Any suggestions for links to add are appreciated. All links should be directed to the original posts whenever possible inside tead of a direct download link (right-click on permalink in the upper right-hand corner of the post for the link to that post.) Give credit where credit is due. No links to pirated or even questionable downloads. Period. (BTW, if I step on any toes, let a guide know. Your links will be edited out without argument or hard feelings.)
Any modifications you perform are done at your own risk! And don't forget your backups!
Official Huawei Downloads
Rooting Apps
ClockworkMod (CWM)
Stock ROMs
Custom ROMs
CM7 Builds
MetroPCS mms fix
Google Apps (gapps)
PRLs
App APKs
Handy Scripts
Handy Unrooted Apps
Handy Rooted Apps
Any modifications you perform are done at your own risk! And don't forget your backups!
Official Huawei Downloads
- Huawei Device Official Website - Huawei M860 (MetroPCS 2.2 Firmware, Quick Start Guide, User Manual)
- Huawei Ascend M860 User Guide
- Huawei Ascend M860 Smart Phone FAQs
- Huawei Ascend USB Drivers
- Huawei Hi Suite
- Huawei PC Suite
Rooting Apps
- Z4Root (Android 2.1)
- Gingerbreak (Android 2.2.2, 2.3.x)
ClockworkMod (CWM)
- ROM Manager
- ClockworkMod Recovery 5.0.2.3 (this version has issues with sd-ext)
- ClockworkMod Recovery 3.0.2.8
- ClockworkMod Recovery 3.0.2.4
- ClockworkMod Recovery 3.0.0.5
- ClockworkMod Recovery 2.5.1.8
- How to flash recovery with a computer
- How to flash recovery without a computer
Stock ROMs
- Metro PCS 2.1 (instruction and dl post)
- Metro PCS 2.1 recovery package (direct download)
- Cricket 2.1 (instruction and dl post)
- Cricket 2.1 dload (direct download)
Custom ROMs
- Prepaid Android Wiki - Huawei Ascend ROMs (most recent)
- PlayfulDroidz Wiki - Huawei Ascend ROMs (most recent)
CM7 Builds
- Issac CM7-Ascend (05212011) (710 OverClock)
- BobZ CM7.1-Ascend (06182011) (710 OverClock)
- BobZ CM7.1-Ascend (07012011) (710 OverClock)
- BobZ CM7.1-Ascend (07082011) (672 OverClock)
- BobZ CM7.1-Ascend (07082011) (729 OverClock)
- PlayfulGod CM7-Ascend (05072011) (710 OverClock)
- PlayfulGod CM7-Ascend (05122011) (748 OverClock)
- PlayfulGod CM7-Ascend (05142011) (710 OverClock)
- PlayfulGod CM7-Ascend (05212011) (710 OverClock)
- PlayfulGod CM7.1-Ascend (06182011) (748 OverClock)
- PlayfulGod CM7.1-Ascend (06242011) (710 OverClock)
- PlayfulGod CM7.2-Ascend (07282011) (710 OverClock)
- PlayfulGod CM7.2-Ascend (09122011) (748 OverClock defaulted to 710)
- PlayfulGod CM7.2-Ascend (09132011) (710 OverClock defaulted to 710)
- PlayfulGod CM7.2-Ascend (09132011) (710 OverClock defaulted to 600)
MetroPCS mms fix
Google Apps (gapps)
- Google Apps (most recent, use MDPI version)
- Google Apps 20110613
PRLs
App APKs
- Google Talk
- MMS
- Canvas
- Live Wallpaper
- Gmail 2.3.4.1 (The last Gmail that allowed 3rd party notifications)
- Camera
- Market 3.3.12
- Google Music 3.0.1
Handy Scripts
Handy Unrooted Apps
Handy Rooted Apps
- ROM Toolbox
- AppExtractor
- Droid Explorer
- Volume+ (free paid app ver. on dev's site, requires registration, root highly recommended)
- Root Explorer (paid)
- Titanium Backup (paid required to freeze apps)
- AntTek App Manager (free, freezes apps)
- Appkik
- A2SDGUI