# capntrips/KernelFlasher

Kernel Flasher is an Android app to flash, backup, and restore kernels.

Repository: https://github.com/capntrips/KernelFlasher
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/kernelflasher
Homepage: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/dev-kernel-flasher.4439887/
Language: Kotlin
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: android
Archived: true
Last push: 2025-04-16T22:00:25+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 16, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1587, "days_push": 504, "days_rel": 504, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: prerelease_only, archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1336, forks 121 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:25.537155+00:00)

## What it is
Kernel Flasher is an Android application for flashing, backing up, and restoring custom kernels via AnyKernel3 zips. It also manages vendor_dlkm mount/map status and captures dmesg and logcat logs.

## Use cases
- flash an AnyKernel3 kernel zip on Android
- backup kernel partitions before flashing
- restore a previous kernel backup
- toggle vendor_dlkm mount and map status
- save dmesg and logcat for debugging

## When to choose
- you root your Android device and swap custom kernels
- you want a safe way to back up and restore kernel partitions
- you need to flash AK3 zips without a PC

## When to avoid
- you need to flash full ROMs or recoveries
- your device is not rooted or lacks A/B slot support
- you want a desktop flashing tool

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, backup, file-system
- domain: android-tools, developer-tools, operating-systems
- platform: -
- tags: kernel-flashing, android-kernel, anykernel3, root, custom-roms, android, mobile

## Member repositories
- capntrips/KernelFlasher (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:25.537155+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:44:06.996966+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/capntrips/KernelFlasher (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:25.537155+00:00, sha ec7ec042707f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.