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⭐️Samsung, Huawei and other generic Qualcomm improvements, IMEI input fixed⭐️

Samsung, Huawei and other generic Qualcomm improvements, IMEI input fixed




Samsung MTK

• New models are supported for FRP Remove procedure - available from ODIN mode, no need to disassemble the device:
  • Samsung Galaxy A15(SM-A155F)
  • Samsung Galaxy A24 (SM-A245F, SM-A245M, SM-A245N)
• Additionally, IMEI Repair and Patch Cert procedures are now available for the following device:
  • Samsung Galaxy A14 (SM-A145P)

Samsung Exynos

• New models arrived:
  • Samsung Galaxy A25 (SM-A256E, SM-A256B)
  • Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE 5G (SM-X516B, SM-X516C, SM-X518U)
  • Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE Plus 5G (SM-X616B, SM-X616C)
  • Samsung Galaxy M34 5G (SM-M346B1, SM-M346B2)

Improvements: Qualcomm Generic

• Major improvements in automatic programmer handling - newer types of programmers and therefore additional Qualcomm devices are now supported

Supported procedures in Normal Mode are: Read Codes Online, IMEI Repair, Patch Cert and Demo Remove (Root required)

Available procedures in EUB mode: Backup, Bootloader Unlock, Change Csc, Change Serial, Read Codes, Factory Reset, Fmm Remove, Frp Remove, Knoxguard Remove, Lost Mode Remove, Common Criteria Remove, Mdm Remove, Remove Warnings, Security Backup/Restore, Network Factory Reset



Improvements and fixes


Core

• Fixed a bug of IMEI input fields during IMEI Repair, now you can paste from clipboard easily

Samsung

• Samsung firmware server API changed, Chimera is adjusted so now Samsung firmware downloads work correctly

Generic Qualcomm

• Fixed a bug in programmer handout (in case of a specific type of programmers), more Qualcomm devices are expected to be supported
• Fixed a bug in Qualcomm procedures provided for Motorola devices
• Factory Reset procedure improved (Samsung and some other phones affected)
• Manual programmer selection dialog improved: More device details added to the dialog, which is shown when we're unable to provide a working programmer for the device

Huawei Qualcomm

• Made improvements in Huawei ID Remove procedure:Factory Reset is now performed automatically after ID removal

Software version: 38.20.1102
Release date: 18 january 2024

 

⭐️08/02/2024⭐️New Samsung phones supported for FRP Remove and MTK in preloader mode

New Samsung phones supported for FRP Remove and MTK in preloader mode




Samsung Improvements

Added a new Reset FRP Lock feature for the following USA models:

• Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus 5G (SM-G986U)
• Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G (SM-G988U)
• Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G (SM-G990U)
• Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G (SM-G990U2)
• Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G (SM-G990U3)
• Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (SM-G991U)
• Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus 5G (SM-G996U)
• Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (SM-G998U)
• Samsung Galaxy Note 20 5G (SM-N981U)
• Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G (SM-N986U)
• Samsung Galaxy S23 FE 5G (SM-S711U)
• Samsung Galaxy S22 5G (SM-S901U)
• Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus 5G (SM-S906U)
• Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G (SM-S908U)
• Samsung Galaxy S23 5G (SM-S911U)
• Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus 5G (SM-S916U)
• Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G (SM-S918U)
• Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra 5G (SM-S928U)
• Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5G (SM-F707U)
• Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G (SM-F711U)
• Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 5G (SM-F721U)
• Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 5G (SM-F731U)
• Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 5G (SM-F916U)
• Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 5G (SM-F926U)
• Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 5G (SM-F936U)
• Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 5G (SM-F946U)
• Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 5G (SM-T878U)
• Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 Plus 5G (SM-T978U)
• Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Plus 5G (SM-X808U)
• Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Plus 5G (SM-X818U)
• Samsung Galaxy A15 5G (SM-A156U)
• Samsung Galaxy A51 (SM-A515U)

We've launched a new Device Wizard feature for Samsung Exynos phones. Now, you can set your phone's model and start the Identify procedure in advance, before connecting the device in EUB mode. This solves the issue of devices not staying in EUB mode long enough. Check out how to use it here. Easy and efficient!




New MTK models are supported for FRP Remove procedure - no need to disassemble the device:

• Samsung Galaxy A15 5G (SM-A156E, SM-A156M, SM-A156U)
• Samsung Galaxy A15 (SM-A155M)

MTK Improvements

Added support for MTK preloader mode on devices, where the bootrom mode is not available. Chimera automatically tries to switch the connected device to bootrom mode and detects if it fails. After that, you can push the Try a different method button on the dialog shown and Chimera will try to initiate a connection to the device in preloader mode.
The following devices are supported*:

• MT6761
  • Cloud Mobile Stratus C7 (stratus_c7)
  • Infinix Smart 5 (x657b)
  • Infinix Smart 6 (x6511e)
  • Infinix Smart 6 Plus (India) (x6511g)
  • Infinix Smart 7 (x6515)
  • Tecno Pop 5 Pro (bd4a)
  • Tecno Pop 6 Pro (be8)
  • Tecno Pop 7 Pro (bf7)
  • Tecno Spark 4 (kc8)
  • Tecno Spark 8C (kg5j)
  • Tecno Spark Go 2023 (bf7n)
  • vivo Y81i
  • NUU S6003L
• MT6762
  • Motorola Moto E6s (fiji)
  • OUKITEL C21 Pro (c21)
  • Tecno Pova Neo (le6)
  • Tecno Spark 6 Go (ke5k)
  • Tecno Spark 7 (kf6j)
  • vivo Y12
  • vivo Y15
  • vivo Y21a (v2149)
  • vivo Y81s
  • vivo Y83
  • vivo Y83 Pro
  • vivo Y90 (1823)
  • vivo Y91i (India) (1820)
  • vivo Y93 (1814)
  • ZTE Avid 589 (z5158)
  • ZTE Blade A7P (z6252ca)
• MT6765
  • Infinix Hot 10 Play (x688b)
  • Infinix Hot 12 Play (x6816)
  • Motorola Moto E22 (borag)
  • Motorola Moto E22i (borago)
  • Motorola Moto G8 Power Lite (blackjack)
  • Samsung Galaxy A03s (sm-a037f, sm-a037m)
  • Samsung Galaxy A04 (sm-a045f)
  • Samsung Galaxy A04e (sm-a042f)
  • Tecno Spark 10 (ki5q)
  • Tecno Spark 20C (bg7n)
  • Tecno Spark 7T (kf6p)
  • Tecno Spark 8T (kg6p)
  • Tecno Spark 9 (kg5p)
  • vivo Y12s (v2026)
  • vivo Y15s (2120)
  • vivo Y16 (v2204)
  • vivo Y17 (v1901t)
  • vivo Y1s (2015)
  • vivo Y20 2021 (2026)
  • vivo Y21 (v2111)
  • vivo Y30 (1938)
• MT6768
  • Infinix Hot 10s (x689b)
  • Infinix Hot 10T (x689c)
  • Infinix Hot 11 (x662)
  • Infinix Note 10 (x693)
  • Infinix Note 11 (x663)
  • Tecno Camon 17 (cg6)
  • Tecno Camon 18 (ch6h)
  • Tecno Spark 7P (kf7j)
  • Tecno Spark 8P (kg7)
  • vivo S1
  • vivo Y19 (1915)
  • vivo Y33s (v2109)
  • vivo Y53s 4G (v2058)
  • Walton Primo S8 (primo_s8)
• Other
  • vivo Y73 (v2059) - MT6785
  • Samsung Galaxy A22 5G (SM-A226) - MT6833
  • vivo Y55 5G (v2127) - MT6833
  • Infinix Zero Ultra (x6820) - MT6877
  • vivo S9 2021 (v2072a) - MT6893
  • Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite (SM-T220, SM-T225) - MT8768

* this is a generated list from our logs, more devices may be supported.

Added new Factory Reset procedure for Generic MTK and all specific modules which supports MTK SoCs in bootrom or preloader mode.


Unisoc improvements

New loaders were added for the following SoCs:

• T606 64
• T610
• T616

Core Fixes

• fixed an issue in the Halabtech downloader.

