Root Android with PC on Huawei P9/P9 Plus – Guide. Huawei’s P9 and P9 Plus are highly regarded flagship smartphones known for their impressive specifications. The P9 features a 5.2-inch Full HD display, while the P9 Plus offers a larger 5.5-inch Full HD display. The P9 comes with options of 3GB/32GB or 4GB/64GB, while the P9 Plus offers 4GB/64GB64 GB. Both devices boast a powerful HiSilicon Kirin 955 Octa Core CPU and have respective battery capacities of 3000 mAh and 3400 mAh. Initially running on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow, both models are upgradable to Android 7.0/7.1 Nougat.
- Please note that this guide is specifically for Huawei P9/P9 Plus devices. Attempting this method on any other device may cause irreversible damage.
- Ensure your phone’s battery is charged to at least 80% to avoid any power-related issues during the flashing process.
- To be on the safe side, make sure to back up all your important contacts, call logs, SMS messages, and media content.
- To enable USB debugging on your phone, go to Settings > About Device > Tap Build Number seven times. This will activate Developer Options. Open Developer Options and enable USB debugging. If you see “OEM Unlocking,” enable that too.
- To establish a connection between your phone and PC, use the original data cable provided with your device.
- Follow this guide carefully to prevent any mishaps.
Disclaimer: Proceed at your own risk – the methods for flashing custom recoveries and rooting the device mentioned here are not endorsed by device manufacturers, who cannot be held responsible for any issues or failures.
Necessary downloads and installations
- You will need to download and install the USB drivers specific to Huawei.
- Obtain Minimal ADB & Fastboot drivers.
- After unlocking the bootloader, download the SuperSU.zip file and transfer it to your phone’s internal storage.
Unlock Huawei P9/P9 Plus Bootloader – Guide
- Unlocking the bootloader will erase all data on your device. Remember to backup all your important data before proceeding.
- Install Huawei’s HiCare app on your phone and contact support through the app. Request the bootloader unlock code, and be ready to provide your email, IMEI, and serial number as required.
- Huawei will send you the bootloader unlock code via email within a few hours or days.
- Make sure to download and install the necessary Minimal ADB & Fastboot drivers on your Windows PC or the appropriate Mac ADB & Fastboot for Mac.
- Now, establish a connection between your phone and your PC.
- Open the “Minimal ADB & Fastboot.exe” file or access the installation folder using the Shift key + right-click method.
- Enter the following commands sequentially into the command window.
- adb reboot-bootloader – Reboot your Nvidia Shield into the bootloader. Once it is booted up, execute the following command.
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fastboot devices –Â This command will confirm the connectivity between your device and PC while in fastboot mode.
- fastboot oem unlock (bootloader unlock code) –This command unlocks the bootloader. Once entered and the enter key is pressed, your phone will prompt a confirmation message for bootloader unlocking. Use the volume up and down keys to navigate and confirm the process.
- fastboot reboot – Execute this command to reboot your phone. Once the reboot is complete, you can disconnect your phone.
Root Android with PC on Huawei P9/P9 Plus – Guide
- Download the appropriate “recovery.img” file for your Huawei P9/P9 Plus and rename it to “recovery.img“.
- Copy the “recovery.img” file to the Minimal ADB & Fastboot folder, usually found in the Program Files on your Windows installation drive.
- Now, follow the instructions mentioned in step 4 to boot your Huawei P9/P9 Plus into fastboot mode.
- Now, proceed to connect your Huawei P9/P9 Plus to your PC.
- Now, launch the Minimal ADB & Fastboot.exe file as described in step 3.
- Enter the following commands into the command window:
- fastboot reboot-bootloader
- fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
- fastboot reboot recovery or use the Volume Up + Down + Power combination to get into TWRP now. – (This command will initiate the boot process into TWRP recovery mode on your device.)
- TWRP will prompt for system modification authorization. Swipe right to grant permission, then proceed with flashing SuperSU on your phone.
- To flash SuperSU, select “Install” and proceed. If the phone’s storage isn’t working, perform a data wipe to enable it. After wiping, go to the main menu, choose “Mount,” and tap “Mount USB Storage.”
- Once you have successfully mounted USB storage, connect your phone to your PC and transfer the “SuperSU.zip” file to your phone.
- Please avoid restarting your phone and stay in TWRP recovery mode throughout the process.
- Go back to the main menu and choose “Install.” Find the SuperSU.zip file that you copied earlier and flash it.
- Once you have successfully flashed SuperSU, reboot your phone. Congratulations, you are all done!
- After booting up, check for the SuperSU app in the app drawer. Install the Root Checker app to verify root access.
To manually enter TWRP recovery mode on Huawei P9/P9 Plus, power off the device and disconnect the USB cable. Press and hold Volume Down + Power Key to turn it on. Release the power key when the screen turns on, but keep holding the Volume Down key. This will boot your device into TWRP recovery mode.
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