| Version | Date | Key rawprogram-related Feature | |---------|------|-------------------------------| | V1.02.26.2026 | February 2026 | Added Qualcomm rawprogram.xml type selection (unsparsed, no_qcn, etc.) | | V1.11.27.2025 | November 2025 | GPT Provision Fallback with rawprogram.xml support | | V1.10.xx.2025 | October 2025 | Improved rawprogram.xml universal backup file format |

This article provides an in-depth look at the , ensuring you can handle modern smartphone, tablet, and IoT firmware updates smoothly. What is rawprogram0.xml ?

Click next to "Select Programmer" and load the prog_firehose_X.elf file from your firmware directory.

The latest updates to Qualcomm flash tools (including modern iterations of QPST/QFIL, Mi Flash, and specialized universal Qualcomm service tools) bring several critical enhancements to how rawprogram0.xml scripts are handled. 1. Dynamic Partition Parsing

At its core, rawprogram0.xml is an XML-based instruction set that tells the flash tool exactly how to write data to the device's storage. When a Qualcomm device is in EDL mode (often recognized by the PC as "Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008"), it doesn't have an operating system running. Instead, it waits for low-level commands sent via the Firehose protocol—a protocol that communicates using XML commands.

If your firmware includes multiple XML files (0–5), you must flash them sequentially to update the entire device. :

. The device should appear as "Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008". Loading Firmware Open QFIL and set the Build Type to "Flat Build". to select the programmer ( file) from your firmware folder. and select rawprogram0.xml

In real-world Qualcomm projects, you'll encounter numerous variations of rawprogram*.xml scripts. A single device firmware package may contain multiple XML files, each serving a distinct purpose in the manufacturing or recovery process.

Used to generate tailored XMLs, this tool creates rawprogram0.xml and patch0.xml from a rawprogram or a primaryGPT.bin file, allowing customization, as detailed in this Scribd document . 3. Modern OEM-Specific Flashing Tools

: Simply delete the filename attribute value or comment out the entire <program> line:

From the classic reliability of QFIL to the advanced features of Flash64 (with its real-time hex editor, transfer graphs, and AVB support), from the open-source flexibility of edl-ng to the user-friendly multi-file selection of GeekFlashTool, there's a solution for every skill level and use case.