Honor Magic V5 Starts Receiving MagicOS 10 With Big UI Upgrades And Smoother Performance

Honor has initiated its rollout of MagicOS 10, its Android-16-based update for the Honor Magic V5, and our review unit now has it. At 3.6GB in size, this upgrade offers system-wide polish, new animations, improved camera performance and convenience upgrades that make this foldable seem noticeably more refined.

The rollout is happening in stages, so some regions may see it a little later. The new firmware carries version C431E3R2P2H1.

MagicOS 10: What’s New on the Honor Magic V5

A smoother, faster system

MagicOS 10 brings Honor's Turbo X performance engine into focus. You'll experience faster animations when opening or closing apps, a more fluid typing experience and reduced stutters when typing text. Furthermore, the camera app becomes more responsive during fast switching or scrolling modes.

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A more convenient daily experience

Honor has packed in a long list of quality-of-life additions:

- Magic Capsule now bundles charging and screen-recording status

- AI Screenshot gets smarter, learning your habits and suggesting actions automatically

- Screenshots can now include floating windows, and you can crop them instantly

- After editing, you can overwrite the original image

- Bluetooth LHDC 5.0 support lands for high-definition audio

- Motion Sickness Relief can auto-enable during driving

- Native Android Extra Dim mode is now supported for late-night use

A fresher interface

Honor is giving the UI a more modern look:

- The Control Centre gets a darker backdrop, colourful icons, and layout tweaks

- New lock screen clock styles and interactive effects

- Smoother transitions across system apps like Clock, Gallery, Notes

- Better-looking notification icons for third-party apps

-  You can now swipe horizontally across Control Centre to switch to the Notification Centre instantly

Upgrades for creators

The entire camera interface has been reworked for clarity and speed.

- A redesigned layout

- A new two-row imaging menu

- Customisable camera status bar options

- Faster video browsing and better frame-scrubbing in Gallery

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Honor Connect

MagicOS 10 strengthens ecosystem features with OneTap, letting you transfer files between Honor devices instantly and seamlessly.

The bottom line

MagicOS 10 is one of Honor’s bigger updates in recent years. The combination of polished animations, refreshed UI, camera improvements, and smart convenience upgrades makes the Magic V5 feel fresher across the board. If you own the foldable, the update is absolutely worth installing once it reaches your device.