Software version: 38.43.1129
Release date: 08 february 2024

 

⭐️22/02/2024⭐️Samsung KnoxGuard/BootLoader improvements + new Qualcomm/MTK models

Samsung KnoxGuard/BootLoader improvements + new Qualcomm/MTK models


Samsung EUB functions

• improvements of KnoxGuard Remove procedure in EUB mode, now Completed state persists, as long as device is past Setup Wizard
• improvements of Bootloader Unlock procedure in EUB mode, now Oem-Unlock is also set.
• added new EUB KnoxGuard Patch procedureThis is useful for KnoxGuard locked devices, to prevent re-locking. (This will cause data wipe and void Knox Warranty).
• added new Get Info procedure, which is available in EUB mode

All of the new EUB improvements affect more than 80 models.


Samsung Qualcomm improvements

• added new Samsung specific Qualcomm module
• added new programmer in EDL mode for the following phones:
  • Samsung Galaxy A23 5G (SM-A236E)
  • Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra (SM-S928B)
  • Samsung Galaxy A52 5G (SM-A526B)

Samsung MTK improvements

New MTK models are supported for FRP Remove procedure - no need to disassemble the device:

• Samsung Galaxy A15 5G (SM-A1560, SM-S156V)
• Samsung Galaxy Xcover 7 5G (SM-G556B)

Core

• fixed UI errors in case of network failure

Software version: 38.57.0955
Release date: 22 february 2024

 

⭐️14/03/2024⭐️Improvements were made for Samsung and Generic Qualcomm

Improvements were made for Samsung and Generic Qualcomm


Samsung Qualcomm Improvements

• Improved Get Info procedure available from EDL mode
• FMM Remove procedure is now displayed only on devices, which are supported
  
  
• More new programmers have arrived! Chimera Tool now supports more devices, including:
  • Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra (SM-S928U)
  • Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (SM-S926U)
  • Samsung Galaxy S24 (SM-S921U)
  • Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G (SM-S918N)
  • Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus 5G (SM-S916N)
  • Samsung Galaxy M14 4G (SM-M145F)
  • Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 5G (SM-F936N)
  • Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 5G (SM-F926N)
  • Samsung Galaxy A73 5G (SM-A736B)

Samsung MTK Improvements

Improved Patch Cert, Repair IMEI and Read Codes procedures for devices equipped with MTK SoC (Fixed a bug where baseband/IMEI may have been lost after the first call. If device has this issue, please run the procedure again to attempt to fix it).

Affected models:

• Samsung Galaxy A01 (SM-A013F, SM-A013G, SM-A013M)
• Samsung Galaxy A02 (SM-A022F, SM-A022G, SM-A022M)
• Samsung Galaxy A12 (SM-A125F, SM-A125M, SM-A125N, SM-A125U, SM-A125U1, SM-A125W)
• Samsung Galaxy A21 (SM-A215U, SM-A215U1, SM-A215W)
• Samsung Galaxy A22 (SM-A225F, SM-A225M)
• 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 M01 (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 Tab A7 Lite (SM-T225, SM-T225C, SM-T225N, SM-T227)

Samsung Exynos Improvements

New model arrived:

• Samsung Galaxy A25 5G (SM-A256U)

Supported procedures in Normal Mode are: IMEI Repair, Patch Cert and Demo Remove (Root required)

Available procedures in EUB mode: Backup, Bootloader Unlock, Change Csc, Change Serial, Factory Reset, Fmm Remove, Frp Remove, Knoxguard Remove, Lost Mode Remove, Common Criteria Remove, Mdm Remove, Remove Warnings, Security Backup/Restore, Network Factory Reset


Generic Qualcomm Improvements

Qualcomm programmer handout logic was improved for Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC.

Download Manager / Halabtech downloader

Starting a new Halabtech download always redirects you to your browser from now (it's more robust this way).

Software version: 38.78.1341
Release date: 14 march 2024

 

⭐️21/03/2024⭐️Samsung Exynos 2200 supported & 28 new Qualcomm models arrived

Samsung Exynos 2200 supported & 28 new Qualcomm models arrived




Samsung Exynos Improvements


Added support for Exynos 2200 (Exynos9925) SoC from EUB mode.

The following models are available:

• Samsung Galaxy S22 5G (SM-S901B)
• Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus 5G (SM-S906B
• Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G (SM-S908B)
• Samsung Galaxy S23 FE 5G (SM-S711B, SM-S711N)

Available procedures: Backup, Bootloader Unlock, Change Csc, Change Serial, Factory Reset, Fmm Remove, Frp Remove, Knoxguard Remove, Lost Mode Remove, Common Criteria Remove, Mdm Remove, Remove Warnings, Security Backup/Restore



Samsung Qualcomm Improvements


More new programmers have arrived! Chimera Tool now supports more devices, including:

• Samsung Galaxy A6 Plus (2018) (SM-A605F, SM-A605G)
• Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) (SM-A920F)
• Samsung Galaxy A8 Star (A9 Star) (SM-G885F)
• Samsung Galaxy S10 (SM-G973W)
• Samsung Galaxy S8 (SM-G9500)
• Samsung Galaxy S8 (SM-G9550)
• Samsung Galaxy S9 (SM-G9600)
• Samsung Galaxy S10e (SM-G9700)
• Samsung Galaxy S10 (SM-G9730)
• Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra (SM-G9880)
• Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro (2018) (SM-J250F, SM-J250M)
• Samsung Galaxy J4 Core (SM-J410F, SM-J410G)
• Samsung Galaxy J4 Plus (SM-J415G)
• Samsung Galaxy J6 Plus (SM-J610F, SM-J610G)
• Samsung Galaxy J8 (SM-J810F, SM-J810G, SM-J810M, SM-J810Y)
• Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (SM-N9600)
• Samsung Galaxy Note 8 (SM-N9500)
• Samsung Galaxy S8 (SC02J)
• Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus (SC03J)
• Samsung Galaxy Tab A 2018 (SM-T595)
• Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e (SM-T725)

Available procedures in EDL mode: FMM Remove, Get Info, FRP Remove, Factory Reset, Store / Restore Backup, Advanced Flash.
Exact procedure compatibility is determined after the phone is connected, so this list may change for each devices.



Software version: 38.84.1547
Release date: 21 march 2024

 

⭐️25/03/2024⭐️Samsung Exynos 2200 improved: Read Codes and Network Factory Reset

Samsung Exynos 2200 improved: Read Codes and Network Factory Reset




Samsung Exynos 2200 (Exynos9925) Improvements


Added Read Codes procedure (available from EUB mode):

• Samsung Galaxy S22 5G (SM-S901B)
• Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus 5G (SM-S906B
• Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G (SM-S908B)
• Samsung Galaxy S23 FE 5G (SM-S711B)

Added Network Factory Reset procedure (available from EUB mode):

• Samsung Galaxy S23 FE 5G (SM-S711N)

Software version: 38.89.1136
Release date: 25 march 2024

 

⭐️28/03/2024⭐️New models for Generic MTK and for Samsung Qualcomm

New models for Generic MTK and for Samsung Qualcomm

Various fixes and Improvements

• Samsung MTK: Improved Samsung Mediatek procedures Imei Repair, Patch Cert, and Read Codes
• Core: fixed a bug when handling Chimera authenticators

Huawei Improvements
Added a new Bootloader Unlock feature, which is available from EDL mode. The following models are supported:

• Mate 50 (CET-AL00, CET-LX9)
• Mate 50 Pro (DCO-AL00, DCO-LX9)
• P60 Art/Pro (MNA-AL00, MNA-LX9)

It isn't a reliable solution, the effectiveness of the procedure can strongly rely on the current software version of the device.

