General X7 MAX and GT NEO FLASH/UBRICK INSTRUCTIONS

[sashsz]

Are you up to share links with a guide and links on how to root it? I haven't rooted any of my phones so far.
Is there any battery improvement after you removed Breeno/APP market/themes app?

 

[MatinatorX]

Are you up to share links with a guide and links on how to root it? I haven't rooted any of my phones so far.
Is there any battery improvement after you removed Breeno/APP market/themes app?

I was actually thinking of making a guide myself since the info and files are all over the place. I'll see if I can scrape together some time tonight to put one together. Would give it it's own thread.

I'm still waiting on AndroidFileHost to approve me for uploading so I can share the stock ROM though - it'll be needed in case anything goes wrong and was made to work with SP Tools.

 

[MatinatorX]

Are you up to share links with a guide and links on how to root it? I haven't rooted any of my phones so far.
Is there any battery improvement after you removed Breeno/APP market/themes app?

Realme GT Neo 2T (RMX3357) Guide for BL Unlock/Root/Debloat/Android Auto/Hey Google

NOTE - THIS GUIDE IS ONLY FOR THE REALME GT NEO 2T (RMX3357) For the X7 Max or GT Neo/GT Neo Flash Edition, please refer to the excellent guide by @mahotlov found here. (The X7 Max subforum seemed the best place for this guide, but please let...

forum.xda-developers.com

Could use your help with 2 things is possible:

- For the app systemization (Step 4) I'm not sure if installing the BusyBox SDK module for Magisk is required any longer. Seems they recently built busybox into Magisk. If you do try this, could I ask you to try it without installing the BusyBox module? If it works I can remove those steps from the guide to make it easier.

- For the debloating section, I can't remember exactly which apps I removed (there was a lot) but if I saw them again I'd know what they were. Any chance I could get you to send me a list of all the packages on your phone before debloating? I can compare it with mine and then include them in the guide with descriptions plus a custom debloat script specifically for the Neo 2T.

Would really appreciate it if you could help out in those ways!

 

[sashsz]

I haven't tried the guide, as I won't have any free time soon.
My current ADB debloat list that DOESN'T require root.

To run the whole list, under Windows OS, you can literally copy adb shell commands and put them into a .BAT file and run the bat file after you've connected your device to adb and have adb.exe in the path/or have it in the current directory.

 

[ivcempojfwraxbtfvp]

When using "MTKAuthBypassTool_V6" to connect the phone
Get the COM port, the computer will blue screen (WDF_VIOLATION)
how can i solve this problem

 

[RyanCr7]

Update:
Im able to change my GT Neo ROM to Indian Variant. Thank you so much sir!

Experience:
Instruction #13-#15 are quite tricky.

Issues Encountered:
- my windows pc cannot detect the mediatek com port
- proper timing of clicking DOWNLOAD on SP Flash Tool

How i manage to proceed on SP FT Download:
- first turn off phone (assuming below instructions are DONE -> How i fixed (to detect):)
- SP Flash Tool needed Configs are Done (just waiting for the Downlolad to be clicked)
- MTK Bypass (Administration) is waiting for device
- after SUCCESS MESSAGE on MTK Bypass, immediately click on Download (SP FT)
- once download is started, you can unhold VOL - & + wait to be finished

How i fixed (to detect):
- downloaded this mediatek vcom drivers -> https://www.thecustomdroid.com/mediatek-preloader-usb-vcom-drivers/
- there are some popup that appear (i forgot to remember), i just clicked yes
- then restart pc
- turn off device
- open LIBUSB Filter device (Goal is to detect "Mediatek xxxxx yyyyy zzzzz" usb device on the list)
- Hold VOL - & VOL + AND PLUG Type C Cable
- Check the LIBUSB Filter list and once you see any "MEDIATEK ZZZZZ XXX" click and install
- once success, you can go to -> How i manage to proceed on SP FT Download:


Hope that helps! Thank you .

It doesn't always have to be mediatek zzz xxxx. It can be something with any random numbers and characters.

All one has to remember is which new name popped up and install that one (which is usually the last name on the list).

Switched from GT Neo Flash (RMX3350) to X7 Max(RMX3031).

This video helped.

