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⭐️ 01/07/2021 #26 BiWeekly Update – Fixes and Improvements ⭐️

Samsung: added read NCK/MCK for Exynos models

• Galaxy A51 (SM-A515x)
• Galaxy A21S (SM-A217x)
• Galaxy S21 5G (SM-G991B/N)
• Galaxy S21+ 5G (SM-G996B/N)
• Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (SM-G998B/N)
• And many more...

New features and improvements:

• LG: added new Network Factory Reset mechanism for LG MTK phones in normal mode
• MTK: improved phone model detection in bootrom mode
• MTK: improved Repair IMEI procedure to support more Vivo models
• Core: introducing ASUS modul (to facilitate mode switch into EDL mode)

Bugfixes:

• MTK: fixed a bug when manually selecting preloader files
• Core: fixed a local database related bug

Software version: 28.91.1211
Release date: 1 July 2021

 

05/07/2021 – All MTK Dimensity CPU Supported (bypass DAA and SLA auth) ⭐️

Chimera is the first in the World to support the following CPUs (even with SLA and DAA* authentication):

• Dimensity 700 (MT6833)
• Dimensity 720 (MT6853)
• Dimensity 820 (MT6875)
• Dimensity 900 (MT6877)
• Dimensity 1100 (MT6891Z)
• Dimensity 1200 (MT6893)

*: Secure Layer Authentication, Download Agent Authentication

For the following service functions:

• Remove FRP Lock
• Unlock / Relock Bootloader
• Update Firmware
• Store/Restore Backup
• Limited for some models: Root
• Limited for some models: Remove Screen Lock
• Limited for some models: Network Factory Reset

This update also brings:

• improved Repair IMEI functionality with advanced IMEI security support

Supported Models:

Please note that our update is CPU based so it will work for all new phone models in the future with the same CPUs!
Here is a short list of well known current models that are supported by this update:

Dimensity 700 MT6833:

• Samsung Galaxy A22 5G
• Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 5G (camellia: M2103K19C/M2103K19G)
• Oppo A53s / A55 5G
• Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro 5G (camellia: M2103K19PG/M2103K19PI)
• Xiaomi Redmi Note 10T (camellia)
• Vivo V13 / Y52 / Y72 5G
• Realme 8 / V13 5G
• ZTE S30 SE

Dimensity 720 MT6853:

• Samsung Galaxy A32 5G
• Oppo A53 (PECM30)
• Oppo A53 / A72 / A73 5G
• Oppo Reno4 SE
• Realme 7 5G / Q2i
• Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T 5G (cannon: A001XM)
• Huawei Enjoy 20 Plus / Plus 5G
• Honor V40 Lite
• Huawei Nova 8 SE / Enjoy 20 5G
• Vivo S7e / V21e / Y52s 5G
• Vivo V21 / Y73s
• ZTE Blade 20 5G

Dimensity 900 MT6877:

• Oppo Reno6 5G
• Honor 50 SE

Dimensity 1100 MT6891Z:

• Vivo S9 / X60t
• Realme Q3 Pro 5G
• Xiaomi Poco F3 GT (ares)
• Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro [China] / Poco X3 GT (chopin)

And you can find the detailed full model list on our website.

Software version: 28.95.1002
Release date: 5 July 2021

 

14/07/2021 #28 BiWeekly Update – Fixes and Improvements ⭐️

你好 China, we care for you!

Now we have a dedicated server to make Chimera faster and more accessible from China. With this update, you will see an option at login to select your region: China or Global. Optionally, you can also change your region after login in the Chimera main menu, at the top right corner (server icon). By selecting China as your region, you will experience great speed improvements in Chimera, if you are based in China. The region selector is available only for China region users.


MTK: improved Repair IMEI functionality

Now with our advanced IMEI security support, the Repair IMEI procedure is available for newer and more phone models.


