{
  "id": "xiaomi/redmi-4a",
  "vendor": "Xiaomi",
  "model": "Redmi 4A",
  "aliases": [
    "Mi8917"
  ],
  "category": "phone",
  "identifiers": {
    "sku": [
      "2016111",
      "2016112",
      "2016116",
      "2016117"
    ],
    "chips": [
      "Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425"
    ]
  },
  "status": "open-firmware",
  "projects": [
    {
      "name": "LineageOS, discontinued after 23.2 (Mi8917 variant 1)",
      "url": "https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/Mi8917/variant1/",
      "kind": "firmware",
      "license": "Apache-2.0"
    }
  ],
  "install": [
    {
      "project": "LineageOS",
      "method": "usb-bootloader",
      "guide": "https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/Mi8917/install/variant1/",
      "difficulty": "medium",
      "tools": [
        "Computer with adb and fastboot",
        "USB cable"
      ],
      "reversible": "partial",
      "notes": "No longer maintained: there are no official builds, the guide has you build LineageOS from source. The bootloader must be unlocked first, which also wipes the device; some vendors make you request an unlock code or wait before unlocking. Xiaomi devices are unlocked with Xiaomi's Mi Unlock tool. Installing wipes all data on the device: back it up first."
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "sources": [
      "lineageos"
    ]
  },
  "updated": "2026-10-17"
}