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It looks like each Android release allows for a selection of kernel versions (for the OEM): https://source.android.com/docs/core/architecture/kernel/android-co
by Delk 4y ago
It looks like each Android release allows for a selection of kernel versions (for the OEM):
https://source.android.com/docs/core/architecture/kernel/android-common#feature-and-launch-kernels https://source.android.com/docs/core/architecture/kernel/and...
Mine is at 4.19.
- galangalalgol 4y agoMy pixel 4a says it is on android 13 but kernel 4.14. It seems they break their own rules.
- ac29 4y agoThose are only requirements for newly launched devices. Post launch, devices tend to stay on the same major kernel version even when they get new OS versions.
- josephcsible 4y agoThe linked page says "kernel upgrades aren't generally required when updating the platform release", so the relevant entry is the one for Android 10, which the Pixel 4a originally shipped with.
- ranguna 4y agoMotorola Edge 30 ultra android 12 5.10