New features and improvements:

• MTK: added new supported SoC types (July 5 MTK update)
• MTK: improved Repair IMEI functionality with advanced IMEI security support
• MTK: now supporting Repair IMEI for Vivo phones from bootrom mode
• MTK: now displaying more precise SoC names of connected MTK phones
• Samsung: downloaded Samsung firmware files are not encrypted anymore

Bugfixes:

• MTK: fixed missing procedure buttons when connecting MTK phones in ADB mode
• MTK: fixed a bug in SoC type recognition for MTK phones connected in ADB mode
• Qualcomm: fixed a bug related to Qualcomm phone detection
• Core: fixed a local database handling related bug

Software version: 29.04.1243
Release date: 14 July 2021

 

29/07/2021 #30 BiWeekly Update – Fixes and Improvements ⭐️

Samsung: added Read Codes Online for MTK models:

• Galaxy A01 Core (SM-A013F/G/M)
• Galaxy A02 (SM-A022F/G/M)
• Galaxy A10s (SM-A107F/M)
• Galaxy A12 (SM-A125F/M/N/W)
• Galaxy A31 (SM-A315F/G/N)
• Galaxy A32 (SM-A325F/M/N)
• Galaxy A41 (SM-A415F)
• Galaxy M01 Core (SM-M013F)
• Galaxy M01s (SM-M017F)
• Galaxy M02 (SM-M022F/G/M)

New features and improvements:

• Huawei: allow to run procedures from factory mode directly (Network Factory Reset, Huawei ID & FRP Remove, Convert to Dual SIM, Modify OEMINFO, Set Battery Serial)
• MTK: additional logging to improve phone model and SoC model detection
• Xiaomi: MTK phones are now handled by the Xiaomi module instead of the Generic MTK to let us provide more brand specific functionality in the future

Bugfixes:

• Core: fixed a bug in EXT4 filesystem parsing
• Core: fixed a bug when reusing UI elements caused to show multiple procedure logs in one window
• Core: fixed a bug when categorizing procedure history elements

Software version: 29.19.1258
Release date: 29 July 2021

 

12/08/2021 #32 BiWeekly Update – Fixes and Improvements ⭐️

Samsung: added Repair IMEI and Patch Cert for MTK models:

• Galaxy A01 Core (SM-A013F/G/M)
• Galaxy A12 (SM-A125F/M/N/W)
• Galaxy A31 (SM-A315F/G/N)
• Galaxy A32 (SM-A325F/M/N)
• Galaxy A41 (SM-A415F)
• Galaxy M01 Core (SM-M013F)
• Galaxy M01s (SM-M017F)
• Galaxy M02 (SM-M022F/G/M)

Huawei: added Load Factory Fastboot procedure for phones with

• Kirin 990
• Kirin 990 5G
• Kirin 820
• Kirin 985
• Kirin 710A

It can be used to do Repair Recovery and fix bootloop issues.

New features and improvements:

• Core: fixed a bug when changing phone brands
• Core: fixed multiple bugs which could cause application crashes
• Core: improved Windows 7 compatibility
• Vivo: Vivo MTK phones are fully handled by the Vivo module from now
• Huawei: fixed a bug when using firmware archives for Repair Recovery

Software version: 29.33.1113
Release date: 12 August 2021

 

09/09/2021 #36 BiWeekly Update – Fixes and Improvements ⭐️

New features and improvements:

• MTK: additional filtering was applied to the list of preloaders in the preloader selector
• Core: added support for using password protected firmware packages during procedures (for example: Update Firmware procedures)
• Core: refactored Android sparse format handling

Bugfixes:

• Huawei: fixed a bug in the Repair Recovery procedure
• Samsung: fixed IMEI Repair and Patch Cert for SM-A107F, SM-A107M, SM-M017F models
• Core: fixed a UI glitch when region chooser panel is active

Software version: 29.61.0725
Release date: 9 September 2021

 

07/10/2021 #40 BiWeekly Update – Fixes and Improvements ⭐️

New features and improvements:

