{
  "id": "huawei/honor-5x",
  "vendor": "Huawei",
  "model": "Honor 5X",
  "aliases": [
    "kiwi",
    "huawei-kiwi-downstream"
  ],
  "category": "phone",
  "status": "open-firmware",
  "projects": [
    {
      "name": "LineageOS, discontinued after 17.1 (kiwi)",
      "url": "https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/kiwi/",
      "kind": "firmware",
      "license": "Apache-2.0"
    },
    {
      "name": "Nura/postmarketOS (archived: unmaintained, may not boot, huawei-kiwi-downstream)",
      "url": "https://gitlab.postmarketos.org/postmarketOS/pmaports/-/tree/main/device/archived/device-huawei-kiwi-downstream",
      "kind": "firmware",
      "license": "GPL-3.0"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "sources": [
      "lineageos",
      "postmarketos"
    ]
  },
  "updated": "2026-10-17",
  "identifiers": {
    "sku": [
      "KIW-L24",
      "KIW-L23",
      "KIW-L22",
      "KIW-L21",
      "KIW-AL10",
      "KIW-AL20",
      "KIW-CL00",
      "KIW-UL00",
      "KIW-TL00",
      "KIW-TL00H",
      "KII-L05",
      "KII-L22",
      "KII-L21"
    ],
    "chips": [
      "Qualcomm MSM8939v2 Snapdragon 616"
    ]
  },
  "install": [
    {
      "project": "LineageOS",
      "method": "usb-bootloader",
      "guide": "https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/kiwi/install/",
      "difficulty": "medium",
      "tools": [
        "Computer with adb and fastboot",
        "USB cable"
      ],
      "reversible": "partial",
      "notes": "No longer maintained: there are no official builds, the guide has you build LineageOS from source. The bootloader must be unlocked first, which also wipes the device; some vendors make you request an unlock code or wait before unlocking. Installing wipes all data on the device: back it up first."
    }
  ],
  "interfaces": [],
  "claims": [],
  "verification": []
}