How to back up & restore IMEI using MTK Droid tools

Hi All,


If you are a frequent rom changer/porter, there is a good chance that you might lose your phone's IMEI sometime.  However, there are so many options to restore it.  It is always advised to take NVRAM backup before flashing new roms. 

NVRAM back up :
 NVRAM back up can be taken by entering your phone's custom recovery.  If anything goes wrong after flashing rom, you can simply restore the same.

Tools for fixing IMEI

Most people use 3G Meta tool for permanently fixing IMEI.  


However, I feel back of IMEI through MTK droid tools is the best.  I had to face IMEI loss issue several times  when testing some roms !  but once when I tried to restore IMEI through the MTK tool, the restore option was not active in the tool so could not restore it.

Later I found a solution to restore the IMEI without any issue.  I will share it for you.

If you face such an issue, first download one file named adbd insecure (link is at the bottom).

Make sure that your phone is rooted then only this app will work.  I have successfully tested it on both KK and LP roms.

Install the adbd insecure apk in your phone. Then tick 'enable adbd insecure'. 

 Now open MTK droid tools app in your PC and connect phone through USB.  Phone must be ON. A pop-up message will come on phone screen seeking permission. Just click 'allow'.   

When phone is detected by the MTK tool, details will be displayed on the tool.   

Now click on IMEI box in the tool.  You can then see two options there; Back up and Restore. 

 You can take back-up or if already a back up is stored in the PC, you can restore it.   When you restore IMEI through MTK droid tool, you will not face 'nvram warning' error when WIFI is switched on.

adbd insecure apk link :   adbd insecure apk

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THEMED-STOCK ROM

Hi all,

Here is a different rom !

Themed Stock
Based on Flash Tool based Stock rom SC
Themed rom

Shared storage
3 Different themes options  : Red-Black theme, Blue-Black theme & Transparent Quick Settings.

(RB is default, you can flash other theme zip files over it)
Preadded quickboot apk, xender, xposed apk and gravity box

Eleven Music Player added as default 

All necesarry tweaks for the best performance

Changed stock default wallpaper

Its 4G !! Placed 4G icon instead of usual 3g !

Bugs : not expected any as it is stock rom

Credit: Manoj Thoomannil (me)

 ROM LINK 
Themed stock Rom shared version

Themed Stock Rom Partitioned version

Red-Black Theme: Red-Black Theme for ThemedStock Rom

Blue-Black Theme: Blue-Black Theme TSR Rom

Transparent Quick Settings : Transparent QuickSettings TSR Rom

Default Stock Theme : Stock Theme

Flashing Procedure:

Put the Rom zip in SD card 

Enter recovery,clear cache,dalwik  cache & facotry reset

Install rom

Reboot

Xposed framework apk is preinstalled but will work only after flashing Xposed zip. (If you dont have the zip file, download from  LovelyPop rom post in this blog itself).

Thanks for reading.....Enjoy!

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LOVELYPOP ROM

Lovely Pop Rom for Micromax A106


Based on MMX A106 Stock lolipop 5.0

Developer : Manoj Thoomannil (myself)

Features:
Fly launcher as default- themes download support
Transparent status bar
Pre-added apks -
Xposed , Gravity box , Quick boot and Xender
Shared storage
OTG  
Minions bootanimation
'Eleven' Music player as default
ES file explorer pro as default file manager
Airtel musical violin as second sim default ringtone ( for a change !)

Browser not pre-added, so use whichever u like.


Hope you will love this rom ! please try.

Rom link : LovelyPop Rom link with transparent status bar

CTR V3 recovery : CTR V3
(Better to flash all shared LP roms in CTR V3)
Transparent status bar patch (only if you have download the rom before 10/07/16. If you are going to download the rom now, no need to download the below patch) :
Transparent status bar patch link LovelyPop

Xposed link: Xposed V38 sdk21 zip



Procedure:

Put the above  zip files  in SD card or OTG ( transparent zip not needed  if  u have just downloaded the rom)

Enter your phone's custom recovery

Wipe data, factory reset

Select 'install zip', choose Lovelypop zip

After flashing, reboot.
After finishing initial set up, again go to recovery ( quikboot apk is there for easy access to recovery)

After reboot, select QuickBoot apk, go to recovery, select Transparent status bar zip then flash it.
Install Xposed zip, then reboot.

To activate Xposed, click on the apk file and reboot.

Thats all  ! enjoy!

See video here :
Lovelypop rom video

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