Samsung Qualcomm Improvements
More new programmers have arrived! Chimera Tool now supports more devices, including:

• Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G (SM-A528B)
• Samsung Galaxy M14 4G (SM-M145F)
• Samsung Galaxy M55 (SM-M556B)

Generic MTK Improvements
The following models were added to be supported from preloader mode:

• Samsung Galaxy A04 (SM-A045M)
• Vivo Y21 (vivo v2111)
• Vivo Y56 (vivo v2225)
• Vivo Y72 5G (vivo 2041)
• Vivo Y21s (vivo v2110)
• Vivo Y91 (India) (vivo 1820)
• Vivo Y16 (vivo v2204)
• Vivo Y76 (vivo v2124)
• Vivo Y02 (vivo v2236)
• Vivo Y1s (vivo 2015m )
• Vivo Y12s (vivo v2026)
• Vivo Y33s (vivo v2109)
• Vivo Y12s (vivo 2026)
• Vivo Y20g (vivo v2037)
• Vivo Y21a (vivo v2149)
• Vivo Y15 (vivo 1901)
• Vivo Y90 (vivo 1823)
• Vivo Y91 (vivo 1816)
• Vivo Y15s (vivo 2120)
• Vivo Y01A (vivo v2166)
• Vivo Y93 (vivo 1815)
• Vivo Y13 (vivo 1814)
• Vivo Y30 (vivo 1938)
• Vivo Y23e (vivo v2116)
• Vivo Y28 5G (vivo v1818ca)
• Vivo Y3s (vivo v2044)

Software version: 38.92.1150
Release date: 28 march 2024

 

⭐️11/04/2024⭐️New MTK models supported from PRELOADER mode

New MTK models supported from PRELOADER mode



Enhanced support for newer MTK SoCs, extending our solution to the latest devices where bootrom mode may not be accessible. With this new improvement the following SoCs became supported*:

• MediaTek Dimensity 9200 (MT6985)
• MediaTek Dimensity 9000 (MT6983)
• MediaTek Dimensity 8000 (MT6895)
• MediaTek Dimensity 7200-Pro (MT6886)
• MediaTek Helio G99 (MT8781)

As mentioned before, Chimera automatically tries to switch the connected device to bootrom mode and detects if it fails. After that, you can push the Try a different method button on the dialog shown and Chimera will try to initiate a connection to the device in preloader mode.

The following devices are supported**:

• MediaTek Helio G99 (MT8781)
  • Tecno Pova 4 (lg7n)
  • Tecno KJ6 (Spark 20 Pro) (kj6)
  • Tecno Camon 20 Pro (ck7n)
  • Tecno Pova 4 Pro (lg8n)
  • Tecno Pova 5 (lh7n)
  • Tecno Spark 20 Pro Plus (kj7)
  • Infinix Note 12 Pro (x676b)
  • Infinix Note 12 (2023) (x676c)
  • Infinix Zero 20 (x6821)
  • Infinix Note 30 Pro (x678b)
  • Infinix Note 30 (x6833b)
  • Infinix Hot 40 Pro (x6837)
  • Doogee S100 Pro (s100pro)
  • Cubot X70 (x70)
  • Cubot Kingkong 9 (kingkong 9)
  • Ulefone Armor 17 Pro (armor_17_pro)
  • Ulefone Armor 21 (armor_21_eea)
  • Redmi Note 13 Pro 4G/POCO M6 Pro (emerald)
  • Blackview A96 (a96)
  • Casper VIA X30 (via_x30)
• MediaTek Dimensity 7200-Pro (MT6886)
  • Vivo V27 5G (v2231)
• MediaTek Dimensity 9000 (MT6983)
  • ROG Phone 6 BATMAN Edition (ai2203)
  • Vivo X80 5G (v2183a)
  • Tecno Phantom X2 (ad8)
  • OnePlus Ace 2V (PHP110)
  • OnePlus Nord 3 5G (CPH2493)
• MediaTek Dimensity 9200 (MT6985)
  • Vivo X90 5G (v2241a)
  • Infinix Zero 30 (x6731b)
  • Oppo Find X6 (PGFM10)
• MediaTek Dimensity 8000 (MT6895)
  • TANK 3 5G (tank3)
  • Xiaomi 13T (aristotle)
  • Oppo Reno 8 Pro Plus (PFZM10)

The supported procedures can vary for each and every devices, it depends on the phone model and firmware version of the device. Overall the following procedures can be available:

• Update Firmware
• Advanced Flash
• Store/Restore Backup
• Unlock/Relock Bootloader
• Network Factory Reset
• Factory Reset
• Remove FRP
• Repair IMEI / Patch IMEI / Patch MEID
• Get Info
• Remove Warnings
• Root

For more information, you can find a tutorial video online about this new feature here.


More new programmers have arrived for the Generic Qualcomm module


The following models are supported:

• Samsung Galaxy S20 5G (SM-G981V)
• Samsung Galaxy F55 (SM-E556B)
• Motorola Moto Tab G62 (XT2261-1, XT2261-2)

*: our solution depends on various security considerations of the devices itself, therefore it's not guaranteed that a device equipped with the previously mentioned SoCs will be supported. For more details, please visit the page, where you can check if your device is supported or not. Information on this page is based on real-time usage statistics.
**: this is a generated list from our logs, more devices may be supported

Software version: 39.06.0914
Release date: 11 april 2024

 

⭐️18/04/2024⭐️New procedures for Samsung Qualcomm and various fixes

New procedures for Samsung Qualcomm and various fixes

Samsung Qualcomm Improvements:

• Added a new Boot Repair procedure available from EDL mode, which can be used to fix phones stuck in EDL mode. It boots the phone into ODIN mode after the procedure has finished, where you can use the Update Firmware procedure. To find out if your device is supported visit our Supported Models page.
• Added a new Remove MDM procedure which is also available from EDL mode.
  
  The following models are supported*:
  • Samsung Galaxy A01 (SM-A015M)
  • Samsung Galaxy A02s (SM-A025F)
  • Samsung Galaxy A05s (SM-A057F)
  • Samsung Galaxy A11 2020 (SM-A115F, SM-A115M, SM-A115U)
  • Samsung Galaxy A23 (SM-A235F)
  • Samsung Galaxy A42 5G (SM-A426U)
  • Samsung Galaxy A52 (SM-A525F)
  • Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G (SM-A528B)
  • Samsung Galaxy A70 (SM-A705MN)
  • Samsung Galaxy A71 (SM-A715F)
  • Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 5G (SM-F946U)
  • Samsung Galaxy S20 FE (SM-G780G)
  • Samsung Galaxy S20 Lite 5G (SM-G781B, SM-G781U, SM-G781V)
  • Samsung Galaxy S10e (SM-G970U)
  • Samsung Galaxy S20 5G (SM-G981U, SM-G981V)
  • Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G (SM-G990U)
  • Samsung Galaxy M11 (SM-M115F)
  • Samsung Galaxy A11 2020 (SM-S115DL)
  • Samsung Galaxy S22 5G (SM-S901U, SM-S901W)
  • Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G (SM-S908E, SM-S908U1)
  • Samsung Galaxy S23 5G (SM-S911B)
  • Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus 5G (SM-S916B)
  • Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G (SM-S918B, SM-S918U1)
  • Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra (SM-S928B)
  • Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e 10.5 2019 (SM-T725)

*: this is a generated list from our logs, more devices may be supported


More new programmers have arrived for the Generic Qualcomm module

The following models are supported:

• Nubia Red Devil 9 / 9 Pro / 9 Pro+ (NX769J)
• ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra (PQ83A01)

Spanish YouTube Channel

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Bugfixes

• Core: fixed a UI bug, which made phone cards stay visible after disconnecting the phone
• Generic Qualcomm: various fixes were added to improve programmer handout logic
• Utility: fixed a bug in the Firmware Extractor, which could cause application crashes when doing extraction from RAR archives

Software version: 39.13.0924
Release date: 18 april 2024

 

⭐️25/04/2024⭐️Samsung Qualcomm & Enable ADB (QR) + MTK Improvements

Samsung Qualcomm & Enable ADB (QR) + MTK Improvements



Utility Improvements


Added a new Enable ADB with QR code utility function, which can be used to enable ADB connection on KG locked Samsung devices by scanning a QR code shown by Chimera.

