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[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] VonSparq:
Need ROM advice.

Hi! I have been running stock since i got the phone a few years ago, but recently i t stared to act up, general slowdowns, freezes, sometimes after the screen is locked for some time it needs pin like if it was powered down etc.

I wanted to try some ROMs but i don't feel like just downloading random stuff off XDA and hoping it'll work, can someone point me to some good, stable roms that work fast and don't have huge functionality holes?

From the limited reading i did, i found out that there are issues with the B370 compilation that my phone is running, i would like to ask for some help on that too. My 5X is rooted, it has (a pretty outdated version of) TWRP on it and i did that unlock thing, i don't remember what exactly it unlocked, i think it was the bootloader but i might be wrong. There was an option to register your phone on their website and get a code you type into adb or fastboot to unlock it and i did that.

I'm looking for a ROM that's stable and has most of the features working, i love the fingerprint sensor, fastcharging and LTE, i've read that some ROMs have issues with those. Preferably with the latest verion of android that's stable and works fine on the device, i'd also need some advice on installing it if it's more advanced than the usual put rom on SD, launch TWRP, wipe, flash, reboot.

[MENTION=309187]edit[/MENTION]:

I have trouble finding many resources or info on working with this 2015 low end phone, go figure. If anyone who went through this before me could give me a few pointers it'd be much appreciated. I found a reddit post that pointed to THIS xda thread that sourced a modaco thread that had a mega link on it... Do you flashing this supposedly stock rom on top of my european (polish) kiw-l21c432b370 is safe and would be a good starting point to flash custom roms?
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] Letitride:
Have you seen my post on a different thread last month ??

Here - https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=79559571&postcount=2

Well, if you have been using & enjoying this for several years, like I do, you've gotten your money's worth out of it. I picked this up for its dual-sim feature, not available on mid-range smartphones sold in the US. Lineage OS 15.x has been my daily driver for this, it is one of the most popular custom rom development around ... and I had run them on other devices - it continues to get updates and everything on Play Store getting downloaded & installed, as of this date ... regardless of the politics. I don't feel that your Euro variant/model should make that much different in terms of functionality.

Keep in mind that if it is like mine, 16GB of internal storage is pretty limited these days, so I keep installed Apps to a light & simple collection of "essentials" and still has about 4GB of free space. mSD storage has been hit-n-miss for me so I would stay away from using it, except for mp3 and mp4 playback and photo backups (if you don't have access to cloud storage.) I am mostly on WiFi with this, but no issues with 4G/LTE and 3G/HSPA+ on both AT&T and T-Mobile USA's networks (not all the bands are supported by the device.) It works as intendeded and battery is still holding a good charge, and I use it as a travel backup smartphone.

Majority of the developers & users have probably moved on and "migrated" to newer devices & with ongoing development. My primary dual-sim is the Xiaomi these days, it's faster & better in many ways, not that expensive as it is considered low-end, factory unlocked and running stock "Pie" - although I just had the bootloader unlocked, just in case - Android Auto is working beautifully ... still cannot get AA to work on the Honor 5X, being "incompatible phone" and not supported. the Xiaomi worked great on our recent trips (twice) to Canada with its dual sim options ... decided I didn't need to take along the 5X, it's home for me to "play" with.

The Lineage OS 15.x active links & instructions are well written here - read it & follow the steps, slowly & backup your data/partiions before doing anything - brush up your basic skills on using ADB to sideload & update TWRP, nothing really complicated. Stay with this or any other Oreo (Android 8.x) custom rom as the hardware & build aren't going to be happy with Pie or 9.x - you are asking for trouble but feel free to play, if you are willing to risk. You can also install & install Nova Launcher to see whether you like it over the stock Lineage launcher.
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] stukka2006:
Hi@all

I have a honor 5x, kiw-L21, with android 5.1.1 since a week.

yesterday I unblocked the BL and flashed TWRP 3.3.1.0

I tried to install lineage but failed, error 7.

Now I found out that the MM no volte rom is absolutely necessary to success

I am stocked now, don´t know what to do...

go back to stock and update to 6.1?

