^hot^ — Mtkclient

Since mtkclient is built on Python, it is cross-platform but requires specific drivers to handle the USB handoff correctly:

: Dump the existing firmware to save your data before trying anything risky. mtkclient

While proprietary tools use closed-source drivers to communicate in this mode, mtkclient speaks the protocol directly. It acts as a bridge between the host computer and the device’s internal storage (eMMC or UFS), independent of the operating system running on the device. Since mtkclient is built on Python, it is