Tecno finally released Marshmallow for the Tecno Camon C8. The Marshmallow update was taken down shortly after it was released because it had a lot of bugs but we have the download link for those who want to try or Mod it anyway. We’d released a guide on upgrading Tecno C8 to HIOSÂ so you might want to give it a shot if the Marshmallow update is way too buggy for you.
How to upgrade Tecno Camon C8 to Android 6 (Marshmallow)
- If you have rooted the phone then unroot it using the guide at https://www.hovatek.com/blog/how-to-unroot-a-mediatek-android-phone-in-order-to-successfully-install-an-ota-update. See how to root Android if you don’t know what rooting is
- Download the Tcard / SDcard format of the Tecno C8 Marshmallow update at https://hovatek.com/redirect.php?link=https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0B0NGrHFUF1GbeFBmdkd2MV9EMFk&export=download
- Save the zip file to the root directory of the SD card i.e, copy directly, do not place inside any folder, do not unzip
- Switch off the phone then boot the phone into recovery mode using Volume up + Power button (See https://www.hovatek.com/forum/thread-479.html )
- In recovery mode, you use the Volume up buttons to scroll and Power button to select
- Select Install Zip from SD card
- Select the zip file you downloaded and Yes to confirm flashing
- Reboot the phone once done and confirm that the update was successful under Settings > About
Questions
Do I have to unroot before flashing the zip file?
Its highly recommended to unroot before flashing such zip files
Is this the long awaited Marshmallow (Android 6.0) update for Tecno C8?
Yes, just might be a bit buggy
I got an error while updating in recovery mode, what do I do?
Ensure the phone has been unrooted, is running on stock recovery
This update has bugs / I don’t like it, how do I revert?
The guide at https://www.hovatek.com/blog/how-to-downgrade-a-mediatek-android-phone will help with that
Hovatek….just a button away!
Hello Admin, please can you help with the link to the Tcard-20160415.zip update? I tried the SP Flash tool marshmallow rom dump update but it’s buggy and reverting to C8-H352-A2-L-20160307 build now pops up errors ( android.process.acore)
Hi Ayo,
Go to https://forum.hovatek.com and click Ask Question at the top. Explain this and post.
after downloading the 6.0 file i extracted and try uploading the scater file to sp flash tool it will say checksum error check checksum value and reload again i hvae downloaded the file twice now still the same thing, any solution?
delete the checksum file
Hi ..what update should I download my build is 20160604
Any time I try to tap the download link for tecno c8, it says error 404??
Pls help me out. Thank you
The update was buggy and therefore discontinued. most links you’ll find would have been removed
Please Hovatek am downloading the so flash tool zip file to manually update my tecno c8 with build number (c8-H352-A2-L-20160118) to 6.0 marshmallow using my PC, please am I doing the right thing? I recently update it with system update but it’s not marshmallow it’s still lollipop that’s why I want to flash it with 6.0 marshmallow. Hope am doing the right thing and am downloading the right update for my build number?
Yes, you can. If you find this build too buggy then try the one @ https://forum.hovatek.com/thread-16502.html
I just checked and it says “your phone is in the latest version”
Ok
does this mean I can’t get the latest build?
Yes, Maybe for your variant
what do you mean?
There are multple variants of the C8. The update seems to be compatible with only 1
please how can i upgrade to marshmallow? I get installation aborted when trying to install. Any help will be appreciated. my firmware, C8-H352-A2-L-20160118. Thanks in anticipation.
You must be flashing a file which isn’t recovery flashable.
refer to https://forum.hovatek.com/thread-16502.html
is there an update for my build?
go to Settings > About > System update
Okay, thanks a lot for the help.
you’re welcome
Can’t I at least get the HiOS update?
see https://www.hovatek.com/blog/how-to-upgrade-tecno-camon-c8-to-hios
It keeps saying installation aborted because this is an “h352_et_a2” device and the update is not compatible. What do I do?
was your phone ever rooted or is it running on a custom recovery?
no, I haven’t done any tweaks whatsoever.
what’s your phone’s build number
C8-H352-A2-L-ET-20160121
You’re getting that error because the update isn’t for your build
Can I pls get the file for flashing with sp flash tool?
We’ll make a ROM Dump soon