This function is free, it can be used without any licences or credits. Similarly free functions on this panel are:

• Firmware extractor
• Magisk root
• NCK calculator for various Unisoc devices

Samsung Qualcomm Improvements

More new programmers have arrived for Samsung Qualcomm! The following models are supported:

• Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G (SM-G781B, SM-G781V)
• Samsung Galaxy A23 (SM-A235F)
• Samsung Galaxy A23 5G (SM-A236U)
• Samsung Galaxy A42 5G (SM-A426U)
• Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 (SM-F936B)

Generic MTK Improvements

Various fixes were added to improve the Network Factory Reset procedure for MTK devices.

Big news! We've got something incredible coming to our software again. Trust us, you don't want to miss this — take a sneak peek here!


Software version: 39.20.1416
Release date: 25 april 2024

 

⭐️29/04/2024⭐️New Exynos9610/9611 - 35 models - No Root,Any Bit,Any Version,Any Knox

New Exynos9610/9611 - 35 models - No Root, Any Bit, Any Version, Any Knox



Get ready for a game-changing update!
This latest update is packed with cutting-edge features by introducing support for Exynos 9610 and Exynos 9611. Don't miss this out — discover the variety of functions you can execute on your devices.
This solution is similar to our previous Exynos update in that it uses the EUB mode* to communicate with the device.


The following devices are supported:

• Samsung Galaxy A50 (SM-A505F, SM-A505FM, SM-A505FN, SM-A505G, SM-A505GN, SM-A505GT, SM-A505N, SM-A505U, SM-A505U1, SM-A505W, SM-A505YN, SM-S506DL)
• Samsung Galaxy A50s (SM-A507FN, SM-A5070)
• Samsung Galaxy A51 2019 (SM-A515F, SM-A515U, SM-A515U1, SM-A515W, SM-S515DL)
• Samsung Galaxy F41 (SM-F415F)
• Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro (SM-G715FN, SM-G715U, SM-G715U1, SM-G715W)
• Samsung Galaxy M21 (SM-M215F, SM-M215G)
• Samsung Galaxy M30s (SM-M307F, SM-M307FN, SM-M3070)
• Samsung Galaxy M31 (SM-M315F)
• Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite 10.4 (SM-P610, SM-P615, SM-P615C, SM-P615N, SM-P617)

Available procedures: Restore / Store Backup, Unlock / Relock Bootloader, CSC Change, Change Serial, Factory Reset, Remove FMM, Remove FRP, Knoxguard Remove, Remove Lost Mode, Remove Common Criteria, Remove MDM, Remove Warnings, Restore Security Backup, Read Codes, Network Factory Reset ()

For more detailed information, please visit our Supported models page.

If you'd like to see this working check out our videos:

• CSC Change: EN / ES
• Unlock / Relock Bootloader: EN / ES
• Read Codes: EN / ES
• ... or our two YouTube channel where you can find various educational content: ChimeraTool and ChimeraToolES.

Stay tuned! We'll continue tomorrow...


*: In most cases, it's necessary to disassemble the phone and use hardware-testpoints to put the phone into EUB mode. Visit our guides here and our Test Point Database to learn more.
**:if Read Codes is not available on your device, please try Network Factory Reset (if the procedure button is visible) to achieve the same functionality. There are devices where none is available.


Software version: 39.24.1218
Release date: 29 april 2024

 

⭐️30/04/2024⭐️New Exynos 9810/9820/9825 - 28 models - No Root, Any Bit/Version/Knox

New Exynos 9810/9820/9825 - 28 models - No Root, Any Bit, Any Version, Any Knox



The game-changing update continues!

This time, we're proudly announcing support for Exynos 9810, Exynos 9820 and Exynos 9825. Go ahead and try it! We promise you won’t regret it.
This solution is similar to our previous Exynos update in that it uses the EUB mode* to communicate with the device.


The following devices are supported:

• Samsung Galaxy F62 (SM-E625F)
• Samsung Galaxy Xcover FieldPro (SM-G889A)
• Samsung Galaxy S9 (SM-G960F, SM-G960N)
• Samsung Galaxy S9+ (SM-G965F, SM-G965N)
• Samsung Galaxy S10e (SM-G970F, SM-G970N)
• Samsung Galaxy S10 (SM-G973F, SM-G973N)
• Samsung Galaxy S10+ (SM-G975F, SM-G975N)
• Samsung Galaxy S10 5G (SM-G977B, SM-G977N)
• Samsung Galaxy M62 (SM-M625F)
• Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite (SM-N770F)
• Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (SM-N960F, SM-N960N)
• Samsung Galaxy Note 10 (SM-N970F)
• Samsung Galaxy Note 10 5G (SM-N971N)
• Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ (SM-N975F)
• Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G (SM-N976B, SM-N976N)
• Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 WiFi (SM-T570)
• Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 (SM-T575, SM-T575N)
• Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 (SM-T577, SM-T577U)

Available procedures: Restore / Store Backup, Unlock / Relock Bootloader, CSC Change, Change Serial, Factory Reset, Remove FMM, Remove FRP, Knoxguard Remove, Remove Lost Mode, Remove Common Criteria, Remove MDM, Remove Warnings, Restore Security Backup, Read Codes, Network Factory Reset (**)

For more detailed information, please visit our Supported models page.

If you'd like to see this working check out our videos:

• Remove FRP
• ... or our two YouTube channel where you can find various educational content: ChimeraTool and ChimeraToolES.

Mark your calendars! More to come on the 2nd of May...



Credit costs reduced

For Samsung models Read Codes procedure prices went down!



*: In most cases, it's necessary to disassemble the phone and use hardware-testpoints to put the phone into EUB mode. Visit our guides here and our Test Point Database to learn more.
**:if Read Codes is not available on your device, please try Network Factory Reset (if the procedure button is visible) to achieve the same functionality. There are devices where none is available.


Software version: 39.25.1235
Release date: 30 april 2024

 

⭐️02/05/2024⭐️Exynos 7884/7884B/7885/7904 - 54 models - No Root, Any Bit/Version/Knox

New Exynos 7884/7884B/7885/7904 - 54 models - No Root, Any Bit, Any Version, Any Knox



We haven't finished yet! This time we're thrilled to introduce support for

• Exynos 7884
• Exynos 7884B
• Exynos 7885
• Exynos 7904

This solution is similar to our previous Exynos update in that it uses the EUB mode* to communicate with the device.


The following devices are supported:

• Samsung Galaxy A10e (SM-A102N, SM-A102U, SM-A102U1, SM-A102W, SM-S102DL)
• Samsung Galaxy A10 (SM-A105F, SM-A105FN, SM-A105G, SM-A105M, SM-A105N)
• Samsung Galaxy A20e (SM-A202F, SCV46)
• Samsung Galaxy A20 (SM-A205F, SM-A205FN, SM-A205G, SM-A205GN, SM-A205S, SM-A205W, SM-A205YN, SM-S205DL)
• Samsung Galaxy A30 (SM-A3050, SM-A3058, SM-A305F, SM-A305FN, SM-A305GT, SM-A305N, SM-A305YN, SCV43)
• Samsung Galaxy A30s (SM-A307FN, SM-A307G, SM-A307GN, SM-A307GT)
• Samsung Galaxy A40 (SM-A405FM SM-A405FN, SM-A405S)
• Samsung Galaxy A8 2018 (SM-A530F, SM-A530W)
• Samsung Galaxy A7 2018 (SM-A750C, SM-A750F, SM-A750FN, SM-A750N)
• Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4 (SM-G398FN)
• Samsung Galaxy J7 Duo (SM-J720F, SM-J720M)
• Samsung Galaxy M10s (SM-M107F)
• Samsung Galaxy M20 (SM-M205G, SM-M205M)
• Samsung Galaxy M30 (SM-M305F, SM-M305M)
• Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 2019 (SM-P205)
• Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 2019 (SM-T515, SM-T515N)
• Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 2019 LTE (SM-T517, SM-T517P)

Available procedures:Restore / Store Backup, CSC Change, Repair Serial, Factory Reset, Remove FMM, Remove FRP, Knoxguard Remove, Remove Lost Mode, Remove Common Criteria, Remove MDM, Remove Warnings, Restore Security Backup, Read Codes, Network Factory Reset (**), Unlock / Relock Bootloader (***)


For more detailed information, please visit our Supported models page.

