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Huawei P9 Brick( The easiest way to unbrick)

1. First Turn off your Device (If you can't then Drain The Battery)
2. HOLD Volume Down & Connect to USB ( Now your phone will boot to fastboot )
3. DOWNLOAD ADB & Fastboot on your Computer. Link - https://mega.nz/#F!sSZDmYiA!RnMmcG88-nvqQj7UNPrPZw
4. Extract your stock firmware via Huawei UPDATE.app Extractor Software (Recovery only)
If you're on Marshmallow Before then extract Marshmallow Firmware
If you're on Nougat Before then extract Nougat Firmware
Huawei UPDATE.app Extractor Software
Link - https://mega.nz/#F!JGh2QLYD!Z1OG8HtbWt1i4XvL6WOt3Q
Now Copy Recovery AND paste into ADB & Fastboot FOLDER
Now DOWNLOAD TWRP
If you're on Marshmallow Before than DOWNLOAD From this link
https://dl.twrp.me/eva/twrp-3.1.1-0-eva.img.html
If you're on Nougat Before than DOWNLOAD From this link
https://mega.nz/#!1HoVmDoa!9ifPg7yfEKfCRfbVI04Qvsbt49PAjA3MO72RoD4EPnc
Now Copy twrp AND paste into ADB & Fastboot FOLDER & Rename twrp
5. Open ADB & Fastboot FOLDER
6. HOLD Shift Key & Right Click on empty place of this FOLDER
7. Click on OPEN COMMAND WINDOW HERE
8. Type - fastboot oem unlock (UNLOCK KEY) --- Skip this step if your BOOTLOADER is UNLOCKED
Now press Enter Key
9. Type - fastboot flash recovery Recovery.img
Now press Enter Key
10. Type - fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
Now press Enter Key
11. Now HOLD Volume Up & Power Button AND Release Volume Up Button when you see Huawei Logo & Just HOLD Vol Up
12. Now flash custom rom
If you're on Marshmallow Before than DOWNLOAD From this link
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=457095661767122613
If you're on Nougat Before than DOWNLOAD From this link
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=889764386195922724
13. Now DOWNLOAD Stock firmware (If you ALREADY DOWLOAD it then skip this step)
14. Extract Your Firmware Copy dload FOLDER & Paste into root Directory of your Memory CARD
15. Go to twrp - wipe - swipe to factory
16. Turn off your phone
17. HOLD Volume Up & Down also Power Button until your Device boot to DOWNLOAD MODE
Now your stock firmware will be installED
Enjoy you unbrick your Huawei P9
Hit the thanks :good: button if you Happy to My Work
Note — If you didn't to use Huawei UPDATE.app extractor Software then check this link
If you didn't now how to flash a custom rom then you should learn it before flashing

Hi,
I was on B386 before (Nougat)
Flashing RR-N-v5.8.4 gives this error:
Can't install this package on top of incompatible data. Please try another package or run a factory reset.
Updater process ended with ERROR 7
Any idea ?
Thanks !
PS : This error also prevents me to install B390, B383, B182. Only B360 can be installed from TWRP.

XavierP56 said:
Hi,
I was on B386 before (Nougat)
Flashing RR-N-v5.8.4 gives this error:
Can't install this package on top of incompatible data. Please try another package or run a factory reset.
Updater process ended with ERROR 7
Any idea ?
Thanks !
PS : This error also prevents me to install B390, B383, B182. Only B360 can be installed from TWRP.
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Try to install Lineage 14.1

problem
my p9 i do the things as you saying but it when it goes on fastboot stack on screen your devise is booting now...wont open and at adb says waiting for devise nothing else what to do ?

To get into fastboot mode you keep the phone plugged into computer and hold power and volume down until you get to the white fastboot screen.
There is no need to wait for the battery to drain as you can just force shut down a phone using power + volume down holding.

