[Discussion] Every Honor 6X may have a NFC chip!

[lol7344]

Warning: Everything in this thread is not confirmed. These are my thoughts, you may find them nonsense or well founded, so please do not blame me if they result being wrong.

Hello guys. Today I've discovered something that made me a little angry.
I've got two phones, a Sony Xperia M4 Aqua and a Honor 6X. They are usually lying in the same pocket.
I noticed that every time i just grab the Honor off, its screen gets powered on.
So I went deeper with my research and I discovered that, even if my BLN-L21 is sold as a non-NFC model (there's nothing in phone settings), it has the NFC chip, and battery IS giving power to the chip.
In fact, every time the M4's NFC gets on the 6X's eventually-existing NFC chip position (near the fingerprint scanner, a little below), the screen gets on. This does not happen when I put the phones in different positions. This happens when the M4 is powered off, meaning that 6X's NFC scanner is probably working. This happens with other NFC-capable (Android) phones, but doesn't happen with non-NFC phones.
So, yes. Your Honor 6X probably has an NFC chip. Huawei simply decided that your country cannot have this feature.
If there is any developer, please give a look to the software. There may be a chance to enable NFC on every Honor 6X. And if you know any developer with this phone, please tag him. This may be a nice discover.
Thanks for reading

 

[PalakMi]

It can be enabled by rebranding to a model where the NFC works (If your conclusion is right)

 

[shashank1320]

Nicely covered if it works. I cannot debrand though

 

[lol7344]

It can be enabled by rebranding to a model where the NFC works (If your conclusion is right)

Aren't brand roms strictly compatible with the branded models? Mine is a BLN-L21C432, and I think that "C432" stands for the particularity of having NFC disabled. So probably any rom made for a different model will refuse to install.
Or maybe C432 has nothing to do with this, I don't have enough knowledge to confirm that.

Nicely covered if it works. I cannot debrand though

Yeah, really nicely. I can upload a demonstration video if you want to.

 

[Medvosteri]

I noticed something in the following file:
root/system/emui/overseas/local.prop

It mentions something about nfc.
"ro.config.hw_nfc_on=false"

Maybe if you change that to true (root required), something happens, i cannot test it as i already have a working nfc function (eu model).

It only seems to be present in the overseas folder though, maybe thats used as a default in the US?

 

[PalakMi]

Aren't brand roms strictly compatible with the branded models? Mine is a BLN-L21C432, and I think that "C432" stands for the particularity of having NFC disabled. So probably any rom made for a different model will refuse to install.
Or maybe C432 has nothing to do with this, I don't have enough knowledge to confirm that.

I can't confirm too

 

[lol7344]

I noticed something in the following file:
root/system/emui/overseas/local.prop

It mentions something about nfc.
"ro.config.hw_nfc_on=false"

Maybe if you change that to true (root required), something happens, i cannot test it as i already have a working nfc function (eu model).

It only seems to be present in the overseas folder though, maybe thats used as a default in the US?

I don't know, I can't test it because I was rooted, then I accidentally updated my phone and the bootloader got locked, but that's another story. Anyway I've got EU version too, what's your model number?

 

[Medvosteri]

I don't know, I can't test it because I was rooted, then I accidentally updated my phone and the bootloader got locked, but that's another story. Anyway I've got EU version too, what's your model number?

BLN-L21, so same as yours apparently.

 

[shashank1320]

Yeah, really nicely. I can upload a demonstration video if you want to.

Go for it..it will be helpful for all.

 

[lol7344]

BLN-L21, so same as yours apparently.

That's so strange. If you have Firmware Finder on your phone, can you tell me what is the latest build shown for your device? Is it BLN-L21C432B366?

Go for it..it will helpful for all.

Today I'm not at home, but I will make a video soon
(I can't speak English very well, but I'll try to explain lol)

 

[lol7344]

edit - sorry, double post

 

[Medvosteri]

That's so strange. If you have Firmware Finder on your phone, can you tell me what is the latest build shown for your device? Is it BLN-L21C432B366?

 

[PalakMi]

That's so strange. If you have Firmware Finder on your phone, can you tell me what is the latest build shown for your device? Is it BLN-L21C432B366?

Even if you use galaxy s8, if you look for bln-l21c432 updates, you'll find b366 is the latest )it isn't approved for installation yet)

 

[lol7344]

Even if you use galaxy s8, if you look for bln-l21c432 updates, you'll find b366 is the latest )it isn't approved for installation yet)

I know. But if you don't change the model number, it will search for the latest available for your specific model (You can see it swiping from left to right). And this is what I asked, because BLN-L21C185 and BLN-L21C10 are getting different updates. So appareantly, I've got the exactly same phone as Mvs1989.

 

[Medvosteri]

I know. But if you don't change the model number, it will search for the latest available for your specific model (You can see it swiping from left to right). And this is what I asked, because BLN-L21C185 and BLN-L21C10 are getting different updates. So appareantly, I've got the exactly same phone as Mvs1989.

Attached image shows my phone info.

 

[enigma2446]

On BLN-24 mine is set to true. But still don't have the option in settings.

 

[ChrisChris123]

I have BLN24 and mine is on too. But nothing in settings

 

[lol7344]

Guys, sorry if I've been inactive. Here's the video.

 

[vectormen]

NFC

Если у вас смартфон BLN-L21, установите BLN-L22, обновите до андроид 8, потом с помощью rootexplorer меняете папки и файлы cust; product; version; vendor и data/hw_init - подогняя под русскую прошивку, и дать разрешения. Изменить названия BLN-L22 в BLN-L21, channel в hw, in в ru. Перезагружаемся. У вас будет андроид 8 с NFC