Can Mi A1 be downgraded?

[zroice]

Hey guys - maybe you saw my other thread nougat vs. oreo - but i guess i just have to try it...
But will I be able to downgrade after I did upgrade? My new Mi A1 is still on nougat from december 2017 and I wanna start to mod it.. but since downgrades are often prevented I wanna make sure if its possible or not first. (aka to wait to be sure to update or just do it and downgrade later if it turns out i rather take the older android version - because of moddability reasons..)?

 

[muruu]

Hey guys - maybe you saw my other thread nougat vs. oreo - but i guess i just have to try it...
But will I be able to downgrade after I did upgrade? My new Mi A1 is still on nougat from december 2017 and I wanna start to mod it.. but since downgrades are often prevented I wanna make sure if its possible or not first. (aka to wait to be sure to update or just do it and downgrade later if it turns out i rather take the older android version - because of moddability reasons..)?

Downgrading is possible by using MiFlashTool. Look around the xda thread for guides. You'll need to download the respective fastboot roms. And be careful if you want to mod your phone, try not to update your phone pass stock May update. Xiaomi made few changes that if you were to unlock your bootloader in May update, your device will be wiped.