If they are fully compatible it means community updates can work better too - not needing to worry about the HAL as much. Yes, Google might need to take one mo

If they are fully compatible it means community updates can work better too - not needing to worry about the HAL as much. Yes, Google might need to take one more step of saying "and we ship the security updates" before the average user benefits - but that can be done down the line if the situation merits it. Developers and power users will be able to take advantage of it even sooner. A single codebase for LineageOS? Yes please!