How to Unlock Bootloader on Honor 9 Lite

Huawei‘s sub-brand Honor launched the successor to the Honor 8 Lite smartphone recently. The Honor 9 Lite boasts four cameras and is priced aggressively starting at Rs. 11000. The smartphone features a metal and glass back giving it a premium look. Many users of this device are in love with it, but some find this phone to be filled with bloatware that they want to remove it completely. Some users don’t like Huawei’s EMUI interface, so they may want to try out the different custom firmware. To try out all this, one may have to unlock the bootloader first. If you are looking to unlock the bootloader on this device, then you are in the right place. In this guide, we will help you to Unlock the Bootloader on Honor 9 Lite Smartphone.

What is Unlock Bootloader?

A Bootloader is a code that runs when we turn on our device. This code initializes some hardware and then loads the kernel and ramdisk, and gets the boot process going. So this process is known as Bootloader. The same concept applies to all the technical stuff such as laptops, PC, Smartphones, and any such device. Every Android OEM manufacturers lock the bootloader even though it is Open Source. So if you want to try any CUSTOM ROM, it is impossible to load the CUSTOM ROM without the Unlock Bootloader. So Manufacturer made a policy of making the smartphone with an Unlocked Bootloader will void the warranty. They want you to stick with the Stock ROM. Unlock Bootloader allows you to Root your android smartphone, Flash TWRP, and Custom ROM in a simple easy method.

How to Unlock Bootloader on Honor 9 Lite :

Warning: Take a full backup before proceeding to unlock bootloader on your phone. Your warranty may void, so we are not responsible if you brick or damage your device.

PRE-REQUISITE :

Your Phone must have 70% Of battery
You need a Laptop or PC to perform this Action
Back-Up your Data to make sure you have data’s in case if something Wrong (This Process won’t lose your data)
Make sure you have followed the steps properly. Don’t Skip and Read! – We are not responsible for any damage that you make to your phone.

What you need:

Now note your IMEI no by dialing *#06# also make note of the ProductId by dialing # *#1357946#*#*
You need to register on the Huawei website to Get The Unlock Code – Click here
Download the Huawei ADB fastboot Tool: CLICK HERE

Instructions:

First of all, enable the Developer Option
To Enable the Developer Option, Go to your Settings –> System -> About Phone -> Now Tap on the Build Number 7-8 Times until you see a toast message “Developer option enabled“
Now go to the Developer option in the settings and Enable OEM unlock
Download the Huawei Unlock Bootloader Tool: CLICK HERE and Extract it
Now note your IMEI no by dialing *#06# also make note of the Product Id by dialing # *#*1357946#*#*
Now Click this link and Register on Huawei website to get unlock code – CLICK HERE
You need to Login with Huawei id or Sign Up with new one
First Click Download in the Huawei Portal
Then click the Bootloader unlock page
Enter your Nickname if it ask.
Click and Agree to the Unlocking agreement
Now enter the device information
In Case if you unsucceed with the unlocking then click CONTACT US and send email with your phone details they will send you the unlock code 2-3 days
If you get it, then save the unlock code somewhere safe
Now open the extracted folder of Huawei Unlock Bootloader tool
Open the command.bat and select the language
Select language and hit enter (Hit Enter 2 TIMES)
Now you will be asked for a code.
Turn off your phone and Press Volume Up and Power button simultaneously to open Fastboot mode
Now connect the phone to PC using USB Cable
Now paste the Code which you got from Huawei Unlock website and paste it here. Done! Your phone will be unlocked.