Huawei p9 EVA-L09
Hi there, i am having an issue when flashing RECOVERY or any .IMG into my phone... It is in fastboot mode And i am getting an error when flashing img file , Error : Command Not allowed ...... YES i know what ur going to say (Enable OEM unlock)or(Enable usb debugging in setting) But the problem is that I cannot boot into OS nor recovery, I am stuck on the (Your Device is unlocked and can't be trusted (1)Press power key to continue ECT..... Is there any way Beside Enabling OEM unlock method to fix this or enabling me to gain access to flash recovery or any img file without Command not allowed error ?Ive recently Installed this rom https://forum.xda-developers.com/p9/development/rom-ncs-rom-v1-1-08-16-2016-t3440269 idk if that is part of the Issue Would be Much appreciated for the help
Forgot to mention that doing the 3 buttom method to restore using DLOAD , I get stuck on the HUAWEI logo and doesnt seem to boot into the Updating state.

Follow my guide, post #7! Leave feedback and a thanks!
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=74169408

phone is booting but screen doesnt turn on
the phone is booting and dload method is working but the issue is the screen is just blank after huawei logo but is not in loop as it is not booting continuosly its blank forever

nothing helps
Hi
I came here because i tried to install miui on my P9 via trwp , somehow it wasnt mountable and after searching the internet i found the solution was to change the filetype.
Sadly i forgot that this would delete my backup, which happened and the miui still wasnt mountable.
I tried your method but after a few miliseconds of the forced update it gets an error and stops.
Or lets say i tried your method while being in trwp recovery mode because otherwise no devices are being detected by adb tool.
i tried to install a p9 stock rom but i cant even mount that one, somehow nothing works.
I seriously dont know what to do anymore.

Try this...
Try to flash downgrade firmware...
Rollback Instructions
Step 1. Download the appropriate rollback firmware
Step 2. Copy the extracted dload folder to the external storage of your phone (micro sd card).
Step 4. Disconnect the USB cable and turn your phone off.
Step 5. Now hold Volume up + Volume down + Power buttons until the installation screen appears.
Step 6. When the phone restarts after completing the installation, your firmware version should now be “B300”.
Step 7. Try to find oldest marshmallow firmware and flash it using same way...

I want to android 6.0 as twrp. How ? Pls

That is only for unlocked bootloader??

Link in Step 12 for Nougat s broken

JaayTee said:
Hi there, i am having an issue when flashing RECOVERY or any .IMG into my phone... It is in fastboot mode And i am getting an error when flashing img file , Error : Command Not allowed ...... YES i know what ur going to say (Enable OEM unlock)or(Enable usb debugging in setting) But the problem is that I cannot boot into OS nor recovery, I am stuck on the (Your Device is unlocked and can't be trusted (1)Press power key to continue ECT..... Is there any way Beside Enabling OEM unlock method to fix this or enabling me to gain access to flash recovery or any img file without Command not allowed error ?Ive recently Installed this rom https://forum.xda-developers.com/p9/development/rom-ncs-rom-v1-1-08-16-2016-t3440269 idk if that is part of the Issue Would be Much appreciated for the help
Forgot to mention that doing the 3 buttom method to restore using DLOAD , I get stuck on the HUAWEI logo and doesnt seem to boot into the Updating state.
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Same problem plzzzzzzzzzz help!!!!

I can't access anything but "your device is booting now" screen - after this phone automaticly shuts down
pls help!!!

Trying to follow the guide but cannot even get to fastboot mode.
Trying to follow the guide but cannot even get to fastboot mode.
With phone off and pressing down-vol and power, it gets straight to:
Func NO: 11 (recovery image) Error NO: 2 (load failed!)
Am i doing something wrong? Help appreciated.
Cheers

Bricked p9
Blak Rider said:
Same problem plzzzzzzzzzz help!!!!
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JaayTee said:
Hi there, i am having an issue when flashing RECOVERY or any .IMG into my phone... It is in fastboot mode And i am getting an error when flashing img file , Error : Command Not allowed ...... YES i know what ur going to say (Enable OEM unlock)or(Enable usb debugging in setting) But the problem is that I cannot boot into OS nor recovery, I am stuck on the (Your Device is unlocked and can't be trusted (1)Press power key to continue ECT..... Is there any way Beside Enabling OEM unlock method to fix this or enabling me to gain access to flash recovery or any img file without Command not allowed error ?Ive recently Installed this rom https://forum.xda-developers.com/p9/development/rom-ncs-rom-v1-1-08-16-2016-t3440269 idk if that is part of the Issue Would be Much appreciated for the help
Forgot to mention that doing the 3 buttom method to restore using DLOAD , I get stuck on the HUAWEI logo and doesnt seem to boot into the Updating state.
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Hello
I have exactly the same problem.
OTA with dload doesnt work - dont load ota recovery,just huawei logo loop
fastboot recovery is booted, but when I try steps in main thread I getting Error : Command Not allowed even if I try unlock the bootloader.
Do have somebody solution for it? Every idea is good. I dont want to put this phone to the trash
Thank You

