It have been one month since Huawei release Android 4.4.2 to Ascend Mate 2 4G model but yet developer in China fail to have proper root method for HAM2 users. Intense debate in Huawei official forum complaining the lack of official support on the unlocking of bootloader for Huawei Ascend Mate 2 4G which is the essential step before rooting. However, it does not stop developer from creating useful toolkit to unlock bootloader for unsupported model like MT2-L01, MT2-L02, MT2-L05.

With some study and survey conducted, finally find out a working method of rooting of Huawei Ascend Mate 2 4G. It is quite a simple procedure to follow and guaranteed to be a workable root method. This root guide is personally verified by myself with my MT2-L05 model Ascend Mate 2. So, please follow the step below to begin the rooting.

Reminder: this is only applicable to China version Huawei Ascend Mate 2 MT2-C00, MT2-L01, MT2-L02, MT2-L05. US version HAM2 MT2-L03 is not tested with this method, you may try it at your own risk.

Huawei Ascend Mate 2 4G Android 4.4.2 Root Guide

1. Setup ADB in your PC. Follow the guide here.
2. Turn on USB debugging, go to Settings>About Phone>Tap on Build Number for 7 times to unlock Developer Option>go to Developer Option
3. Download corresponding firmware for your device. You may find the latest firmware from here (English) / here (Chinese).
4. Extract the downloaded firmware.
5. Connect your phone to PC via USB cable. Let the driver install automatically. Select MTP mode for file transfer.
6. Copy and paste the dload folder in the extracted folder to your phone external SD card. Must place at the root of directories.
7. Turn off your phone. Press and hold POWER, VOLUME UP, VOLUME DOWN button. This will flash the firmware to your phone.
8. Once completed, your phone will reboot automatically. Finish the first time setup.
9. Then, follow the guide here to unlock bootloader.
10. Download and install root toolkit here.
11. Connect your phone to PC. Lets the toolkit recognize the connection.
12. Navigate to “一键root” tab. Then click on Root.
13. You should get the windows as shown below. Your phone now is rooted.