This guide will explain how to backup a Mediatek (MTK) Smartwatch's ROM / firmware using GSM Aladdin box. Its important to backup your firmware in case it gets bricked or laggy in the future.
Take out the Smartwatch's battery > Hold the Power button then connect to PC via USB > Wait till the MTK USB driver is done installing > Reinsert the battery
Steps to backup a Mediatek Smartwatch's firmware using GSM Aladdin box
Follow the steps below to use GSM Aladdin to backup a Mediatek Smartwatch's firmware
Extract the content of the GSM Aladdin zip and run GSM Aladdin 1.34.exe as Administrator
Click the MediaTek Tab
Tick ReadFlash
Leave Model option as Auto Detect and USB. If you want the firmware in .bin format then do no tick Save as scatter file else if you want it in scatter format then tick Save as scatter file
Click Connect (at the top)
Click Start
You should see Scanning Mobile USB Port... Power off the Smartwatch then connect to PC with battery in it (do not hold the power button)
The Smartwatch should get detected and a Window pop up. If you had ticked Save as scatter file and your Smartwatch supports scatter backup then you should see a list asking you to tick which Blocks you wish to backup and the location to save to. If you didn't opt to backup as scatter then you should be asked to select the location to save the .bin backup to. Navigate to the location and click Save
Backup should begin
You should get a Read Done message once backup is complete
Important Notice
GSM Aladdin ideally requires a hardware box to work.. Merely installing the setup and running won't work
Should you decide to run a loader version (no hardware box required), your antivirus might flag it. Whether or not you heed is entirely your responsibility
Do not interrupt the backup process else the smartwatch could go dead
The backup is usually in .bin format not scatter format
This post was last modified: 10-06-2018, 11:24 AM by hovatek.