mdoom said:
Hello
I have exactly the same problem.
OTA with dload doesnt work - dont load ota recovery,just huawei logo loop
fastboot recovery is booted, but when I try steps in main thread I getting Error : Command Not allowed even if I try unlock the bootloader.
Do have somebody solution for it? Every idea is good. I dont want to put this phone to the trash
Thank You
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In Fastboot, is it FRP locked and/or Bootloader locked?

zgfg said:
In Fastboot, is it FRP locked and/or Bootloader locked?
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both are locked.
When i try to unlock bootloader,i getting the error message.
FRP lock is not possible to unlock becouse phone dont wont start.
any chance?

mdoom2 said:
both are locked.
When i try to unlock bootloader,i getting the error message.
FRP lock is not possible to unlock becouse phone dont wont start.
any chance?
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That's the problem, when playing with ROMs you must take carw that you keep OEM Unlocked.
Maybe DC-Unlocker (paid) can help
https://www.dc-unlocker.com/DC-Phoenix-flash-repair-tutorial

Unable to access bootloader after rebranding attempt (AL00 (B225) -> L29 (C636))

I was running the Ephemeral Mate 9 B225 ROM on AL00. It worked well but I wasn't satisfied with the custom ROM.
So I decided to rebrand to MHA-L29 and run a stock rom.
I started converting my MHA-AL00 (B225) to MHA-L29 using this guide: Link
I've override the L29C636 OEMinfo while keeping the other 5 existing files of the original OEMinfo intact. (See attachment for original OEMinfo files)
I got stuck after restoring the new OEMinfo through TWRP recovery as stated in the guide.
The phone booted up and started the installation of the new firmware. When completed it did a reboot but it never started up again.
Now my phones doesn't respond to input from physical buttons although my PC does recognise a decive as "HI3650". In device manager it also shows up as "Android Bootloader Interface".
Summary of process followed:
1. Bootloader unlocked
2. Instaled TWRP
3. Flashed Ephemeral Mate 9
4. Did a OEMinfo back-up
5. Changed AL00B225 OEMinfo to L29C636 oeminfo
6. TWRP back-up recovery
Next step should be to unlock the bootloader and instal TWRP again but I can't get to interact with the phone at this stage.
Can anyone point to what I did wrong and/or advice me on the next steps I could take?

Use this link mate, always succeed for me, dont need to do anything, just download 3 big files, copy to sdcard and run the bat file.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-9/how-to/guide-mate-9-flash-update-package-t3593108

lemonade747 said:
Use this link mate, always succeed for me, dont need to do anything, just download 3 big files, copy to sdcard and run the bat file.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-9/how-to/guide-mate-9-flash-update-package-t3593108
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I can copy those files to the SD-card though a different source.
How can I run the update bat file from the SD when its inserted in my phone?
The phone doesn't respons to ADB and I can't get it to boot in bootloader or recovery. It even doesn't show up as a storage device at my PC (both internal and SD storage).

30-08-2017 14:50 UPDATE: It seems fastboot does recognise the device but adb doesn't. It there a way to use fastboot command to run the bat file or restore the OEMfile back-up. Both are present on the SD-card.
Questions @lemonade747: Does the phone need be be bootloader unlocked and TWRP instaled? I have a slight suspicion that that it both the bootloader got locked and TWRP uninstaled afther the TWRP recovery back-up to L29C636.

