Two Solutions to Root Huawei G8 with Ease

Part 1: How to Root Huawei G8 with Android Root

dr.fone toolkit - Android Root is one of the safest and the most efficient methods that you can use to root your Huawei G8. It supports over 7000 devices, now that's a whopping number, and moreover it has a hassle free two step process for rooting. Wondershare dr.fone also has the highest success rate in the industry and do not worry as it is 100% safe and secure for your smartphone. The best part about using dr.fone Android root toolkit is that you do not need to be an expert to use it. It does not require any technical skills like you need in other rooting softwares from using ADB command to downloading files and following many other steps to root a phone. So any layman like you or me can easily follow the instructions and successfully root their smartphone by using the dr.fone toolkit.

With so many features to back dr.fone toolkit, let us now look at the steps that one should take in order to root the Huawei G8.

Step No1

In the first step, you have to launch the Wondershare dr.fone toolkit for Android on your computer. There will be multiple toolkit options that would open on the screen. Click on root.

You will have to connect your Huawei G8 to the computer by using a USB cable. Keep in mind, if your Android version is 4.2.2 or more, there will be a pop-up message that will appear on the screen. You will have to click on OK to continue for USB debugging. The dr.fone toolkit will recognise your Huawei G8 and proceed to connect it automatically.

Step No 2

In the second step, once your phone is connected, you simply need to click on Start that you can see on the dr.fone toolkit so that it can detect your phone and find the right way to root. This entire process will take time so you must be patient.

Then dr.fone Android Root is ready to root your Huawei G8, simply click on Root Now to proceed.

There will be pop-up message that will ask you if you want to root the phone, so click on Confirm to continue and in a couple of minutes the rooting will be successfully completed.

Yay!! there you go Wondershare dr.fone toolkit - Android Root has successfully rooted your phone.

Part 2: How to Root Huawei G8 with TWRP Recovery

In this part we will discuss rooting of Huawei G8 using the TWRP Recovery. Just last year, the TWRP Recovery was update with its latest version of 3.0.0 which can be easily installed on your Huawei G8. This latest version has an entirely new look, a true terminal emulator which supports Android 6.0 and lets you flash image files too. This latest version comes with even more benefits for your phone after rooting.

Before starting the process, we have to get an unlock code:

• • Visit hwid5.vmall.com and register. You will get a Huawei ID.
• • Now login at  https://hwid5.vmall.com



• • Say yes to the unlocking agreement.
• • Enter the model number, available at Setting>About Phone>Model Number
• • Serial number at Setting>About Phone>Status > Serial number
• • IMEI number at Settings > About phone > Status > IMEI or IMEI1.
• • Product ID which you can get by entering *#*#1357946#*#* on the phone.
• • Now click on submit and get the unlock code which you must save.

Let us understand the steps that you should take for a successful rooting with TWRP Recovery.

Now to unlock Bootloader:

• • Visit  https://www.mega.nz and download tools.
• • Unzip all to folder named HUAWEI G8.
• • Now copy HUAWEI G8SuperSU-PRO-V2.46.zip on the sd card or internal storage of your device.
• • Install the ADB driver:  HUAWEI G8UniversalAdbDriverSetup6.msi

Step No 1:

Go to Setting>Developer option to enable USB debugging. Now for enabling developer option you must go to About Phone and click on Build Number seven times.

Step No 2:

Now download the TWRP version 3.0.0 for Huawei G8 from the above option and save it in the folder where you have ADB installed renaming it to recovery.img.

Step No 3:

The third step is to go to the installation directory and open ADB folder. Now press and hold the shift key and right click on the screen to view the Open Command Window here option. Click on it.

Step No 4.

This step involves you to connecting your Huawei G8 to your personal computer and rebooting the device to fast boot mode by typing the below mentioned.

"adb reboot bootloader"

Step No 5.

You will be in fast boot now. Check your connection by typing the below mentioned command in the command prompt screen and you will see the serial number of your device. This means that your Huawei G8 is properly connected, however if the command does not respond, you must check your driver.

"fastboot devices"

Step No 6:

Now type the command exactly as mentioned below in the command prompt screen and press enter. This will start showing the recovery process on your phone.

"fastboot flash recovery recovery.img"

Step No 7:

In this step, you will need to type the below mentioned command prompt in order to reboot your phone in the recovery mode. This will have you successfully install the custom recovery on Huawei G8.

"fastboot boot recovery.img"

Step No 8:

The above mentioned command will boot your phone into recovery mode.

Step No 9:

Now install Zip by navigating in TWRP recovery and select SuperSu.zip to root your Huawei G8.

Step No 10:

Swipe on the screen to install the SuperSu and start the reboot of your device.

That's all, you have successfully rooted your Huawei G8 and installed the custom recovery.

Note : This process will factory reset your phone, so make sure you backup all your data.