The newest Linux kernel, version 3.3, includes code from Google's Android project. That should help both Android and other Linux-based projects. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and ...

You could argue that Google’s Android, so popular on smartphones now, is the most popular Linux of all right now. There’s only one little problem with that: Android has continued to be apart from the ...

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 ...

After being caught off guard by the disclosure of a serious flaw in the Linux kernel this week, Google has quickly developed a patch for Android and shared it with device manufacturers. It might take ...

We, along with many other websites, reported that a new Linux kernel flaw could make millions of Android devices vulnerable to attack if not patched immediately. We’re finding out today that the data ...

Google's Android code will assume its rightful place in the Linux kernel -- in good time, the company's top open source guru says. The Android code was stripped out of the last kernel release, version ...

Corbin is a tech journalist and developer who worked at Android Police from 2016 until 2021. Check out his other work at corbin.io. Android is built on top of the Linux kernel, but it has always used ...

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 ...

Android usually maintains a monthly security patch schedule, but Google has released an out-of-cycle fix for a serious vulnerability that affects a majority of devices. The company is working on a ...

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 ...

After being caught off guard by the disclosure of a serious flaw in the Linux kernel this week, Google has quickly developed a patch for Android and shared it with device manufacturers. It might take ...