Bulrock said:
30-08-2017 14:50 UPDATE: It seems fastboot does recognise the device but adb doesn't. It there a way to use fastboot command to run the bat file or restore the OEMfile back-up. Both are present on the SD-card.
Questions @lemonade747: Does the phone need be be bootloader unlocked and TWRP instaled? I have a slight suspicion that that it both the bootloader got locked and TWRP uninstaled afther the TWRP recovery back-up to L29C636.
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Go to download mode (power + volume down), plug the cable and run the bat file from the link I give (remember to download all small link and extract to the same folder), follow its instruction (in the cmd window) to complete the installation. Sorry I cant give your more clearly step. Regarding your question, if your phone has already unlocked BL, it will move to the next step (install the recovery), if not it will ask you put in your passcode to unlock BL then the next step will happen. All thing I said here is in that bat file, very detail.

lemonade747 said:
Go to download mode (power + volume down), plug the cable and run the bat file from the link I give (remember to download all small link and extract to the same folder), follow its instruction (in the cmd window) to complete the installation. Sorry I cant give your more clearly step. Regarding your question, if your phone has already unlocked BL, it will move to the next step (install the recovery), if not it will ask you put in your passcode to unlock BL then the next step will happen. All thing I said here is in that bat file, very detail.
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Thanks for your detailed explanation, but it didn't solve the problem.
The phone is not responsive to go to bootloader mode (power + volume down) and the screen stays black. Fastboot command also dont seem to get it in bootloader mode. I keep getting the error message: (remote: Command not allowed).
The phone won't start up and is not responsive to any input and therefore unable to check status of USB-debugging. (unknown if it is enabled or disabled at this stage).
This stage happend, as explained in the first post, through TWRP back-up recovery with L29C636 OEMinfo files.

Bulrock said:
Thanks for your detailed explanation, but it didn't solve the problem.
The phone is not responsive to go to bootloader mode (power + volume down) and the screen stays black. Fastboot command also dont seem to get it in bootloader mode. I keep getting the error message: (remote: Command not allowed).
The phone won't start up and is not responsive to any input and therefore unable to check status of USB-debugging. (unknown if it is enabled or disabled at this stage).
This stage happend, as explained in the first post, through TWRP back-up recovery with L29C636 OEMinfo files.
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There are two method to go to the download mode:
1. Make sure the phone DOES NOT connect to any charger (via cable). Press volume down + Power button and wait at least 10 seconds. If the phone are connecting to charger or laptop, it wont work.
2. Press and hold the volume down button then plug the cable to your laptop (or charger but I prefer laptop cuz we can move to the next step without disruption), it will enter the download mode automatically.
If after trying two method above and still dont work for you, you may need to flash stock rom (including stock firmware) by using E-recovery method.

5-9-2017 UPDATE: I've been unable to solve this issue by myself. The phone is sent for repairs, fingers crossed they will accept it....

Help. Phone Relocked. FRP Lock. No OS. No Custom Recovery.

Hello guys,
I had some problems with my Honor 6x L21 so I tried to flash new custom ROM that I didn't like in the end. I tried to revert back and found update.app method. I somehow relocked my bootloader and now tried to install update.app which fails at 5 % and says it is not compatible.
Now, I have erecovery with me that can get nothing after connecting to wifi. No update from SD Card option available.
When I try to unlock bootloader again, it fails.
Also, when I run command 'fastboot oem get-bootinfo' the following lines do come in result:
<bootloader> unlocked
OKAY [0.009s]
Finished.
However, my phone shows Phone Relocked and FRP lock.
Any help guys?

