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⭐️ 14/07/2022 #28 BiWeekly Update Summary - Qualcomm EDL Refactor and Xiaomi Bugfixes
Introducing Chimera AI in our Qualcomm EDL Module
With many years of experience, analysing unbelievable amount of data and using official documentation for its development now we have our first AI solution integrated into the Qualcomm EDL module. Chimera AI is using over 7200 verified and categorised programmers for 150 different brands, and completely rewritten analysis and assignment logics for the near-perfect automatic programmer selection. It also features new CPU identification logics. It took us over 6 months to test and refine and we hope to see similar AI solutions integrated into other Chimera modules in the near future.
Bugfixes:- Xiaomi: fixed a bug in Patch IMEI procedure for MTK SoC (mainly Redmi Note 11S 4G/POCO M4 Pro 4G /fleur/ was affected)
Software version: 32.69.1353
Release date: 14 July 2022
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⭐️ 28/07/2022 #30 BiWeekly Update Summary - Fixes and Improvements ⭐️
Improvements and bugfixes:- Xiaomi: fixed a bug in Patch IMEI procedure for MTK SoC (mainly Redmi Note 11S 4G/POCO M4 Pro 4G /fleur/ was affected)
- Core: fixed a bug when reporting procedure logs to our server
- Core: added a generic Get Info procedure for phones in normal mode
- Xiaomi: improved Update Firmware procedure (in Fastboot mode) to support recent firmware versions
- LG: added magnet link support for LG Firmware downloads
- Huawei: added Factory Reset option to Huawei's RPMB Backup/Restore procedure
Software version: 32.83.1150
Release date: 28 July 2022
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⭐️ #32 Chimera BiWeekly: Samsung MTK (BROM mode without TP) & Generic Qualcomm
Samsung MTK:
Without Test Point: Chimera can automatically change to bootrom mode (soft brick) for most Samsung MTK models (if possible)! We always focused on easy and user friendly solutions and this update means that you can service a lot more devices with Chimera just using a cable, without hardware disassemble.
- Automatically fix devices with damaged GPT (bricked)
- Added a new Set Knox Guard State procedure
- Major changes were done in the Samsung module to help future improvements
Generic MTK:- Various improvements were implemented for the Repair IMEI procedure
Generic Qualcomm:- Retry programmer selection and resend automatically where it's possible (without using the test point again)
- Added a new warning dialog to reconnect the battery after a successful programmer upload
- Added a new fail-safe mechanism to communicate with programmers that do not strictly comply with the firehose protocol
Software version: 32.97.1100
Release date: 11 August 2022
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⭐️ #34 BiWeekly Update Summary - Fixes and Improvements ⭐️
New features and improvements:- Samsung: Samsung MTK procedures are now disabled if MTK driver isn't available, to avoid undetectable phones after Soft Bricking
- Samsung: additional security checks were implemented, before Soft Bricking
- MTK: increased waiting times during MTK bootrom mode communication
- Motorola: added Boot Repair function for MTK phones
- Qualcomm: improved stability when communicating via Firehose protocol
Bugfixes:- Samsung: fixed a bug in the Download Manager (Samsung downloader wasn't available)
- Samsung: fixed a bug when restarting from ODIN mode into bootrom mode
- MTK: fixed a bug in generic MTK's Store/Restore Backup procedure
Software version: 33.10.2125
Release date: 25 August 2022
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⭐️ #36 BiWeekly Update Summary - Fixes and Improvements ⭐️
New features and improvements:- Samsung: we're now supporting official Samsung firmware format in Qualcomm's Update Firmware from EDL mode
- Samsung MTK: improved Samsung's Soft Brick solution for even safer operation
- Huawei Hisi: Read and Write Cert procedure is now also available from Factory Mode
- Huawei Hisi: added Read and Write Cert procedure for older SoC types via Factory Fastboot
- Huawei Hisi: added a new validation key for Huawei APP file validation to fix "Firmware validation failed" errors
- Generic Qualcomm: 50 new programmers added for many Huawei, Honor, Xiaomi, Vivo, Oppo, Meizu, OnePlus and ZTE devices
- Generic MTK: refined error messages when handling EXT4 filesystem
Bugfixes:- Samsung: fixed a downloader bug, that could cause application crash/freeze when downloading Samsung firmwares
Software version: 33.25.1204
Release date: 9 September 2022
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⭐️ 12/09/2022 – NEW Read Codes Online for Samsung MTK without ROOT ⭐️
NEW Read Codes Online for Samsung MTK without ROOT
We've implemented a new Read Codes Online procedure for Samsung MTK models without ROOT.
