Users who have upgraded report that v4.8.0 reduces false “timeout” errors during trace initialization, especially on MT6765 and Helio G-series chips.
For the uninitiated, the Smartphone Flash Tool is an official application provided by MediaTek for flashing stock firmware (ROM), recovery images, and custom kernels on Android devices powered by MTK chipsets. It supports features like: smart phone flash tool -runtime trace mode- v4.8.0