@amannan: I have a US BLN-L24, I was able to use the dload method to roll back to Marshmallow from Nougat. I'm not sure why it sometimes fails at 5%, I think Huawei recently implemented something to cause the update to fail if you haven't passed an online verification check. So basically, no upgrading offline for some of the newer firmwares, someone correct me if I'm wrong. I think it has something to do with Nougat too.
In your case, all hope isnt lost as long as you can access eRecovery and fastboot. What you need to do is find the stock MM packages for your device. This will most likely consist of a small rollback file and a much larger firmware file. Go search Huawei's downloads section on their website until you find what you need, use your model as a reference point. There should also be a PDF file with instructions in it, read it.
For each of the 2 files you get, extract the zips, make a folder called dload on your MicroSD (not internal phone storage). In my case I had to first place the update.app file from the rollback zip into the dload folder, boot to eRecovery (hold volume up and volume down, then hold Power, let let of Power when logo appears but continue to hold the other keys). From there the file will automatically flash. Then I had to extract update.app from the large firmware zip and put in dload, repeat same process again. You should be back on MM.
If either file wont flash then go download Huawei Firmware Extractor. Use it to extract boot.img and recovery.img from the rollback zip's update.app, then boot to fastboot mode while phone is powered off. Plug in a MicroUSB charger into phone then plug other end into PC.
Then:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot reboot
Make sure to install drivers for the phone first, just install HiSuite on Windows is easiest way. For ADB and fastboot, install '15 seconds adb fastboot" (Google it). If the terminal on your PC says something like "file not found", then either use the cd command (change directory) to move working directory to boot.img/recovery.img location, or move the files to C:\adb.
Once you're back up and booting you can then proceed to bootloader unlock, root, ROM flashing, etc.
Hope this helped!

AnonVendetta said:
@amannan: I have a US BLN-L24, I was able to use the dload method to roll back to Marshmallow from Nougat. I'm not sure why it sometimes fails at 5%, I think Huawei recently implemented something to cause the update to fail if you haven't passed an online verification check. So basically, no upgrading offline for some of the newer firmwares, someone correct me if I'm wrong. I think it has something to do with Nougat too.
In your case, all hope isnt lost as long as you can access eRecovery and fastboot. What you need to do is find the stock MM packages for your device. This will most likely consist of a small rollback file and a much larger firmware file. Go search Huawei's downloads section on their website until you find what you need, use your model as a reference point. There should also be a PDF file with instructions in it, read it.
For each of the 2 files you get, extract the zips, make a folder called dload on your MicroSD (not internal phone storage). In my case I had to first place the update.app file from the rollback zip into the dload folder, boot to eRecovery (hold volume up and volume down, then hold Power, let let of Power when logo appears but continue to hold the other keys). From there the file will automatically flash. Then I had to extract update.app from the large firmware zip and put in dload, repeat same process again. You should be back on MM.
If either file wont flash then go download Huawei Firmware Extractor. Use it to extract boot.img and recovery.img from the rollback zip's update.app, then boot to fastboot mode while phone is powered off. Plug in a MicroUSB charger into phone then plug other end into PC.
Then:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot reboot
Make sure to install drivers for the phone first, just install HiSuite on Windows is easiest way. For ADB and fastboot, install '15 seconds adb fastboot" (Google it). If the terminal on your PC says something like "file not found", then either use the cd command (change directory) to move working directory to boot.img/recovery.img location, or move the files to C:\adb.
Once you're back up and booting you can then proceed to bootloader unlock, root, ROM flashing, etc.
Hope this helped!
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Dear AnonVendetta, Thank you so much for the help. I was able to use the dload method. I read somewhere that the last firmware version needs to be updated using dload method. I had B361 before it got all messed up so tried that update and it started working.
Also, the fastboot won't flash any img file since the FRP was locked somehow.
Thank you for the help

@amannan: Glad it worked out, you must have already made progress before I posted, your response was too quick.
I do believe you cant flash anything via fastboot if the bootloader is still locked.
I've only owned my Honor 6X for about 2 weeks, I've had to do an emergency recovery several times due to various issues. This is my first Huawei but I've owned many Android devices before, and rooted/custom ROMmed most of them, so I'm just a newbie to Huawei but not Android in general. I'm getting the hang of things.
Good luck!

amannan said:
Dear AnonVendetta, Thank you so much for the help. I was able to use the dload method. I read somewhere that the last firmware version needs to be updated using dload method. I had B361 before it got all messed up so tried that update and it started working.
Also, the fastboot won't flash any img file since the FRP was locked somehow.
Thank you for the help
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Yes, dload method is the only way to restore the device in such scenario. If frp is locked then condition is worse as you can not flash anything but only dload will help you. Correct package should be flashed and will succeed.

