Until Marshmallow, Android devices ran the check as part of the boot process and in Marshmallow, the phone would warn you that your phone was compromised but would continue to let the phone boot up.

Ever since KitKat, Android has verified your device's boot process to make sure that rootkits and other forms of malware don't operate undetected. However, it hasn't done much more than alert you ...

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As Rahman explains, this improvement speeds up a part of the Android booting process that occurs after the Linux kernel is loaded. The performance mode removes a bottleneck from this stage, giving ...

I myself dual-boot Ubuntu Linux and Windows, but I’m intrigued by the new “PunkThis” module from CUPP Computing that effectively lets you add a second PC — based on ARM and running Android ...

Google is preparing some kernel improvements for Android devices which are said to improve boot times by up to 30% on the Pixel 10, the first semi-official reference to the unreleased smartphone.

It’s worth managing expectations here: the 30% figure is only for this part of the boot process. The overall change will be less impactful. Still, faster boot-up times are objectively good news ...