It can even help you install custom binaries like TWRP recovery, Magisk Root, and more.įurther, they also hold an important role when and if you need to transfer files to/from your Android device over MTP protocol, and also when operating with Android tools like ADB and Fastboot.
This can allow you to flash the stock ROM for unbricking the device or upgrading the software on it. So, you would need to install the MediaTek USB VCOM drivers (or MediaTek Preloader Drivers) on your PC to be able to flash firmware files on any MTK Android device using the SP Flash Tool. The figure below explains how the Preloader on MediaTek-powered Android devices can communicate with the SP flash tool over USB (Courtesy of mcgrady_tracy at CSDN).