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		mpol on Sept 25, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Pixel 8 leak promises 7 years of OS updates Can anyone explain how this works in modern Android? Do the drivers for this specific hardware live in Treble? Can they "just" drop a new kernel in a point release, like linux 6.5 vanilla? Or linux 8.5 vanilla in the year 2030? I am not an Android user, but do have some interest in following what is happening. I do have interest in mobile Linux, currently I am using Sailfish OS with libhybris drivers and an old kernel.

izacus on Sept 25, 2023 [–]

No, the kernel doesn't get updated (usually). Security patches get back ported and Android releases can run on multiple kernel versions.

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