now - good luck!

Yeah, I've had the same several times today, showing in stock but them mysteriously tells me my card details are wrong (which they were not). The price is great but O2 are a joke, think I'd rather pay more somewhere else to be honest...

back in stock after couple of F5... bought one !

In stock now, I just ordered.

This is like a YoYo as far as stock is concerned!

Guys, does this version have NFC?

Why are people cancelling the airtime? what is this? isn't it better to spread out the costs £8 every month than all at once?

Confused, someone please fill me in. Are you people not using the min/text/data provided? what's the catch

Yes. It is the L09 3gb/32gb version.

​Most have bought it on PAYG and just stuck our normal sim's in it. If you want to keep the refresh contract as is then do so. Otherwise save a few quid and do that, or spend a bit more and PAYG.

Can anyone who got this phone on PAYG advise whether it came unlocked? Thanks very much!

Mine was PAYG and was unlocked with no carrier branding. Others have said theirs were locked.... I guess I was lucky. The phone is an awsome one for the money... I paid £212 but after cashback it cost just over £200

Can anyone having an O2 contract unlock any other phone on PAYG?

came unlocked for me too. no carrier branding either

Hi guys. Anyone had any problems with the battery life? My phone has lost 80% in 12 hours.

What does the battery stats say, mine got delivered yesterday so I haven't had a chance to test yet. I also don't have a nano sim, so any testing I do will be without any network.

Is there any recommended case and screen protector? I have scanned through the XDA thread but there appears to not be any conclusion (obviously there is a degree of personal preferences).

I usually prefer the TPU clear types

Regarding screen protectors, it appears the tampered screen protectors have poor fitting and bad coverage. So maybe normal ones are best way to go here?

For the case I'd recommend shock absorption tpu bumper drop protection clear hard case for huawei p9 - smoke black http//ww…ick it's brilliant. And the screen cover... Huawei P9 Screen Protector / De…ick The screen protector again has a small band around the edge but much less than others. It'll do me for now. My battery is awesome, takes a day of real hammering for it to be empty by the evening. I LOVE THIS PHONE!

Shock Absorption TPU Bumper Drop Protection Clear Hard Case for Huawei P9 - Smoke Black

[2 Pack] Huawei P9 Screen Protector / Deallink Tempered Glass Screen Guard with High 9H Hardness (0.3mm HD Ultra Clear)

Just re-posting the link to the products you recommended in your comment, as your one seems to be broken.

Collected the phone today from O2 shop. It's awesome and this is coming from someone who had a S6 Edge. It came with the Type-C cable, quite pleased with my purchase.

Did you change any settings in the phone manager? Ie which apps can access the internet, permissions etc.

Edit. I messed around with phone manager a lot and then my battery started to tank really bad. I couldn't get get the battery drain back to normal by setting everything to default, so I factory reset my phone. Now everything is fine again.

Picked mine up today - bought on PAYG and in my case it was network locked to O2 - luck of the draw I guess. Unlocked using dc-unlocker mentioned here: forum.xda-developers.com/p9/…287 - there may be other ways but I tend to trust XDA threads more than some other stuff I google.

Once I realised I had to change "huawei modems" to "huawei phones" in the PC app it autodetected fine and the unlock went without a hitch. Didn't bother to unlock the bootloader so far but should work for that too apparently.

Gorgeous phone but I really dislike EMUI so I am using Nova Launcher.

Just received my nano SIM and phone is network locked too. thank you Philomene, for the link. I'll give it a try later on today.

Got it on PAYG and phone came unlocked.

How do you display contacts having phone numbers only? Currently it displays all contacts by default.

Those picking up from O2 did you buy online? Still trying to get hold of one lol

Yes, I got lucky around lunchtime on Wednesday - had checked earlier and there was nothing, but seems they do still get more in every so often.

​Thanks will continue to keep an eye out.

Wednesdays seem to be the most likely day as they have been stock for the last 2.

