Huawei Y5 2019 Custom Rom Fixed Top Fix (2026)

It was the summer of 2023, and Mateo’s Huawei Y5 (2019) was a ghost of a phone. The screen was cracked in a way that looked like a spider had died mid-jump, and the battery drained faster than a sink with no stopper. But the real problem—the one that made his knuckles white—was the top inch of the touchscreen. It was dead. No notifications. No back button. No camera controls. Just a frozen, mute strip of glass where the phone’s soul used to live.

This device uses a MediaTek MT6761 SoC (not a Kirin chip), which makes it tricky. The "top issue" usually occurs after flashing a GSI (Generic System Image) or an AOSP-based ROM due to a mismatch in display notch/cutout handling. huawei y5 2019 custom rom fixed top

  1. The "Double Chin" Status Bar – The status bar is pushed too low, leaving a massive empty space between the top of the glass and the clock.
  2. The Notch Overlap – Camera cutout overlaps with notification icons.
  3. The Black Bar of Death – Some ROMs disable the area around the notch entirely, shrinking your usable screen by 5-7%.

Required tools and files

It was the summer of 2023, and Mateo’s Huawei Y5 (2019) was a ghost of a phone. The screen was cracked in a way that looked like a spider had died mid-jump, and the battery drained faster than a sink with no stopper. But the real problem—the one that made his knuckles white—was the top inch of the touchscreen. It was dead. No notifications. No back button. No camera controls. Just a frozen, mute strip of glass where the phone’s soul used to live.

This device uses a MediaTek MT6761 SoC (not a Kirin chip), which makes it tricky. The "top issue" usually occurs after flashing a GSI (Generic System Image) or an AOSP-based ROM due to a mismatch in display notch/cutout handling.

  1. The "Double Chin" Status Bar – The status bar is pushed too low, leaving a massive empty space between the top of the glass and the clock.
  2. The Notch Overlap – Camera cutout overlaps with notification icons.
  3. The Black Bar of Death – Some ROMs disable the area around the notch entirely, shrinking your usable screen by 5-7%.

Required tools and files

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