The following models are supported*:- 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 A10s (SM-A107F, SM-A107M)
- Samsung Galaxy A12 (SM-A125F, SM-A125M, SM-A125N, SM-A125W)
- Samsung Galaxy A13 5G (SM-A136B, SM-A136W)
- Samsung Galaxy A13 (SM-A137F)
- 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 A41 (SM-A415F)
- Samsung Galaxy F22 (SM-E225F)
- Samsung Galaxy F42 5G (SM-E426B, SM-E426S)
- Samsung Galaxy M1 Core (SM-M013F)
- Samsung Galaxy M10s (SM-M017F)
- Samsung Galaxy M02 (SM-M022F, SM-M022G, SM-M022M)
- Samsung Galaxy M13 5G (SM-M136B)
- Samsung Galaxy M22 (SM-M225FV)
- Samsung Galaxy M32 (SM-M325F, SM-M325FV)
- Samsung Galaxy M32 5G (SM-M326B)
- Samsung Galaxy M53 5G (SM-M536B, SM-M536S)
- Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite (SM-T225, SM-T225C, SM-T225N, SM-T227)
*: The procedure is available from normal mode and Chimera will try to Soft Brick the device to put it in bootrom mode. If for some reason Soft Bricking doesn't work, you will have to hardware Test Point to achieve bootrom mode.
Software version: 33.29.1152
Release date: 12 September 2022
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⭐️ #38 BiWeekly Update Summary - Fixes and Improvements ⭐️
New features and improvements:- Huawei: now soft bricking is optional for Kirin phones, because it doesn't work for newer software versions
- Qualcomm: improved Sahara protocol implementation to be compatible with phones with 7gen1 SoC
- Chimera Utility: added Magisk Root function to the utility panel
- Chimera Utility: added support for extracting OZIP formats
Bugfixes:- Samsung: fixed a bug when reverting credit payments for Samsung related procedures
Software version: 33.39.1334
Release date: 22 September 2022
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⭐️ Samsung MTK: CSC/CID Change [ROOT: NO, BIT/KNOX: ANY] ⭐️
Added NEW CSC Change Procedure for Samsung MTK Models [ROOT: NO, BIT: ANY, KNOX: ANY]- Galaxy A1 Core (SM-A013F, SM-A013G, SM-A013M)
- Galaxy A02 (SM-A022F, SM-A022G, SM-A022M)
- Galaxy A03s (SM-A037F, SM-A037G, SM-A037M, SM-A037W)
- Galaxy A10s (SM-A107F, SM-A107M)
- Galaxy A12 (SM-A125F, SM-A125M, SM-A125N, SM-A125W, SM-A125U, SM-A125U1)
- Galaxy A13 5G (SM-A136B, SM-A136W, SM-A136U, SM-A136U1)
- Galaxy A13 (SM-A137F)
- Galaxy A21 (SM-A215W, SM-A215U, SM-A215U1)
- Galaxy A22 (SM-A225F, SM-A225M)
- Galaxy A22 5G (SM-A226B, SM-A226BR, SM-A226L)
- Galaxy A31 (SM-A315F, SM-A315G, SM-A315N)
- Galaxy A32 (SM-A325F, SM-A325M, SM-A325N)
- Galaxy A32 5G (SM-A326B, SM-A326BR, SM-A326K, SM-A326W, SM-A326U, SM-A326U1)
- Galaxy A41 (SM-A415F, SC-41A, SCV48)
- Galaxy F22 (SM-E225F)
- Galaxy F42 5G (SM-E426B, SM-E426S)
- Galaxy M1 Core (SM-M013F)
- Galaxy M10s (SM-M017F)
- Galaxy M02 (SM-M022F, SM-M022G, SM-M022M)
- Galaxy M13 5G (SM-M136B)
- Galaxy M22 (SM-M225FV)
- Galaxy M32 (SM-M325F, SM-M325FV)
- Galaxy M32 5G (SM-M326B)
- Galaxy M53 5G (SM-M536B, SM-M536S)
- Galaxy Tab A7 Lite (SM-T225, SM-T225C, SM-T225N, SM-T227, SM-T227U)
Added NEW CSC Change Procedure for Samsung MTK Models [ROOT: NO, BIT: ANY, KNOX: ANY]- Galaxy A1 Core (SM-A013F, SM-A013G, SM-A013M)
- Galaxy A02 (SM-A022F, SM-A022G, SM-A022M)
