Google is eyeing up a generic Linux kernel for Android, but even that won't fix Android's fragmentation issues. Here's why.

How to Install a Kernel for Android. 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 users rejoice! Linux kernel LTS releases are now good for 6 years Linux kernel lifecycle tripled to match the realities of hardware development.

Android uses the Long Term Support branch of the Linux kernel, which had 2 years of support. Now the LTS kernel will be supported for 6 years.

Google has outlined four key kernel hardening features its engineers have backported from upstream Linux to Android kernels on devices that ship with Android 8.0 Oreo. They will benefit "all ...

The high-risk defects in the Android kernel included memory corruption flaws, memory illegal accesses and resource leaks.

One of Android's most eclectic developers walks us through his own personal smartphone setup -- including a surprising admission about his primary device.

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 ...

But, Google took Android in its own direction, a direction that wasn’t compatible with the mainstream Linux kernel. As Greg Kroah-Hartman, head of the Linux Driver Project and a Novell engineer ...

First, the cloud: Numerous programming flaws in the Android kernel include 88 high-risk defects that could leave users’ sensitive information exposed, analysis firm Coverity announced today.