It looks complicated but really easy. Thank you

 

[MatinatorX]

I haven't tried the guide, as I won't have any free time soon.
My current ADB debloat list that DOESN'T require root.

To run the whole list, under Windows OS, you can literally copy adb shell commands and put them into a .BAT file and run the bat file after you've connected your device to adb and have adb.exe in the path/or have it in the current directory.

No worries, and thanks for sharing your debloat script! I gave it a try, but ended up just making my own. The GT Neo 2T comes with a ton of bloatware I haven't seen in any debloat scripts, and there's a bunch of stuff that doesn't exist on it that is in most scripts and slows them down. Also identified a few unwanted apps that require root to remove.

I just updated the guide with a proper debloat. Once AndroidFileHost finally gives me upload perms I can finish the last section on debricking and full backups.

 

[MahiSingh083]

@mahotlov Here, I am sharing realme X7 Max A14 Firmware Backup Files (Backed up through SP Flash Tool). Working perfectly in my case.

A14 Firmware [realme X7 Max]

 

[ObeerbongKenobi]

Mahatlov lets do gt neo 3 chinese to indian next! Anyone? We would need an indian dump and then chinese version would also need the deepsleep link so we can unlock bootloader. Has anyone successfully done china gtneo 3 to Indian rom? Make it so!

 

[sashsz]

I haven't tried the guide, as I won't have any free time soon.
My current ADB debloat list that DOESN'T require root.

To run the whole list, under Windows OS, you can literally copy adb shell commands and put them into a .BAT file and run the bat file after you've connected your device to adb and have adb.exe in the path/or have it in the current directory.

After Realme UI 3.0 update more crap to clean up.
Please note that I've removed gestures packages.
It's best to review first before applying it.

 

[anand127]

@mahotlov, sir, a.14 rom has finally been posted here https://drive.google.com/file/d/1s5OJTIimbQ6oU8YdWSRybRBz07JZIa6H/view?usp=sharing please update your guide for a.14. I still regret updating, a.14 was beast in terms of performance with geekbench of 3300. Currently on a.21 with geekbench of 2200. Maybe I can finally undo my mistake with your help

 

[AlxRuthless]

hello
after flash sptools with sucess, i unplug cable to the phone

then i restart phone in recovery mode, but appers all in chine language, i dont understand nothing
in this point, i open file RECOVERY.bat but dont identify anything

after this, i select anyone options in cell phone in recovery, but phone restart and stuck on realme logo.

anybody can help me?
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edit: sucess!!

thanks!

i dont do anything, just change the language of recovery, i wipe data, restart and works great

Thanks a lot!

 

[ZUESHACKED]

bro ive tried to flash a14 backup from your unbrick thread it caused me pmt failed so i formatted all except bootloader and flashed your version of a 15 but the flash is completed but not device is not booting up tried all combination although it is shown in bypass and flash tool please help it

 

[leonart1998]

I can confirm that the X7 Max stock firmware (A15 Global India) does NOT work on the GT Neo 2T. After flashing, the touchscreen and display no longer work. The GT Neo 2T must have slightly different hardware compared to the GT Neo/GT Neo FE/X7 Max, despite the seemingly matching specs and design.

Thankfully, download mode still works. Fastboot also works even though the display remains off. I am currently uploading the GT Neo 2T stock firmware (A14 China) for FTools and will share the link here when ready, in case someone else needs it for unbricking.

The TWRP custom recovery for the X7 Max does appear to be fully working on the GT Neo 2T. However, I tried every custom ROM available for the X7 Max and none of them made it past the startup animation. Evolution-X did start up ADB, but the logs showed startup was unable to proceed past some infinitely looping errors. Despite the phone showing as Treble capable, the few GIS ROMs I tested did not even make it to the startup animation.

I'm happy to test further if anyone has more ideas, but at this time it seems like the stock firmware is the only option for the GT Neo 2T.

Without the ability to run global or custom ROMs, the GT Neo 2T is very frustrating to use. Android Auto is unsupported, many other features don't work, and the stock SMS app can't be changed. Breeno and many other Chinese market applications are baked into ColorOS and can't be removed or disabled. If anyone knows of fixes for any of these issues, please share! Realme support has told me in no uncertain terms they do not plan to provide solutions, and probably won't release a global ROM or sources. It's unfortunate, because the hardware itself is very nice for the price!