I think I hard-bricked my phone

I was trying to root my phone but messed up really bad. Before, whenever I bricked my phone, I just used the dload (UPDATE.APP) method to fix it. But now, when I put a UPDATE.APP file in my SD card and press Vol Up+Down+Power. It doesn't go into dload. It just gets stuck into Your phone is booting up.
Now I only have access to fastboot mode and TWRP. Nothing else. TWRP says no OS Installed

What was your build number and what's your model number?

If you can boot into bootloader mode:
1. Download a firmware compatible for your honor from firmware finder for huawei
2. Download and install huawei extractor
3. Extract system.img, boot.img, recovery.img from the firmware
4. Plug your phone to the computer and boot into bootloader
5. Open command prompt and type:
Fastboot flash system system.img
Fastboot flash boot boot.img
Fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
6. Shut down your phone and boot into recovery
7. Perform a factory reset
8. Should be done!

hackslash said:
What was your build number and what's your model number?
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When I bought the phone, it came with FRD-L19C636B360 firmware but it says FRD-AL10 on the back of my phone. So, I don't know what's wrong there. Now that I managed to flash erecovery and go back to stock ROM (FRD-L19C900B131), I'm stuck with EMUI 4.1 and no updates.

SirDarknight said:
When I bought the phone, it came with FRD-L19C636B360 firmware but it says FRD-AL10 on the back of my phone. So, I don't know what's wrong there. Now that I managed to flash erecovery and go back to stock ROM (FRD-L19C900B131), I'm stuck with EMUI 4.1 and no updates.
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Hello,
So it's a rebranded phone, many of imported Honor phones come rebranded by reseller...
I advise you to debrand your phone, a rebranded chinese phone from chinese to europe version can't get working firmware above B380.
To do that, you need to unlock your bootloader and root your device. (Guide: here)
Then you can use this tool to change "vendor/country": Huawei_Multi-Tool_by_Team_MT_v7.1.exe (Avoid v8 update if you can, but if you can't you can launch "v7.1" from v8 interface)

Root Guide

Found this while trolling through the Chinese forums, none of this is my work, I have translated the instructions as best I can.
Disclaimers; I have not tried this, it may brick the global rom, the custom recovery is likely only in Chinese language.
You need:
Boot Loader unlock code (currently probably not possible to get)
Huawei USB drivers
Recovery image (attached)
Magisk package (attached)
files: https://mega.nz/#!PM0EmYLA!384hZjmJ9ExNc7Q8rSqssHunWSO7AxQ3GA4qet6RX4E
Extract files to a folder, open command prompt and change into this folder.
Unlock bootloader (BL unlock will clear the phone data, please do a backup)
- Obtain an official unlock code
- double-click to open the "Huawei Toolbox.exe"
- click "unlock bootloader "
- enter the unlock code in the pop up window , click OK, and wait for the phone to unlock complete restart.
Flash the third-party recovery
- Turn off the phone and connect the computer. Press and hold the “Volume Down” button and “Power button” until the phone displays the android page and release your finger.
- open command prompt and run:
fastboot flash recovery_ramdisk twrp.img
- after seeing the two OKAY feedback from the command line, the flash is successful.
Enter recovery to flash root image (this step will clear all data of the mobile phone including memory card, please make a backup in advance)
- long press “Volume Up” and “Power” ", until you see the a twrp logo, release the keys and wait to enter recovery mode
- After entering recovery, click the second item “Clear”, click “Format Data Partition” in the lower left corner, slide the slider to enter the clear, wait for the progress bar to complete
- Return to the recovery homepage, click on the last item "Advanced", select the last item "Remove data forced encryption", slide the slider to release, wait for completion
Copy the root package to the phone
- In Command Prompt type or copy the following commands
adb push magisk-installer.zip /sdcard
adb push magisk.apk /sdcard
Install Image
- Whilst still in recovery mode, click the first item to install the magisk-installer.zip package from the sdcard , slide the slider to install, wait for the flash to complete, and restart the phone
- After reboot is complete, click “File Manager”, select the apk file “magisk.apk” just copied from the memory card when install is finished, open the magisk app and click “No, thank you” in the pop-up window
- Return to the command line tool, type the code to execute, and wait for the phone to automatically restart
Fastboot reboot recovery
- after the restart, open "magisk", it should show that the installation is complete, that is, ROOT is achieved.

