How to Root the Huawei U8300

The Huawei U8300 can easily be rooted using the famous z4root application available for Android devices. Once you’ve gotten root-access on your device, you’ll be able to install root-only apps, flash custom recoveries and do a lot more than what you can do now. So let’s see how you can root your Huawei U8300 smartphone:

I. Before You Begin:

1. This will void the warranty of your device. However, you can reinstate the warranty by unrooting your device if there’s any unrooting procedure available.

2. Make sure your device has at least 30% of battery life left.

II. Downloading Required Files:

1. z4Root APK (It’s attached in the first post)

III. Rooting the Huawei U8300:

1. Download and place the z4Root APK file onto your Desktop.

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

3. Copy the APK file over to the root of your SD card.

4. Once the APK has been copied, disconnect your device from your PC.

5. Head to Menu>>Settings>>Applications on your device and enable the Unknown sources option.

6. Open the File Manager app on your device and install the APK you copied earlier.

7. Launch the z4Root app from your App Drawer.

8. Hit Root button in the app and it’ll begin rooting your device, shouldn’t take too long to finish.

9. Reboot your device once it’s been rooted.

10. You’re all done!

Congratulations! Your Huawei U8300 has been successfully rooted using the z4Root app! You can now load your favorite root-only apps on your device, go ahead and do that now!

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 U8300 to learn how to do that.

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

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