• Huawei: improved support for Huawei Kirin810
• MTK: improved detection of supported procedures
• MTK: now detecting invalid ZIP structure for Restore Backup procedure
• Oppo: added support for newer OFP encoded firmware files

Bugfixes:

• MTK: fixed Repair IMEI procedures for Vivo phones with empty IMEI
• Core: fixed an application error when unpacking firmware archives which contain multipart RAR sub-archives

Software version: 29.89.1210
Release date: 7 October 2021

 

CHIMERA ⭐️ HarmonyOS Support (Kirin CPUs)

Factory/bootrom mode (HUAWEI USB COM 1.0) service functions are now available on Huawei phones with HarmonyOS!

Here are some of our most used factory/bootrom mode functions:

• FRP and Huawei ID Remove
• Modify OEMInfo (Vendor/Country, Disable FW version check, ...)
• Load Factory Fastboot (partially supported; updates in progress)
• And many more...

Supported CPUs: Kirin 710/710A/710F, 810/820, 980/985, 990/990 5G

To make this work, you need a modified USB cable. Follow our forum discussion and create your own Harmony TP cable in minutes.

PS: we did many tests but any feedback is welcome!

Software version: 29.90.1720
Release date: 8 October 2021

 

07/10/2021 #40 BiWeekly Update – Fixes and Improvements ⭐️

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

 

⭐️ 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

 

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

 

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

 

03/12/2021 #48 BiWeekly Update Summary - Fixes and Improvements ⭐️

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

 

⭐️ 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

 

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

 

⭐️ 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

 

⭐️ 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

 

CHIMERA ⭐️ #6 BiWeekly Update Summary - Fixes and Improvements ⭐️

Chimera is your all-in-one service software that supports thousands of phone models, for all service functions, without any hardware or box.


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

Details & discussion: >> HERE <<

 

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

 

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

 

⭐️ 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

 

⭐️ 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

 

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

 

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

 

07/04/2022 #14 BiWeekly Update Summary - Fixes and Improvements ⭐️

New features and improvements:

• Oppo/Realme (MTK): added a new procedure to remove Oppo/Realme ID (HeyTap ID) from all Oppo and Realme phones with MTK SoCs
• Huawei: fixed EMMC chip specific RPMB write problems affecting Huawei ID & FRP Remove procedure on some Kirin 710 based devices
• Motorola: from now we can automatically restart the phone into Fastboot mode after a successful Boot Repair procedure
• Qualcomm: fixed a bug in Qualcomm programmer handling
• Core: fixed a bug when handling EXT4 filesystems (mainly MTK and Qualcomm procedures were affected)
• Xiaomi (MTK): fixed a bug when detecting bootloader unlock state for newer models
• LG: fixed a bug when displaying credit prices for LG models

Software version: 31.85.1335
Release date: 21 April 2022

 

⭐️ 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

 

⭐️ 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

 

19/05/2022 #18 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

 

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

 

CHIMERA ⭐️ #26 BiWeekly Update Summary - Fixes and Improvements ⭐️

Chimera is your all-in-one service software that supports thousands of phone models, for all service functions, without any hardware or box.

New features and improvements:

• MTK: added OFP file support for Update Firmware for Oppo phones
• Motorola: we're hosting blankflash files for Motorola's Boot Repair procedure from now (files can be downloaded from both the Boot Repair's procedure panel and from the Downloads menu as well)
• LG: added Root procedure for LG devices with MTK SoCs (from bootrom mode)
• Utility panel: a list of supported file types (firmware pack types) is now shown on the Firmware Extactor panel

Details & discussion: >> HERE <<

Software version: 32.54.1532
Release date: 30 June 2022

 

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

 

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

 

⭐️ #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

 

⭐️ #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

 

⭐️ #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

 

ad 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

 

#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

 

⭐️ 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

 

⭐️ #38 BiWeekly Update Summary - Fixes and Improvements ⭐️

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

 

⭐️ #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