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For technically advanced users, several open-source tools emerged in 2022, including (Qualcomm Sahara/Firehose attack client) and forks like m1_imei_edl . These tools required the device to be in EDL mode (USB PID 0x9008) and allowed raw low-level access to Qualcomm chips. While powerful, they were command-line oriented and lacked user-friendly interfaces.