A new leak claims Google's gearing up to upgrade the Linux kernel on Pixel phones to version 6.12 — but the Pixel 6 series ...

Pixel 10 is currently one of the latest flagship phones from Google. However, we found it lagging in a head-to-head raw ...

A major change in the maintenance lifecycle of Linux kernels is coming. During a Linaro Connect 2017 presentation on Android’s Project Treble, Googler Iliyan Malchev announced that Linux LTS (Long ...

Android fragmentation is a constant issue for the world’s most popular operating system. While high-end consumers are treated to a fresh Android version each year, another version comes along before ...

The Linux Plumbers Conference is this week, and since Android is one of the biggest distributors of the Linux kernel in the world, Google software engineer Todd Kjos stopped by for a progress report ...

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The Android's kernel controls many aspects of the operating system, so when you replace the operating system you replace the code that keeps Android running. Android custom kernels, also called ROMs, ...

Kernel update in the pipeline ...

Future versions of Android will be more resilient to exploits thanks to developers’ efforts to integrate the latest Linux kernel defenses into the operating system. Android’s security model relies ...

Samsung's attempt to prevent attacks on Galaxy phones by modifying kernel code ended up exposing it to more security bugs, according to Google Project Zero (GPZ). Not only are smartphone makers like ...

Android security updates this month patch 46 vulnerabilities, including a high-severity remote code execution (RCE) exploited in targeted attacks. The zero-day, tracked as CVE-2024-36971, is a use ...

Google's new Pixel 3 handset is the first Android device to feature a new kernel code protection system, the company said today. Named Control Flow Integrity (CFI), this technique works by preventing ...