r/LineageOS • u/TelephonePutrid3678 • Sep 04 '26

Development Why were official builds discontinued for Mi8917 & Mi8937 & Mi439?

I'm curious about whether this is based on a technical reason or the original maintainer just doesn't want to keep supporting them, in which case I may try to take a look into it and see if I can continue it.

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u/grit31ist Sep 04 '26 edited Sep 04 '26

https://review.lineageos.org/c/LineageOS/hudson/+/497882

quote from changelog: "for tracking, extract was never updated to python, so it is broken and maintainer does not wish to fix it."

There is also @mi_msm8937 Telegram group which said that the original maintainer 0xCAFEBABE does not own any of theese devices anymore.

EDIT: I've been using Redmi 3S since 2016 (using LineageOS since 2018) and it has been exactly 10 years in July this year. I have gone through 3 battery replacements and 2 LCD replacements LOL (all of them DIY). Fantastic device. I guess it is time to move on now.

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u/TelephonePutrid3678 Sep 04 '26

Thanks. Will look into this.

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u/elginsk8r Sep 04 '26

Maintainer did not want to adapt the trees to meet the updated requirements. You are welcome to address these issues and apply to be an official maintainer.