VoLTE and Wifi-calling on upcoming official Marshmallow release

[Tasha T]

Hi

As I understand the Honor 5x has the necessary hardware for VoLTE (voice over LTE) and Wifi-calling.

Does anyone know if Honor will enable these 2 features in their upcoming official Android Marshmallow release for the Honor 5X ?

I have the Honor 5X - KIW-L21 version and it would be great to have these 2 features enabled.

Perhaps the Honor reps active on the forum can make a recommendation to their development team to have VoLTE and Wifi - calling enabled on the Marshmallow release.

Thank you

 

[kartrikpal]

Hi

As I understand the Honor 5x has the necessary hardware for VoLTE (voice over LTE) and Wifi-calling.

Does anyone know if Honor will enable these 2 features in their upcoming official Android Marshmallow release for the Honor 5X ?

I have the Honor 5X - KIW-L21 version and it would be great to have these 2 features enabled.

Perhaps the Honor reps active on the forum can make a recommendation to their development team to have VoLTE and Wifi - calling enabled on the Marshmallow release.

Thank you

@Tasha T Nope its does not come with that update, may-be custom ROM' s may enclose those.

 

[pank.dhnd]

Hello @Tasha T,

I am a beta tester for Android 6.0+EMUI 4.0 update for Honor 5x and I confirm that both of the features are not implemented in the beta release. However I will raise a new requirement to the development team to include both of these features. :fingers-crossed:

 

[Tasha T]

Hello @Tasha T,

I am a beta tester for Android 6.0+EMUI 4.0 update for Honor 5x and I confirm that both of the features are not implemented in the beta release. However I will raise a new requirement to the development team to include both of these features. :fingers-crossed:

Hi pank.dhnd

Thank you for your reply.
It would be incredible if you could put the request forth to the development team to include both these features.

(btw are you using the KIW-L21 version of the Honor 5X ?)

 

[besweeet]

The Android M update is out. Still no VoLTE and / or Wi-Fi Calling support I take it?

 

[jim262]

The Android M update is out. Still no VoLTE and / or Wi-Fi Calling support I take it?

Here is he letter I received this AM regarding the MM testing program.
Hi All,

Thanks to your hard work we have decided to release B331 publicly. Within a week you should see the software available on the www.hihonor.com website.

GPS Update:
I received notice from my engineering team that they might have found a fix for this. They will update me tomorrow.

Note: B331 is not the end of the KIWI FUT. We will hopefully be releasing another update. Things to be included in this next update:
- VoLTE for TMO
- GPS fix
- Updated security patches
- Misc bug fixes

Best Regards,
Sean Stitt
UI/UE Feature Director, Technical Acceptance
Huawei Device USA

 

[besweeet]

That's great news regarding VOLTE. Is it possible to reply asking about Wi-Fi Calling? That would make it a 100% compatible TMO device.

 

[jim262]

That's great news regarding VOLTE. Is it possible to reply asking about Wi-Fi Calling? That would make it a 100% compatible TMO device.

That is what VoLTE enables TMO users to do wifi calling and what is being worked on.

 

[JT-on]

GPS Update:
I received notice from my engineering team that they might have found a fix for this. They will update me tomorrow.

Note: B331 is not the end of the KIWI FUT. We will hopefully be releasing another update. Things to be included in this next update:
- GPS fix

What's the problem with the GPS?

 

[Tasha T]

Does this mean the other variants of the Honor 5X (eg. KIW-L21) will also get the update that will enable Wifi Calling ?

According to the UK Honor rep (James Pearce) the Honor 5X has hardware limitations that prevent enabling Wifi Calling.

I wonder if Honor in the UK is aware that the Honor 5X does indeed have the hardware capability for Wifi Calling, now that the Honor USA rep has confirmed such a future firmware update.

 

[jim262]

Does this mean the other variants of the Honor 5X (eg. KIW-L21) will also get the update that will enable Wifi Calling ?

According to the UK Honor rep (James Pearce) the Honor 5X has hardware limitations that prevent enabling Wifi Calling.

I wonder if Honor in the UK is aware that the Honor 5X does indeed have the hardware capability for Wifi Calling, now that the Honor USA rep has confirmed such a future firmware update.

I do not know about all variants. There are different teams working on the various variants. All I can verify is what they say on the US team.

 

[aj0y]

I do not know about all variants. There are different teams working on the various variants. All I can verify is what they say on the US team.

Thanks for the info. This is the only place where I found some sign showing there is hope for Honor 5X B12 working with TMO. Any ETA on when will we get to try this update? If not the final release, does honor 5x have a beta program?

 

[quadomatic]

Awesome to hear about VoLTE/Band 12 support. I pulled the trigger on the Amazon deal today as a stopover upgrade on my Nexus 5.

 

[jim262]

No word on when it's gonna happen, I have merely been told that VoLTE for TMO will probably be the next upgrade. They just released stock MM (B331) today for the L-24 variant here in the USA.

 

[sarathyj]

T-MoWifi calling is sorely missed with Honor 5x. Hope to see it fixed in subsequent updates

 

[Mirror-Mirror]

T-MoWifi calling is sorely missed with Honor 5x. Hope to see it fixed in subsequent updates

Likewise.

 

[halomademeapc]

Just to clarify, Band 12 support is implied with VoLTE implementation, right? I bought this phone to use on T-Mobile and seeing band 12 on the spec sheet is something that really pushed me to pick this up. There are a band 12 towers going up in my (the indianapolis) area and I was looking forward to getting better coverage than on my Z1 Compact.

 

[ymeaga1n]

I really want to get this phone on TMO. Being they released the B331 in July. Any chance the update with VOLTE will be released anytime soon? I guess what I'm asking is how often do they release firmware?

 

[halomademeapc]

Out of curiosity, I cross-referenced a list of Snapdragon 616 devices with a list of band 12 devices on T-Mobile. I was hoping that another device would be compatible and we could try examining the radio firmware on it to get band 12 working on kiwi, but it doesn't look like there are 616 devices with band 12 on T-Mobile (assuming that both of those lists are comprehensive). If huawei follows through on their promise to deliver Band 12 and VoLTE, this could be the first device on this SoC to get that functionality.

 

[pank.dhnd]

Hi pank.dhnd

Thank you for your reply.
It would be incredible if you could put the request forth to the development team to include both these features.

(btw are you using the KIW-L21 version of the Honor 5X ?)

Hello,
Remember I had raised and enhancement for VoLTE during beta testing for Android 6.0+EMUI 4.0 for Honor 5x? They have listened to it. VoLTE has been introduced on the latest update by Huawei on L22 variant, and should soon be available on others as well Here is the link for the official communication:
https://club.hihonor.com/in/honor5x...emui-4-0-1-new-features-for-india-market.8451