How To Huawei Mate SE Bootloader Unlock(Windows, Mac & Linux): Huawei Mate SE is a mid-range smartphone from Huawei. It’s an upgraded Honor 7X, with extra storage and RAM. The Huawei Mate SE competes with the Moto G5, Moto X4 and other mid-range smartphones when it comes to pricing and specs. In this post, we are going to outline the process of Huawei Mate SE bootloader unlocks.
How To : Huawei Mate SE Bootloader Unlock (Windows,Mac & Linux)
Warning
We are not responsible for any bricked devices. You are doing this at your own risk.
Unlocking the bootloader will wipe your data so make sure you backup your data.
Pre-Requisites
Make sure your Huawei Mate SE is charged 70-80 percent.
Step 1 – Enable USB debugging and OEM Unlock
Make sure your device is connected to the internet.
On your Huawei Mate SE, go to Settings -> About Phone and tap on build number 7-8 times. You will see a message “You are now a developer”. At this point head back to Settings and you will see an option called Developer Options.
Once in developer options, enable USB Debugging and OEM unlock.
Step 2 – Setup ADB & Fastboot
Setup adb and fastboot on your computer (Windows, Mac or Linux) by following the steps listed in the link below.
Step 3 – Get bootloader unlock code from Huawei
Click the link below and sign in to your Huawei account. You may need to create one if you do not already have an account.
Once logged in click on Unlock, and Accept the terms and conditions.
Once the next page below information :-
Select since EMUI 5.0
On your phone, go to Settings -> About Phone and enter the serial number in the field.
On your phone, go to the dialer and enter code *#06# and IMEI should pop up. Enter the IMEI in the IMEI number field.
On your phone, go to dialer and enter code *#*#1357946#*#* and product id will show up. Enter product id in product id field.
Enter the verification code from image in the corresponding field and click on Commit. You will get a message saying your unlocking password is 123456789. We are using 123456789 as an example, each device has it’s own unique code. You need to note down this code. Also, remember the code is case sensitive.
Step 4 – Boot Huawei Mate SE into fastboot mode
Boot Huawei Mate SE into fastboot aka bootloader mode.
- Make sure Huawei Mate SE is turned on and connect to computer using usb cable.
- Open command prompt (for Windows) or Terminal (for Mac and Linux).
- Navigate to platform-tools folder and issue below command.
Windows
adb reboot bootloader
Mac or Linux
./adb reboot bootloader
Step 5 – Huawei Mate SE Bootloader Unlock
Once in fastboot mode make sure Huawei Mate SE is connected to computer using usb cable. Open command prompt (for Windows) or Terminal (for Mac and Linux). Navigate to platform-tools folder.
Enter below command to check if device was connected successfully.
Windows
fastboot devices Mac or Linux
./fastboot devices
You will see your device’s serial number show up if device was connected successfully. If not then something is wrong with drivers.
Next, enter below command to unlock the bootloader.
Windows
fastboot oem unlock unlockpassword
The unlockpassword will be the password obtained in Step 3. For our example the complete command will be
fastboot oem unlock 123456789
Mac or Linux
./fastboot oem unlock 123456789
You will see a warning message about Unlock Bootloader on Huawei Mate SE, use Volume buttons to navigate to Yes (highlighted in red) and Power button to select Yes.
Your device will now reboot, wipe all data and then boot into Android.
Also Read : How to Root Huawei Mate SE
That’s it folks! Huawei Mate SE Bootloader Unlock is successful.
