Spend enough time around Android, or even PCs, and eventually, you will come across the term, “the Linux kernel.” Android uses the Linux kernel too. In fact, it’s an integral part of the way your ...

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The LTS (long-term support) period for the Linux kernel is being cut down. In 2017, the kernel jumped from two years of support to six. Now, six years later, it turns out that’s a lot of work. ZDNet ...

The Android Common Kernel is about to remove support for the RISC-V architecture. Android Common Kernel is Google’s fork of the upstream Linux kernel but with Android-specific additions. RISC-V is an ...

When Google unveiled ChromeOS more than a decade ago, the company made it clear that this was an operating system designed for desktop and laptop computers, while Android would continue to be its ...

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In a nutshell: Android's kernel is based on the long-term support branches of the Linux kernel. LTS releases are essential for the well-being of Google's mobile OS, so much so that the company decided ...

On Monday this week, kernel developer Greg Kroah-Hartman removed the drivers for Android from the Linux kernel’s staging tree, thus insuring that–for now–Android is not headed for the mainstream Linux ...