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 ...

Kernel update in the pipeline ...

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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 Pixel 6 series launched in 2021, and since then I've been using the Pro model on and off for many years. But now it seems ...

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 ...

Google has released the Android November 2021 security updates, which address 18 vulnerabilities in the framework and system components, and 18 more flaws in the kernel and vendor components. Among ...

It seems like Google is working hard to update and upstream the Linux kernel that sits at the heart of every Android phone. The company was a big participant in this year’s Linux Plumbers Conference, ...

Google’s Android November 2021 security updates plug 18 flaws in the framework and system components and 18 more in the kernel and vendor components. Among Google’s November Android security updates ...

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, ...

Bad Epoll (CVE-2026-46242) is a use-after-free race in the Linux kernel that lets a local user gain root on Linux and Android ...

A newly disclosed use-after-free in the Linux kernel's epoll code, CVE-2026-46242, lets an unprivileged user get root on ...