I still havent got my usb-c cable that o2 keep saying they are sending out to me!! Rubbish

Had a problem that looked to be caused by Google Photos. Have Uninstalled/disabled the app and seems to have sensible battery life now! You can see what's using your battery in the phone manager app - really useful to kill off annoying apps.

Mine is locked :disappointed:

What is best way to unlock?

I used this: dc-unlocker.com/hua…ide - requires you to plug the phone into a computer and so you may need to install the drivers for it. Once I followed the instructions carefully enough (I didn't notice at first that you have to change from Huawei modems to Huawei phones, for example, and for some reason it wouldn't always "stick" on manufacture mode) it recognised the phone fine, and once I was sure it recognised it I bought the 4 credits for 4 EUR and the unlock itself took 2 seconds.

does anyone else get quite alot of juddering whilst scrolling down on apps or browser?

no, mine is ok

just listed mine on the sale thread. Just want to get back what I paid.
Just wanted to give a heads up to anyone here who has failed and wants to buy one

​Any particular reason why?

Received a 500MB update today that fixes quite a few issues including the light sensor problem in a dark room.

No update on my phone. Have you just bought it? or had it a while?

Got it last week, it was unlocked

Is anyone selling theirs?

Can you please send a link or ebay item number for the converters. Would prefer to buy it from a known seller.

I got these off Amazon. I do love Anker as a brand, and I trust them more than my 89p ones.
clicky

Search for Item No: 222219013341

There is a guy Benson Leung who reviews USB-C adapters and cables

Seriously!!!

Thank you

For 99p I'm willing to take the chance! LOL!

There have been reports where cheap USB-C adapters have crippled the battery and if the batteries are not removable then you are stuffed.

I bought this Original XiaoMi USB Type-C Male to Micro USB Female Connector. These are Benson approved and hopefully are original.

...it's back in stock!!!

Not now it's not.
Oos.
May have just been one or two

Has anyone had an update released yet on their P9? Just wondering if mine has a problem receiving them.

Still on b166, and after looking on XDA it seems there's been numerous updates since then.

I just manually flashed mine. previously on B182 but now on Nougat beta following sign up to the UK beta. running great. all details needed are on the XDA P9 forum.

Mine is the same as yours.
It has done some updates previously though.

I just debranded mine on Tuesday and the most recent OTA update put me on EVA-L09C432B166.

Does Android Pay still work?



Cool, may just stick with it then as I assume the next update will be Nougat.

I had to debrand mine as Android pay wouldn't work. I'm hoping Android N isn't too far off.

Beta sign up for Android N is here for anyone interested
forum.xda-developers.com/p9/…074

Is it stable and do you have to do a reset?

From scanning the thread it seems stable, and I can't imagine it's far from a proper release. I don't think you need to do a reset, looks like it's just a normal OTA update.

Have you installed it?

Not yet, you have to download a Huawei app to join the beta program. I've applied and just waiting for Huawei to approve it,app says it takes 2 weeks.

I got the B182 update today, after that I was able to download B322-log which is the Android N beta. Seems to be working well so far but at work so not had chance to put it through it's paces.

Thanks for the update, still not had the time to install the Huawei app

Would you be able to update to the final ROM from the beta when it is released?

Not sure if anyone is still interested in one, but now my S7 is repaired I'm going back to that, so have my P9 going spare. Just gauging interest before i stick it on FS/FT

How long was it before you received the notification to install beta? I enrolled a week back and haven't heard anything yet.

Probably 5 or 6 days. I had to go to updater to do a manual check.

Yeah I have been doing that practically everyday

Have you gone back into the beta app to see what it says about status of your application for the beta programme?

It says you have joined the project

What's your current build number?

EVA-L09C432B166

Have you still got it?

Hi guys is there a quick and easy guide to follow for debranding? Noticed my Vodafone p9 is still on B133 with no further updates.

