[GUIDE] How to unlock and root your new Honor 8x. All instructions inside!

[Supersonic27543]

Please can somebody explain,

When you uninstall system apps using Multi-Tool 8, what happens ?

Does it uninstall it like you uninstall a user app or does it just hide it, if so can you unhide it.
It says in the Tool that the uninstalled apps will come back if you do a factory reset.

I understand that if you uninstall a system app after rooting then that app gets removed completely from the phone.

The only way to get it back is to install it from an external source.

So, the important question is: Does Uninstalling system apps without rooting actually free up resources and speed up the phone
Just as it does when you uninstall after rooting.

If the answer is Yes, then there is little point in rooting!!!!!

Yes, it is just like after rooting.

 

[fed42]

I am looking for someone who could provide me oeminfo C432 my current phone is in C652 please

 

[Ulfrik]

Please can somebody explain,

When you uninstall system apps using Multi-Tool 8, what happens ?

Does it uninstall it like you uninstall a user app or does it just hide it, if so can you unhide it.
It says in the Tool that the uninstalled apps will come back if you do a factory reset.

I understand that if you uninstall a system app after rooting then that app gets removed completely from the phone.

The only way to get it back is to install it from an external source.

So, the important question is: Does Uninstalling system apps without rooting actually free up resources and speed up the phone
Just as it does when you uninstall after rooting.

If the answer is Yes, then there is little point in rooting!!!!!

Sound very interesting indeed! Would like as well to free up ressources from useless Honor system apps...
Have you been doing so already? I would be interested in your experience, which one you deleted, improvements observed, possible issues?
Thanks a lot in advance

 

[PaulJin]

Hello XDA. I have spent the past couple of weeks struggling with unlocking and rooting this awesome device. After some researching I have decided to put this guide together after stumbling on a lot of fake guides on Google that don't work for the Honor 8x. I hope this helps you!

Step 1: Purchase a bootloader code.

Unfortunately, since Huawei stopped providing unlock codes, there is no way around this requirement. DC Unlocker does not work with newer Huawei devices, and there are no known exploits to get around this. I have provided some options below (which have been tested by XDA members). All you need to do is provide them your IMEI, which can be found under Settings > System > About Phone.
FunkyHuawei (price: $55): https://funkyhuawei.club/buycodes
Ministry of Solutions (price: $35): https://ministryofsolutions.com/huawei-bootloader-unlock-service-all-new-models-new-firmwares
Global Unlocking Solutions (price: $22): https://global-unlocking-solutions.miiduu.com/bootloader-unlock-codes-choose-model-below​

Step 2: Download ADB.

Link here: https://www.xda-developers.com/install-adb-windows-macos-linux/
And unzip it to somewhere on your computer.​

Step 3: Setup your phone

Go to Settings > System > About Phone, and tap "Build Number" 7 times to unlock Developer mode. Go back to System, and tap Developer Options. Enable OEM Unlock and USB Debugging.​

Step 4: Unlocking your device

Connect your phone to your PC via USB. Make sure you select "Transfer files" when the message pops up on your phone, and select Trust this computer when the debugging warning pops up. Open your ADB folder, hold Shift and right-click, then select "Open Powershell window" or "Open command prompt". In the next window, type "adb devices" and make sure your device is listed (If not, check to make sure USB debugging is enabled, or reconnect the USB cable.)
After that, type "adb reboot bootloader". Once that is done, type "fastboot oem unlock xxx" (replace xxx with the unique code you purchased in Step 1). Warning! This will format your phone and return it to stock configuration. Your phone now has an unlocked bootloader!​

Step 5: Install Magisk Manager.

Download and install the Magisk Manager app on your phone. APK here: https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk/releases/download/manager-v6.0.1/MagiskManager-v6.0.1.apk​

Step 6: Flashing twrp and Magisk

Download this twrp image: https://www.filehosting.org/file/details/764535/twrp-kirin.img and place it into your ADB folder.
Then download this magisk ZIP: https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk/releases/download/v17.1/Magisk-v17.1.zip and place it on a spare Micro SD card, and put that card in the device.
Reconnect your device to the PC, again open a Powershell/Command Prompt (as in Step 4).
Type "adb reboot bootloader", then type "fastboot flash recovery_ramdisk twrp-kirin.img". This should complete successfully. Turn off your device by holding down the power button.
Disconnect the phone from USB (do not skip this part otherwise you are unable to boot into recovery). Then hold "Volume UP" and "Power" until the blue Honor logo shows up. Release both buttons. You should see a Teamwin logo and twrp will load.
This version of twrp is a work in progress so the touchscreen does not work (this is currently being worked on by the folks at twrp builder https://twrpbuilder.github.io/. As soon as they fix it, I will update this guide!). A temporary fix is by using an OTG Cable https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51HI4XhstKL._SX425_.jpg and a standard USB mouse. Use it to swipe-right and select "Install". You might need to "Select storage" and choose your SD card. Find the Magisk zip and install it, then reboot.​

Your Honor 8x phone is now rooted!

