It took a long time, but we finally saw the Xiaomi Mi A1's kernel sources released at the end of January, after a long battle between Xiaomi and the developer community. Lack of kernel sources didn't stop some developers. We saw a semi-functional version of LineageOS released for the device before the kernel sources even came out. Still, kernel sources were necessary for pretty much anything else. One of the developers who spearheaded the campaign against Xiaomi, XDA Recognised Developer franciscofranco, has now released his ever-famous Franco Kernel for the device. His kernel is well known for its improved battery life over the stock kernel and its "flash and forget" nature. If you're interested, there's no better time to try it out than now, given that a new version just released!


Download Franco Kernel from the Xiaomi Mi A1 forum