Hi there. I'm kinda new to the forums, but I'm a guy who up until now has just been lurking around and learning all I can about Androids. Anyway, I tried everything I could think of to root this phone (after all, it is a pain in the a** if you don't anymore), and I came up with a program called Kingoroot. It isn't mine, and I just tried it out on some other phones. Just on a whim, I ran it, (after turning on USB debugging on the phone, of course), next connected the USB cable between my PC and my phone, followed the instructions, and it rooted it. I next installed, ran and updated supersu (available on playstore) the phone installed I verified it using rootchecker (also available on playstore). Appears to be a good root!
My system specs are:
System updates: Last updated 8/13/2014 11:03 PM PST
Country = USA
Network = Metro PCS (T-Mobile backbone)
Model = Huawei Y301A1 (Valiant)
Android version = 4.4.1
Kernal version =
3.4.0-perf-gc50ad38
android@localhost #1
SMP PREEMPT Thu Jan 2320:06:54
GST 2014
Build number = Y301A1V100R001C85B138
You can download the Kingoroot program free at kingoapp dot com
I'm not responsible for what you do with this sh1+. Hope it helps!