How to enter USB Update Mode in Huawei Phones

A quick guide how to enter the USB Update Mode

This document created at Jul 20, 2020, 2:35:11 PM and modified at Nov 9, 2026, 8:45:39 PM.

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How to enter USB Update Mode in Huawei Phones

EMUI 9.X and Magic UI 2.X

Press the VOLUME UP key, VOLUME DOWN key, and the POWER key all the three at the same time, until see the HUAWEI logo display. The phone enters the automatic upgrade mode, and the upgrade is started.

EMUI 10.X and Magic UI 3.X

Press the VOLUME UP key and the POWER key at the same time, then it will enter recovery interface, and then choose the “Update mode > USB update mode” to start the upgrade. If the product does not have the entity VOLUME key, just press the POWER key for more than five times when power is on, then choose the “Update mode > Memory card/OTG update mode” to start the upgrade.