Anything in that forum on how to manually update phone?

technotika said:
Anything in that forum on how to manually update phone?
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That is actually what I was looking for
But none, problem is the v20 (china version) seems to get OTA way before us, they all got v143 2 weeks ago.
I did find the menu to do it, but it only supports if the image is stored on an sdcard, and when I click it it says no sdcard found. so its impossible.

Tried same with similar results. One day eh? ?

İ have V20 chinese version. İ want to root but could not find a way. Can you share the chinese forum maybe i can find how to unlock bootloader

greenblueye said:
İ have V20 chinese version. İ want to root but could not find a way. Can you share the chinese forum maybe i can find how to unlock bootloader
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If you read what I wrote in the first post you would see you cannot root without a bootloader unlock code.

Tested! Work bootloader code on Russia services (Cost 20USD)

belam00r said:
Tested! Work bootloader code on Russia services (Cost 20USD)
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Nice! Did unlocking bootloader factory reset your device?

Yes of course. All new Huawei and Honor do a reset after unlocking

i get bootloader unlock code from funkiehuwai for 20$
any one tried this instructions and have success?
I just wonder comments below will work?
*adb push magisk-installer.zip /sdcard
*adb push magisk.apk /sdcard
because there is no sd card support for view20?
when i opened huawei-toolbox.exe its in chinese and im afraid to continue other instructions

Did anyone use TWRP and which version?
Did the View 20 Boot correctly?
I read in a Forum, that with the view 20 doesn´t boot correctyl with TWRP. The reason should bei the Storage...
Best regards

Unlocked Bootloader
belam00r said:
Tested! Work bootloader code on Russia services (Cost 20USD)
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Does that mean you rooted you device (with the files from above) or you just unlocked the bootloader?
I was able to unlock my bootloader with a code from funkyhuawei (about 18 €, site seems to be down currently). I did not use the unlock tool above, mainly because its chinese
- Enabled "USB debugging" and "OEM unlock" in developer settings
- Connected phone to PC, opened adb and used "adb reboot bootloader"
- Unlocked via "fastboot oem unlock *16digit code*"
This worked out fine. However, as far as i understand it magisk is installed over twrp (recovery_ramdisk), removing twrp but granting you root. This makes me kind of nervous since twrp has been a nice safety net on several occasions. This is why I stopped after unlocking the bootloader. Maybe someone has more experience on this? Why is there so little interest in rooting this phone?
Regards

root achieved
I don't know if nobody's interested or nobody wants to try rooting this phone. However, I just went ahead and tried it. I used this guide: https://topjohnwu.github.io/Magisk/install.html#emui-9 (posted in https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-view-20/help/root-t3900266). https://androidhost.ru/search.html is were I got the firmware from (posted in https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-view-20/how-to/honor-view-20-ota-march-patch-t3909075/page12). I downloaded the 9.0.1.137 firmware, since this corresponds to the one currently installed on my phone.
In summary:
I extracted recovery_ramdis.img from the update.app with the huawei extractor. In order to see this image file, I had to uncheck "verify header checksum" under settings->extract.
I then transferred this file to my phone (download folder), downloaded newest magisk manager and installed it. I then pushed INSTALL next to magisk (which was not installed of course), Install again and then Patch boot image file. Choose your transferred recovery_ramdis.img and go ahead. Transfer patched file (now called patched_boot.img) back to PC.
For the next step, bootloader has to be unlocked already! Turn on "Enable OEM unlock" and "USB debugging" in the developer options and reboot to fastboot. Open ADB as usual and connect cable to phone. Type "fastboot flash recovery_ramdisk *path to patched_boot.img*" and wait for success.
A few things to keep in mind:
-Had a bootloop with the newest version of the viper4android module!
-The root was done without custom recovery, therefore a magisk module leading to a bootloop requires you to factory reset and do everything again if you want root to work (at least i couldn't get it to work again by reflashing orginial recovery_ramdis.img followed by patched_boot.img).
-For rooting to work you have to boot phone to recovery (in this case resulting in a "normal boot"). This means pressing volume up and holding it when booting the phone. For restart you could use an app which lets you boot to recovery automatically.
-While the above my sound annoying, permanently gives you the chance to boot you phone unrooted. This is nice, especially when you have a bootloop due to a magisk module (which I had).
-According to the first link, you could install a custom recovery into the second recovery partition of Huawei/Honor devices (erecovery_ramdis). there is no official twrp available for Honor View 20 at the moment.
-After unlocking my bootloader (see post above) I had "device not verified" in google play store. After rooting, my device is verified again
Regards

