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⭐️ 21/10/2021 Samsung + Huawei + MTK + #42 BiWeekly Update ⭐️
Samsung: Improved Unlock for T-Mobile phones- Galaxy S8, S8+ (SM-G950U, SM-G955U)
- Galaxy S9, S9+ (SM-G960U, SM-G965U)
- Galaxy Note8, Note9 (SM-N950U, SM-N960U)
Qualcomm Module: FRP Remove for Samsung models
We have added over 150 new Qualcomm EDL programmers to support many devices. Tested and working on the following models but these programmers should cover many more phones! (TP is required)- Galaxy A01 (SM-A015F, SM-A015M, SM-A015V)
- Galaxy A02s (SM-A025F)
- Galaxy A11 (SM-A115A, SM-A115F, SM-A115M)
- Galaxy A70 (SM-A705FN, SM-A705MN)
- Galaxy A71 (SM-A715F)
- Galaxy A6s (SM-G6200)
- Galaxy S10e, S10+ (SM-G970U, SM-G970U1, SM-G975U, SM-G975U1)
- Galaxy M01 (SM-M015G)
- Galaxy M02s (SM-M025F)
- Galaxy M11 (SM-M115F)
- Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G (SM-N986U)
New features and improvements:- Huawei: improved Remove Huawei ID procedure on Kirin phones with Harmony OS
- MTK: improved MTK Repair IMEI functionality: supporting wider range of phones
Bugfixes:- Huawei: fixed a bug when authenticating with Factory Fastboot on Kirin phones with Harmony OS
Software version: 30.03.1132
Release date: 21 October 2021
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⭐️ 27/10/2021 Remove Huawei ID for all MTK Huawei phones ⭐️
Added support for Remove Huawei ID procedure (from bootrom mode), for all Huawei phones with MTK CPUs. Here is a list of a few famous models that are now supported:- Honor Pad 7 4G LTE
- Nova Y60
- Y5P, Y6P, Y9a
- Honor 8A, 8S, 8A Prime, 8S Prime, 9A, 9S
- Enjoy 10e
- Honor Play 9A
Software version: 30.09.0754
Release date: 27 October 2021
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⭐️ 04/11/2021 #44 BiWeekly Update Summary - Fixes and Improvements ⭐️
New features and improvements:- Huawei: improved success rate of Huawei ID & FRP Remove procedure for Kirin phones
- Core: improved application stability during procedure execution (mainly for MTK phones in bootrom mode)
- Core: improved logging of user decisions coming from popup dialog
Bugfixes:- Core: fixed a crash when unpacking password protected RAR files
Software version: 30.17.1048
Release date: 4 November 2021
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19/11/2021 #46 BiWeekly Update Summary - Fixes and Improvements ⭐️
New features and improvements:
MTK: added support for MT6781 SoC type
Huawei: added Modify Oeminfo procedure for MTK phones
Core: improved stability of the firmware unpacker (used during procedures and in the utility section too)
Bugfixes:
Huawei: fixed a bug in Remove Huawei ID for MTK phones (previously it was unable to add screenlock/pinlock/fingerprint lock after a Huawei ID remove) [please let us know if it works]
Core: fixed a UI glitch when a connected phone doesn't have any procedures
LG: fixed a bug when doing Firmware Update from a KDZ file
Software version: 30.31.1318
Release date: 19 November 2021
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New features and improvements:- Qualcomm: refactored backup restore functionality for Qualcomm module (from EDL mode) - now we can save and restore partition tables too
- Qualcomm: couple of UIs were retailored
- Core: improved cleanup mechanism after RAR extractions (ex. when extracting firmwares from RAR archives)
- Xiaomi: Patch IMEI (IMEI1 & IMEI2) for MTK Xiaomi phones with MT67XX series CPUs (can be used from bootrom mode)
- Huawei: improved Huawei ID & FRP Remove procedure for Kirin phones
Software version: 30.46.1010
Release date: 3 December 2021
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⭐️ 06/12/2021 ⭐️ New Patch IMEI Function for Xiaomis (MT67XX) ⭐️
We added a new, bootrom mode function to patch IMEI1 & IMEI2 for MTK Xiaomi phones with MT67XX series CPUs.
