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That's out of date. They added a very competent HAL and driver model yonks ago: https://source.android.com/docs/core/architecture/hal-types https://source.andr
by origin_path 4y ago
That's out of date. They added a very competent HAL and driver model yonks ago:
https://source.android.com/docs/core/architecture/hal-types https://source.android.com/docs/core/architecture/hal-types
The big lift here was scrapping the Linux driver model which was at the root of most of the pain.
- NonNefarious 4y agoSo now everyone can update their phones on the day of a new Android release?
- origin_path 4y agoNo, because generally very few/no people want to install a totally untested OS onto their phone. But the work needed by phone makers to update to a new Android is drastically reduced, so they can reduce the latency by a lot.
- NonNefarious 4y agoA released OS should not be "totally untested." If it is, that's a whole other problem right there.
- origin_path 4y agoUntested on that device.