- Galaxy A10s (SM-A107F, SM-A107M)
- Galaxy A12 (SM-A125F, SM-A125M, SM-A125N, SM-A125W, SM-A125U, SM-A125U1)
- Galaxy A13 (SM-A137F)
- Galaxy A22 (SM-A225F, SM-A225M)
- Galaxy A32 (SM-A325F, SM-A325M, SM-A325N)
- Galaxy F22 (SM-E225F)
- Galaxy M1 Core (SM-M013F)
- Galaxy M10s (SM-M017F)
- Galaxy M02 (SM-M022F, SM-M022G, SM-M022M)
- Galaxy M22 (SM-M225FV)
- Galaxy M32 (SM-M325F, SM-M325FV)
Software version: 33.46.1107
Release date: 29 September 2022
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⭐️ #40-42 BiWeekly - Samsung, LG, Huawei, Xiaomi & MTK Updates ⭐️
Did anyone notice that we skipped the last biweekly update? It happens when our developers are too busy working on a big update that's coming soon! ;)
Free IMEI Blacklist Checks
Starting from now, our users will get free IMEI blacklist checks with any Chimera licence they buy! You will get 20 free checks for each Samsung licence, 50 checks for each Pro licence and 100 checks for each Premium licence. You can run IMEI checks on the web dashboard (after login) and in Chimera, in the Utilities section. We also reduced the price from 7 to 5 CRD per check!
New features and improvements:- Samsung: additional improvements in the soft-brick (enter bootrom without TP) mechanism when executing bootrom mode procedures for MTK phones
- LG: additional check was implemented into the FRP Remove procedure to avoid false-positive results of this function on Qualcomm phones
- LG: an extra check was implemented into the IMEI Repair procedure as well to avoid false-positive results of this function on MTK phones
- Generic MTK: now using additional properties to improve phone identification
- Xiaomi: Patch IMEI procedure is disabled for MTK phones where it's definitely won't work
- Xiaomi: renamed some of the procedures to be more user friendly
- Huawei: rephrased dialog messages which pop up during procedure executions for Hisi/Kirin phones
- Chimera Utility: usability of the EasyFirmware downloader was improved: you can access and download more files from now, but due to the EF's internal behavior we're forwarding the actual download link to your web browser which will handle the download
Bugfixes:- Generic MTK: fixed a bug when restoring backups that could fail with "Internal Error"
- Xiaomi: fixed a bug when handling phones in sideload mode
- Chimera Utility: fixed a bug in the destination path selector of the Firmware Extractor
Software version: 33.67.1050
Release date: 10 October 2022
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⭐️ #44 BiWeekly Update Summary - Fixes and Improvements ⭐️
Added Direct Unlock for the following Samsung MTK USA models:- AT&T (ATT, TFA, TFC, XAR)
- Sprint (BST, SPR, VMU, XAS, ATC)
- Other supported CIDs (TFN, TRF, TFV)
New features and improvements:- Chimera Utility: improved OFP/OPS extraction support in the Firmware Extractor
Bugfixes:- MTK: fixed some bugs when working with phones with SUPER partition
- MTK: fixed a couple of bugs when identifying Huawei phones with MTK SoC
- Chimera Utility: fixed a UI bug when displaying errors coming from the server
Software version: 33.81.1134
Release date: 3 November 2022
