Speaking in terms of layman language, the central architecture of Android security ensures that no application has permission to impact other applications, the operating system or the user (which ...

So Android’s fledgling support for RISC-V means chipmakers and device manufacturers could have a viable alternative to Arm if they feel the architecture holder is playing hardball.

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Lars Bergstrom, Android's director of engineering, wants RISC-V to be seen as a "tier-1 platform" in Android, which would put it on par with Arm. That's a big change from just six months ago.