Huawei Matepad 104 Custom Rom Install Site

Kirin chipsets

There isn’t a widely known “MatePad 10.4” custom ROM scene (e.g., LineageOS, Pixel Experience) because Huawei devices with (like the Kirin 820 in the MatePad 10.4) have locked bootloaders that Huawei no longer provides unlock codes for. This makes installing any custom ROM extremely difficult, if not impossible, for most users.

• No Widevine L1 – Netflix/Prime Video stuck at 480p.
• Broken M-Pencil – Stylus pressure sensitivity stops working.
• Audio routing problems – Speakers may fail after disconnecting Bluetooth.
• No OTA updates – You must manually flash every update.

Final Thoughts

Introduction

1. Download the system-quack-arm64-ab-gapps.img.xz from phhusson’s releases.
2. Extract the .img file.
3. Rename it to system.img for simplicity.

Part 2: The "Impossible" Step – Unlocking the Bootloader