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Pretty sure Android already uses Linux containers/namespaces for app isolation.
by heavyset_go 3y ago
Pretty sure Android already uses Linux containers/namespaces for app isolation.
- saagarjha 3y agoIt uses separate UIDs mostly.
- phone8675309 3y agoAlong with SELinux
- seabrookmx 3y agoYou're thinking of ChromeOS I think, which uses a combination of containers and virtualization (via the same VMM in this article) for Linux and Android apps..
- heavyset_go 3y agoYeah, apparently Android uses users and namespaces, but not containers as we typically know them like ChromeOS does.