I don´t know how to do it.

Also read that is quite difficult to unlock the FRP from this rom.

Is there any other custom rom that will work on the device as it is now?

thanks in advance for comments!

have a nice day!
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] dave71670:
Find appropriate firmware for l21 here and flash zip in twrp. https://xdaforums.com/honor-5x/how-to/repository-honor-5x-file-depot-t3328288

Then make sure you flash pitch black recovery image before flashing any pie rom.
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] stukka2006:
thanks bro!

you mean to flash the mm6.01 with TWRP?

cannot understand pich black recovery...

do you mean a back up ?

many thanks!
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] dave71670:
You can restore one of the backups in twrp yes. Pitch black is a newer recovery needed for newer roms. You can search for it.
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] stukka2006:
update:

downgraded to b140, upgraded to b350 and finally installed linageos 15.1

rgds
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] Mubarack:
I'm also honor 5x, kiw-L21, with android 5.1.1,user

And I don't know how to unblock BT and flash Twrp

Please I need a guide
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] mtrigo143:
Custom ROM for Honor 5X KII-L23?

Hi to everyone, I want to know if there is a custom ROM for my Honor 5X KII-L23, the last year I realized that Huawei has blocked all its devices for this model and need a code to unlock it, but that code is not given anymore by Huawei, is there a way to flash a custom ROM?

Thanks beforehand
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] Deathpact231:
i have a problem i am on xenon hd 7.1.2 i cant swipe down notifications it just happened all of the sudden , also back button dont work and recent app button also what could be the reason why is this happening?
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] Lhmer0304:
Bootloader l22

Hello,, basically I tried unlocking the bootloader of my phone but site isnt working (huawei) .. is there other way to unlock it without paying for it ?

Need help Noob for this device .. I would like to install arrow os ..
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] Freddew:
This is the actual Situation:

https://www.xda-developers.com/huawei-honor-unlock-bootloader-fee/

You can try the unofficial method from here: https://xdaforums.com/honor-5x/how-to/how-to-bootloader-unlock-honor-5x-t3328600

, but i have no experience with the dc-unlocker.

The bottom line is, there is currently no possibility to unlock the bootloader for free.

A unlocked bootloader is the requirement for flashing any custom rom.
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] 50UND2 3NG1N33R:
Is there a telegram group or channel for this device. where unofficial builds can be shared?
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] VonSparq:
Hey guys, i posted this issue a few days back in the AOSiP thread, because that's the rom i have been using for the past few months and i thought that people there might be able to help me, but since some time went by and i got no replies i think there's no harm in posting it again here, maybe someone here might have had the same or a similar issue and will be able to tell me what's going on, what to do or point me in the right direction.

I've started to have an issue with my battery. What's happening is when the phone is idle sometime it looses ~30% of the battery. It doesn't matter what services i have toggled on, it happened when i had everything active (wifi, 4g, data, gps, bluetooth) and when i disabled everything, it happens at random times during the day, sometimes dropping from ~50% to below 20, sometimes from ~30 straight down to one or three percent. Is this something any of you possibly encountered?

I'm at a loss for what to do, i have no idea if it's the rom or is my phone's battery giving up on me. I installed AccuBattery and it shows it being in perfect condition, 104% The app also does not show anything out of the ordinary, like an app or process that would drain the battery so much. It doesn't show a steep drop in battery percentage over that time, the drain occurs over a time of a few hours, just a gradual line that doesn't look too different from normal usage, but during the time it was supposed to be sleeping and instead of the phone loosing 2-5% of the battery while being idle it drains six times that. Just now as I'm writing this it occurred to me that this might possibly be my phone failing to go into deep sleep while the screen is off, is this a possibility?

It never happened before, i had other issues before i flashed any custom roms but upgrading to aosip fixed all of them, this battery problem is all new.

Again, sorry for posting the same issue for the second time, thank you very much in advance and have a nice day!
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] 50UND2 3NG1N33R:
Can anyone give me a link to the official telegram group or channel for this device?
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] comtux1:
Hello everybody

I have an honor 5x, Kiw-L21,

After I unlocked the BL and flashed TWRP 3.3.1.0

I tried to install lineage, but with "Error 7" the installation failed.