Can i use twrp of realme x7 max to flash rom for realme gt neo 2t ?

 

[skilldub]

Please help...

 

[U_dinz]

i got this problem when trying to by pass MTK auth

 

[sashsz]

Upadating the list with bloatware as apparently removing some of MTK related packages causes crashes.

 

[skilldub]

X7 MAX and GT NEO FLASH/UBRICK

CONVERT GT NEO/GT NEO FE to X7 MAX
(and vice versa)

BACKUP


Please read all the information before proceeding.​

1) In Developer options need turn "ON", "OEM unlock" and USB Debug.

2) Unlock your bootloader.

Spoiler: UNLOCK INSTRUCTION

-Save the DeepTesting. apk application on the phone and run it. (there are two versions in the archive for GT NEO and GT NEO FE)
- Run.
Then follow the screenshots.
View attachment 5415895View attachment 5415897View attachment 5415899

We are waiting. After about 15-60 minutes (or more), the unlock tool will show the status of the unlock request. If it shows that the unlock was successful (as in the screenshot below), we proceed to the next step.
You can exit the app and log in later to check the status.
View attachment 5415901

The device itself should reboot into fastboot mode.
You should have ADB drivers installed, if there are none, then you will see an Android device in the device manager.
The ADB drivers are in the "Programs and Drivers" folder at the links above, unpack and install them manually.
Click on "Android", then "driver", then "update driver". Next, " Find drivers on this PC (search and install the driver manually)".
Next, "Select a driver from the list of available ones", then "Show all devices" (this item may remain), then "install from disk", search for our adb drivers folder, click on " android_winusb. inf "
and select"Android Bootloader Interface" from the list. Done.

Next, run BL UNLOCK.bat from the folder "Unlock Bootloader", Read the instructions in the bat file, press any key. We look at the phone. Confirm Unlcok.
After that, we run FASTBOOT REBOOT.bat
This restart will delete all user data.
Then turn off the phone. Disconnect the USB cable.

Click " Start deep testing”

3) Disable Driver Signature Enforcement in Windows 10: Video tutorial

4) Download all utilites and unpack: Programms and Drivers

5) Download A27 (GT_NEO) firmwire and unpack: A27 Firmwire for FTools (MEGA); A27 Firmwire for FTools (GDrive)

Download A15 (X7_MAX) firmwire and unpack: A15 Firmwire for FTools (MEGA); A15 Firmwire for FTools (GDrive)

6) Install VCOM drivers and libusb

7) Open flash_tool.exe and choose MT6893_Android_scatter.txt from unpacked firmwire

8) In Download Agent choose MTK_AllInOne_DA.bin

9) GO options-->Connections--> choose UART and Band rate: 921600

10) Choose DOWNLOAD ONLY mode and check all the boxes. DONT CHOOSE DIFFERENT MODE!!!!

11) Power OFF Phone and unplag usb cable

12) Open" MTKAuthBypassTool_V6" (mtksecbypass.exe) with administrator rights. Click on "Disable Auth"

13) Hold VOL+ and VOL- and Connect Usb cable. Now you must see in device manager Com port MediaTek USB Port_V1632. If you see MediaTek port, unhold VOL buttons. Remember the port number!

After connect usb cable in MTKAuthBypassTool_V6 you can see this:
View attachment 5415903

14) Fastest Check options-->Connections--> UART and Band rate: 921600,
choose MediaTek USB Port Com port

15) After this message click "DOWNLOAD" in FlashTools
(if you are slow and an error appears, you must repeat the procedure from step "11". Do not close the FlashTools program so that the port settings and port speed do not get lost.)

16) Unplag USB cable. Dont turn ON phone! Go Fastboot mode ( Hold VOL- and Power button)
17) Launching RECOVERY.bat in the "Unlock Bootloader"folder.
18) Format Data in Recovery

The first download is long, we are waiting from 5 to 10 minutes.


