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OK. I just wanna say that this has got to be the MOST difficult device to unlock & root. I just spent the past 2+hrs trying! I was trying to unlock & root my girlfriend's phone but it is just not happening. I watched a million videos on youtube and even read all the tutorials. Its just not working. I am stuck at the part where my command says "waiting for device"...I would LOVE for someone to help me with this...message me...or whatever. I know this thread will probably be deleted anyway..so send me a message because I am SUPER frustrated!
I have a Galaxy Nexus and it took 5 minutes to do everything I wanted to do!
Fix you install the drivers onto the computer?
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If U read my post.. I said I have read everything and watched every YouTube video about it and I cannot do it. That is why I made this post to get answers. If not, that's fine... Not my phone anyway.
Thanks for your "help"... NOT.
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Thanks for your "help"... NOT.
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This attitude won't get you far in this community so if you would really like help from others start behaving like a decent man and not just like some "too cool gangsta for this forum".
Try unlocking and rooting your girlfriend's phone on some other computer available to you.
I followed this tutorial and i unlocked mine in matter of minutes.
http://androidforums.com/3892643-post2.html
Good luck.
So you tried a couple of hours...
I actually tried for days. Weeks went by and still could not get the wire trick to work. Same thing... it said: "Waiting for device".
Finally, I read in a forum to try a different computer and that's what I did. Made sure that HTC Sync and stuff like Double Twist were not installed. Re-installed the adb and usb drivers. And still did not work the first time I tried it. So, I went into Device Manager and deleted the Android Phone entry. The computer then re-installed adb by itself. After that, I finally got the "Do the wire trick" message!!!!
It took me three or four tries before finally getting it.
Now I am S-Off and downgraded to Eng hboot. Installed Team Dirt's AOKP Rom and could not be happier. It is so smooth that I have kept it as my daily driver, even though it is still missing a couple of things.
So, definitely try using another computer. Even better if it has never been connected to an android phone and you can install the drivers from scratch.
Hope that helps.
So as you can see, others agree that it might be a driver issue since "waiting for device" usually means the phone is not being seen by the computer due to the drivers not being installed.
But I don't know what I'm talking about because it took me only one hour to root and s-off my phone just by reading the directions. I must be a moron. :banghead:
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I had that "waiting for device" problem before (am using Desire S tho), and to my surprise, the solution to that was to change my data cable. I used the one from HTC, and solved by using a generic one.
and yeah, that attitude needs a chmod..
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So as you can see, others agree that it might be a driver issue since "waiting for device" usually means the phone is not being seen by the computer due to the drivers not being installed.
But I don't know what I'm talking about because it took me only one hour to root and s-off my phone just by reading the directions. I must be a moron. :banghead:
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Or USB debugging might be disabled.
Ive been trying the past few days to root my HTC evo v 3d on VM, but cant get the unlockcode.bin from them. It says that the token was submitted succesfully but when I check my email theres nothing. Is anyone else experiencing this problem? and if its just me could someone get the ulock code.bin and send it to me? my token is
<<<< Identifier Token Start >>>>
AF163F396E51DC90AB144C3FE44D669B
B3F569EC755A9BF4F16423EB7836B6E4
0A3FE1AA7362E3B6AC26FA242C82A947
3FBB823DA5B0AA7183476B44831ADD14
AD828F6D0A36DD2F88C8C57E1DB62A17
7A6CC6702BD089539EE79DC8259C387F
932B6D200E0C77C15DFED58E21E08260
6FD2800986A2DDBB7B33713186024834
D775F6466A5A924F57AE9BFDD8DE665D
FE111B9F40285B7CABC888C611599269
4700579906AB286A049AE39C041146DF
254889E8C28AE329E43DD835350B3F52
6D47D16BD70709B4C68397F527E32A42
5EF81252530FE28EEC6CDA21B32B8C07
1A3F87BEAE54FBCD68741122DE2DB73F
407D6C89D20A37E5BF1708336CD1953B
<<<<< Identifier Token End >>>>>
thanks in advance
Unfortunately you cannot get another persons unlockcode.bin as these keys are unique to each phone. (As far as i know) If someone knows any different please shed some light on this. Now I got some good news and bad news. Good news is that it isn't you. Bad news is that there's issues with the dev site. Users have reported that it takes a long time to get their unlock codes. Unfortunately there's no way around this. Keep ttrying. Eventually it'll go through. Good luck.