Then I modified * .img the file "updater-script".

Lineage zipped again and installed with "twrp"

Then restarted. [Lineage-16.0-20191113-nightly-kiwi-signed]

Lineage bootloop! :(

When I start "twrp", the "lock" appears directly and "twrp" is frozen.

if the device starts in bootloader mode I can not select anything.

Then I flashed again with "adb" TWRP 3.3.1.0!

No change.

Did then with "adb" once TWRP 3.3.0.0 flashed!

No change.

Did then with "adb" once TWRP 3.0.0.0 flashed!

No change.

When I start "twrp", the "lock" appears directly and "twrp" is frozen.

if the device starts in bootloader mode I can not select anything.

I do not know next!

Can someone help me?

Thanks in advance for comments!

Have a nice day!

ps

Sorry for the bad english and thanks in advance.

Solution found

Hello everybody,

on my HONOR 5x, Kiw-L21,

I was able to use the original state restore this guide:

https://www.android-hilfe.de/forum/honor-5x.2602/wiederherstellen-des-systems-honor-5x.799128.html

Now I have not made any further attempts!

Sincerely

comtux1
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] JeffCortz:
Help me please!!! :(

Hello with everyone. Yesterday I flashed a zip that "allowed me to have VoLTE" in Custom Roms, but what happened was that my cell phone stopped having IMEI, Audio, Microphone and practically only serves as a camera. :(

My question is, will there be any way to solve it or do I just have to buy a new motherboard?
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] shashank1320:
Flash the original firmware via dload method and you should be good.

Custom ROM dont support volte yet. probably it has ruined few stuffs
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] Vybriss:
I accidentally deleted everything

Hello,

i recently made a huge mistake trying to install crDroid5.2 on my honor 5x via twrp. I was already on lineage 14.1 and i went directly for it. It didn't boot and i couldn't access to my phone anymore so i decided to reboot and to launch the factory reset via the emui menu.

It actually deleted everything on the memory (including android i guess?) and now i'm locked at 99% of the factory reset and my computer isn't able to detect the phone.

Is the phone dead? I understand i messed with something i don't understand at all so i'd just want to know if i can put it away or if i can wait to buy a new phone.

Thank you
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] porter.mb:
MAC address spoofing

Did anyone of you manage to successfully change the MAC address temporarily on the 5X and connect to a wifi router?

I have a L21 running AOSiP9 with Magisk root.

In a terminal I can spoof my MAC address while having root via “ifconfig wlan0 hw ether xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx”. The phone accepts this and “ip link show wlan0” also shows the updated MAC address.

However, after the update I can no longer connect to wifi access points. On my WPA2 protected network the phone reports an incorrect password (it is correct thou). On unprotected networks the process gets stuck on obtaining IP.

I encountered the same behavior on a rooted LineageOS 16.0.

Unfortunately google only returns solutions for other devices and I could not find one that covers the Honor. My device does not feature an on-boot regenerated file in /data/misc/wifi as some other Qualcomm phones apparently do and I want to spoof the address only temporarily (ideally self resetting on reboot). I don’t really want to touch anything in /persist.

Also neither LOS nor AOSiP seem to include the out-of-the-box MAC randomizer that Pie is supposed to include. At least I could not find any switch for this.

If one of you knows a solution or has an idea what else to try, I’d appreciate the help.
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] porter.mb:
Factory reset stuck at 99%

Hi [MENTION=10370201]Vybriss[/MENTION],

I had something similar happen to me earlier today. EMUI FR reset on my phone running AOSiP9 got stuck at 99%.

I found a lot of posts of this issue for other phones. There the solution seemed to be to wait for the battery to drain and the phone to switch off. Turning the phone back on afterwards supposedly booted into the installed OS again.

I found a different solution that worked for me though. I simply switched off the device while holding Vol Up+Down pressed. The phone turned on again automatically and I kept the volume buttons pressed until the HONOR boot screen appeared.