19) LOCK BOOTLOADER AGAIN

This stage is necessary in order for the device to become certified and certain services (Gpay, etc.) to work
- Turn off the phone.
- Hold the VOL-and the power button. We enter the Fastboot mode.
- Launch BL LOCK.bat from the “Unlock Bootloader " folder. Follow the instructions in the bat
- After launching FASTBOOT REBOOT.bat
The phone will reboot itself.

Done. Congratulations. You have stock clean firmwire with OTA and full work services!


IF YOU WANT FLASH WITH LOCK BOOTLOADER

Skip the STEPS for unlocking and blocking the bootloder.
Uncheck boxes in SP FlashTools from:
opporeserve2
cdt_engineering
md1mg

IF YOU HAVE PROBLEM WITH THE COM PORT OR ERROR IN MTKAuthBypassTool_V6
- You must do this before stage 12
- After install libusb you will see a folder "lib-usb" in the START menu
- Launch the "Filter Wizard" (select "Install a device filter" and see a window with devices.
-When the phone is turned off, press the VOL+ and VOL-keys and connect the USB cord. Once the port has been determined, release the volume keys after a couple of seconds.
-In the Filter Wizard window, we quickly catch MediaTek USB Port_V1632 and click Install. We act quickly. There should be a response from the program that everything is success and the phone will reboot.
- Turn off the phone. Disconnect the cord.
- Your port problems must be lost
- Go Step 12

ABOUT BACKUP!
- If you wnat make Backup your Phone, follow steps 7-14
- After message from "MTKAuthBypassTool_V6" Go to the “ReadBack " tab in FlashTools and check the boxes everywhere and quickly click on " Read Back”
- Your BackUP data it will be saved in the SP FLASH TOOLS folder as ROM_1, ROM_2 etc
- DONE.
HOW FLASH BACKUP?
- Unlock Bootloader
- Download this: -=Backup Flash=-
- Unpack and copy your backup ROM_ files in this folder
- Choose scatter from this folder in SP Flash Tools
- Uncheck SECCFG (ROM_20) and flash ( Dont forget use MTKbypass utility and check port)
- After Flashig again go EDL mode and flash only SECCFG (ROM_20)
- Maybe need Format Data in Recovery
- Done

After flashing from gt neo to x7 max with locked bootloader. i can't get any OTA update even in recovery manual update it didn't continue.

 

[Tikaram22]

X7 MAX and GT NEO FLASH/UBRICK

CONVERT GT NEO/GT NEO FE to X7 MAX
(and vice versa)

BACKUP


Please read all the information before proceeding.​

1) In Developer options need turn "ON", "OEM unlock" and USB Debug.

2) Unlock your bootloader.

Spoiler: UNLOCK INSTRUCTION

-Save the DeepTesting. apk application on the phone and run it. (there are two versions in the archive for GT NEO and GT NEO FE)
- Run.
Then follow the screenshots.
View attachment 5415895View attachment 5415897View attachment 5415899

We are waiting. After about 15-60 minutes (or more), the unlock tool will show the status of the unlock request. If it shows that the unlock was successful (as in the screenshot below), we proceed to the next step.
You can exit the app and log in later to check the status.
View attachment 5415901

The device itself should reboot into fastboot mode.
You should have ADB drivers installed, if there are none, then you will see an Android device in the device manager.
The ADB drivers are in the "Programs and Drivers" folder at the links above, unpack and install them manually.
Click on "Android", then "driver", then "update driver". Next, " Find drivers on this PC (search and install the driver manually)".
Next, "Select a driver from the list of available ones", then "Show all devices" (this item may remain), then "install from disk", search for our adb drivers folder, click on " android_winusb. inf "
and select"Android Bootloader Interface" from the list. Done.

Next, run BL UNLOCK.bat from the folder "Unlock Bootloader", Read the instructions in the bat file, press any key. We look at the phone. Confirm Unlcok.
After that, we run FASTBOOT REBOOT.bat
This restart will delete all user data.
Then turn off the phone. Disconnect the USB cable.