If you'd like to see this working check out our videos:

• Repair Serial
• ... or our two YouTube channel where you can find various educational content: ChimeraTool and ChimeraToolES.

*: In most cases, it's necessary to disassemble the phone and use hardware-testpoints to put the phone into EUB mode. Visit our guides here and our Test Point Database to learn more.
**:if Read Codes is not available on your device, please try Network Factory Reset (if the procedure button is visible) to achieve the same functionality. There are devices where none is available.
***: This is a beta feature, and it doesn't work on 100% of the devices, but our team is working on fully supporting the procedure.




Software version: 39.27.1420
Release date: 02 may 2024

 

⭐️09/05/2024⭐️Improved Huawei USB Firmware Update & new Samsung Qualcomm programmers

Improved Huawei USB Firmware Update and new Samsung Qualcomm programmers



Huawei Improvements


The USB Firmware Update procedure has been enhanced to provide support for the latest phone models. This update, available exclusively from USB update mode, allows for the flashing of files from ZIP archives, offering a more streamlined and efficient process.


Samsung Qualcomm Improvements

More new programmers have arrived for Samsung Qualcomm!
The following models are supported:

• Samsung Galaxy S10+ (SM-G975U - BIT 9)
• Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus 5G (SM-G996U - BIT A)
• Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (SM-G998U - BIT A)
• Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G (SM-S908N - BIT 3)
• Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (SM-S926U - BIT 1)

Bugfixes

• Samsung Qualcomm: fixes were added for the Boot Repair procedure (available from EDL mode)
• Samsung MTK: fixed a bug, which made the Root procedure disappear
• Huawei: fixed a bug related to Huawei drivers on Windows 11 OS
• Core: fixed a bug in the Authenticator sub-menu of the Settings page

Announcement

Samsung services will be unavailable from EUB mode between 11:00 and 12:00 (CET) on May 13th due to scheduled maintenance.


Software version: 39.33.2112
Release date: 09 may 2024

 

⭐️14/05/2024⭐️Samsung: EUB Without TP! (135 models supported) & 21 New Exynos models

Exynos update continues today


We're proudly announcing, that the following Exynos models were added to be supported from EUB mode:

• Samsung Galaxy A20 (SM-A205U, SM-A205U1)
• Samsung Galaxy A20e (SM-A202K)
• Samsung Galaxy A21 (SC-42A, SCV49)
• Samsung Galaxy A30 (SM-A305GN, SM-A305G)
• Samsung Galaxy A7 2018 (SM-A750GN, SM-A750G)
• Samsung Galaxy A8 2018 (SM-A530N)
• Samsung Galaxy A8+ 2018 (SM-A730F)
• Samsung Galaxy M20 (SM-M205FN, SM-M205N, SM-M205F)
• Samsung Galaxy M31s (SM-M317F)
• Samsung Galaxy A25 5G (SM-A256U1)
• Samsung Galaxy A35 5G (SM-A356E, SM-A356U, SM-A356B)
• Samsung Galaxy Tab Active5 8.0 5G (SM-X306B)
• Samsung Galaxy A54 5G (SC-53D)

Available procedures:Restore / Store Backup, Unlock / Relock Bootloader, CSC Change, Repair Serial, Factory Reset, Remove FMM, Remove FRP, Set Knoxguard State, Remove Lost Mode, Remove Common Criteria, Remove MDM, Remove Warnings, Restore Security Backup, Read Codes, Network Factory Reset (*)

For more detailed information, please visit our Supported models page.



Legacy Exynos soft-brick is here


It's no longer required to disassemble your Samsung Exynos devices to put them into EUB mode: we've added Switch to EUB procedure (available from ODIN mode) for the following devices:

• Samsung Galaxy A10 (SM-A105M, SM-A105G, SM-A105N, SM-A105F, SM-A105FN)
• Samsung Galaxy A10e (SM-S102DL, SM-A102N, SM-A102U, SM-A102W, SM-A102U1)
• Samsung Galaxy A20 (SM-A205S, SM-A205FN, SM-S205DL, SM-A205U1, SM-A205W, SM-A205G, SM-A205U, SM-A205YN, SM-A205GN, SM-A205F)
• Samsung Galaxy A20e (SM-A202F, SM-A202K, SCV46)
• Samsung Galaxy A21 (SC-42A)
• Samsung Galaxy A21 2020 (SCV49)
• Samsung Galaxy A30 (SM-A305YN, SM-A3058, SM-A305F, SM-A305N, SM-A305GN, SM-A3050, SM-A305G, SCV43, SM-A305GT, SM-A305FN)
• Samsung Galaxy A30s (SM-A307FN, SM-A307G, SM-A307GN, SM-A307GT)
• Samsung Galaxy A40 (SM-A405FM, SM-A405S, SM-A405FN)
• Samsung Galaxy A50 (SM-A505GN, SM-A505U1, SM-A505FN, SM-A505U, SM-A505F, SM-A505N, SM-A505W, SM-A505YN, SM-S506DL, SM-A505G, SM-A505FM, SM-A505GT)
• Samsung Galaxy A50s (SM-A5070, SM-A507FN)
• Samsung Galaxy A51 2019 (SM-A515W, SM-A515F, SM-S515DL, SM-A515U1, SM-A515U)
• Samsung Galaxy A7 2018 (SM-A750G, SM-A750FN, SM-A750GN, SM-A750F, SM-A750C, SM-A750N)
• Samsung Galaxy A8 2018 (SM-A530F, SM-A530W, SM-A530N)
• Samsung Galaxy A8+ 2018 (SM-A730F)
• Samsung Galaxy F41 (SM-F415F)
• Samsung Galaxy F62 (SM-E625F)
• Samsung Galaxy J7 Duo (SM-J720F, SM-J720M)
• Samsung Galaxy M10s (SM-M107F)
• Samsung Galaxy M20 (SM-M205F, SM-M205G, SM-M205FN, SM-M205M, SM-M205N)
• Samsung Galaxy M21 (SM-M215F, SM-M215G)
• Samsung Galaxy M30 (SM-M305M, SM-M305F)
• Samsung Galaxy M30s (SM-M307FN, SM-M307F, SM-M3070)
• Samsung Galaxy M31 (SM-M315F)
• Samsung Galaxy M31s (SM-M317F)
• Samsung Galaxy M62 (SM-M625F)
• Samsung Galaxy Note 10 (SM-N970F)
• Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ (SM-N975F)
• Samsung Galaxy Note 10 5G (SM-N971N)
• Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G (SM-N976B, SM-N976N)
• Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite (SM-N770F)
• Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (SM-N960F, SM-N960N)
• Samsung Galaxy S10 (SM-G973F, SM-G973N)
• Samsung Galaxy S10+ (SM-G975F, SM-G975N)
• Samsung Galaxy S10 5G (SM-G977N, SM-G977B)
• Samsung Galaxy S10e (SM-G970F, SM-G970N)
• Samsung Galaxy S9 (SM-G960N, SM-G960F)
• Samsung Galaxy S9+ (SM-G965N, SM-G965F)
• Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 2019 (SM-T517P, SM-T517, SM-T515, SM-T515N)
• Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 2019 (SM-P205)
• Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 (SM-T577U, SM-T577, SM-T575, SM-T575N)
• Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 WiFi (SM-T570)
• Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite 10.4 (SM-P617, SM-P615C, SM-P615N, SM-P615)
• Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite 10.4 WiFi (SM-P610)
• Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4 (SM-G398FN)
• Samsung Galaxy Xcover FieldPro (SM-G889A, SM-G889F, SM-G889G, SM-G889YB)
• Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro (SM-G715U, SM-G715U1, SM-G715W, SM-G715FN)

Watch our new tutorial video HERE about the soft bricking process.


... and we haven't finished yet

• Knoxguard Remove procedure was renamed to Set Knoxguard State and it was improved to add better support for legacy devices
• a new Set Rmm State procedure was added for legacy Exynos devices

*:if Read Codes is not available on your device, please try Network Factory Reset (if the procedure button is visible) to achieve the same functionality. There are devices where none is available.



