How to Backup Mediatek Android phone's firmware using Miracle Box

Backup an MTK phone's firmware easily without having to root it.

Note
Big Credit to Hovatek, They re the brain & source of this post.
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* If you get the inactive start button error when using Miracle, then see Here

Requirements

* Download Miracle Box v2.27a + Loader @ Here
* PC
* USB cord
* Manually install Mediatek VCOM drivers (see Here)

Procedure

See the video tutorial below or @ Video clip





1. Extract the Miracle Box zip into a folder and launch Miracle loader exe



2. Wait till Miracle Box opens to the Dashboard



3. Click the MTK tab



4. Tick Read / While Tick 'Write'for flashing Roms



5. Select the phone's chipset type from the dropdown



5a. If you want the backup saved in an SP Flash tool friendly format (with a scatter file) then tick Save as scatter file.



6. Click the Start button



7. You should now see >> Waiting for USB Port at the bottom left corner. Connect the phone to the PC (must be switched off still with battery inside) then press the Power button just once (this is to ensure that your device is detected immediately). DO NOT hold down the power button else the phone will boot up normally



8. If you did not tick Save as scatter file, a box should pop up. Navigate to the location you wish to save the firmware (in .bin format) then click Save



8a. If you ticked Save as scatter file then a box should popup asking you to select which block / partition you would like to backup. Tick all if you want a full firmware backup / dump or tick only what you need to backup then click OK



8b. Navigate to the location you wish to save the files to then click OK



9. Wait while Miracle Box begins backing up the phone. If you did not tick Save as scatter file, it should look something like



9a. If you ticked Save as scatter file, it should look something like



10. Once backup has been completed, you should see a Done message



11. Disconnect then power on the phone

Note

For the scatter backup, you can rename the file extensions in order to use them in SP flash tool, e.g recovery.bin to recovery.img

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Remove / Bypass Pattern, Pin or Password lock on MTK devices using Miracle Box

Procedure

1. Extract the content of the Miracle Box to your desktop. Open the folder and run "Miracle_Loader_2.27A"



2. Wait till the Miracle Box program is launched



3. Click on the MTK tab



4. Click on the Unlock / Fix tab



5. Tick Reset Code



6. Click the dropdown box and select your chipset type MT****



7. Click the Start Button



8. Connect the phone to the PC (must be switched off still with battery inside)
9. Press the power button once (this is to ensure that your device is detected immediately). DO NOT hold down the power button else the phone will boot up normally
10. Wait for the message ">>Done. (Need to wait a few minutes the phone is switched)"



11. Disconnect and power on the phone

Credit/Source Hovatek