As always, your feedback is welcome! Tested and working on the following known models:
- Mi Play
- Poco C3
- Poco C31
- Poco M2 Reloaded
- Redmi 10
- Redmi 10 Prime
- Redmi 10X
- Redmi 2 Pro LTE
- Redmi 9
- Redmi 9A
- Redmi 9AT
- Redmi 9C
- Redmi 9C NFC
- Redmi 9i
- Redmi 9 Prime
- Redmi Note 10S
- Redmi Note 2
- Redmi Note 2 Pro
- Redmi Note 3
- Redmi Note 4X
- Redmi Note 8 Pro
- Redmi Note 9
- Redmi Pro
Software version: 30.49.1425
Release date: 6 December 2021
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03/12/2021 #48 BiWeekly Update Summary - Fixes and Improvements ⭐️
New features and improvements:
Huawei: overall improvements for Huawei ID & FRP Remove procedure for Kirin phones - your feedback is welcome
Bugfixes:
Huawei: fixed a bug in Huawei ID & FRP Remove procedure for phones with Kirin 710 and 710A
MTK: fixed a bug when handling EXT4 filesystems (mainly Xiaomi's Patch IMEI procedure was affected)
Happy holidays everyone, thank you for choosing Chimera in 2021! :-)
Software version: 30.59.1409
Release date: 16 December 2021
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⭐️ 14/01/2022 #2 BiWeekly Update Summary - Fixes and Improvements ⭐️
Added Repair IMEI and MEID (bootrom mode) for all LG phones with MTK SoC, all software versions! Highlighted supported models:- LG K10 (M250N)
- LG K31 (LM-K300Q)
- LG K40 (LM-X420EMW)
- LG K40S (LM-X430EMW)
- LG K50 (LM-X520HM)
- LG K51 (LM-K500MM)
- LG K61 (LM-Q630EAW)
- LG Q7 (LM-Q610EMW)
- LG Xpression Plus 2 (LM-X420AS8)
- LG X Charge (SP320)
- LG X Power 2 (M320N)
- LG Velvet 5G (LM-G900TM)
New features and improvements:- LG: improved detection of LG phones in bootrom mode and overall compatibility with generic MTK features
- MTK: improved available disk space check before creating a backup archive
This procedure costs 89 CRD.
Software version: 30.88.1240
Release date: 14 January 2022
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⭐️ 14/01/2022 #2 BiWeekly Update Summary - Fixes and Improvements ⭐️
New features and improvements:
Xiaomi: added validation for the phone's original IMEI certificate to ensure correct Patch IMEI procedure availability
Bugfixes:
Huawei: fixed a bug when parsing firmware files for Repair Recovery procedure
Core: fixed various typos in procedure logs
Software version: 30.99.2102
Release date: 27 January 2022
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⭐️ 10/02/2022 #6 BiWeekly Update Summary - Fixes and Improvements ⭐️
New features and improvements:- Qualcomm: Added 111 new programmers for ZTE, TCL Mobile, Samsung, Nokia, Xiaomi, and many more
- BlackBerry: removed various functions that become irrelevant since January 4, 2022 when BlackBerry officially stopped their services
Bugfixes:- MTK: fixed a bug when displaying partition sizes during Store/Restore Backup procedure
- Qualcomm: fixed a bug when canceling procedures during flash read
- Core: fixed a logging issue during procedure execution
- Core: fixed a bug in serial communication (mainly Huawei's USB Firmware Update procedure was affected by this)
- Core: fixed a bug in our file downloader which caused issues during application updates and driver downloads
Software version: 31.15.1509
Release date: 10 February 2022
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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
