[Honor 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] Anirudh A:
[Update as of May 23, 2020] - Thread no longer active and all download links are invalid

A brief history - A few weeks ago, i got fed up of EMUI and all the bloat. EMUI has a bunch of very useful features but i did miss the AOSP look and feel, root advantages. So, i tried magisk and couldn't get it to work with EMUI(pre 15.4 version). So i switched to Open krin 8.1 AOSP. Used it for a few days but it was too much of a sacrifice (VOLTE and Camera) and occasional buggyness for me to live with.

During this adventure, i found myself (multiple times) with a bricked device (A critical brick with FRP on aswell!).

After a lot of struggle(Specially to find working download links), i'm making this thread, to help fellow users like me.

Before we get started,

This is tested on my device but may not necessarily work with yours! I'm not responsible for any loss/damage/whatever caused because of the information in this thread.

Note 0 : Do not Quote the entire post!!

Note 1 : This guide will be updated as and when necessary.

Note 2 : These methods are only tested on Honor 8 Pro - Indian Variant(DUK-L09-C675)

Note 3 : This guide assumes the bootloader is unlocked.

Note 4 : Do text if you need any clarification on any step!

Thanks to [MENTION=1030594]nanortemis[/MENTION] (https://xdaforums.com/honor-8-pro/how-to/restoring-dukfullotaromflasher-t3741223) for the ROM flasher :)

Download links for every file needed - Download links are now removed.

Let's get started.

Reboot your device into bootloader mode.

How?

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Method 1

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1. Shut down the phone.

2. Hold the volume down button and connect the usb cable connected to your PC.​

Method 2 (If device is boot looping)

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1. Press and hold power button untill phone reboots.

2. Hold volume up key to boot to e-recovery.

3. Click shutdown.

4. Now follow Method 1.​

Now that you are in bootloader mode,

You may find yourself in one of these three conditions

Condition 1. You read Phone unlock , FRP unlock ( Hurray !! This is the easiest to recover from.)

Condition 2. You read Phone unlock , FRP Lock AND you have TWRP flashed and working. ( Phew , there is still hope!)

Condition 3. You read Phone unlock , FRP Lock AND you have STOCK recovery! (Not sure how you got here, but this method is not tested by me.) (Please text if someone is stuck in this situation. I Will think of something if needed)(Guide is not yet updated with instructions on how to do this yet!)

Steps to recover from condition 1

1. Download stock rom files and stock rom flasher(from here) ( I have updated files for indian version.

Please get the version appropriate to your location.)

2. Extract files into a folder and transfer them to an exteral SD or USB OTG(If you can get it to work. I

Couldn't get my OTG to be detected) and insert it into your phone.

3. Reboot to recovery.

How?

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1. Shutdown the deive(Look above for instructions, if needed.)

2. Hold volume up and then simultaniously press the power key.​

4. In TWRP, erase everything except micro-sd/otg.

5. Reboot the device into recovery.

6. Flash the zip with the file name "FlashThisZip-DUK_FullOTA_ROM_flasher".

7. Done ! You should now be on Stock Indian oreo rom 8.0.0.323

8. (Optional) Relock bootloader (Check other guids please.)​

Steps to recover from condition 2

1. Download and extract the twrp recovery files i made. ( You may use any stock emui (all partition)

backups you have made!

2. Transer the TWRP folder to External SD / OTG and insert it into the phone.

3. Reboot to recovery.

How?

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1. Shutdown the deive(Look above for instructions, if needed.)

2. Hold volume up and then simultaniously press the power key.​

4. In TWRP, erase everything except micro-sd/otg.

5. Restore the backup.

6. Done !!! To flash full stock fresh rom, read on.

7. (Optional) Boot up the phone, head into settings, enable developer options and enable OEM unlock.

8. (Optional) Now, simply follow steps from Condition 1(which is above!)​

Guide is still under construction. I got this out as soon as i can to help anyone who is stuck. Please ignore any typos(They will be fixed when i find time to make this guide better).

All the best :good: :fingers-crossed:

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Guide created on : 10 June, 2018

Last modification : None