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⭐️ 24/02/2022 #8 BiWeekly Update Summary - Fixes and Improvements ⭐️
New features and improvements:- MTK: improved device connection stability in bootrom mode
- Core: it's now possible to use Windows Hello for login
- Core: improved Chinese translation and readability of Chinese texts
Bugfixes:- LG: fixed a bug when unpacking KDZ/DZ files
Software version: 31.29.0919
Release date: 24 February 2022
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⭐️ 10/03/2022 #10 BiWeekly Update Summary - Fixes and Improvements ⭐️
Samsung: added new Read Codes, Patchcert and Repair IMEI procedures for MTK models:- Galaxy M02 (SM-M022G/M)
- Galaxy M32 (SM-M325F)
- Galaxy F22 (SM-E225F)
- Galaxy A02 (SM-A022F/G/M)
- Galaxy A01 Core (SM-A013F/M)
- Galaxy Grand Prime Plus (SM-G532F/M)
New features and improvements:- Qualcomm: added support for Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 CPU and newer devices
- Qualcomm: supporting phones with faulty sahara protocol implementation (Xiaomi with Snapdragon 720G CPU)
- Motorola: Motorola phones are now properly recognised in EDL mode
- Motorola: improved Firmware Update functionality: from now you can select what partition to flash
Bugfixes:- Huawei: fixed a rare bug causing the application to crash during detection of Huawei phones in normal mode
- MTK: fixed a bug during phone detection in bootrom mode (it mainly affects faulty phones containing invalid preloaders)
- MTK: fixed a rare bug when handling EXT4 partitions of various phones
- Motorola: fixed a bug of the singleimage unpacker
- Core: fixed a window positioning bug when showing Windows Hello credentials dialog
- Core: fixed an issue of overhanging UI elements in the log in screen
Software version: 31.43.0850
Release date: 10 March 2022
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⭐️ Improved Patch IMEI for Xiaomi MTK ⭐️
Patch IMEI procedure supports all Xiaomi devices with MTK SoCs from now, including MT68XX devices.
List of supported phones:- Redmi Note 10 5G/Redmi Note 10T 5G/POCO M3 Pro 5G (camellia)
- Redmi Note 10 5G/Redmi Note 10T/POCO M3 Pro (camellian)
- Redmi Note 11 5G/Redmi Note 11T 5G (evergo)
- POCO M4 Pro 5G (evergreen)
- Redmi Note 9 5G (cannon)
- Redmi Note 9T (cannong)
- Redmi 10X 5G (atom)
- Redmi 10X Pro (bomb)
- Redmi Note 11 Pro/Pro+/Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G/Xiaomi 11i 5G/Hypercharge (pissarro)
- Redmi K30 Ultra (cezanne)
- Xiaomi 11T (agate)
- Redmi K40 Gaming/POCO F3 GT (ares)
- Redmi Note 10 Pro 5G/POCO X3 GT (chopin)
The phone goes back to its original state after a firmware update or an OTA update, so it’s mandatory to disable automatic OTA updates of the phone.
For further information please visit the following link: https://chimeratool.com/en/docs/mtk-xiaomi-patch-imei.
Software version: 31.51.0942
Release date: 18 March 2022
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⭐️ 23/03/2022 #12 BiWeekly Update Summary - Fixes and Improvements ⭐️
New features and improvements:- Huawei: added new function: RPMB Backup/Restore, which creates and restores backups of the phone's RPMB
- MTK: improved Patch IMEI procedure - we can fix phones with corrupted NVDATA (unless it's really messed up)
- BlackBerry: restoring various functions by self-hosting firmware files for OS10 procedures (ex. Network Factory Reset, Remove Anti-theft)
- Core: added procedure price preview for more procedures
Bugfixes:- MTK & Qualcomm: fixed a bug when handling EXT4 filesystem
Software version: 31.56.0756
Release date: 23 March 2022
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⭐️ Samsung: Read Codes and Patch Network ⭐️
Added Read Codes Online, Repair IMEI and Patch Cert/Patch Network for MTK models*:- Samsung Galaxy A1 Core (SM-A013F, SM-A013G, SM-A013M)
- Samsung Galaxy A02 (SM-A022F, SM-A022G, SM-A022M)
- Samsung Galaxy A03s (SM-A037F, SM-A037G, SM-A037M, SM-A037W)
- Samsung Galaxy A12 (SM-A125F, SM-A125M, SM-A125N, SM-A125W)
- Samsung Galaxy A21 (SM-A215W)
- Samsung Galaxy A22 (SM-A225F, SM-A225M)
- Samsung Galaxy A22 5G (SM-A226B, SM-A226BR, SM-A226L)
- Samsung Galaxy A31 (SM-A315F, SM-A315G, SM-A315N)
- Samsung Galaxy A32 (SM-A325F, SM-A325M, SM-A325N)
- Samsung Galaxy A32 5G (SM-A326B, SM-A326BR, SM-A326K, SM-A326W)
- Samsung Galaxy F22 (SM-E225F)
- Samsung Galaxy M1 Core (SM-M013F)
