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, ...

Samsung’s first smartwatch may have shipped with Google’s Android Wear software, but every smartwatch the company has released since then has been powered by the Linux-based Tizen operating system.

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 ...

The Android 16 QPR1 source code is now live on the AOSP (Android Open Source Project) (via Reddit ). This means custom ROMs ...

Motorola has just released the kernel source code for one of its newer smartphones, the Moto G5S Plus. The kernel source code is now available on Github for developers to download and play around with ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

With the constant rush to trumpet the latest phones it's easy to think of old phones as obsolete. Most carriers encourage this with a spotty record on upgrading their existing phones to the latest and ...

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 ...

Google typically holds back on major features for its Quarterly Feature Drop. With its monthly updates, Google focuses on ...

As I am sure many of you already know, Android is based on an open source platform, requiring that the source code for generated builds be returned to the community ...