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    Huawei Mediapad M3


Steps for achieving root on Huawei Mediapad M3.

Amazon
Support

Install adb and fastboot

Download the SDK Platform Tools for your platform.
Source
Install Huawei USB drivers

Either install Huawei HiSuite or look here to download Huawei usb drivers.
More generally, see:

https://developer.android.com/studio/run/oem-usb.html?hl=en-419
https://developer.android.com/studio/run/device.html

Unlock Bootloader

We need the bootloader unlocked to flash TWRP to the recovery partition. To unlock the bootloader:

Visit https://emui.huawei.com/en/plugin/unlock/index to create an account and acquire your unlock code.
Tap About tablet 10 times
Enable USB debugging and OEM Unlock in developer options
Connect tablet to PC in MTP mode
From a command prompt  type:

adb reboot bootloader
fastboot oem unlock INSERTYOURUNLOCKCODEHERE
For reference:

thread on unlock code
source

Flash TWRP as custom recovery

We need TWRP on the recovery partition to flash custom ROMs and root the phone
There is no official TWRP so we rely on Greatslon's TWRP version from xda-developers.
Review the top post here and download TWRP for the US model.
To flash TWRP to the recovery partition:
adb reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash recovery twrp-m3-us-greatslon.img
fastboot reboot
Later, you can enter TWRP by powering off the tablet and starting it by holding Volume Up and the Power Button. Otherwise with adb you can:
adb reboot recovery
Root

Download SuperSU as a ZIP file, boot into TWRP on the recovery partition, and flash the ZIP file.
Custom ROM

No progress has been made on custom ROMs for the tablet. Subscribe to forum for updates.