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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
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⭐️ #46 BiWeekly Update Summary - Fixes and Improvements ⭐️
New features and improvements:- Samsung MTK: added new models: Galaxy A04e (SM-A042M), Galaxy A04 (SM-A045F, SM-A045M), Galaxy A13 5G (SM-A136M)
Supported procedures: Read Codes Online, CSC Change, CID Change, Remove FRP, Set KnoxGuard State
- Samsung MTK: added "Network Factory Reset" procedure for Samsung MTK US models with CHA Carrier ID
- Samsung: improved "Read Codes" procedure for Samsung Unisoc models, Galaxy A03 Core (SM-A032F/M), Galaxy A03 (SM-A035F/G/M)
- Samsung: improved "Remove FRP" procedure in modem mode
- Samsung: improved "Reboot to Download Mode" procedure in modem mode
- Chimera Utility: IMEI BlackList Check: UI improvements to be more user friendly
- Chimera Utility: improved description text on the Magisk Root panel
Bugfixes:- MTK & Qualcomm: fixed a UI bug on the partition selector dialog of the Store/Restore Backup procedure
- Chimera Utility: fixed a bug in the Firmware Extractor when extracting files from ETFSU.com
Software version: 33.95.1648
Release date: 18 November 2022
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⭐️ #48 BiWeekly Update Summary - Fixes and Improvements ⭐️
New features and improvements:- Generic Qualcomm: added a new Get Info procedure which can list various information about the device in EDL mode
- Generic Qualcomm: refactored the Factory Reset procedure to use the phone's internal erasing mechanism
- Generic Qualcomm & MTK: refactored the handling of EXT file systems both in MTK and Qualcomm procedures
- Samsung: added some improvements to the Soft-Brick solution for MTK phones
Bugfixes:- Samsung: fixed a bug when rebooting into download mode from modem mode
- Samsung: fixed a bug which could occur during phone detection if the ADB connection was disabled, but the DIAG port was enabled
- Samsung: fixed NV data item encoding/decoding for unknown MTK modems, for many procedures
- Chimera Utility: fixed a couple of UI bugs on the utility panel
Software version: 34.09.1139
Release date: 1 December 2022
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⭐️ #50 BiWeekly Update Summary - Fixes and Improvements ⭐️
New features and improvements:- Samsung MTK: Read Codes Online, CSC Change, CID Change, Remove FRP, Set KnoxGuard State supported for:
Galaxy Wide6 (SM-A136S),
Galaxy A04e (SM-A042F),
Galaxy A41 (SC-41A)
- Samsung MTK: updated Patch Cert solution
- Generic Qualcomm: refactored identify procedure: programmers are now automatically loaded during phone identification in EDL mode
Bugfixes:- Xiaomi: fixed a bug when flashing firmware files from Fastboot mode
- Magisk Root: fixed a bug when extracting cpio archives
Software version: 34.23.1122
Release date: 15 December 2022
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⭐️ #2 BiWeekly - Mi Account bypass & Dynamic Harmony Cable ⭐️
Xiaomi: new Mi Account bypass
Added a new Bypass Mi Account procedure which is available from sideload mode and you can use it to skip the Setup Wizard app on those phones. It doesn't remove the Mi Account and the phone will be locked again after a firmware update. Xiaomi started to close this option recently via firmware updates, so it's mostly supported on phones with older firmware versions.