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Thanks.

I have question. If i make your instruction step by step, how can i install european rom?

 

[Snanf]

Hello everyone and thanks to chickenwingding for this thread !
My Galaxy Note 3 is still working but it is now quite old, laggy and has some hardware issues. This weekend I think I will buy the honor 8x (international model) and root it asap with your method. But I'd like to know if someone has tried to use the xposed module, xprivacyLua and titanium backup (to freeze apps) ?

A nice day to all !

 

[PaulJin]

I unlock and root my Honor 8x. Thank u very much for guide ! U are the best. I have problem now. I try to flash my phone from chinese to europe. I download the system and when i try to install it i have some ERRO: 9 :/ and dont know what to do :/

 

[marisaleh]

A quick update so far:

This tutorial is accurate, I followed it exactly and got my phone rooted.
As a result I ended up with this really annoying Bootloader Unlocked warning every time I restart.
Apparently you can't get rid of it unless you Relock the Bootloader.

Now the fun and game bit,

A rooted phone, but there is not much you can do with it, a lot of the current software won't install on it
I think it is a lot to do with the Honor factory firmware, it is not allowing software to be installed on it
For example I couldn't get any of the sound mods to install; Viper4X, Dolby Atoms…..

I ended up with a boot loop trying to install viper4X, couldn't get out of it.

The only way to get my phone back was to flash the appropriate Stock Firmware from this Thread

Now be careful, The only way to flash this Firmware is by using the installed TWRP on the phone.

The way I did it:

1- Unzipped the Stock Firmware with 7-Zip
2- I found Two zip files of interest: update_sd_JSN-L21_hw_eu.zip, and update_sd.zip
3- Copied both files onto an External Micro SD Card
4- Inserted the Micro SD Card into the phone
5- Booted the phone into TWREP
6- Now From TWRP, I wiped everything except Internal Storage and SD Card, ie left these two boxes unticked.
7_ Flashed both Zip files, update_sd.zip, this one installed perfectly
update_sd_JSN-L21_hw_eu.zip, this one failed to install, I don't know the significance of this file
Perhaps Someone can tell me why TWRP couldn't flash it, and if we really do need it
8- I wiped cache/dalvik and then rebooted the phone.

9- The phone was successfully Locked again and flashed with Stock Firmware which seem to be less Bloated.
Absolutely Perfect

As for uninstalling System Software, you can uninstall it without being rooted

I used Multi-Tool 8 to do that

Now be careful using Multi-Tool 8, Because when I clicked the Get Unlock Key from the bootloader screen
Get Through DC Unlocker, It downloaded something on my computer and then my Antivirus went crazy, quarantined
it immediately, saying, malware, malicious etc....
But the tool works perfectly for as long as you don't touch those key unlock buttons.

Please Guys Report back if you feel that we shouldn't use Multi-Tool, with any experiences with it.

Conclusion:

Perfect Tutorial for unlocking and rooting The Honor 8X
But currently, there seems to be a lack of support for it from our Dev's, ie provision of Custom Roms, Supported Apps.
I see a little point in Rooting The Phone, Because the Stock Firmware seems to be intolerant.

 

[chickenwingding]

Hello everyone and thanks to chickenwingding for this thread !
My Galaxy Note 3 is still working but it is now quite old, laggy and has some hardware issues. This weekend I think I will buy the honor 8x (international model) and root it asap with your method. But I'd like to know if someone has tried to use the xposed module, xprivacyLua and titanium backup (to freeze apps) ?

HI, I have the newest version of xposed modules installed and all the modules I tested worked well. I haven't tested those apps you mentioned, I will test them for you soon and I'll give you an update.

Perfect Tutorial for unlocking and rooting The Honor 8X
But currently, there seems to be a lack of support for it from our Dev's, ie provision of Custom Roms, Supported Apps.
I see a little point in Rooting The Phone, Because the Stock Firmware seems to be intolerant.

Sorry to hear about your issues. I haven't had those issues you mentioned, did you try using the root masking feature of Magisk on the specific apps you had trouble with?

