Google has outlined four key kernel hardening features its engineers have backported from upstream Linux to Android kernels on devices that ship with Android 8.0 Oreo.

It seems like Google is working hard to update and upstream the Linux kernel that sits at the heart of every Android phone. The company was a big participant in this year's Linux Plumbers ...

How to Install a Kernel for Android. 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.

Google’s Android November 2021 security updates plug 18 flaws in the framework and system components and 18 more in the kernel and vendor components.

The company wants to bring this technology to the mainline Linux kernel, which could potentially eliminate the need for per-device kernels, and further speed up Android updates.