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, ...

Another phone Linux? The Reg attempts to disentangle the options The latest version of Mobian, an edition of Debian aimed at ...

Android: If you like to overclock or enable other certain features on your device, you'll need to use a custom Android kernel. Kernel Manager makes installing third-party kernels on your rooted phone ...

LineageOS 23 drops on Android 16 but uses QPR0; QPR1 features are missing due to delayed Google source releases. Google ...

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Developers have started to release custom kernels for the Amazon Kindle Fire which allow you to make a few nifty changes to the tablet. For instance, you can overclock the CPU or GPU when using the ...

The Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE, now that’s a mouthful, was the first device released by Motorola to have an unlockable bootloader. It’s about time right? So now that you can unlock the bootloader on the ...

We're pretty impressed overall with Google's recently released Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro handsets, which marry a premium design and build quality with a whole bunch of features, killer camera ...

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The Google Pixel 4a has finally received its first custom ROM and kernel after months of setbacks as reported by XDA developers. As we know the model itself has faced a lot of pushbacks due to the ...

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 ...