Usually this would get you into a recovery mode that flashes a firmware from the sd card. Due to another issue on my device it entered a broken update loop instead that didn’t do anything other than booting the device after a little waiting. Mine booted back into a reset AOSiP.

While your phone probably does not have that update loop issue, it might allow you to flash a stock firmware from your sd card. Just download a full firmware from the Honor 5X repository (https://xdaforums.com/honor-5x/how-to/repository-honor-5x-file-depot-t3328288), unpack the UPDATE.APP in the firmware archive and place it into a folder called dload in the main directory of the sd card. Afterwards place the card into you phone and try booting it while holding both volume buttons pressed. This should make the phone flash a stock rom that fixes the phone. The C432B140 version of the firmware works well for me.

From there you should be able to boot into bootloader again and flash TWRP and whatever custom rom you want to work with. I had to download the stock firmware update first before doing that. Otherwise LOS and AOSiP failed a validation check.

Hope this helps you revive your phone if you are still looking for a solution.
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] Vybriss:
Solution to factory reset stuck at 99%

Hello and thank you for your answer,

You were absolutely right by suggesting me the sd card solution and the downlowd of an original firmware.

I went for this one Honor 5X_Firmware_KIW-L21_Android 6.0.1_EMUI 4.0_C432B330CUSTC432D001_Denmark and did as you said with the dload folder and special booting.

And tadaaa... , the phone recognised the data and started the process just like the first day.

I can't thank you enough for the help you brought here, your explanation was crystal clear and easy to follow. :good:

Vybriss
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] KiraVolfield:
Unlocking

So, just to confirm, there's currently no way to unlock the bootloader or get custom firmware onto the 5X without paying DC-Unlocker?
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] porter.mb:
I was looking for one about a week ago as well and could not find an alternative. Unfortunately the workarounds of reading it from a restricted file that seem to work for other HUAWEI models does not seem to apply to the 5X. In the end I opted for the DC unlocker option. Luckily the fee is not exorbitant with EUR4 and payment could be made using paypal without revealing personal details. Getting the code via DC unlocker worked well though and connectivity to the phone could be tested before paying anything.

Root can be achieved on the 5X without an unlocked bootloader though. Downgrading to 5.1.1 allowed getting that with Kingroot. So theoretically it should be possible to retrieve the unlocker code manually from that point (doing whatever DC unlocker does), I could just not find any hints what that is.
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] usmanbhattig:
can i convert my firmware Kiw l21c185b130 to kiw l21c185b321

can i convert my firmware Kiw l21c185b130 to kiw l21c185b321 because my phone was dead i took it to the market and they turn my dead kiw l21c185b321 to kiw l21c185b130 because they get no info of my phone and did this.
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] ibrahim1453:
https://xdaforums.com/honor-5x/help/gr5-kll-l21-problem-t4031953

Pleaseeeee help
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] walterfuster:
stock tunables

Can anyone share to me the stock tunable values for Interactive gov? I'll hit on thanks button
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] siamak5561:
Hi

how to unlock bootloader and install costum recovery and Rom?
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] ibrahim1453:
Anyone didnot help

https://xdaforums.com/honor-5x/help/gr5-kll-l21-problem-t4031953

Can you help please

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https://xdaforums.com/honor-5x/help/gr5-kll-l21-problem-t4031953
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] Zakaria.R:
Don't worry if you don't do anything stupid to your phone, it won't get security problems and you won't have some S.W.A.T team chasing you for unlocking the bootloader :q

All jokes aside, you should be aware that unlocking bootloader will wipe your phone, meaning data and such.
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] jdki666:
I just don't know how to do it and I don't want to brick the phone . Would you please give a tutorial link . I'll be thankful.

