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Rooting, CWM & TWRP Instructions LINK

Latest TWRP

TWRP 2.8.7.0 21/8/15 - CM12 compatible

2.8.7.0 Final 25/1/16

Older TWRP TWRP 2.8.4.1 31/1/14 - CM11 compatible

Latest CWM 9/12/14

Latest Superuser 9/12/14

Latest Slim SDK 9/12/14

Stock Rom Recovery Link (Install through fastboot - fastboot flash recovery recovery_y550.img)

Updated LInk Here

Latest Y550 (L01) Stock Rom

5/11/14 Western Europe

16/1/2015 Eastern Europe & Scandinavia

Normal upgrade/reinstall using in built updater Link

Forced upgrade/reinstall procedure Link

Upgrade/Reinstall using Fastboot Link

Google Stock Apps Link

All Huawei y550 related apps and files (thanks to klaidone) Link

Alternate unlock code methods Link Link

And another Link

L02 Files

All At this URL

Files:

Update.zip - the latest OTA update for L02 Region Phones - Applied using inbuilt updater

Y550-L02 Stock - CWM backup of the original L02 Stock Rom Link

Y550-L02 (Build 346) - CWM Backup of the most up to date L02 Rom Link

Credits to Happychappy on the Whirpool Forum

Y550 (Prob L02) TWRP Stock Backup

Faq/Tips

Will the L01 rooting method work on my L02 Yes

Can I change the Boot Animation? Link (And the following post)

Can I use L01 firmware on my L02? Link

Can I change the status bar and carrier logo? Link

Does Exposed framework work on this phone? Link

How do i remove the Kitkat write restrictions? Link

Roms from HB72K

Stable and suitable for everyday use. More information, install instructions, root etc from user [MENTION=6836126]HB72K[/MENTION] in This post

AOSP Based Roms

Carbon Rom from Hb72k Link & Install instructions - Known Bugs: Phone only rings once then mutes

Stock Based Roms

Y550 Stock Rom by Hb72k Link

Y550 Stock Lite by Hb72k Link

Y550 Stock (Gstock 2) by Hb72k Link

Y550 Stock (Gamer 2) by Hb72k Link

MIUI Based Roms

MIUI 7 by Hb72k Link

MIUI 6 by Hb72k Link

CM Roms

CM11 - Final XDA Build by Hb72k link

Hecaex Build - 11 June 2015 Link Doesnt include Static Mac Address fix

Hecaex Build - 30 May 2015 Link This is based on Patrick's march build with Camera modifications. Working Wifi (Random Mac), Camera working (But flash not working)

Patrick KT Build - 11 March 2015 (CM11) Link - Wifi working but with random Mac. Camera not working

Hecaex Build - 10 February 2015 (CM11) Link - Camera flakey, superuser and torch not working

Patrick KT Build - 1 February 2015 (CM11) Link - Wifi and Camera not working

Static Mac Address Fix Link

Camera Patch Only Link

2016 Roms

Modded EMUI 3.0 https://mega.nz/#!Dt4gGQCD!zEvIGHsuZURN7Xl9F3LnAdRDviTo-BLzC0n42YH9ZjM

Modded Miui 7.0 (Twrp backup) https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0BzJ-jN4Pv2baSXFwRFpqcGoySUE&usp=sharing

CM Patches/Fixes

EMUI (Hb72k) http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=65241854&postcount=2268

Pacman (hb72k) http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=65327203&postcount=2281

Pacrom (Jeffta) http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=65353386&postcount=2284

Miui7 (Dabi01 almost final) http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=65702075&postcount=2334

Other Files

Walkman (Zip) for Stock and Custom Roms Link

IVE BRICKED MY PHONE!

Download the full Huawei Y550 rom from Here (You want the penultimate file - y550 build 239

Download the Huawei update extractor from the same link

Run update extractor and extract the rom

Copy the entire folder "dload" to the root of your sdcard (so there is a folder on your sd card called dload containing the update file)

Hold down all physical buttons on your phone - volume up, volume down and power at once