garris_bibop said:
I don't know if nobody's interested or nobody wants to try rooting this phone. However, I just went ahead and tried it. I used this guide: https://topjohnwu.github.io/Magisk/install.html#emui-9 (posted in https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-view-20/help/root-t3900266). https://androidhost.ru/search.html is were I got the firmware from (posted in https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-view-20/how-to/honor-view-20-ota-march-patch-t3909075/page12). I downloaded the 9.0.1.137 firmware, since this corresponds to the one currently installed on my phone.
In summary:
I extracted recovery_ramdis.img from the update.app with the huawei extractor. In order to see this image file, I had to uncheck "verify header checksum" under settings->extract.
I then transferred this file to my phone (download folder), downloaded newest magisk manager and installed it. I then pushed INSTALL next to magisk (which was not installed of course), Install again and then Patch boot image file. Choose your transferred recovery_ramdis.img and go ahead. Transfer patched file (now called patched_boot.img) back to PC.
For the next step, bootloader has to be unlocked already! Turn on "Enable OEM unlock" and "USB debugging" in the developer options and reboot to fastboot. Open ADB as usual and connect cable to phone. Type "fastboot flash recovery_ramdisk *path to patched_boot.img*" and wait for success.
A few things to keep in mind:
-Had a bootloop with the newest version of the viper4android module!
-The root was done without custom recovery, therefore a magisk module leading to a bootloop requires you to factory reset and do everything again if you want root to work (at least i couldn't get it to work again by reflashing orginial recovery_ramdis.img followed by patched_boot.img).
-For rooting to work you have to boot phone to recovery (in this case resulting in a "normal boot"). This means pressing volume up and holding it when booting the phone. For restart you could use an app which lets you boot to recovery automatically.
-While the above my sound annoying, permanently gives you the chance to boot you phone unrooted. This is nice, especially when you have a bootloop due to a magisk module (which I had).
-According to the first link, you could install a custom recovery into the second recovery partition of Huawei/Honor devices (erecovery_ramdis). there is no official twrp available for Honor View 20 at the moment.
-After unlocking my bootloader (see post above) I had "device not verified" in google play store. After rooting, my device is verified again
Regards
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Well done good job:good:
İ have chinese version PCT-AL10 9.0.1.144 right now. Do you think i can use the same way? İ wonder from which version to extract recovery_ramdis.img

I have my view20 rooted
Thanks for the instructions.

greenblueye said:
I have my view20 rooted
Thanks for the instructions.
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You're welcome Be careful with sound improvement modules in Magisk! Had another bootloop with the Zirene module...
Which firmware did you get the recovery_ramdisk from in the end?

garris_bibop said:
You're welcome Be careful with sound improvement modules in Magisk! Had another bootloop with the Zirene module...
Which firmware did you get the recovery_ramdisk from in the end?
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I get recovery-ramdisk from firmware PCT-AL10 9.0.1.129 . my phone is on version 9.0.1.144 but it worked:good:

After root i can not auto update software. 9.0.1.166 version is seen on ota but after download it says update is unsuccessful. Do you have any suggestion?

I think thats to be expected when rooted. Go for manual update I guess (https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-view-20/how-to/honor-view-20-ota-march-patch-t3909075/page12). Personally I wouldn't bother with every update unless theres interesting new features and/or security updates. just to be on the safe side I would reflash the original recovery_ramdisk before updating! And backup your data!

NM Card
Hello !
Unless I'm mistaken, the View20 must be able to use nano sd cards (NM Card)