- Samsung Galaxy M02 (SM-M022F, SM-M022G, SM-M022M)
- Samsung Galaxy M22 (SM-M225FV)
- Samsung Galaxy M32 (SM-M325F, SM-M325FV)
- Samsung Galaxy M32 5G (SM-M326B)
- Samsung Galaxy F42 5G (SM-E426B)
- Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite (SM-T225, SM-T225C, SM-T225N, SM-T227)
*Root required
Added Read Codes Online for Unisoc models:- Samsung Galaxy A03 Core (SM-A032F, SM-A032M)
- Samsung Galaxy A03 (SM-A035F, SM-A035G, SM-A035M)
- Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 (SM-X205)
Software version: 31.57.1348
Release date: 24 March 2022
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⭐️ 07/04/2022 #14 BiWeekly Update Summary - Fixes and Improvements ⭐️
Updates on our previous Samsung MTK release:- added support for SAR (System As Root) models (SM-A107F, SM-A107M, SM-M017F)
- now we save NVDATA and NVRAM during Repair IMEI & Patch Cert procedures so you can restore the phone to its pre-procedure state using the Store/Restore Backup function (if something went wrong)
New features and improvements:- MTK now we can change MEID for Vivo phones with MTK SoCs (by the Repair IMEI procedure)
- MTK improved hosting of dynamic contents for better download experience
Software version: 31.71.0910
Release date: 7 April 2022
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⭐️ 03/05/2022 Samsung: New FRP Reset and CSC Change for hundreds of models ⭐️
Added new FRP Reset and CSC Change procedures:- All CPUs supported
- Works on any Android version
- No root required
- No test point required
- Works with the latest security patch
Over 900 models supported from the Galaxy A/E/F/G/J/M/N/P/S/T/X series!
Software version: 31.97.0927
Release date: 3 May 2022
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⭐️ 05/05/2022 #18 BiWeekly Update Summary - Fixes and Improvements ⭐️
New features and improvements:- MTK: improved Repair IMEI (generic) procedure: enables the procedure on various LG phones with MTK SoCs
- Motorola: Boot Repair function can use normal firmware packs from now (usually blankflashes / singleimages could be used successfully before)
- MTK: Firmware Update procedure fails with more meaningful error if the selected firmware pack is incompatible with the device
- Huawei: rewritten some error messages to be more user friendly (affects procedures for Kirin SoCs)
- Core: improved overall application stability
Bugfixes:- Qualcomm: fixed a bug when trying to detect the sector size of the device's flash chip
- Huawei: fixed a couple of errors when running Factory Mode procedures on Kirin SoCs
- Samsung: fixed multiple bugs when collecting Samsung firmware packs from the official source
- Core: fixed a UI glitch which affected the "Hide" button on the panel of completed procedures
Software version: 31.98.2217
Release date: 5 May 2022
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⭐️ 19/05/2022 #20 BiWeekly Update Summary - Fixes and Improvements ⭐️
New features and improvements:- Samsung: added Phone Info procedure for devices connected in modem mode (when adb/normal mode is not available)
- Root: we've updated the rooting mechanism, which could potentially increase the success rate of Qualcomm and MTK Root procedures (further developments are coming soon)
- Huawei: added a new warning message for Huawei ID & FRP Remove procedure when we can't start the Factory Reset automatically
- Core: now we're suggesting a default extract destination in the Firmware extractor of the Utility panel
Bugfixes:- Samsung: fixed the Auto Detect feature for newer phones on the Firmware Update panel
- Core: fixed various bugs in the generic file downloader
- Core: fixed a bug which could cause crashes during application start if specific Anti-Virus softwares were used
Software version: 32.13.1420
Release date: 19 May 2022
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⭐️ 16/06/2022 #24 BiWeekly Update Summary - Fixes and Improvements ⭐️
New features and improvements:- Samsung: all root related Samsung procedures use the new Magisk root method (instead of the old Chimera SU)
- LG: now you can flash official LG firmware packages in MTK's bootrom mode
- Chimera Utility: detailed list of supported file formats is shown on the Firmware Extractor panel
Bugfixes:- VIVO: fixed a bug when detecting diagnostic port during IMEI Repair
Software version: 32.40.2341
Release date: 16 June 2022