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Unfortunately you cannot get another persons unlockcode.bin as these keys are unique to each phone. (As far as i know) If someone knows any different please shed some light on this. Now I got some good news and bad news. Good news is that it isn't you. Bad news is that there's issues with the dev site. Users have reported that it takes a long time to get their unlock codes. Unfortunately there's no way around this. Keep ttrying. Eventually it'll go through. Good luck.
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Alright, thanks for the update and info. I will keep trying!
Clear the cookies and cache of you internet browser, And try again. It usually helped me with the site.
After I had my phone in for repair yesterday, I had to unlock the bootloader all over again. I went to HTC DEV and put in my code.
I'm still waiting on the emails. I tried about 7 times, attempting to get a new unlock_bin each time, and still have not gotten 1 email. I think they are experiencing a problem with their mail server. It wasn't in my junk mail or anything.
Try again later today, it may have corrected itself. I found an old unlock_bin that worked for me from a previous unlock.
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After I had my phone in for repair yesterday, I had to unlock the bootloader all over again. I went to HTC DEV and put in my code.
I'm still waiting on the emails. I tried about 7 times, attempting to get a new unlock_bin each time, and still have not gotten 1 email. I think they are experiencing a problem with their mail server. It wasn't in my junk mail or anything.
Try again later today, it may have corrected itself. I found an old unlock_bin that worked for me from a previous unlock.
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I'm getting a new one today and will be going through this same thing apparently, I still have my old unlock code as well, But i'm pretty sure that wont work...
It wont send me the damn code either.
And I'm very experienced with this process, I've done it probably 10 times.
It just wont send.
I need one to unbrick my phone. I asked today but got no replies.
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I need one to unbrick my phone. I asked today but got no replies.
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Did you get this resolved? I may have the same issue.
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Did you get this resolved? I may have the same issue.
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Not yet. What I have done though is buy a usb jig. I don't see download mode but I've seen even if you don't see it you still press up like if you could see it. As soon as I get access to a Windows computer I can test everything and I'm supposed to some time this week. The person said I could see his computer today yesterday but no text from him yet and he didn't answer my call. He didn't reply to the text I sent either.
Hello everyone,
I might have a big problem.
This morning I booted my HTC One M7 as usual, and when it finished booting it opened a browser tap with a fake whatsapp update. I closed the browser immediately, and five minutes after this, the exact same thing happened. I started thinking how this could happend, and honestly I have no clue. All my apps are from the play store, and I only download documents for school. I haven't even downloaded a new app in the last week, however 15+ of my apps aren't up to date.
I scanned my phone with malwarebytes and it couldn't find anything. I rebooted my phone after the scan, and the problem seems to be gone. I was telling this story to a friend of mine this afternoon, and my mother said that she experienced the same thing, just a couple hours before I experienced it. After further investigation, it wasn't exactly the same. When she opened whatsapp, it asked her to do a weekly back-up of her chats. At first, she closed whatsapp, but when it appeared again, she clicked yes. She wasn't very clear about this, so I don't know if it was a fake menu, or the real deal. I have also scanned her Moto g (2013), and it found no malware.
I don't know if this could be harmfull. Especially because my parents use their phones for mobile banking.
This is a screenshot of my HTC
It could easily have been done through whatsapp. Part of the reason most people have stopped using it. Viruses run rampant I'm just about all of Facebook apps. And no anti virus will find them as they are vastly different then normal viruses.
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It could easily have been done through whatsapp. Part of the reason most people have stopped using it. Viruses run rampant I'm just about all of Facebook apps. And no anti virus will find them as they are vastly different then normal viruses.
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In the Netherlands literally everybody uses it, but it's good to know that this could indeed happen! Should I be worried about this, and what should I do when it returns?
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In the Netherlands literally everybody uses it, but it's good to know that this could indeed happen! Should I be worried about this, and what should I do when it returns?
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Yeah I heard alot of people in Europe use it alot, here in the states almost no one uses it really except for kids. Most have moved to hangouts.
If I was you I would completely back up the device and then wipe everything and reflash the device.
Things like this will not be picked up by so called virus scanners.