Software version: 39.38.1616
Release date: 14 may 2024

 

⭐️17/05/2024⭐️Samsung: New Exynos & QComm models + Remove MDM Fix

Samsung: New Exynos & QComm models + Remove MDM Fix

More new programmers have arrived for Samsung Qualcomm. The following models and BIT versions are supported:

• Samsung Galaxy A02s (SM-A025M BIT8)
• Samsung Galaxy A20s 2019 (SM-A207F BIT5)
• Samsung Galaxy A20s 2019 (SM-A207M BIT4)
• Samsung Galaxy A23 (SM-A235M BIT5)
• Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G (SM-S918B BIT4)
• Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G (SM-S908E BIT8)

Samsung Exynos

The following new models were added to be supported from EUB mode:

• Samsung Galaxy A54 5G (SCG21)
• Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE Plus 5G (SCT22)
• Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 2020 (SM-T307U)

Available procedures: Restore / Store Backup, CSC Change, Repair Serial, Factory Reset, Remove FMM, Remove FRP, Knoxguard Remove, Remove Lost Mode, Remove Common Criteria, Remove MDM, Remove Warnings, Restore Security Backup, Read Codes, Network Factory Reset (*), Unlock / Relock Bootloader (**) For more detailed information, please visit our Supported models page.

*: if Read Codes is not available on your device, please try Network Factory Reset (if the procedure button is visible) to achieve the same functionality. There are devices where none is available.
**: This is a beta feature, and it doesn't work on 100% of the devices, but our team is working on fully supporting the procedure.


Bugfixes

• Fixed a bug in Remove MDM procedure which could cause application crashes for Samsung Exynos devices

Software version: 39.42.1216
Release date: 17 may 2024

 

⭐️30/05/2024⭐️Major Qualcomm improvements and New ZTE support

Major Qualcomm improvements and New ZTE support



Generic Qualcomm fixes and improvements

• various improvements were made for programmer handout logic
• major changes were implemented to improve the communication with Qualcomm devices in EDL mode (these changes affects Sahara and Firehose protocols)
  • more permissive error handling during Firehose connection establishment
  • improved logic for the exploitation of Xiaomi authentication (not all Xiaomi models are supported)
  • better handling of faulty bootroms

Added new ZTE module

New ZTE module was added which features a Bootloader Unlock procedure (available from EDL mode). The following models are supported:

• ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9
• ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro
• ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro +
• ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra

Samsung Qualcomm improvements

More new programmers have arrived for Samsung Qualcomm. The following models and BIT versions are supported:

• Samsung Galaxy A02s (SM-A025G BIT7)
• Samsung Galaxy A52 (SM-A525M BIT6)
• Samsung Galaxy M42 5G (SM-M426B BIT7)
• Samsung Galaxy M51 (SM-M515F BIT5)
• Samsung Galaxy S8 Active (SM-G892U BIT7)
• Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra (SM-S928U BIT2)
• Samsung Galaxy A05s (SM-A057M BIT2)

Available procedures: Repair Boot, Remove MDM, Remove FMM, Remove FRP, Factory Reset, Restore / Store backup.

For more detailed information, please visit our Supported models page.


Samsung Exynos fixes

• fixed a bug in Remove MDM procedure which could cause application crashes
• fixed a bug in Read Codes procedure for Exynos 7885, the following models were affected:
  • Samsung Galaxy A8 2018 (SM-A530F)
  • Samsung Galaxy A8+ 2018 (SM-A730F)
  • Samsung Galaxy J7 Duo (SM-J720F, SM-J720M)
• fixed a bug in Read Codes procedure for Samsung Galaxy A25 5G (SM-A256B, SM-A256E)

Samsung fixes

• fixed a bug in the Remove FRP procedure, which occurred if multiple phones were simultaneously connected

Utility fixes and iprovements

• fixed a possible bug in Magisk root
• minor improvements were made in the Enable ADB with QR code utility procedure

Core fixes

• fixed a UI flickering bug, which could occur with various Intel VGAs
• fixed a bug in the Settings page on the Authenticator tab
  procedure

Software version: 39.55.1124
Release date: 30 may 2024

 

⭐️07/06/2024⭐️ Samsung Reset Battery Status and various fixes

Samsung Reset Battery Status and various fixes



Samsung Exynos fixes and improvements

• added new Reset Battery Status procedure (available from EUB mode), which can be used to reset the battery charge cycle count after changing the battery of the phone
• fixed a bug in Repair IMEI procedure, which could revert the IMEI on reboot
• the Patch Cert procedure was updated to survive hard resets and wipes
• fixed a bug in Set Knox Guard State procedure, which could cause application crashes

Samsung Qualcomm improvements

More new programmers have arrived for Samsung Qualcomm. The following models and BIT versions are supported:

• Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G (SM-S9180 BIT3)
• Samsung Galaxy S20 Lite 5G (SM-G781U BITG)
• Samsung Galaxy M23 5G (SM-M236B BIT6)
• Samsung Galaxy F23 5G (SM-E236B BIT6)
• Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite (SM-G770F BIT9)

Generic Qualcomm & MTK improvements

Added a new Factory Reset procedure, which can be used to wipe user specific data from a device without switching to recovery mode. Procedures are available from EDL mode for Qualcomm devices and bootrom/preloader mode for MTK devices. It's an advanced function, which should be used as a last resort.


Generic Qualcomm improvements

Additional changes were made to further improve the stability of Firehose communication and the success rate of programmer handout.


Software version: 39.63.1051
Release date: 07 june 2024

 

⭐️11/06/2024⭐️ New Samsung Qualcomm programmers have arrived

New Samsung Qualcomm programmers have arrived



More new programmers have arrived for Samsung Qualcomm

The following models and BIT versions are supported:

• Samsung Galaxy A05S (SM-A057M BIT3)
• Samsung Galaxy S20 FE (SM-G781U BITG)
• Samsung Galaxy S20 FE (SM-G781V BITD)
• Samsung Galaxy M23 (SM-M236B BIT6)
• Samsung Galaxy M42 (SM-M426B BIT7)
• Samsung Galaxy M51 (SM-M515F BIT5)
• Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (SM-S908U BIT5)
• Samsung Galaxy S23 (SM-S911B BIT5)
• Samsung Galaxy S23+ (SM-S916B BIT5)
• Samsung Galaxy S21 FE (SM-G990B2 BIT7)
• Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 2019 (SM-T295 BIT6)

Generic Qualcomm fixes

A bug was fixed which could cause the application to crash during the Identify procedure.


Software version: 39.67.1041
Release date: 11 june 2024

 

⭐️13/06/2024⭐️New Exynos Models (9945/8845) - No Root, Any Bit, Any Version, Any Knox

New Exynos Models (9945/8845) - No Root, Any Bit, Any Version, Any Knox



Yet another Exynos update you didn't expect!

This time we're thrilled to introduce support for:

• Exynos 9945
• Exynos 8845

This solution is similar to our previous Exynos update in that it uses the EUB mode* to communicate with the device.

The following devices are supported:

• Samsung Galaxy S24 (SM-S921B, SM-S921N)
• Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (SM-S926B)
• Samsung Galaxy A55 (SM-A556B, SM-A556E, SM-A5560)

Available procedures:
Restore / Store Backup, Unlock / Relock Bootloader, CSC Change (**), Repair Serial, Factory Reset, Remove FMM, Remove FRP, Set KnoxGuard State, Remove Lost Mode, Remove Common Criteria, Remove MDM, Remove Warnings, Restore Security Backup, Read Codes, Network Factory Reset (***), Patch KnoxGuard, Get Info, Reset Battery Status

For more detailed information, please visit our Supported models page.

If you'd like to see this working, check out our videos:

• Read Codes
• ... or our two YouTube channels where you can find various educational content: ChimeraTool and ChimeraToolES.

