Android's New AutoFDO Feature Is Doing More Than Just Speeding Up Your Phone

Google built Android's new kernel by simulating how people actually use their phones. The result is doing more for users than ...
Android Authority

A unified kernel won't necessarily solve Android fragmentation

Android fragmentation is a constant issue for the world’s most popular operating system. While high-end consumers are treated to a fresh Android version each year, another version comes along before ...
Android Authority

Pixel phones get a major kernel upgrade with Android 15 QPR2

Google has upgraded the kernel version of all Tensor-powered Pixels in the Android 15 QPR2 Beta 1 release. The Google Pixel 6 series, Pixel 7 series, Pixel 8 series, Pixel Tablet, and Pixel Fold all ...
India Today on MSN

Google is changing Android, wants to make your smartphone faster and last longer

Google is introducing a new optimisation technique to improve Android from the kernel level. This change could make Android phones faster, smoother, and more efficient. The technique is called ...
Android Police

Android 15 QPR2 brings the Pixel 9's new Linux kernel to all Tensor-powered phones and tablets

Nathan is a tech journalist from Canada who spends too much money on gadgets. You can find his work on Android Police, Digital Trends, iMore, Mobile Syrup and ZDNET. Nathan studied journalism at ...
Android

Google is Quietly Making Your Android Phone Faster Via Kernel Optimization

Google is implementing AutoFDO (Automatic Feedback-Directed Optimization) in the Android kernel to improve performance and battery life. Now, the system reorganizes the core code of the OS to ...

Android Overtakes iPhone As Fastest Mobile Web Platform In Benchmark Showdown

Google has declared Android the 'fastest mobile platform for web browsing,' citing a series of engineering breakthroughs.
PC World

Google beefs Linux up kernel defenses in Android

Future versions of Android will be more resilient to exploits thanks to developers’ efforts to integrate the latest Linux kernel defenses into the operating system. Android’s security model relies ...