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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Handsome Jack:
Y538-A1 Huawei Union.

http://emui.huawei.com/en/plugin.php...detail&mid=108

Today I tried to replace kingroot with supersu. Now the phone gets stuck on boot screen.

I can't find the guide how to use the source code to fix this.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whodisname:
does anyone have a working recovery for this phone? huawei will give you an easy unlock method, i think its unlocked out the box though. anyway, i rooted, then did the oem unlock then had to reroot. king root. zero problems. i just need a recovery so i can zip some stuff, this phone is ok, but the rom is totsl laggy garbage and im used to a lot better. just going throuigh the strugle right now. anyone got even a halfway working recovery? pleeeaaaasssseee!!!!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] THunderclapmorgridge:
The forum is useless to Americans as it only shows phones they handle. Y538 isn't one of them. What irritates me, is I can't root it because, security keeps blocking it. When I agree and bypass it still fails. Kingroot installed and then said sorry I aint dont anything.

The best part is this when I go through the steps to get the bootloader unlocked.

[IMG="Its chinese we can't find the page (or its too busy)"]https://i.gyazo.com/b9fdcc18b46b3b6ae45dba661bfd259c.png[/IMG]

So does know where there is an actual program location to unlock it or has tried to actually root it and succeeded. If you have step by steps would be nice.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whodisname:
KingRoot app. Click try anyway. I promise this works.

I need a recovery. I unlocked the bootloader too. Just send them an email and they will give you a code.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gldbnd:
use wondershare

use wondershare
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] webosFTW:
I rooted, unlocked the bootloader, did a network unlock to accept GSM cards(virgin mobile phone originally), but I also need a recovery. The current rom is useless. Need a recovery and a debloated rom or something.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yakudi:
How did you network unlock...step by step?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whodisname:
No recoveries available for this phone. I bricked mine trying to install xposed with terminal emulator. Cant even get the stock firmware gor that thing. Garbage phone! Lol
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zerozed99:
You might get a reply if you tag [MENTION=4982932]webosFTW[/MENTION]

I'm actually interested in carrier unlocking as well
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DollarUsername:
Can't root no 5.1.1?

I bought a prepaid Union (can't remember if it's boost or what) and it's fully updated to 5.1.1. I've tried Kingroot from kingroot.org, Kingroot from kingroot.net and Wondershare (all from a Windows VM) None of them have been successful. Is it because it's updated to 5.1.1 instead of 5.0/5.1?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whodisname:
I rooted that phone with kingroot .apk. 5.1.1
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zerozed99:
I've been trying to root my Y538 (Union) for the past 48 hours using the Windows version of Kingo. I'm running 5.1.1 Android as well, and it has not worked so far. I've tried the Android app as well and haven't gotten anywhere either.

I would note that after I lost root on my Amazon Fire tablet (the cheap one that costs $49) that I had to use Kingo to re-root and it took COUNTLESS attempts before it actually rooted. It was extremely frustrating--the only reason I kept trying was that other people here at XDA were claiming it worked. It finally did root it, but I have no idea why it took scores of attempts to do so.

If you get it to work, please post an update (I will as well) just so other folks know it's still possible. But I've tried probably 50+ times so far and it's failed every time.

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Can you provide a link to the apk you used? The reason I'm asking is that there is often confusion between King Root and Kingo Root. Also, I'm not 100% clear if you mean you were on Android 5.1.1 or if the apk version was 5.1.1 (I'm assuming you mean your phone was, but can you clarify). How many times did you have to run the program before you got root?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whodisname:
If you tried a bunch of times, you might want to factory reset it. I don't know if you actually have to, but if you back up your internal SD first then you might as well. Then set up your phone and then go to https:kingroot.end.uptown.com/android. Install the app and run it. Unless they updated that phone within the last 3 months it will root it. It rooted mine on the first try.

