Huawei is still in the process of migrating its Chinese smartphones to its own HarmonsyOS. So in the meantime, global models will keep using EMUI. But don’t worry, as the Android-based operating system is getting a new version with the EMUI 12.
The tech company is mum about what Android version the EMUI 12 is based on. But considering their current state and what the latest Nova 9 has, this may still be based on Android 11.

That said, don’t expect drastic improvements on the EMUI 12 update, but you should see a lot of visual and usability improvements. It should have some of HarmonyOS 2.0‘s features, which are primarily intended to strengthen the smartphones’ integration with Huawei’s ecosystem of products that include laptops, tablets, and audio devices. Such features include screen mirroring, easy file sharing, and more.
A couple of new things shall come with it too, however, will your Huawei device get the new EMUI 12 update? Check the list below.
EMUI 12 list of compatible devices
- Huawei Mate 40 Pro
- Huawei P40 Pro+
- Huawei P40 Pro
- Huawei P40
- Huawei Mate Xs
- Huawei Mate 30 Pro
- Huawei Mate 30
- Huawei P30 Pro
- Huawei P30
- Huawei Mate 20 Pro
- Huawei Mate 20 RS
- Huawei Mate 20 X 5G
- Huawei Mate 20 X
- Huawei Mate 20
- Huawei P20 Pro
- Huawei P20
- Huawei Mate 10 Porsche Design
- Huawei Mate 10 Pro
- Huawei Mate 10
- Huawei Nova 7
- Huawei Nova 7 SE
- Huawei Nova 7i
- Huawei Nova 5T
- Huawei Nova 4
- Huawei Nova 4e
- Huawei Nova Y9 Prime 2019
- Huawei Y9s
- Huawei Y9p