Get Android 8.1 on Your Mi A1, Thanks to Unofficial LineageOS 15.1

Xiaomi has been on a whorl, with the launch of its latest mid-range devices, the Redmi Note 5 and the Redmi Note five Pro. Nonetheless, its previous device, the Mi A1 is still preferred past many, thank you to the stock Android experience it offers. While being part of the Android One initiative, the device currently runs on Android Oreo 8.0. This is indeed disappointing, considering the latest version of Android is 8.1, and considering the device is an Android 1 device, users did expect it to be running on the latest variant. Nonetheless, cheers to third-party development, information technology seems as if the latest version of Android is finally available on Mi A1.

The kernel sources for the Mi A1 were recently released, which came in every bit a major boost for the evolution scene. Now, making employ of those kernel sources, XDA Senior Fellow member abhishek987 has released an unofficial build of LineageOS fifteen.ane (based on Android viii.ane Oreo) for the Xiaomi Mi A1. While the build is currently unofficial, early adopters report the ROM to be fairly stable.

Equally stated by the developer himself, the majority of the features on the device piece of work, including RIL, fingerprint sensor, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, camera, video recording, VoLTE, and more than. However, a sure number of users have reported problems with double-tap to wake and Live Display.

In case you're interested in trying out the ROM on your device, unlock your device'due south bootloader and install a custom recovery, such as TWRP. Then, simply download the ROM from here as well as the Gapps package to your device. Now, wipe information and cache, and wink the ROM and the Gapps file. Additionally, users tin also download and wink Magisk to become root access.

Despite being the initial release, the ROM seems to be quite stable for employ as a daily driver. Cheers to the kernel sources being released by Xiaomi, we expect plenty of new and stable ROMs to grace the Mi A1. If you're a Mi A1 owner, allow us know about your favorite custom ROM in the comments down below.