If you had root with kingroot before the wipe IS mandatory.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zerozed99:
I went ahead and wiped the phone this evening (I literally only have two apps on my phone so it's not a problem)...still no root. I'm using Kingo Root--not King Root.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yakudi:
[MENTION=4982932]webosFTW[/MENTION] How did you network unlock? Can you use GSM providers now...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fedaykinofdune:
I've tried many times with kingo and king root, both apk and pc apps.. Finally got rooted with king root apk last night and now my phone is running so slow it's useless. I don't know if I want to try uninstalling kingroot or try to replace it, but it has put some weird processes in there like "kulnotify" which is constantly eating CPU.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EvilDeveloper:
Twrp would be very nice ?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fedaykinofdune:
So, I ended up bricking my Y538 (sorta on purpose, anyway), since I was ASSUMING that I could unlock the bootloader on my wife's and make a flashfire backup to push back onto mine. I cannot unlock her bootloader, I get verification code error from the unlock page (unlocking mine wasn't a problem, only thing I can think of is because my wife's was from k-mart and mine I ordered off Amazon??). Anyway, I ended up replacing mine with a shiny new J7 and dedicated mine to mad science. I found a custom version of TWRP meant for the y6 (and interestingly enough, the kernel source files on EMUI site for Y538 and Y6 have same hash) that works flawlessly with the y538. I flashed a y6 version of CM12.1 to my y538 with TWRP and it works, but screen DPI is off and I have no sound, but I may take things from there and cook up a new kernel and modify the CM rom to get it going right. I'll include a link to the TWRP that I've flashed (I do confirm it working properly with boost y538), and if that makes anyone feel generous enough to do a full flashfire dump for mine, I'd be most grateful!

Enjoy.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwJOxvDv2J-SYTU0MGN0aWg3dU0/view?usp=sharing
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zerozed99:
Sounds promising. I haven't tinkered with my Y538 for ages (I only use it as an MP3 player). What are you needing--a nandroid of stock?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] William063:
Can you please post your stock rom? Phone stuck in bootloop and can't find stock rom anywhere. Pleased help
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] webosFTW:
Yes I networked unlocked. Yes I can use GSM now.

I used DC-Unlocker.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sloWmotion01:
Huawei Y538

(King Root APK ) took care of it easily first time.

I tried two computer programs and neither worked. Then tried root genius which usually works but didn't. 4th try was the King Root APK.

Remember, don't mess with recovery or flashing anything just yet. I believe the bootloader may be locked on these phones. I just rooted. Haven't even reset yet.

If you do want to mess with the bootloader I did come across somewhere that said to go to the China located website and register there as having the Y300/ device. There's no official bootloader unlock for this one just yet, however the code from the Y300 is supposed to work.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sloWmotion01:
I got mine from bluebird wireless, runs on sprint. The msl is on the box. In addition to that I discovered that the ICCID number worked to get into change other settings like turning on EVDO

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I can tell you that I just tried a metro sim and it didnt ask for an unlock code. The day I got it it did. However this morning i used that factory code SCRNT to wipe the phone in hopes of getting rid of the two super users I had installed into the system. Once I got them there I couldnt get them out. Finally after hours of trying different things I was able to get everything settled down. Lucky patcher helped see to that..as far as unlocking, Get your MSL from boost or off of the box. theN if you can get to the enter screen code screen use your ICCID number. Should work. I dont know how they have kept this a secret for so long. btw, THIS IS THE SECOND PHONE FROM SPRINT THAT IT HAS WORKED ON.

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Input your ICCID # into the lock screen that asks for the code

there are other sites and people who explain..

the iccid may not work, its 20 char. long. Ill try mine soon as I find the lock area in the phone.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sloWmotion01:
Bootloader unlock : Huawei union y538

Today I gave up on trying to get the code for the bootloader from Huawei website. Takes far to long, thats why I love hacking my phones.

Pulled out one of the programs I was going to use on my LG-G4 a while back,,,,,,,,,,,,,,and BINGO!!! worked like a charm and only took a couple minuets.

NO idea where I got the program so and I know how hard it is to find things. If anyone needs to use it I uploaded to Google Drive.

