How To Unlock Huawei P9 Lite Bootloader, Root it and Install TWRP

I think it would be wise enough to start with a clear warning,Warning! Unlocking the bootloader will factory reset your phone. All your data will be deleted. It is advised to backup all your data. Also, we are not responsible if something goes wrong in the process. Likewise note that this article is mainly for educational purpose and we would not be held responsible for any damage caused!

Things You Will Need:

Download and Install Huawei USB Drivers (HiSuite)
USB debugging should be enabled
OEM Unlocking must be enabled from Developer Options
Download and Extract this zip

How To Unlock Huawei P9 Lite Bootloader

Step 1: Go to this site. Accept the agreement and make a Profile.
Step 2: Fill the form and you’ll have your code in a couple secs. If you get some weird error telling you to wait 14 days well you need to wait then and then fill the form again.
Step 3: Let’s assume you have the code save it somewhere safe.

Step 4: Connect your device to your PC.
Step 5: Go to the folder where you extracted the zip and run maf32.exe.
Step 6: Type the following command. It should ask for permissions on your device. Grant them. Make sure to check always allow from this PC.adb devices
Step 7: Type the following command:adb reboot bootloader
Step 8: Wait until Windows install the driver and then type:fastboot oem unlock xxxxxxxxxxxxx

1(here ‘x’ is your unlock code)

You have successfully unlocked your bootloader. Now reboot your phone.

How To Install TWRP To Huawei P9 Lite

Once the phone resets and boots we can continue the process.

Step 1: Type the following command:fastboot flash recovery xx.img

1here replace xx with the name of the image file.

Step 2: Reboot your phone.

How To Root Huawei P9 Lite

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Step 1: Copy the SuperSU zip as that you’ll find inside the zip extracted before. Paste this SuperSU zip to the root of your device’s internal storage.
Step 2: Type the following commandadb reboot recovery
Step 3: Go to Install>Choose Zip> SuperSU.zip.
Step 4: Slide to confirm and let the process finish.
Step 5: Reboot.

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You have successfully rooted your phone. Enjoy and let me know if you ran into any trouble in the comments section below.