I'am afraid that it is something like ShiftyBug (https://blog.lookout.com/blog/2015/11/04/trojanized-adware/). In the article it says that you have to install apps from third parties, but I have almost never done that. I have downloaded popcorntime in the past, but I have deletet it almost 6 months ago.
I'm afraid that if I reflash my device, that it will come back fairly soon. Is it possible that it has spread over my wifi network? Because of the fact that my mother got something similar on the same day.
But how do I know for sure that it is a virus? After I restarted my phone (12 hours ago), it hasn't shown up yet. Am I worried for nothing, or is there a big chances that I'm infected?
Thank you for all your replies!
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I'am afraid that it is something like ShiftyBug (https://blog.lookout.com/blog/2015/11/04/trojanized-adware/). In the article it says that you have to install apps from third parties, but I have almost never done that. I have downloaded popcorntime in the past, but I have deletet it almost 6 months ago.
I'm afraid that if I reflash my device, that it will come back fairly soon. Is it possible that it has spread over my wifi network? Because of the fact that my mother got something similar on the same day.
But how do I know for sure that it is a virus? After I restarted my phone (12 hours ago), it hasn't shown up yet. Am I worried for nothing, or is there a big chances that I'm infected?
Thank you for all your replies!
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The key word there is almost. If you reflash the device and it comes back then it maybe something that someopne else downloaded and was shared through your network. As you said your mother also saw it so I would go through her phone as well.
There are many apps out there that do this that are in the play store. So it is all a matter of being careful.
There is a chance. If it is big or not depends on how you use your device. It could also have come from a website someone visited. Im not saying you did but many porn sites are set to infect devices when they visit them.
If it was me. I would just start from scratch with each device and make sure that all the things installed are legit.
You could also run a logcat and try to reproduce it. That would tell you what is causing it.
Doesn't seem dangerous.
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Doesn't seem dangerous.
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Then you have not been paying attention. Any browser pop that tells you to update an app is 99% an infected apk. It is a common practice for those that take apks and re-package them with malware
After reading more i must admit you are right.... My bad:good:
So I have to flash my phone, aren't there any other options? And if not, how do I reflash The HTC firmware to my phone?
Should I make a back-up before doing this, won't the malware spread again if I instal the back-up on my phone?
Thanks again!
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Unfortunately, I still haven't been able to reproduce the problem.
I still haven't been able to reproduce the pop-up.
I do propably know where the problem came from, a friend of mine sent me a older version of soundcloud (the new one can't cache music). I installed that app, decided that it was to old for me and deleted it. The malware must have spread right after the first use. I'm planning on flashing my phone inthe weekend.
EDIT: I can reprodce the pop-up! It's linked to opening the app 'night mode', this app was downloaded in the official play store 2 years ago. Since then it hasn't got a lot of updates though.
Hey,
Time for a little update.
Last weekend, I contacted HTC's customer support due to the fact that I couldn't find my software version. They told me that I should execute a RUU, but they couldn't find the right version, so I had to contact the Dutch customer support (I didn't do this in the first place because the Dutch customer support wasn't open in the weekend).
The next monday (23-11) I contacted the Dutch customer support and asked them for the ROM, and unfortunately due to the regulations they don't publish the ROM's. However, they told me to do a factory reset and that should solve the issue. Unfortunately, it didn't. After the reset, I now get a different Whatsapp pop-up once or twice a day. The pop-up isn't connected to opening an app, like it was before the reset.
A friend of mine experienced the same problem this week on his new Moto X. All the other phones in my home network don't have this problem.
I hope someone will be able to help me!
Thanks in advance!
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Hey,
Time for a little update.
Last weekend, I contacted HTC's customer support due to the fact that I couldn't find my software version. They told me that I should execute a RUU, but they couldn't find the right version, so I had to contact the Dutch customer support (I didn't do this in the first place because the Dutch customer support wasn't open in the weekend).
The next monday (23-11) I contacted the Dutch customer support and asked them for the ROM, and unfortunately due to the regulations they don't publish the ROM's. However, they told me to do a factory reset and that should solve the issue. Unfortunately, it didn't. After the reset, I now get a different Whatsapp pop-up once or twice a day. The pop-up isn't connected to opening an app, like it was before the reset.
A friend of mine experienced the same problem this week on his new Moto X. All the other phones in my home network don't have this problem.