And you're right that there isn't much support for custom Roms for newer Huawei/honor devices. It's a sad state of affairs. But there is still value in rooting for xposed modules and tweaks, at least.

 

[Wilcur]

The other software at viper sound etc don't work because the Huawei/Honor provider compiled kernel at force flag enforcing. Switch to permissive don't work. Kernel source for this device is unavailable yet. Root this device at this moment is crazy idea.

 

[marisaleh]

HI, I have the newest version of xposed modules installed and all the modules I tested worked well. I haven't tested those apps you mentioned, I will test them for you soon and I'll give you an update.



Sorry to hear about your issues. I haven't had those issues you mentioned, did you try using the root masking feature of Magisk on the specific apps you had trouble with?

And you're right that there isn't much support for custom Roms for newer Huawei/honor devices. It's a sad state of affairs. But there is still value in rooting for xposed modules and tweaks, at least.

No, I couldn't access the phone, app installed, reboot and then got stuck in a boot loop, no way of breaking that
Only way is to do what I did.

 

[PaulJin]

For all who want flash honor 8x from Chinese rom to European. I tried to do it but it dont work. Maybe there is some hardware difference, i dont know. Im too rookie at this. I can only tell u, if u root and try to flash by twrp Error: 9 go to screen and thats all.. But dont be sad. U can install google play store on it, google keyboard and almost all will be like eu version.

 

[Snanf]

Hello !

So I've bought my 8x yesterday and have rooted it this morning. I had the unlock code last night. Everything went fine. Xposed, Titanium and Xprivacy are working good. All bloatwares from honor and all Google apps are now frozen, the phone is smoother and some more ram is free.

The phone is beautiful (I have the blue one), battery life seems to be very good and EMUI is not bad - but I'm waiting to test future custom roms.

Thanks again for your step by step method !

 

[GinaTrve]

Hello everyone!
I'm about to buy Honor 8X (which here, in Italy, is called View 10 Lite) and I'm rather in trouble because I'm used to unlock and root all my smartphones (mainly to manage the system app and check the resources consumption through process control). Since it doesn't seem convenient to unlock the bootloader and root the phone, I read that you can effectively uninstall the system apps via the Multi-Tool 8; who used it can tell me how it works and if you encounter any problems with system updates, after removing the system apps?

Thank you in advance!

 

[reticuli]

For all who want flash honor 8x from Chinese rom to European. I tried to do it but it dont work. Maybe there is some hardware difference, i dont know. Im too rookie at this. I can only tell u, if u root and try to flash by twrp Error: 9 go to screen and thats all.. But dont be sad. U can install google play store on it, google keyboard and almost all will be like eu version.

I also unlocked the Honor 8x but it seems that we need different methods to rebrand this to another rom. It has something to do with the oeminfo.img file. I got the JSN-AL00a with firmware EMUi 8.2.0.140 (C00) from aliexpress. I tried to flash JSN-L22 & JSN-L21, none worked.

 

[marisaleh]

Hello everyone!
I'm about to buy Honor 8X (which here, in Italy, is called View 10 Lite) and I'm rather in trouble because I'm used to unlock and root all my smartphones (mainly to manage the system app and check the resources consumption through process control). Since it doesn't seem convenient to unlock the bootloader and root the phone, I read that you can effectively uninstall the system apps via the Multi-Tool 8; who used it can tell me how it works and if you encounter any problems with system updates, after removing the system apps?

Thank you in advance!

Yes Mate, I used Multi-Tool 8:

1- I installed Package Name Viewer from the Play Store, you need that because Multi-Tool 8 only understands Package Name
2- From Multi-Tool 8, Go To the Misc Tap, and from there Delete system applications without rooting

 

[juusokayhko]

Does this work on the Honor 8?

Does this work on the Honor 8?

 

[satheeshmarimuthu]

Hello !

So I've bought my 8x yesterday and have rooted it this morning. I had the unlock code last night. Everything went fine. Xposed, Titanium and Xprivacy are working good. All bloatwares from honor and all Google apps are now frozen, the phone is smoother and some more ram is free.

The phone is beautiful (I have the blue one), battery life seems to be very good and EMUI is not bad - but I'm waiting to test future custom rooms.

Thanks again for your step by step method !

Bro,
How did u get unlock code??? & what's the procedure? Bro

 

[kwan58]

After unlocked the phone, how can I to install the new firmware

 

[shashank1320]

After unlocked the phone, how can I to install the new firmware

If you just unlocked and nothing changed then you can do directly as usual

 

[kwan58]

If you just unlocked and nothing changed then you can do directly as usual

Use what software to install the new rom