Further Exynos improvements

Network Factory Reset is available on the following Japanese models:

• Samsung Galaxy A54 5G (SCG21)
• Samsung Galaxy A53 5G (SCG15)
• Samsung Galaxy A21 2020 (SCV49)
• Samsung Galaxy A20e (SCV46)
• Samsung Galaxy A30 (SCV43)
• Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE Plus 5G (SCT22)

*: In most cases, it's necessary to disassemble the phone and use hardware-testpoints to put the phone into EUB mode. Visit our guides here and our Test Point Database to learn more.

**: CSC Change procedure is not available on Samsung Galaxy A55 models

***: if Read Codes is not available on your device, please try Network Factory Reset (if the procedure button is visible) to achieve the same functionality. There are devices where none is available.


Software version: 39.69.1256
Release date: 13 june 2024

 

⭐️17/06/2024⭐️Improved Xiaomi EDL Authentication Support

Improved Xiaomi EDL Authentication Support



ChimeraTool now provides enhanced EDL Authentication Support for Xiaomi phones.


Models affected include, but are not limited to:

• Black Shark 4, Black Shark 4S (penrose)
• Black Shark 4 Pro, Black Shark 4S Pro, Black Shark 5 RS (kaiser)
• Black Shark 5 (patriot)
• Black Shark 5 Pro (katyusha)
• Mi 8 Lite (platina)
• Mi 9, Mi 9 Explorer (cepheus)
• Mi 9T, Redmi K20 (davinci)
• Mi 9T Pro, Redmi K20 Pro (raphael)
• Mi 10 (umi)
• Mi 10T 5G, Mi 10T Pro, Redmi K30S (apollo)
• Mi 11 (venus)
• Mi 11 Lite (courbet)
• Mi 11 Lite 5G (lisa)
• Mi 11 Pro, Mi 11 Ultra (star)
• Mi 11i, POCO F3 Pro, Redmi K40 Pro, Redmi K40 Pro+ (haydn)
• Mi 11X, POCO F3, Redmi K40 (alioth)
• Mi A2 (jasmine)
• POCO M2 Pro (gram)
• POCO X3 NFC (surya)
• POCO X3 Pro, Redmi Note 10 Pro (chopin)
• Redmi 7A (pine)
• Redmi 8 (olive)
• Redmi 10, Redmi 10 Power, Redmi 10C (fog)
• Redmi Note 5 AI Dual Camera, Redmi Note 5 Pro (whyred)
• Redmi Note 6 Pro (tulip)
• Redmi Note 7, Redmi Note 7S (lavender)
• Redmi Note 8 (ginkgo)
• Redmi Note 8T (willow)
• Redmi Note 9 Pro (joyeuse)
• Redmi Note 9 Pro Max (excalibur)
• Redmi Note 9S, Redmi Note 10 Lite (curtana)
• Redmi Note 10 (mojito)
• Redmi Note 11 (spes)
• Redmi Note 11 NFC (spesn)
• Redmi Y3 (onc)

Software version: 39.73.1118
Release date: 17 june 2024

 

⭐️20/06/2024⭐️Various Generic Qualcomm Improvements and Fixes

Various Generic Qualcomm Improvements and Fixes



Generic Qualcomm Fixes and New Features

• fixed a bug which could cause the application to crash during the identify procedure
• added a new feature, which continuously sends keep-alive messages to the Firehose port to avoid unexpected reboot of the device
• added a new feature, which keeps track of the supported flash type for a given programmer: it will speed up the Identify procedure
• speed of the Xiaomi authentication mechanism was improved
• Chimera will hide Unlock Bootloader procedure for ZTE devices if they're not supported
• fixed a bug, which prevented many users from accessing programmers for Oppo Dynamic FRP Remove (more info)

New programmers have arrived!

• added new Samsung Qualcomm programmer for Samsung Galaxy A23 (SM-A235F BIT6)
• Added new Oppo Qualcomm programmers. The following models are supported:
  • OPPO A3s
  • OPPO A7
  • OPPO A5
  • OPPO A12e
  • OPPO R15 Neo
  • Realme 2
  • Realme C1

Software version: 39.76.1117
Release date: 20 june 2024

 

⭐️04/07/2024⭐️New Samsung Exynos models, Qualcomm and Huawei improvements

New Samsung Exynos models, Qualcomm and Huawei improvements



Samsung Exynos Improvements

New models arrived:

• Samsung Galaxy A25 5G (SM-A256N, SM-A2560*)
• Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (SM-S926N)

Available procedures in EUB mode: Backup, Bootloader Unlock, Change Csc, Change Serial, Factory Reset, Fmm Remove, Frp Remove, Set KnoxGuard State, Patch KnoxGuard, Get Info, Lost Mode Remove, Common Criteria Remove, Mdm Remove, Remove Warnings, Security Backup/Restore, Network Factory Reset, Reset Battery Status.

* Network Factory Reset procedure is not available on this device.

For more detailed information, please visit our Supported models page.



Generic Qualcomm Improvements

• Further improvements were made in the programmer handout logic (improved failure detection, auth detection, etc.)
• Various bugs were fixed in the success/failure reporting mechanism of the system responsible for programmer classification

Samsung Fixes

• Fixed a bug, which prevented flashing firmwares onto Samsung Galaxy A55 5G (SM-A556B, SM-A556E, SM-A5560) models

Huawei Improvements

Added a new Fix "chip is damaged" procedure, which can be used to repair Huawei devices where the "chip is damaged" error is displayed on the screen. For this repair, you'll need a donor phone to create a backup from, which will be used to repair the damaged device.

The following Kirin SoCs are supported (302 differents models):

• Kirin 710/710A/710F
  • Huawei P30 Lite (Kirin 710)
  • Huawei Mate 20 Lite (Kirin 710)
  • Huawei Y9 (2019) (Kirin 710)
  • Honor 10 Lite (Kirin 710)
  • Huawei P Smart 2019 (Kirin 710)
  • Huawei Enjoy 10 (Kirin 710F)
• Kirin 810/820
  • Huawei Nova 5 (Kirin 810)
  • Honor 9X Pro (Kirin 810)
  • Huawei P40 Lite (Kirin 810)
  • Honor 20S (Kirin 810)
  • Honor X10 (Kirin 820)
  • Honor 30S (Kirin 820)
  • Huawei Nova 7 SE (Kirin 820)
• Kirin 980/985
  • Huawei Mate 20 (Kirin 980)
  • Huawei Mate 20 Pro (Kirin 980)
  • Huawei P30 (Kirin 980)
  • Huawei P30 Pro (Kirin 980)
  • Honor View 20 (Kirin 980)
  • Huawei Nova 7 (Kirin 985)
  • Honor 30 (Kirin 985)
• Kirin 990/990 5G
  • Huawei Mate 30 (Kirin 990)
  • Huawei Mate 30 Pro (Kirin 990)
  • Huawei P40 (Kirin 990)
  • Huawei P40 Pro (Kirin 990)
  • Honor V30 (Kirin 990)
  • Huawei Mate 30 5G (Kirin 990 5G)
  • Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G (Kirin 990 5G)

This list includes only some of the supported models, for a complete list, please visit the Huawei section of the Supported models page here.


Software version: 39.90.1044
Release date: 04 july 2024

 

⭐️19/07/2024⭐️Xiaomi MTK Mi Account Reset and Generic Qualcomm Improvements

Xiaomi MTK Mi Account Reset and Generic Qualcomm Improvements



Xiaomi MTK Improvements

A new Reset MI Account procedure was added, which can effectively reset the MI Account from a Xiaomi phone equipped with MTK SoC (procedure is available from bootrom/preloader mode).

List of supported models includes but not limited to:

• Xiaomi Redmi 9A (Dandelion)
• Xiaomi Redmi 9 Activ (Cattail)
• Xiaomi Redmi 9 (Lancelot)
• Xiaomi Redmi 9C (Angelica)
• Xiaomi Redmi 10 (Selene)
• Xiaomi Redmi 10X 4G (Merlin)
• Xiaomi Redmi 10X Pro (Bomb)
• Xiaomi Redmi K30 Ultra (Cezanne)
• Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro (Begonia)
• Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T 5G (Cannong)
• Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S (Rosemary)
• Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro 4G (Viva)
• Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 SE (Camellia)
• Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S (Fleur)
• Xiaomi Poco X3 GT (Chopin)

For an extended list of the supported models, please visit the Supported Models section of our site. You can watch a tutorial video here.

