At the time of writing, your Android smartphone is almost certainly running a Linux kernel based on version 4 or above. The earliest versions of Android were based on Linux 2.6.

One kernel to boot them all Google outlines plans for mainline Linux kernel support in Android Google wants less forking, more modularization for Android's Linux kernel.

Google is eyeing up a generic Linux kernel for Android, but even that won't fix Android's fragmentation issues. Here's why.

It seems that many changes from Android made their way into version 3.3 of the Linux kernel. This may not sound like much, but it’s a great example of the power of open source.

Brady over-stated the case. Android is Linux. To be exact, version, 2.2, Froyo, runs on top of the 2.6.32 Linux kernel. To quote from the Android developer page, Dalvik, Android’s Java-based ...

The latest version of the Linux kernel is now available, and the team responsible for the mainline kernel have merged code from the Android project. This will make it possible to boot Android from ...

Android users rejoice! Linux kernel LTS releases are now good for 6 years Linux kernel lifecycle tripled to match the realities of hardware development.

The newest Linux kernel, version 3.3, includes code from Google's Android project. That should help both Android and other Linux-based projects.

Now a newly discovered Linux kernel bug is raising concerns for the security of Android devices, as it leaves a door open for malware intrusion.