
Make sure there’s nothing on the device’s screen if a charging animation appears go to step 4.
Connect the device to the computer, after a couple of seconds jumper can be removed.Short testpoint and iron shield on the motherboard.Turn off the device and unplug the USB cable.Remove the cover from the device: heat it with a hairdryer and carefully peel cover around the perimeter using a plastic card.How to unlock the bootloader of these devices using the PotatoNV software: Huawei P20 Lite/Nova 3e – ANE – Kirin 659 (A).Huawei P Smart 2018 – FIG – Kirin 659 (B).Huawei Nova 2i/Mate 10 Lite – RNE – Kirin 659 (B).Huawei MediaPad T5 – AGS2 – Kirin 659 (A).
Huawei MediaPad M5 lite – BAH2 – Kirin 659 (B). Huawei Mate 9 Pro – LON – Kirin 960 (A). The tool, which makes use of the VCOM_DOWNLOAD mode, requires users to open up the target device and access the test points and on the motherboard. According to the developer hackintosh5 from XDAforum, this is an open-source bootloader unlocker for select Huawei/Honor smartphones that are powered by Kirin 960/659/655 processors. However, recently a new open-source software – PotatoNV has entered the arena. Since these smartphone owners have not found any working method to unlock their smartphone’s bootloader. This reads that Huawei no longer provides you an official way to get a bootloader code for your Huawei or Honor smartphone. On the other hand, Huawei also had such services to unlock the device but a few years ago, Huawei stopped providing unlock codes for smartphones and tablets. Other Smartphone makers including Google, OnePlus, and others simplified this process. Usually, requesting a bootloader unlock code requires a user to fill a form with your IMEI, account information, and other details. If you have a device-specific bootloader unlock before you can unlock the bootloader. Through an unlocked bootloader, you can install boot images that aren’t signed by the device maker, which includes custom images to boot Android Open Source Platform (AOSP) ROMs, boot images patched to support Magisk root, and more. With an unlocked bootloader, you can install boot images signed by the device maker. Normally, the bootloader only loads boot images that are signed by the device manufacturer. The bootloader is the code that’s responsible for initiating the operating system and its kernel on the device.