LineageOS 16 for Mi A1 with Step by Step Installation Guide

In this post, we have given a step by step Installation Guide to flash LineageOS 16 for Mi A1.

Mi A1 was the first smartphone from Mi which was a part of Android One program. Co-developed by Google, the software is Stock Android and updates comes timely. Mi A1 was one of the best budget smartphone of 2017.

The Stock Android lacks one thing, customizability. So if you are a Mi A1 user and wants features and customizations then flashing a custom ROM is the best way to go. Talking about custom ROMs, LineageOS 16 based on Android Pie was recently released for Mi A1.

Not to mention that LineageOS is the most used custom ROM for Android devices because of its stability and performance. Based on AOSP, LineageOS contains no bloat and is updated frequently thanks to the developers. Read more about LineageOS later in this Post.

Table of Contents

1 1. Download and Install LineageOS 16 for Mi A1 (Android Pie)
2 About the ROM
3 Prerequisite
4 Download Section
5 How to Flash LineageOS 16 on Mi A1
6 1. Download and Install LineageOS 16 for Mi A1 (Android Pie)

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1. Download and Install LineageOS 16 for Mi A1 (Android Pie)

About the ROM

XDA Thread

ROM OS Version: Android 9 Pie

ROM Kernel: Linux 4.x

Status: Nightly

Maintained by: flex1911, abhishek987

Prerequisite

Unlocked Bootloader
TWRP Installed
The battery should be charged to 50%

Download Section

ROM: Download

GApps: Opengapps

TWRP: Download

Drivers: ADB and Fastboot

Magisk: Magisk v18.1

How to Flash LineageOS 16 on Mi A1

Note: Install all drivers and take a backup before proceeding

Step 1: Unlock the bootloader

Power off your Mi A1
Press and hold the volume down button and Power button to enter into fastboot mode
Connect the device to PC
Open the command prompt on your pc/laptop and run the following command:
fastboot oem unlock

Your phone is unlocked.

Step 2: Boot the recovery

Note: Only use the TWRP given in Download section, Other TWRP versions are not supported

Connect the phone to PC
Download recovery, rename it to recovery.img and place it in C:\adb folder
Open a command prompt by pressing Shift + Right Click and then click on Open command window or Powershell
Paste this command to boot recovery

fastboot boot recovery.img

This will boot the recovery.

Step 3: Flash the ROM and GApps