How to Root the Huawei Ideos X5 U8800

ShortFuse has really made rooting Android phones easier. All you need is an utility, called SuperOneClick, and you’re almost ready to root your device. However, there’re some devices that are compatible with this root method and the Huawei Ideos X5 U8800 is one of them. Being in the compatible phones list, you can easily inject the Superuser and BusyBox to your device and enjoy the root access. Here’s how you can root your Huawei Ideos X5 U8800 smartphone using One-Click Method.

I. Before You Begin:

1. The following procedure is tested to work on Android 2.2 Froyo. You should try on this version only.

2. You must have Drivers for your Device installed on your PC.

II. Downloading Required Files;

1. SuperOneClick (Download link’s given in the first post)

III. Rooting the Huawei Ideos X5 U8800:

1. Download and place the SuperOneClick package on your Desktop.

2. Extract files from the SuperOneClick archive to your Desktop. You can use WinRAR to do so.

3. Pick-up your device and enable USB debugging on it. Head to Menu>>Settings>>Applications>>Developemetn>>USB debugging, tick-mark the box.

4. Connect the device to your PC using the USB cable.

5. Right-click on the SuperOneClick executable file and choose Run as administrator.

6. From the main interface of the tool, hit the Root button.

7. The rooting process should begin and you will be able to see the current process on your screen.

8. You’re now rooted !

There you go! Your device’s now rooted using the One-Click Method and I don’t think it took more than a few minutes to complete.

IV. Flash a Custom Recovery Image (Optional):

1. If you would like to flash a custom recovery image in order to flash custom ROMs, head to the How To Flash a Custom Recovery Image on the Huawei Ideos X5 U8800 to learn how to do that.

If this procedure helped you please thank/donate to the original developers here and here.

If you need help with this procedure, please ask in the comments below or in the forum.

This is part of our Android How To’s. We have how to’s on rooting, loading ROMs, and tons of other tips and tricks for your specific device or for Android devices in general! For all of our Android How To’s, head here.

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