Supported models:- Xiaomi 12 Pro (zeus)
- Xiaomi 11T Pro (vili)
- Xiaomi Redmi Note 11E Pro/Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G/POCO X4 Pro 5G (veux)
- Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro (vayu)
- Xiaomi Mi 10 (umi)
- Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro/Pro Max (sweetin)
- Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro/Ultra/Mi 11 Ultra (star)
- Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 (spes)
- Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G (renoir)
- Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro/Mi 9T Pro (raphael)
- Xiaomi Mi 11 LE/Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE (lisa)
- Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 4G/Redmi 9T/Redmi 9 Power (lime)
- Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro 5G/Mi 10T Lite/Mi 10i (gauguin)
- Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro Max (excalibur)
- Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite (courbet)
- Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro (cmi)
- Xiaomi Poco M3 (citrus)
- Xiaomi Redmi K30S Ultra/Mi 10T/Mi 10T Pro (apollo)
- Xiaomi Redmi 10C (fog)
- Xiaomi POCO F3/Redmi K40/Mi 11X (alioth)
- Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro (joyeuse)
- Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro (India) (curtana)
- Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite (toco)
- Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC (surya)
- Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro (sweet)
- Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 (mojito)
- Xiaomi Redmi K20 (davinci)
- Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 (ginkgo)
- Xiaomi Mi 9 (cepheus)
Dynamic Harmony Cable by Chimera
Certain Huawei models at certain firmware level need a so-called Harmony Cable if you want to access the phone in factory mode. Using Chimera and the Dynamic Harmony Cable you will be able to handle the PC-phone communication without removing and reinserting the USB cable. This will save you time during the procedure, it also reduces errors due to forgotten or wrongly executed cable insertion.
Instead of buying expensive devices, there is an option to buy and modify an inexpensive board. Here is our how-to instructions.
New features and improvements:- Generic Qualcomm and MTK: improved handling of EXT4 filesystems in the entire software
Bugfixes:- Generic Qualcomm: general bugfixes were made in the new procedure which identifies the phones
- Generic Qualcomm: fixed various bugs when using FRP Remove procedure
Software version: 34.51.0912
Release date: 12 January 2023
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⭐️ #4 BiWeekly - Updates in: Samsung / Xiaomi / MTK / Core / Utility modules ⭐️
New features and improvements:- Samsung: refinements were added to Read Codes Online procedure for phones with MTK SoCs
- Samsung: procedure buttons now better reflect the procedures availability in different connection modes
- Generic MTK: new sources were added to collect Android properties for better phone identification
Bugfixes:- Xiaomi: fixed a bug in the Bypass Mi Account procedure
- Xiaomi: to avoid having procedures incorrectly marked as successful, we've removed the Bootloader Unlock procedure from MTK phones where we can be sure that it won't work properly
- Generic MTK: fixed a bug when using Store / Restore Backup procedure and the phone's partition table contains two partitions with identical names
- Core: fixed a UI bug when displaying credit costs of procedures in the procedure frame area
- Chimera Utility: added a workaround to support OFP extraction for files with non-standard internal structure
Software version: 34.65.0846
Release date: 26 January 2023
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⭐️ #8 BiWeekly - Samsung MTK, Qualcomm, Motorola & Core Updates ⭐️
New features and improvements:- Samsung MTK: added a new Remove Warning Logos procedure to remove boot warning messages [ROOT: NO]
- Qualcomm: added a new Advanced Flash function, which you can use to flash specific image files to partitions
- Chimera UI: minor changes on the Licenses panel to be more understandable
Bugfixes:- Qualcomm: fixed a bug, which could cause crashes when we couldn't read the phone's GPT
- Motorola: fixed a bug when showing the same dialog twice in the Boot Repair procedure
- Chimera Core: fixed various bugs, which could cause crashes in certain cases
Software version: 34.93.0837
Release date: 23 Feburary 2023
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⭐️ #10 BiWeekly - New MTK Patch IMEI Procedure & Bugfixes ⭐️
New generic MTK Patch IMEI procedure
Whether this function is available depends on the security settings of the phone, and it is not determined by the brand, model, or SoC. Chimera will examine these parameters when you connect a device, and if the phone is compatible, the procedure button will be displayed. Please note: this is a patch, any OTA or firmware update will return the device to its original state.
Bugfixes:- Qualcomm: fixed a bug which made impossible to detect Vivo, Xiaomi, Motorola phones in ADB mode
- Samsung: fixed a bug in Samsung's Firmware Filter dialog during Firmware Update procedure
- MTK: fixed a bug when detecting bootloader unlock state for Xiaomi models
- MTK: fixed a bug when incorrectly displaying the missing MTK driver notification
- MTK: fixed a progress bar issue
We've created a video about the new MTK Patch IMEI procedure, you can watch it here.