Best looking on xda developers.
There is this guide forum.xda-developers.com/p9/…045

Anyone know when Android 7 Noughat is going to be released for this?

End of Jan or beginning of Feb, but it will be a phased release depending on the network provider

Thanks. My one is an Unlocked O2 device with a 3 Contract SIM

Mines is on o2
Prefer this device to my op3 .... :thinking:

Mine was unlocked and using with a BT Mobile sim

Cant wait for the Noughat update. I hear it has a better interface and includes a App Drawer for the first time!

Anyone know if Amazon Alexa is scheduled on the P9? I know its on the Huawei 9 Mate...

Any update on Nougat? Some have started getting the Official update... I bet we in the UK are the last to get it!

yep I'm on Nougat B361. was in beta programme since November full OTA pushed this week

I'm on the Beta program and had an update this week but it was only for B360(final).

I love my P9 even though it's a bit quirky at times. I've got one really annoying problem with the Gmail app - anyone else find it sometimes opens as if normal, but shows no email in any folder?

it happens every few weeks on mine, and the only fix seems to be to stop the app using the android Settings / Apps controls, then reopen Gmail as normal.

I've tried uninstalling all updates, but it just seems to keep happening.

I guess I'll have to reset the whole phone at some point to see if that fixes it, but rebuilding my 2 factor authentication app and online banking tokens etc is just to tedious to do unless I absolutely have to.

posting this in case anyone else has suffered and solved the same problem?

Any clue as to when Non-Beta users are likely to get it? I presume you have a UK model, What Network are you with and is your phone unlocked?

Never had the problem of no emails showing in Gmail app although now and then it doesn't show new emails after sync and I have to manually refresh again.

When will O2/Huawei UK going to release Android Version 7?

Other P9 users around the world have already got their updates OTA.... In the UK Voda have released it... So Why are we still waiting?

At this rate, the next version will be out before we get it!

Looks like you have already posted on the O2 Community thread

Based on my past experience O2 will be the last of them as they are extremely slow with Android updates (Three are the fastest).

Apparently those who bought from Three Mobile have started to get the Android v7 update OTA.

Anyone on O2 UK got the Update to Android 7?

I haven't had it yet via o2

I chatted with a rep from HUAWEI UK online. They told me that the update of the Unbranded P9 has been released in the UK. Apparently for us, we wont get it until O2 decide to release it! :disappointed:

They will delay it deliberately so that customers can buy new phones from them. It's just a sales tactic.

Thats not nice. I have had my phone less than 6 months. Do they expect me to buy a new one so quickly??? :neutral_face:

The phone has been out for a year now and new model P10 has been released.

And Google has outlined Android O.. Or Android 8!

Come on O2.... Push Nougat out soon!

EMUI 5.1 has been announced

Seems like O2 won't be releasing the Nougat update to P9

Wtf that's ridiculous it's a flagship device :disappointed:

Is this official ?
If so, I will never buy from O2 again.

Not official but O2 would be concentrating on the newer models. This phone is a year old.

Bought a P6 from them on a similar deal a few years ago & updated it myself manually from day1 - no problems.

I'd suggest doing the same, or if not for whatever reasons, at least keep pestering them via email & on their forums.

Repeatedly moaning about it on here without doing anything else won't get you'll anywhere, will it?!

Any guide on how to update manually to Nougat?

Wont we lose warranty by doing this ?

I have manually updated my phone to latest B383 firmware today. It's really smooth and a big change from EMUI 4.1

Can you post a link to the guide you used please?

Make sure you are already on EVA-L09C432B166, otherwise there are chances of phone being bricked

Use this guide to upgrade to B182

carbontesla.com/201…pe/

See post #2 to upgrade to B378

forum.xda-developers.com/p9/…754

See post #1869 to upgrade to latest EVA-L09C432B383

forum.xda-developers.com/p9/…586

Thanks for this, I'm in the middle of it now, however I'm getting data error when unzipping the update file in the final step. I'm just redownloading incase there was some error the first time around.

