Huawei officially closed its bootloader unlock code portal. To unlock a Spreadtrum-based Huawei device today, you must use alternative desktop tools.
: There have been community efforts to port CyanogenMod 13 (Android 6.0 Marshmallow) to this device.
A Windows PC with ADB and Fastboot drivers installed.
While there are some "port" claims for Android 5.1 (Lollipop) or 6.0 (Marshmallow), these are often unstable. The device is hardware-bound by its 1GB of RAM and aging processor. Common Sources: You will primarily find development threads on XDA-Developers or 4PDA (Russian forum). Performance Review
There are no builds of LineageOS, no Paranoid Android, no Resurrection Remix. Unlike popular devices like the Google Nexus 7 (2013) or Samsung Galaxy Tab 2, which run Android 11 via unofficial builds, the T1-701u remains frozen in 2014. The community simply never materialized. The device sold in relatively low volumes compared to flagship tablets, and the developer interest in a single-core Spreadtrum tablet was functionally zero.