Click " Start deep testing”

3) Disable Driver Signature Enforcement in Windows 10: Video tutorial

4) Download all utilites and unpack: Programms and Drivers

5) Download A27 (GT_NEO) firmwire and unpack: A27 Firmwire for FTools (MEGA); A27 Firmwire for FTools (GDrive)

Download A15 (X7_MAX) firmwire and unpack: A15 Firmwire for FTools (MEGA); A15 Firmwire for FTools (GDrive)

6) Install VCOM drivers and libusb

7) Open flash_tool.exe and choose MT6893_Android_scatter.txt from unpacked firmwire

8) In Download Agent choose MTK_AllInOne_DA.bin

9) GO options-->Connections--> choose UART and Band rate: 921600

10) Choose DOWNLOAD ONLY mode and check all the boxes. DONT CHOOSE DIFFERENT MODE!!!!

11) Power OFF Phone and unplag usb cable

12) Open" MTKAuthBypassTool_V6" (mtksecbypass.exe) with administrator rights. Click on "Disable Auth"

13) Hold VOL+ and VOL- and Connect Usb cable. Now you must see in device manager Com port MediaTek USB Port_V1632. If you see MediaTek port, unhold VOL buttons. Remember the port number!

After connect usb cable in MTKAuthBypassTool_V6 you can see this:
View attachment 5415903

14) Fastest Check options-->Connections--> UART and Band rate: 921600,
choose MediaTek USB Port Com port

15) After this message click "DOWNLOAD" in FlashTools
(if you are slow and an error appears, you must repeat the procedure from step "11". Do not close the FlashTools program so that the port settings and port speed do not get lost.)

16) Unplag USB cable. Dont turn ON phone! Go Fastboot mode ( Hold VOL- and Power button)
17) Launching RECOVERY.bat in the "Unlock Bootloader"folder.
18) Format Data in Recovery

The first download is long, we are waiting from 5 to 10 minutes.


19) LOCK BOOTLOADER AGAIN

This stage is necessary in order for the device to become certified and certain services (Gpay, etc.) to work
- Turn off the phone.
- Hold the VOL-and the power button. We enter the Fastboot mode.
- Launch BL LOCK.bat from the “Unlock Bootloader " folder. Follow the instructions in the bat
- After launching FASTBOOT REBOOT.bat
The phone will reboot itself.

Done. Congratulations. You have stock clean firmwire with OTA and full work services!


IF YOU WANT FLASH WITH LOCK BOOTLOADER

Skip the STEPS for unlocking and blocking the bootloder.
Uncheck boxes in SP FlashTools from:
opporeserve2
cdt_engineering
md1mg

IF YOU HAVE PROBLEM WITH THE COM PORT OR ERROR IN MTKAuthBypassTool_V6
- You must do this before stage 12
- After install libusb you will see a folder "lib-usb" in the START menu
- Launch the "Filter Wizard" (select "Install a device filter" and see a window with devices.
-When the phone is turned off, press the VOL+ and VOL-keys and connect the USB cord. Once the port has been determined, release the volume keys after a couple of seconds.
-In the Filter Wizard window, we quickly catch MediaTek USB Port_V1632 and click Install. We act quickly. There should be a response from the program that everything is success and the phone will reboot.
- Turn off the phone. Disconnect the cord.
- Your port problems must be lost
- Go Step 12

ABOUT BACKUP!
- If you wnat make Backup your Phone, follow steps 7-14
- After message from "MTKAuthBypassTool_V6" Go to the “ReadBack " tab in FlashTools and check the boxes everywhere and quickly click on " Read Back”
- Your BackUP data it will be saved in the SP FLASH TOOLS folder as ROM_1, ROM_2 etc
- DONE.
HOW FLASH BACKUP?
- Unlock Bootloader
- Download this: -=Backup Flash=-
- Unpack and copy your backup ROM_ files in this folder
- Choose scatter from this folder in SP Flash Tools
- Uncheck SECCFG (ROM_20) and flash ( Dont forget use MTKbypass utility and check port)
- After Flashig again go EDL mode and flash only SECCFG (ROM_20)
- Maybe need Format Dat

i think i have hard bricked my phone. i have flashed using sp tool but it's only on black screen. wont turn on or charged. please help me.

 

[Tikaram22]

I choose " format all" and my phone hard brick , and fastboot mode not working . how to get the phone working again .I had No backup.hlep me please!!!

same problem stuck on black screen mode. please help me too.