I hope someone will be able to help me!
Thanks in advance!
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There's a chance that it might've spread over a certain network.... Is you and your moto x friend uses the same network ?
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There's a chance that it might've spread over a certain network.... Is you and your moto x friend uses the same network ?
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Yes, we both use the wifi network at our high school. But I did the factory reset friday evening, and since then I haven't connected to that network.
It might have spread through that network though.
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Yes, we both use the wifi network at our high school. But I did the factory reset friday evening, and since then I haven't connected to that network.
It might have spread through that network though.
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Depending on the malware a factory reset will not remove it. In fact most malware cant be removed that way. You have to flash the whole device to get rid of it.
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Yes, we both use the wifi network at our high school. But I did the factory reset friday evening, and since then I haven't connected to that network.
It might have spread through that network though.
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In my opinion after starting all over again as you've already been told, you should do all that you did before and monitor each step with patience and concentration to actually understand what's behind this... This may help out
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In my opinion after starting all over again as you've already been told, you should do all that you did before and monitor each step with patience and concentration to actually understand what's behind this... This may help out
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As he said. Here is what I would do if I was in your place. Anyone got any extra steps to add feel free to chime in. This would kinda suck for a bit.
You will need a custom recovery. And a bit of time to set up
1. Take everything off device.
2. Format full device in recovery. Not factory reset. Format system, data, internal storage and both caches.
3. Flash complete stock firmware.
4. Get root before rebooting
5. Reboot, do not connect to wifi during set up. Do not restore anything.
6. Get Catlog from the play store and run it.
7. Then continue set up. Wifi and ect. Scan backed up files with a pc virus scan but only return what you really need.
8. When restoring from TIBU install apps fresh from the market and restore data only to apps. (sucks I know but only way to be sure) make sure to delete old back and redo.
Then monitor catlog. This will tell you everything going on. You would be able to figure it out.
Lol... Use adaway or adblocker and such pop up will be gone ... These are the new tricks from those freaking advertisement companies. They are now smart buddy. Even they can access the vibration as the pop up will come phone will get vibrate and users understand this as genuine and click on those ads . You got whatsapp pop some got browser pop up. Hope this will help u ...
Even you can flash moaAB ADBLOCKER from recovery.
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Lol... Use adaway or adblocker and such pop up will be gone ... These are the new tricks from those freaking advertisement companies. They are now smart buddy. Even they can access the vibration as the pop up will come phone will get vibrate and users understand this as genuine and click on those ads . You got whatsapp pop some got browser pop up. Hope this will help u ...
Even you can flash moaAB ADBLOCKER from recovery.
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If you would've read it fully than you'll know that the case is far bigger than what you're thinking it is
I'm following this guide here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-5x/development/root-kiw-l24-usa-kiwi-t3305190
I can't register on the website because it's taking a really really long time to load the website. I've tried different browser with the same result... Can someone let me borrow their account/ do it for me so I can get my unlock code?
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I'm following this guide here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-5x/development/root-kiw-l24-usa-kiwi-t3305190
I can't register on the website because it's taking a really really long time to load the website. I've tried different browser with the same result... Can someone let me borrow their account/ do it for me so I can get my unlock code?
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Same issue for me since Wed last week! I am beginning to think that $200 just doesn't buy as much company support as $600 does.... Will probably sell the device if I can't get the bootloader unlocked soon.
I am having no issues loading the sites.
U might check any antivirus program u might have on our comp or firewalls
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I am having no issues loading the sites.
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Log in and try to go to unlock bootloader link. I get server busy error.
Heads up guys I just logged in and was able to receive my code. Looks like site is back up. I have been trying the last 4 days with no luck also. Today was the day though!! Hurry before it is down again!
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Log in and try to go to unlock bootloader link. I get server busy error.
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Seems fine to me
http://puu.sh/nq6SZ/f87e81c463.png
Holy Cow! It worked! If you ever want to flash custom ROMs do this now before the site goes down again.
kevev said:
Holy Cow! It worked! If you ever want to flash custom ROMs do this now before the site goes down again.
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This has been happening since the day the phones came out. The good thing is that you only have to unlock one time. After a month with this phone, I am very happy with it. So don't let the unlock website ruin the phone for you. The rumor is that they run their website with hamsters, they probably tire easily. Small price to pay for such a cheap phone with such good specs.
