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.

The Mi A1 is Xiaomi’s very first Android One device. Android One devices run on a nearly-stock version of the operating system, and companies work closely with Google to integrate the software.

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 ...

Android security updates released this month patch a high-severity vulnerability exploited as a zero-day to install commercial spyware on compromised devices.

Google has released the September 2025 security update for Android devices, addressing a total of 84 vulnerabilities, including two actively exploited flaws.