How to root Huawei Sonic / U8650

**admin** · 09-08-11, 12:22 PM

I had to go through a bit of trial and error to do this, so I thought I would post up how to do it very easily. Several methods dont work at all due to Gingerbread version.

Stolen from another link, reasons to root your phone

I have sucessfully done this on my own phone, however do it at your own risk

1. Dowload this file

2. Transfer it on to your SD Card - dont unzip it

3. Turn your phone off. When turning it back on, hold the volume up botton and power button together for a few seconds. This will boot it in to recovery mode. You will see this on the screen, if it didnt happen, turn your phone off, remove the battery, replace it, and do it again.

4. In the menu, select update from SD card. I had to use my volume buttons for selection and power button to select it on the screen.

5. Follow the progress on the screen. Reboot your phone and its done.

**Mr Router** · 09-08-11, 04:18 PM

how bout a hammer

**admin** · 09-08-11, 04:21 PM

Or just use Mr Rooter

**fromaron** · 09-08-11, 09:04 PM

As rooting voids the phone warranty it's a good idea to have ability to go back to original ROM. is the original Sonic ROM. The instruction can be found at xda-developers forum.

**bunnyr31** · 10-08-11, 12:43 AM

whats the chances of bricking my phone this way i just don't wanna waste my money as i just got the phone and can you restore back to original firmware with ease if the root doesnt work? sorry bout the noob questions

**admin** · 10-08-11, 08:39 AM

Originally Posted by bunnyr31

whats the chances of bricking my phone this way i just don't wanna waste my money as i just got the phone and can you restore back to original firmware with ease if the root doesnt work? sorry bout the noob questions

There are no guarantees in life. I have posted the above method because I tested it on my own phone and can confirm it works. There are a number of other methods which DO NOT work....Gingerbreak being one.

I have set down these instructions to make it as easy as possible for members to root their phone.

**Mr Router** · 10-08-11, 10:28 AM

Originally Posted by Sanity

Or just use Mr Rooter

have hammer will travel

**bunnyr31** · 10-08-11, 01:53 PM

will i need to back everything up?

EDIT: nevermind just did it worked perfectly thanks

**brofaris** · 13-08-11, 06:33 PM

anyone know how to custom rom for huawei U8650???

**fromaron** · 13-08-11, 10:30 PM

Originally Posted by brofaris

anyone know how to custom rom for huawei U8650???

You asked the same question multiple times at xda forum and the reply was - WHY DO YOU WANT TO DO IT?

**brofaris** · 14-08-11, 12:52 AM

yeah...coz my phone is slow and always lagging...so maybe when i make custom rom it can boost up my phone...

**fromaron** · 14-08-11, 11:50 AM

Originally Posted by brofaris

yeah...coz my phone is slow and always lagging...so maybe when i make custom rom it can boost up my phone...

Slow phone could be due to other problems. Do factory restore first. My phone is very fast and smooth, the same as other people are reporting.

**brofaris** · 14-08-11, 06:41 PM

if i do factory restore all the app in my phone will be delete???

**fromaron** · 14-08-11, 06:50 PM

Originally Posted by brofaris

if i do factory restore all the app in my phone will be delete???

Yes, same with the custom rom...

P.S. Just sync with your gmail account and everything will go back (unless you have 3d party apps)

**brofaris** · 14-08-11, 07:45 PM

owh..tq bro...

**brofaris** · 14-08-11, 07:53 PM

wanna ask u 1 more thing...my internal memory is getting low...do u hv any suggestion how to swap SD mem to internal memory???

**Mate8** · 27-08-11, 01:29 AM

Originally Posted by Sanity

I had to go through a bit of trial and error to do this, so I thought I would post up how to do it very easily.

Top stuff!

Thanks 10^6

**roguefan99** · 27-08-11, 12:23 PM

Originally Posted by brofaris

if i do factory restore all the app in my phone will be delete???

If you root it first (see step 1) you can get Titanium Backup, which will back up all the apps, and their system data (the second part is the important part). It works okay but if you are doing custom roms then you may get issues with the new rom being loaded.

As for internal memory being low...... welcome to the world of cheap phones, its an area they skimp on and it hurts them. Transfer as many apps to the sd card as you can, and then clear out any cache files (for browser) and you might get some room back. Oh delete any apps you do not use (I'm thankful my internal memory is 8Gb, but its sitting at 5GB full).

Oh you will get a performance hit transferring apps to SD card but its the only way.

**bigfella08** · 27-08-11, 02:35 PM

Originally Posted by brofaris

wanna ask u 1 more thing...my internal memory is getting low...do u hv any suggestion how to swap SD mem to internal memory???

The Standard rom has the option to move installed apps to your SD card this will free up heaps of internal memory....

Go into settings and then applications then manage applications to get to the option (Off the top of my head)

**wooolf** · 02-09-11, 01:34 AM

Originally Posted by Sanity

I had to go through a bit of trial and error to do this, so I thought I would post up how to do it very easily. Several methods dont work at all due to Gingerbread version.
[...] and its done.

Worked like a charm. Preserved all data. Quick. Painless.
Thank you Sanity for finding this.