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I read somewhere that downgrading will brick the device since I don't have an unlocked bootloader so I need to wait until huawei releases an official update and see what happens
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] Zakaria.R:
The steps that [MENTION=7528804]thilak devraj[/MENTION] gave you have been done before, I don't think you'll brick your phone, and what update are you talking about ?
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] thilak devraj:
relax, dude, your not gonna brick your phone untill and unless you flash a rom of any other device,

and certainly no, you dont brick when you downgrade.. just do as i said

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SWAT???? LOL:laugh::laugh::laugh:
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] jdki666:
I couldn't find a roll back package for kii-l21
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] thilak devraj:
search it thorro... honor website, or huawei website, or request some one in honor 5x file depot
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] Zakaria.R:
Haha yeah, security measures :cool:

I want to know one thing though, if we don't find a rollback package like he's saying, is it possible to use the dload method to downgrade ?
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] thilak devraj:
yeah thats the only method to downlgrade

first, crating a dload folder

placing the rollback update.app(will be in kilobytes)

power off and holding all three buttons untill you saw honor logo

automatic flashing starts then finishes..

auto reboots back

now placing lollipop firmware update.app inside the folder

again doing the same, system will be downgraded without errors or freezings
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] Zakaria.R:
If I get this phone I'll remember to activate the option before updating, because I will probably get the gr5 version not h5x, and there's no rollback packages for it here.

Man living in a country like mine is no joke, thanks for the clarifications buddy.
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] thilak devraj:
everytime, we gotta give up on something bro...
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] Zakaria.R:
That's true brother, anyway we got to keep on moving, complaining won't do us any good, so good luck to us and may God be with us :fingers-crossed:
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] anilsrj:
Sir, i have kiw-l24 device and i want to restore oeminfo besause i accidently restore wrong oeminfo.

please guide me what can i do. device bootloader is locked, emei is lost, oeminfo is wrong. this happened after i restore wrong oeminfo and efs backup.
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] thilak devraj:
thats the worst problem i have came across, and bro, unfortunately, you have no sollution.. better buy another phone or replace motherboard

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and i warned you about this... REMEMBER??

GOD DAMN, so many ppl are just frying their phone like anything.. just listen to what we warn about..
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] Nrotim:
Suggest me any custom ro which supports VoLTE. If there is any.
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] Zakaria.R:
The nougat aicp by gopinaidu77 is supposed to have volte soon so you'll have to wait for that one as no rom available for the 5x supports it for now
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] PoseidonKing:
Hi there.

I regret to tell you that I know little about the device and its development. I created this thread so that there won't be a dumpster of questions in the Q&A section.

But don't worry, other members will help you out! One already did. Happy to help!

Hit Thanks if I Helped You!!!

Regards,

PoseidonKing
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] HCastillo3:
Hello,

I am starting down the process of getting Cyanogenmod on my stock honor 5x. I guess I am a noob to all of this since I haven't rooted a phone for cyanogenmod since I did my HD2 years ago.

I known that I need to start with getting the appropriate firmware. My current firmware I believe is CUSTC567D003 (Checked under Custom Version)

Can I begin the process from here or do I need to use a different firmware?

Thank You for all the assistance.
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] Zakaria.R:
You don't need a specific firmware, just any Marshmallow firmware under b360 will do so you should:

1.unlock bootloader

2.install twrp and root (make a backup also)

3.then install any rom and gapps you want
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] Karthiks12112000:
Which programming language should I know to become an android developer, I am very interested in it

Please assist me..
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] jdki666:
I will try it thanx guys you are the best:good:
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] PoseidonKing:
Java, first of all. A little experience using IDE's.

Click here to learn Java.

Click here to learn about IDE's.

Hit Thanks if I Helped You!!!

Regards,

PoseidonKing
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] Karthiks12112000:
Why cm 13 when lineage os is out

Try installing lineage 14.1
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] Zakaria.R:
Glad we helped ;)
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] thilak devraj:
happy to help, and let me know how it goes:D

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:highfive:

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lineage os is yet to be much more stable, if you want everything to be working, go with cm13

[MENTION=7637215]C0lrex[/MENTION] follow twrp thread and install twrp nad head over to cm13 thread and follow instructions
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] Zakaria.R:
:highfive: brother lol, btw I was happy to see the volte announcement the other day, hope they will pull it off in no time :fingers-crossed:
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] thilak devraj:
i would even cross my toes for that,, lol..