I like the fact that Huawei has gone out of their way to tell developers how to unlock things and mess with things. Even one of their company reps has posted several times that he will give advice for those making mods.
Hello,
I had problems with the website as well - registering was fine, but the unlock part was always "busy".
I got my code by using the chinese part of the site - horribly slow, but it works.
xdamiaou said:
I got my code by using the chinese part of the site - horribly slow, but it works.
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I had to use the Chinese pages as well, but they worked.
Its been more than 32 days since I have bought my KIW-L22 (Indian version). I had no luck with site even though I used both IMEI numbers. Every time I do it, 14 days message appears. Its been more than 32 days and getting frustrated with it.
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I haven't flashed TWRP yet and thus I don't know if it will do another factory reset... ^^
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Hello, that won't do it, only the unlock does.
Unlocking the bootloader won't prevent OTA updates.
But custom recovery, like TWRP will. You will have to go back to stock before installing updates.
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I had to give up and use the unofficial process. I detailed it here - http://www.modaco.com/forums/topic/...our-honor-5x-official-and-unofficial-methods/
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Finally. I got my boot loader unlock code. Yahooooooooooo. Still reading forums to flash twrp, then root. Eagerly waiting for CM.
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Finally. I got my boot loader unlock code. Yahooooooooooo. Still reading forums to flash twrp, then root. Eagerly waiting for CM.
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@subodhverma21 how did you get over it? I too have a L22 variant.
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@subodhverma21 how did you get over it? I too have a L22 variant.
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Not sure, if it's the same issue, but I think everyone has been misinterpreting the 14 days warning. What it says is the ID "has not been used on the phone for more than 14 days." While most people have understood that to mean "you have to have used the phone for 14 days," what I discovered it probably actually meant was "The ID you put in here has not been used on this phone for over 14 days" or, in my case "has never been used on this phone." I think the hard stop is trying to prevent granting unlock codes to inactive users, not new users. The second part of the equation is that the ID with which you log in has to be in some way tied to your phone. I had tried to log in with Facebook because my email registration had screwed up. I was getting that error because I hadn't used that Facebook account on my phone. So I downloaded the Facebook app, logged in with my account, and tried again. This time it worked!
TL;DR: Make sure you log into Huawei site using an ID (phone number, email address) that is actively tied to some account on your phone, be it Google, Facebook, etc, and you should get past the 14 days error.
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Not sure, if it's the same issue, but I think everyone has been misinterpreting the 14 days warning. What it says is the ID "has not been used on the phone for more than 14 days." While most people have understood that to mean "you have to have used the phone for 14 days," what I discovered it probably actually meant was "The ID you put in here has not been used on this phone for over 14 days" or, in my case "has never been used on this phone." I think the hard stop is trying to prevent granting unlock codes to inactive users, not new users. The second part of the equation is that the ID with which you log in has to be in some way tied to your phone. I had tried to log in with Facebook because my email registration had screwed up. I was getting that error because I hadn't used that Facebook account on my phone. So I downloaded the Facebook app, logged in with my account, and tried again. This time it worked!
TL;DR: Make sure you log into Huawei site using an ID (phone number, email address) that is actively tied to some account on your phone, be it Google, Facebook, etc, and you should get past the 14 days error.
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I have created Huawei account using my yahoo email
Have installed Facebook app and login using the same yahoo email
Have installed yahoo mail app with same yahoo email
I still see the message
"The Huawei ID used to apply for the unlock code has not been used on the device for more than 14 days."
I was thinking of that in the same was as you @ultimahwhat thought, in previous two days in have installed almost every app published by Huawei and login using the same Huawei account by thinking it may identify my ID as "used in the device" still no luck.
Even I reset my phone to see if I missed something in initial setup like if I have skipped any Huawei login process in the setup process, but there is no such step in the initial setup.
So actually very disappointed and reall have no idea of what they say.
Feel like I would never buy any Huawei device again and never recommend Huawei to anyone.
This is gonna be my first and last Huawei device.
Dear @wimbet
Can you please explain what Huawei actually mean by that 14 days message and what Huawei expect user to perform for obtaining the unlock code as there is a big confusion in this matter?
I am very thankful for any information.