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

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: 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 Qualcom…

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 support for MT6570, Helio P10 (MT6755) and Helio X30 (MT6799) MTK: improved device identification in bootrom mode Qualcomm: refined Qualcomm programmer detection (whether it requires authentication or not) Qualcomm: added a specific error message to indicate flash chip failure (EMMC; lifetime expiry) Core: decreased memory usage during application start Core: improved log file management Bugfixes: MTK: bugfixes for phones with lesser memory Core: fixed a bug that can cause phone…

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 Update Firmware procedure to flash firmware packs that has a scatter file MTK: added support for Samsung phones in Unlock Bootloader procedure (and keeping KG intact) MTK: improved driver malfunction detection MTK: improved backup and restore functionality MTK: added a permanent Bootloader Unlock option for Xiaomi Redmi 6/6A, 9/9A/9C/9C NFC, Mi Play MTK: additional sanity checks for preloader files Qualcomm: added a way to cache working loader on device bases (it improves the stabil…

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: 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 applic…

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

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

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 RPMB read and write to Backup/Restore procedure MTK: continuously improving driver stability Qualcomm: brand selector is now sorted (recently used brands are placed to the top) Bugfixes: MTK: fixed a rare model detection error MTK: fixed an error between the Samsung and the MTK module (Samsung module couldn't detect MTK phones during procedures, after restart) Huawei: fixed a bug in handling UFS phones in Factory Fastboot mode (mainly Kirin810 was affected by this) Samsung: fixed…

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: 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 Ut…

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 support for compressed firmware packages in Update Firmware procedure Core: improved application start time New Utility section in the main menu: extractor tool for various firmware types IMEI Blacklist check TAC Device check Bugfixes: MTK: fixed a bug in Remove FRP lock procedure for Huawei phones MTK: fixed a bug in preloader processing for files loaded from a Chimera backup MTK: fixed a bug when handling phones with incompatible or faulty preloader Details & discuss…

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: Samsung: added new procedures for modem mode: Enable ADB, Reboot to Download and Factory Reset MTK Xiaomi: improvements for Patch IMEI procedure Root: added support for rooting via recovery partition for MTK phones (SAR phones) Bugfixes: Root: fixed a couple of bugs in automatic rooting mechanism Details & discussion: >> HERE << Software version: 32.27.1139 Release date: 2 June 2022

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 Repair IMEI feature for Vivo MTK phones (accessible from normal mode) for supported SoC types in bootrom mode MTK: now you can choose preloader files from our server if the phone's flash contains an incompatible one MTK: now Samsung firmware packages are supported in the Update Firmware procedure MTK: improved model detection in bootrom mode Bugfixes: MTK: fixed a bug in handling sparse files in Update Firmware procedure MTK: fixed a bug when handling files with long file and dire…

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: 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 Details & discussion: >> HERE << Software version: 32.40.2341 Release date: 16 June 2022

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

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 << Sof…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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: 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: …

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: 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 Details & discussio…

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: 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 pro…

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: 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 Details & discussion: >> HERE << Software version: 33.39…