A new tool unlocks the bootloader of dozens of Huawei phones, although it is not easy

For a couple of years, Huawei does not allow unlocking the bootloader on their mobiles, which closes the door to recovery modes, Magisk, root Y Custom ROMs. Now the door opens a bit with PotatoNV, a mode of unlock the bootloader of some Huawei phones.

With this system, it is possible to unlock the bootloader of Huawei phones with Kirin 960, Kirin 659 and Kirin 655Although it is not as easy as it seems: it is necessary to physically open the mobile to access the motherboard.

A (risky) way to unlock the bootloader

PotatoNV is an open source tool for generate unlock codes for Huawei phones, created by developer Andrey Smirnoff. For its operation, it was necessary to decipher the code generation of the devices with Kirin 960, 659 and 655 chipsets.

This means that should work with mobiles like the Honor 7x, Honor 8 Pro, Honor 9 Lite, Honor 9, Huawei Mate 9, Huawei Mate 9 Pro, Huawei MediaPad M5 Lite

, Huawei MediaPad M5, Huawei MediaPad T5, Huawei Nova 2, Huawei Nova 2i, Huawei Nova 2s, Huawei P Smart 2018, Huawei P10, Huawei P20 Lite, Huawei P8 Lite 2017, Huawei P9 Lite, Huawei Y9 2018 and other devices with supported processors.

Now, the process is complicated or, at least, delicate. Detailed in this wiki, an important part of it is remove the back of the mobile, for which it is recommended to use heat (such as a hair dryer) and a credit card.

The process does not end there, but it is necessary to find the test points on the terminal base plate, being necessary disarm the terminal and make a short on some components, as you can see in this example video.

Via | XDA

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