Software version: 35.06.2049
Release date: 9 March 2023
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⭐️ Samsung FRP: new software versions supported ⭐️
Samsung Reset FRP Lock procedure was updated to support all new security patches since 2022 Aug to allow USB debugging in the test menu. Many models are supported!
Software version: 35.15.1443
Release date: 17 March 2023
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⭐️ Qualcomm: new Honor, Huawei and Nokia phones supported in EDL ⭐️
Added new generic Qualcomm programmers to support the following models:- Honor 50 Lite (NTN)
- Honor 70 (FNE)
- Honor 8X Max (ARE)
- Honor Magic 3 (ELZ)
- Honor Magic 3 Pro (ELZ)
- Honor Magic 4 (LGE)
- Honor Magic V (MGI)
- Honor X30, X9 5G (ANY)
- Honor X7 (CMA)
- Honor X8 (TFY)
- Huawei Mate 50 (CET)
- Huawei Mate 50 Pro (DCO)
- Huawei P50 Series, P50 Pro, P50 Pocket (ABR, JAD, BAL)
- Huawei P60 (LNA)
- Huawei P60 Pro (MNA)
- Nova 8i (NEN)
- Nova 9 (NAM)
- Nova 9SE (JLN)
- Nokia 3.2 (TA-1156, TA-1159, TA-1164)
- Nokia 4.2 (TA-1184, TA-1133, TA-1149, TA-1150, TA-1157, TA-1152)
- Nokia 5.3 (TA-1234, TA-1223, TA-1227, TA-1229)
- Nokia 8.3 5G (TA-1243, TA-1251)
Using these procedures:- Backup/Restore
- Factory Reset
- FRP Remove
- Update Firmware / Advanced Flash
Software version: 35.27.1248
Release date: 29 March 2023
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⭐️ New Boot Repair procedure and Device Wizard for Samsung Phones with Exynos SoC ⭐️
Added new Boot Repair procedure, which you can use to fix broken Samsung phones with Exynos SoC. You need to connect the device in EUB (Exynos Usb Booting) mode in order to run this new feature.
Some highlighted models that are supported for the Boot Repair procedure:- Samsung Galaxy A14 (A145F/M)
- Samsung Galaxy A04s (A047F/M)
- Samsung Galaxy A13 (A135F/M/N)
- Samsung Galaxy M13 (M135F/FU/M)
- Samsung Galaxy F13 (E135F)
- Samsung Galaxy Xcover 5 (G525F/N)
- Samsung Galaxy A12 (A127F/M)
- Samsung Galaxy M12 (M127F/G/N)
- Samsung Galaxy F12 (F127G)
- Samsung Galaxy A21s (A217F/M/N)
- Samsung Galaxy S20 (G980F)
- Samsung Galaxy S20+ (G985F)
- Samsung Galaxy S20 5G (G981B)
- Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G (G986B)
- Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G (G988B)
- Samsung Galaxy Note 20 5G (N980F)
- Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G (N985F)
- Samsung Galaxy Note 20 5G (N981B)
- Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G (N986B)
- Samsung Galaxy S20 FE (G780F)
- Samsung Galaxy F41 (F415F)
- Samsung Galaxy M31s Prime (M315F)
- Samsung Galaxy M31s (M317F)
- Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (P615/N/C, P617)
- Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro (G715FN/W)
- Samsung Galaxy M21 (M215F/G)
Device Wizard
Chimera now has a new mode called the "Device Wizard". It allows users to manually choose their phone model instead of relying on automatic detection. For certain functions, manual selection is required. The Device Wizard will be utilised for many new exciting features in the future.
We also created a video tutorial for the Boot Repair procedure and a help article with step-by-step instructions which you can read here.
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Software version: 35.29.2214
Release date: 3 April 2023
