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September 17th, 2014
This tutorial is all about unlocking bootloader of China version of Huawei Ascend Mate 2. Please be aware that unlock bootloader will void the warranty and do it at your own risk. We are not responsible for any damage to your phone after unlock bootloader. This is not official method of unlock bootloader for MT2-L01, MT2-L02 and MT2-L05 model but confirmed working. You must first unlock bootloader before you can start rooting your phone. We do have the root guide for Huawei Ascend Mate 2 4G in separate post here.
Before you start, make sure you have adb installed in your PC. Follow guide here to install adb. USB debugging is to be enabled in your phone.
Now, please follow the step below to unlock bootloader.
Step 1: Download the toolkit here.
Step 2: Double click on the exe file to execute.
Step 3: Navigate to second tab. Select the first option in the drop-down menu. Key in the S/N and IMEI into the toolkit. You can find this info in Setting>About Phone>Status
Step 4: Then press on Submit. You should get a note with the unlock code.
Step 5: Connect your phone to computer.
Step 6: You should have a fastboot folder in your desktop if you follow the adb guide here. Press SHIFT+RIGHT CLICK on the fast boot folder and select open command window here.
Step 7: In CMD, type adb.exe. reboot bootloader >NUL 2>NUL. Your phone now reboot into Fastboot mode.
Step 8: On toolkit, go back to first tab. Key in the unlock code in this column. Press on unlock bootloader.
Step 9: Once complete, your phone should be unlocked.
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