Do I need to update to every version from B182 THEN to B360 THEN to B361? Or can I skip straight to B378?
Thanks

Update: Yeah looks like you do
Update 2: I'm upto B378 but the penultimate update on the last link isn't working. Installs the update to about 20%, then throws up an error.

Download the files again and make sure you clear dload folder before applying the second file. It worked first time for me.

If you are still stuck on the last upgrade then post in the XDA forum and someone should be able to help.

I dont understand about the firmware update process... If its been produced by HUAWEI then why are the holding it back as an OTA update?

Why are they forcing people to tinker manually with the firmware as it could brick the phone if something goes wrong.

It must have been released as people are able to update manually... So why hold it back from everyone else who would like to just update OTA. :neutral_face:

It's not HUAWEI but the network provider that is holding up the update. You can flash manually which will void warranty.

I think I've sorted it, found a rogue dload folder on my internal memory so deleted that and now I've completed all the steps successfully.

Great :smile:

​Just wondering if you did get this phone 'to try' as you said? If so, what's your verdict on it? I'm in desperate need of a new phone but so confused with everyone's comments. I know its a while back, if you did get one you've had time to mess around with it to give your (hopefully honest) opinion oO ..

​I've got to say I LOVE this phone. It shone compared to my S7, so much so that's been in the drawer for 6 months because this out-performed it. I will never pay £100's for a top brand phone.
If you can find one at a decent price, don't hesitate, buy this, it's the best phone you could find for the money, and should cost more!

Great phone my only gripe would be the huge top and bottom bezels which make it physically a bigger phone than it actually is. I would prefer to have minimal bezels, hopefully P11 next year will undergo a design change.

O2 are telling us otherwise! See post 739 on here: O2 Forum

Huawei are saying the Nougat update has been rolled out to UK sim free handsets. Mine was unlocked when I bought from O2 so don't know which side is telling the truth.

Thank you so much for your guide.

I have followed the guide and just wondered if the last part has updated fully as the files were large but the final update took only a few seconds. It said update success, so guess it's fine. I am on B383

Also now i have updated using all these roms am i now free of o2 delaying updates on the future?

Once again thanks for your help!

You won't get any OTA updates in the future might need to check XDA forum thread once in a while and flash manually if there is a new version.

Really Sad... Big shame on you O2 & Huawei

You will not receive an OTA update if you flashed firmware manually.

New firmware B386 released by Huawei. There are a few bugs like no calendar app and ringtone and notification sounds cannot be changed. But battery life is improved.

How can Huawei possibly release this with such fundamental funtions missing?

Nearly end of May and STILL no update!

​I was just wandering if after your last guide, you could tell me how to do the incremental updates?

It is pretty much the same using dload method. There are some missing bits in the latest version so if these are not critical for you then go ahead.

July... still no OTA update..

Looks like an O2 release may be off the cards...

How pathetic... last years flagship phone is overlooked for v7.0

Looks like it unfortunately. Although could be for the better as battery life is poor on Android 7 and I have rolled back to Marshmallow.

Some good news guys about a Nougat update for O2's P9...

Another 1-2 weeks, O2 are finally releasing their own - from Kris_K at the O2 forums: community.o2.co.uk/t5/…/12

"I've got some good news from our device team, folks!

We've now approved the Nougat update for the Huawei P9 and P9 Lite and have sent this back to Huawei for schedule/release - typically this happens within 1-2 weeks, but sometimes sooner/later, so keep your eyes peeled and you'll hopefully have this soon.

P9 Plus customers, no new updates to share just yet - we're awaiting the new software to begin testing but once we've more details to share, we'll let you know."

On the next page, cornetuk says:

"Yay! Update is now available via OTA. I'll go for it tonight [that's tonight]."

Crossbow, What are your thought on the update?

Wotht the amazingly long wait?