Steps for achieving root on Huawei Mediapad M3.
Download the SDK Platform Tools for your platform.
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
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:
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
Download SuperSU as a ZIP file, boot into TWRP on the recovery partition, and flash the ZIP file.
No progress has been made on custom ROMs for the tablet. Subscribe to forum for updates.
Thanks. The information here was accurate as of April 2018 but is no longer up-to-date. Huawei no longer provides unlock codes. There are tools to produce unlock codes given your IMEI number, but be careful with online services. Look into projects like https://gist.github.com/DonnchaC/09c9de3a73b0fd29c699d4f3ce038074 to unlock your device.