If you need it in another cloud format let me know where. I have accounts with a couple different clouds..

link below is to my drive file.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1y1qdEDaYjuTWkxMXdXN0JRUlE

This program was Designed for the P880. All credit goes to :

idea by Derjan23 + the whole xda community

script by laufersteppenwolf

Directions:

make sure oem unlock is enabled in your developer options.

Plug your phone to the computer with power on so it does its thing and is recognized by adb.

unpack the .7z file

Inside you will find 5 files. adb and fastboot files. If you dont already have them installed then why are you messing with your phone?

Click on the (BL_unlock.bat) And the batch program handles the rest except for checking the unlock status. I had to do that manually. Search the site for various methods. The easiest way is to hold VOL:down & Power buttons while plugged in to your computer.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Handsome Jack:
Looks like this phone can only get 2G on AT&T , T-Mobile??
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whodisname:
Yep.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] matrx10503:
Can anyone here confirm they can delete /system/ files after root? Or after bootloader unlock?

(and the deleted files don't come back after restarting the phone)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JoeyTablet:
Wow there is hope ;)

Worked like a charm on my Y538, which I don't have the intention to use as a cellphone but maybe Bluetooth Google Voice phone via my LAN, but wow thanks!

I'll do some more research (carefully rooting) because there's only one more thing I'd like to disable or remove, the white-ish boot screen that maybe is there while the phone is searching for a cell tower? I've made assumptions that's what the Sprint startup entry is, but I don't want to mess it up.

This is my $10 media player and fun box, so PM me anyone with ideas or links to more fun such as tossing the OS for something else now.

THANK YOU! It really does look like the bootloader is unlocked, but that doesn't mean it's rooted, so procede slow and methodically.

Joey
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vendo:
Hi SloWmotion

I used your file and it worked it unlocked FPR. I have Y538 from Freedompop it is CDMA/SPRINT carrier.

I have Phone UNLOCKED and FPR UNLOCKED in fastboot menu.

I was wondering what it really means UNLOCKED?

I`m unable to root my unit with KING ROOT to date 5/25/17

I`m also unable to perform this command "fastboot oem power-off-phone 0" in fastboote mode to activate booting via USB power.

I would like to use this phone as small GPS CAR navigation and need ROOT to turn OFF and ON unit on USB power.

Can anyone help?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mofeed altayeb:
I did the exact same thing to my mobile and got the hotspot in the setting but it cant be opened it says that i am not registered
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] glenesis:
If anyone still needs a stock ROM, here is the link to an XDA thread with a working link as of 2017-Nov-03. If anything happens to the ROM link feel free to PM me; I'm archiving the ROM and I dumped the instructions to a PDF.

I appreciate all the great info in this thread! I have a y538 I've never used, and I may revisit that thing now. You guys rock!! Buck that trend!! Support our ten dollar phone :)

https://xdaforums.com/android/development/rom-huawei-union-y538-stock-firmware-t3584542

Good luck!! Cheers!!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phonecapone:
How is this working for anyone? You need root before any of the commands will complete in shell...
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChadwickLG:
Hey guys, looking for some more NEWB advice lol. So i flashed Cloudy the other day on my G3 and is working great, but say if i want to flash a CM mod or something, what are the steps i have to take to ensure a good flash? Do i just do it the same way, download the ROM file, Wipe systems, and install it? or do i have to flash a stock rom and then flash a new CM mod. Or can i just flash over top of the Cloudy rom but still do a Wipe.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheMadScientist:
Just wipe i try dirty flashing first so i dont have to reinstall any apps but any problems do full wipe
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samitro:
Anybody had the chance to test both or probably own both? What would you recommend? I have the option to get Note 5 for just 50 EUR more than Moto so I can't decide. This is what I was able to gather

Camera: better on Note 5

Battery: better on Note 5

Display/colors: better on Note 5

Updates: better on Moto

System: better on Moto (pure android)

