[Guide] Huawei Ascend Y300 Unlock & Root

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l3Nni

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Hello,

I know it's a bit offtopic, but I didn't find a better place to post it.

So, I'm looking for a new rom for my sisters and mothers Y300-0100. Right now they´re using the old stock firmware, which is pretty laggy and open for exploits like stagefright.

I visited the modaco forum reading a lot of threads , but am still a bit overwhelmed by the mass of different roms and don't know which to choose.

The rom should be as stable and smoth as possible. Features don't matter that much, the focus should be that the phone is "working" properly on daily basis. Looking to those priorities a AOSP-based rom seem to fit best. In theory I´d prefer a LP/MM-rom, but maybe the old KK one`s are just more stable? Is there a rom you could recommend me?

I´d really appreciate if any of you could give me some tips or hints!

Greetings
 

krule031

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Hello,

I know it's a bit offtopic, but I didn't find a better place to post it.

So, I'm looking for a new rom for my sisters and mothers Y300-0100. Right now they´re using the old stock firmware, which is pretty laggy and open for exploits like stagefright.

I visited the modaco forum reading a lot of threads , but am still a bit overwhelmed by the mass of different roms and don't know which to choose.

The rom should be as stable and smoth as possible. Features don't matter that much, the focus should be that the phone is "working" properly on daily basis. Looking to those priorities a AOSP-based rom seem to fit best. In theory I´d prefer a LP/MM-rom, but maybe the old KK one`s are just more stable? Is there a rom you could recommend me?

I´d really appreciate if any of you could give me some tips or hints!

Greetings
I will be clear.
All roms other than 4.1.1 are full of bugs and they are not stable.
This phone was meant to come with 4.1.1 and die with it.
So, I'm suggesting you AospMod 4.1.1, it is stable, fast and lightweight.
You should try it.
 
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l3Nni

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I will be clear.
All roms other than 4.1.1 are full of bugs and they are not stable.
This phone was meant to come with 4.1.1 and die with it.
So, I'm suggesting you AospMod 4.1.1, it is stable, fast and lightweight.
You should try it.

Thanks a lot for your fast reply. It's sad that Huawei devices often lack good custom rom support..
Do you know if the performance will be noticeable better compared to the stock rom? If not, I think I'd just let the phones like they are..;)
 

vito7

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Hi,

thanks for your answer.

The most important is the "typewriter" sound.
I have tried many out there, but this one is the best!


best regards,

Hi all,
I'm trying to follow this guide to unlock my mobile but when I sent the email for request the unlock code to unlock the bootloader, they replied me that they can't write the code.

Can anyone help me please??

Thanks
 

krule031

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Thanks a lot for your fast reply. It's sad that Huawei devices often lack good custom rom support..
Do you know if the performance will be noticeable better compared to the stock rom? If not, I think I'd just let the phones like they are..;)
AospMod has numbers of tweaks and stuff that keep the phone running smooth and fast.
Compared to stock, speed is noticeable.
Altough, you cant expect low end phone to run like flagships.
@vito7
Check this out bro: https://emui.huawei.com/en/plugin.php?id=unlock&mod=detail#_=_
 
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l3Nni

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AospMod has numbers of tweaks and stuff that keep the phone running smooth and fast.
Compared to stock, speed is noticeable.
Altough, you cant expect low end phone to run like flagships.
@vito7
Check this out bro: https://emui.huawei.com/en/plugin.php?id=unlock&mod=detail#_=_

I used it for about a year until my my sister got it, so I'm well aware of the performance limits.. Back there I was using cm, but, like you said, never without bugs.

So, I'll try what you recommended, thank you!
 