Generic Qualcomm Improvements

• Minor bugfixes and improvements were made to improve usability
• Improved compatibility for TCL/Alcatel/Nokia phones in EDL mode; affected models include Alcatel 1B (5002S, 5002H)

Samsung Qualcomm Improvements

More new programmers have arrived for Samsung Qualcomm.

The following models and BIT versions are supported:

• Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra (SM-S928N BIT2)
• Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G (SM-S918W BIT3, SM-S918U BIT3)
• Samsung Galaxy A05s (SM-A057F BIT4)
• Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 5G (SM-F731W BIT4, SM-F731U BIT4)
• Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 5G (SM-F946B BIT3)

Generic MTK Improvements

Among lots of others, the following devices equipped with MTK SoC became supported (*) recently via preloader mode:

• Samsung Galaxy A03s (SM-A037F, SM-A037M)
• Samsung Galaxy A42 (SM-A042F, SM-A042M)
• Samsung Galaxy A45 (SM-A045F, SM-A045M)
• Xiaomi Redmi 13C 5G (Air)
• Xiaomi Mi 13T (Aristotle)
• Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro 4G (Emerald)
• Xiaomi Redmi 13C (Gale)
• Xiaomi Mi 12T (Plato)
• Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro 4G (Viva)
• Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro+ (Zircon)
• Vivo X90 Pro (V2242A)
• Vivo Y36 5G (V2248)
• Vivo Y27 (V2249)
• Vivo Y02t (V2254)
• Vivo Y17S (V2310)
• Tecno Spark 8 Pro (KG8)
• Tecno Spark 9T (KH6)
• Tecno Spark 9 Pro (KH7)

Core Improvements

• Improvements were made to avoid API flooding

*: Please note that this solution may not be compatible with all firmware versions.


Software version: 40.05.1254
Release date: 19 july 2024

 

⭐24/07⭐️Enhanced Unisoc Solution with permanent Repair IMEI & Repair Serial procedure

Enhanced Unisoc Solution with permanent Repair IMEI and Repair Serial procedures



We are excited to announce our new Unisoc solution, which now supports more models and procedures compared to the previous version.
This includes Repair IMEI and Repair Serial features and other enhancements that provide greater compatibility and functionality. Our solution detects devices automatically.

Our updated solution ensures better performance and reliability for a wider range of Unisoc devices.

List of SoCs we provide world-first support for:

• T7510 (tested with Hisense A7)
• T760 (tested with ZTE Blade A73 5G)
• T820 (tested with ZTE Nubia Neo 5G)

Available procedures:
Advanced Firmware Update, Repair Serial, Factory Reset, Reboot into Normal Mode, Remove FRP, Store/Restore Backup, Root, Unlock/Relock Bootloader, Update Firmware



List of SoCs and models where support has been extended with permanent Repair IMEI and Repair Serial features:

• SC7731E
  • Alcatel 1C
  • Evertek M20 Mini
  • Hisense U60
  • Itel A04/A16 Plus/A17/A18/A33 Plus/A58/A58 Lite/A58 Pro/P17 Pro/P37/P38/S16 Pro/S17
  • Mobicel Berry Pro/PX12/R1 Plus/RX17/Titan/Vibe
  • Nokia C1 2nd Edition
  • Premio S85/S87/X76/X85/X86
  • Quest Vibe
  • Stylo Air/Brave/Dvk87 Orion 8 Tab/Inkosi Pro/Jupiter/Rain/Saturn
  • Sunmax Model E
  • Tecno Pop 2F, Pop 4, Pop 5, Pop 5 GO
  • ZTE Blade L9
• SC9820E
  • BLU C5L Max
  • Bmobile BL50, BL53
  • Ctroniq Snook X80
  • Fplus SA55
  • Hisense E33/U30/U40/U70 Pro
  • HTC Wildfire E star
  • Itel A48/A507LX/AC50/V51 LTE/V52 LTE
  • Maxwest Astro X55
  • Mobicel Cosmo LTE/Epic 4G/Neo LTE
  • Mobiwire Kicka 5 Plus 4G
  • Orange Nola Fun
  • Stylo Arctic/Inkosi Pro 4G/Mercury/Phoenix/Sonic
  • ZTE Blade A31 Lite

For a comprehensive list of supported models and detailed procedures, please visit the Supported Models section of our site.

Please have a look at our tutorial videos:

• Identification procedure
• Repair IMEI procedure
• Repair Serial procedure

Software version: 40.09.1703
Release date: 24 july 2024

 

⭐️25/07/2024⭐️Enhanced Unisoc Solution and Samsung Qualcomm Improvements

Enhanced Unisoc Solution and Samsung Qualcomm Improvements



Yet another Unisoc support extension

We are excited to announce our new Unisoc solution, which includes permanent Repair IMEI and Repair Serial features and other enhancements for even more devices. Our solution detects devices automatically.

List of SoCs and models where support has been extended with the permanent Repair IMEI and Repair Serial features:

• SC9832E
  • Aligator S6100 Senior
  • Archos Access 57
  • BQru-1022L
  • Hisense U963
  • Itel A60
• SC9863A
  • Altice S62
  • Blackview A52/A70/WAVE 6C
  • BLU G52L/G61/J9L
  • Hisense E32 Lite/E32 Pro/E50 Lite/E60/E60 Lite/E70
  • Infinix Smart 6/Smart 7/Smart 7 HD/Smart 7 Plus
  • Itel A05s/A49/A70/P37 Pro/P38 Pro/P40/S18
  • KXD A07
  • Logicom Lunar Pro
  • Mobicel Epic Pro 1/F40/F50/IX/IX Pro/P5/RX/RX Pro/VX18/Z4
  • Motorola Moto E6i
  • Oscal Flat 1C
  • Packard Bell Silverstone T11
  • Realme C11 (2021)/C30s
  • Samsung Galaxy A3 Core
  • Tecno Pop 7/Spark 7
  • Thomson Origin 679 Lagoon
  • Ulefone Note 6P/Note 12P
  • Vimoq A49 Play
  • ZTE Blade A31 Plus/A33/A34/A52/A53/A54/A71
• T310
  • Blackview A50
  • Cubot KingKong 6, Pocket
• T606
  • Blackview A85/Tab 15 Pro
  • Infinix Hot 30i/Smart 8
  • Itel S23
  • Mobicel VX20 PRO
  • Motorola Moto E20/E32 2022/E13
  • Nokia G21
  • Samsung Galaxy A3
  • Stylo Universe
  • Tecno Pop 8/Spark 10C/Spark Go 2024
  • ZTE Blade A72/A73/V50 Design
• T610
  • Honor Play 20
  • Realme C25Y, C21Y
• T612
  • Realme C30/C51/C53/Note 50
• T616
  • Blackview Color 8
  • Motorola Moto G14
  • Realme C35
  • Ulefone Power Armor 16S
  • Umidigi A15
• T618
  • Samsung Galaxy Tab A8
  • ZTE Blade V40S
• T619
  • Hotwav Cyber 13 Pro
• T700
  • Motorola Moto E30/E40/G20 2021

For a comprehensive list of supported models and detailed procedures, please visit the Supported Models section of our site.

Please have a look at our tutorial videos:

• Identification procedure
• Repair IMEI procedure
• Change Serial procedure

Samsung Qualcomm Improvements

More new programmers have arrived for Samsung Qualcomm.

The following models and BIT versions are supported:

• Samsung Galaxy S23 (SM-S911U/S911U1/S911W BIT4)
• Samsung Galaxy S23+ (SM-S916U/S916U1/S916W BIT4)
• Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G (SM-G988U/G988U1/G988W BIT9)
• Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 5G (SM-F946U/F946U1/F946W BIT4)

Software version: 40.11.0814
Release date: 25 july 2024