Thanks for any inputs
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guile50:
It depends on the time you will keep the phone with you... Apps/android get heavier and heavier with time, and add that to an already heavy interface that is touchwiz, for me that takes a good year of life a phone may have. I'm personally not a fan of touchwiz, or of all that bloatware samsung throws at a phone to start with, but i gotta say i was kinda seduced by note 5. The phone is gorgeous, AMOLED is awesome (even though it burns with time, another thing that adds to the decrease of the phone's life), the battery seems fine, there was some power tests with it and it held up quite well... but i still went for the x style 'cause of the clean, top notch system. Also battery life isn't that much of a big deal, 'cause turbopower charges really fast.
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jason2678:
The Note 5 is has an Exynos SoC, so you're pretty much guaranteed dismal development on it. I just glanced at the Note 5 xda page and it looks like it is just some stock mods. That would be fine on the Moto X. I'm actually just running rooted stock on it now, but on the Note...Touchwiz [involuntary shudder].

I've heard Touchwiz is getting better, but I'm not so sure Touchwiz is getting better. I just think Samsung is cranking out some awesome silicon that is actually capable of dragging that boat anchor.

You better believe Samsung has already moved on to the next big thing. Supporting last years' flagships is not high on their priority list. My other phone is a Galaxy S3, a 2012 flagship. It hadn't seen an update since it got kitkat in late 2013. In mid 2015 they actually pushed another OTA, but it was just another kitkat version that was supposed to patch stagefright vulnerabilities. Hilariously enough it only patched about 2 of the 6 or so CVE's.

On the other hand that phone is actually running rock solid CM 12.1 based custom roms. It also has some pretty promising early CM 13 based builds, but it has a Qualcomm snapdragon SoC (its the i747 not the i9300). It is kind of a sad state of affairs, but we really rely on the dev community to keep our older devices patched and up to date more than at least some manufacturers.

TLDR - Samsung makes great hardware, but they can keep their Exynos, their Knox, and their Touchwiz. I know of no reason why the Superbrick treason should ever be forgot. Give me Qualcomm, a close to AOSP experience, and a microSD slot please.
[OnePlus 2 General] pillowsnyc:
Chinese thread: http://www.oneplusbbs.com/thread-1066579-1-1.html

Sign up link: http://f.sojump.cn/jq/7030725.aspx

Basic summary:

Source: AndroidHeadlines

It's a shame I don't know chinese :(

Anyone want to be the sacrificial lamb?
[OnePlus 2 General] saywhatt:
Good find bro! Anyone here who knows Chinese? ?
[OnePlus 2 General] y7038862:
Here but not qualified for the requirement of closed beta:(

It requires, according to the thread:

1. Love H2OS

2. Browse 1+ forum no less than 30 hour weekly

3. Love to flash rom, and can flash twice a week

4. Preferably experienced testers and had done reviews before

Btw, as this is a closed beta, a 200 of testers are required not to spread the beta ROM
[OnePlus 2 General] tejas999:
Try signing up.

I'm not eligible.

Here's a translated link

http://translate.googleusercontent....5.aspx&usg=ALkJrhjCgEI5gGteMgGxcCECP8s8U16QiA
[OnePlus 2 General] aliasgertaj:
Looks like registration closed before deadline
[OnePlus 2 General] override182:
Anyone signed up please share findings or *cough*leak the ROM *cough*
[OnePlus 2 General] FSOP:
99% sure someone will leak this haha
[OnePlus 2 General] override182:
Since they are moving to marshmallow api for FP, who knows if the leak will be able to help our CM/AOSP development while us waiting for official oxygen/source code ;)

Pretty much most phones have their software leaked like Sammy, HTC and such. Cmon OnePlus.
[OnePlus 2 General] sewer56lol:
I can guarantee you more than 200 copies are out there, that is all I can really say.

Some of us, people who have it, developers here on XDA will not leak it however - and there are very good reasons for us to not do so, we are entitled with trust from OP to keep it private and if it were that we'd be not doing so - it could harm our relationship between the user base and OP, discouraging OP from partaking in such events in the future.