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r.albu

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AospMod has numbers of tweaks and stuff that keep the phone running smooth and fast.
Compared to stock, speed is noticeable.
Altough, you cant expect low end phone to run like flagships.
@vito7
Check this out bro: https://emui.huawei.com/en/plugin.php?id=unlock&mod=detail#_=_
Thanks for the link.
Is there a way to sim unlock?
It's for a friend of mine. He called the carrier but, strangely, they said they wouldn't, even after the locking period (for a decrease in price) has finished...
Thanks
 

krule031

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Thanks for the link.
Is there a way to sim unlock?
It's for a friend of mine. He called the carrier but, strangely, they said they wouldn't, even after the locking period (for a decrease in price) has finished...
Thanks

I think it's not possible.
Simply because carrier needs to give you that unlocking code.
I hope I'm correct lol. :good:
 
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pz1982

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Guys, please, what is the fastest and most stable custom ROM for this phone?
Thanks
Pavel
 

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    Huawei Ascend Y300 Unlock & Root [How To / Tutorial]

    This great little Android 4.1 smartphone has been released to the German market a week ago. At a price tag of merely 150,00 Euro, it's a steal.

    But no fun without root, right ?

    Now, Huawei locks and secures the bootloader, which makes flashing a custom recovery impossible without messing with the bootloader code itself.

    Luckily, i found out that you can request a bootloader unlock-token on the Chinese Huawei website. After unlocking with
    Code:
    fastboot oem unlock XXX16-digits-codeXXX
    we can flash a china-made (aka chinese-language only) ClockworkMod v6.1, that has been compiled for the Y300. After installing SuperSU from CMW, you GOT ROOT.

    I have written an extensive dummy-style tutorial on my tumblr blog. Unfortunately, the forum wont let me post outside links. Please go to this URL:

    huawei-y300.tumblr.com

    Have fun! :D
    4
    You can't install a stock rom, because your IMEI did'nt allow it. The Y300 are saled under two different versions. The one from telefonica and the other for the open market. Open market phones can install the b176cz and the official b175 from huawei. The telefonica devices can only install the official update from huawei, but you got no triggers in the notificationbar. (But theres a fix for telefonica devices made by me, see attachment)
    The solution ist the OEM Info Hack Tool, wich craete a backup of your IMEI, write a custom IMEI, let you flash a rom (b176) and after that it restore your backuped IMEI. Now you are on b176 with telefonica devices. The readme is inside the package.

    Btw, other backups and roms could be found here. But remember, it's for Huawei Y300-0100 (U8833-1)
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    I'm going to buy this phone for my mother, it's good?
    Good signal? for US$ 130 is kinda'right?

    For you it would be around 190$ in comparison to 150€. 1€ equals 1,31$ at the moment.

    The signal is way better than my SGS+ I used before I got my Y300. And I can recommend it to everyone who is not searching for something too expensive. It runs at an average speed and the OS is nearly up-to-date with 4.1.1. The only thing which is disturbing for me is the EmotionUI 1.0 which Huawei uses. But besides that it's perfect for that price! :victory:
    2
    still have one crazy idea what i havent tried...
    maybe shankars method can work for you.

    only on your own risk!
    i would first put back the twrp and wipe out everything, i mean everything from the phone
    then reboot into bootloader mode and flash back the original recovery, which can be extracted from
    the new firmware build.
    relock the bootloader now and try the UPDATE.APP in the dload folder, booted up with both volume buttons pressed.

    maybe it could work, but i can render your phone to a brick like mine, because if the update not going to finish you also not going to have other choice than sending back to service (takes around 4-6 weeks!)

    i find backup of huawei y300!
    https://www.dropbox.com/sh/p1k3jyfhih9g2pg/Ug920rf4GO
    after restore the backup my phone was repaired:)
    2
    It will not turn on anymore. Even after factory reset. It says "Turning Wi-Fi on..." but nothing happens.

    Here's what you have to do:

    1. Your bootloader must be unlocked, if it is locked, this won't help you.
    2. Download the B176 stock recovery from here:

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/dvnwg21k9ib6don/Recovery Stock [B176].rar

    3. Download Android SDK:

    developer.android.com/sdk/index.html

    4. Go to fastboot. Hold power + up and down volumes for 10 seconds.
    5. Connect your phone to your pc.
    5.a extract the stock recovery rar and copy the recovery-new.img to the address of the next step.
    6. Go to the folder adt-bundle-windows-x86\sdk\platform-tools then hold ctrl + shift then right click on an empty space and click open command window here.
    7. Type "fastboot flash recovery recovery-new.img"
    8. Turn off your phone and turn it on again.

    Then you will be redirected to the stock recovery and do some wipes and boot you into your phone. Good luck!

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