Huawei Ascend Y550: Stock Android / Lollipop?

UncommonName on 31/12/2014 - 00:59
Last edited 31/12/2014 - 01:19

So I got the boxing day deal of Huawei Ascend Y550 @DSE and unlocked by Bagman within 30 minutes of making the payment! I gotta say that I'm amused by the performance of the phone! Now the thing is its running some custom Huawei interface, whereas I prefer stock android with all Google goodies.

Is there any way to get rid of the Huawei UI or get Android Lollipop in this phone? Here is a tutorial to do that but not sure it'll work and I don't wanna brick my phone - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=57359697&post…

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  • Cheeper on 31/12/2014 - 11:19
    +1

    12 Pages of Y550 chat here…
    http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=2334900

    • UncommonName on 01/01/2015 - 01:26
      +1

      Hmm, no reliable method yet. Well, its a brand new phone in Australia, hopefully we'll get something soon.

  • Pathfinder on 05/02/2015 - 02:14

    Is there any easy method to root this phone? I need to move the apps to SD card ASAP!

  • UncommonName on 27/02/2015 - 22:54

    Update: I have rooted my Y550 successfully following this blog (translation needed) - http://contenidoalt.blogspot.mx/2015/01/root-huawei-ascend-y…

    Keep in mind that the serial number is found under the battery, not the one displayed in settings.

    After rooting, use Link2SD to move user apps to SD card.

    • 4wd on 04/03/2015 - 22:36
      +2

      English version that will get you the bootloader unlock code:

      http://mate7.net/ascend-mate7-bootloader-unlock/

      Then the following to root it:

      http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=57359697&post…

      Had the bootloader unlocked, TRWP installed, and root access within about 10 minutes.

      • normanwall on 30/03/2015 - 18:22

        Thankyou to you as well!

      • robotdad on 03/04/2015 - 11:13

        Once you get your unlock code, dont use anything else on the Mate7 site, go to XDA instead as instructed above. The 'package containing required drivers and utilities' in the mate7 website was blocked for being harmful by Chrome when I downloaded it. Virus scan did not pick up anything, but I will delete it anyway.

    • normanwall on 30/03/2015 - 18:22

      Awesome. Thankyou for your help!

  • WatchNerd on 30/03/2015 - 22:31
    +1

    It's $49.00 at Kmart on 02/04/15
    http://www.kmart.com.au/catalogue#view=catalogue2&saleId=844…

  • twister292 on 03/04/2015 - 17:28

    I just use either Google Now launcher or nova launcher…gives a pretty stock look.

  • UncommonName on 19/04/2015 - 09:01

    There is an update available via OTA from today (?), sp1.

    • kaBargain on 19/04/2015 - 11:03

      Yep, received the notification during the night. 247SP01.
      "This upgrade offers:
      1. Fix to reduce the power drain under 4G LTE.
      2. Improve the network indicator behaviour to keep it consistent with the Vodafone AU standards."
      Network indicator might be how it shows "H" even though the mobile data connection is off.
      Haven't done the update yet.

      • UncommonName on 19/04/2015 - 11:06

        I tried twice but could not install it, says something about file not found and unknown source. However, the wiki on whirlpool says this update will cause breakdown of startup manager.

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