"This is why we can't have nice things", we don't want to take a path that could lead to that, just trust the testers to flesh the ROM put first.
[OnePlus 2 General] FSOP:
Just to clarify, if I was one of the lucky testers I wouldn't leak it, just saying that anything like this always gets leaked.

Sent from my ONE A2003
[OnePlus 2 General] pitrus-:
It probably wouldn't help out much anyway since it would be binaries only...

Skickat från min ONE A2003 via Tapatalk
[OnePlus 2 General] Darth:
Good thing to remember,

Closed beta leaks are not allowed on XDA. ;)
[OnePlus 2 General] override182:
How bout extracted binaries coming from leaks? Lel.

Oh thanks for hinting that there could be a place out there for it, just not XDA xD
[Nexus 6  General] mikeprius:
http://www.cnet.com/news/california-wants-to-ban-encrypted-smartphones/

This will make future Nexus purchases easier for me as I will not need to run "forced unencrypt" boot.img anymore. LOL
[Nexus 6  General] simms22:
its happening all over the country.. New York state announced the same 2 weeks ago, if it'll actually happen is anyone's guess. but also it doesnt matter, as google is only selling nexii via their site now.
[Nexus 6  General] doitright:
Regardless of *how* they are selling it, the problem is that they wouldn't be allowed to sell it in those states where it is banned, which means that they won't be able to SHIP it there, or possibly if there is just a billing address in one of those states.

Nice thing about Nexus, though, is that they can make it trivial to add back the encryption. Just make a system property that switches crypto on. echo "ro.crypto 1" >> /data/local.prop

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That was only necessary on Nexus 6 due to lack of CPU support for crypto functions. It only has the proprietary qcom parts available.
[Nexus 6  General] rpolito73:
Lmao. Not like they have anything more important to deal with. Pretty sure this is wishful thinking
[Nexus 6  General] doitright:
When this whole new "don't encrypt" thing started last year, I was under the impression that it was brought up just to make a point about why it is a bad idea, so that it could be put to rest.

But unfortunately, some idiots ran with it, and now its out of control.

If I have to, I will roll my own crypto, and I will do it just because I can.
[Nexus 6  General] scryan:
However, encrypted computer... Just fine. I.E. SSH into your home PC and run your criminal enterprise from it.

Always afraid of people regulating things they don't understand.

Anyways, this wouldn't do away with encryption, or really prohibit any sales. Google would have enough heads up... They would simply be forced to add a "back door" to encryption so that the government could un-encrypt your device with a court order...

I get the spirit of this.... But really, like with so much else, private sector can usually out perform the government and any back door they add will likely be open to being exploited by the smart bad guys too. Data the government can't decrypted has existed for a LONG TIME.... but now that apple makes the news IT MUST BE STOPPED :rolleyes:
[Nexus 6  General] rictor9227m:
just seems crazy that they were just making such a big deal about the ability to have it encrypted, and now they want to ban it. I understand why they would want that, but you would think the NSA or some other entity would pretty much be able to do whatever they needed to get in.
[Nexus 6  General] mikeprius:
This would be difficult to regulate. There are certain states that have gun magazine bullet limits in certain states but it seems like a trivial issue and would be hard to enforce
[Nexus 6  General] scryan:
If it passes, they will simply have to add a backdoor or some universal key into the encryption used. They likely wont make versions for each state, so I would guess that if this passes, android and IOs would simply feature some built in mechanism to allow un-encryption by google/apple... will likely end up being in all versions of android.

Just a guess, but I bet they would be more inclined to build one version to meet all regulations rather than fragment.

Then someone will hack into that backdoor... and we will see wide spread panic over the fact that we are unsafe! (meanwhile career criminals will adapt and use off device storage with encryption that isn't vulnerable)
[Nexus 6  General] mikeprius:
According to the DOJ encryption causes children to die LOL

http://gizmodo.com/the-doj-ups-the-ante-says-iphone-encryption-will-kill-1660827774