Re:Fairphone suggests Qualcomm is the biggest barrier to lon...
by londons_explore on Saturday March 27, 2021 @02:48AM
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The SoC manufacturer provides to the OEM exactly one kernel version that works on that chip.
The OEM has to use that version. Oftentimes the SoC manufacturer will deliberately make it an old version because they know that the next android release will require a newer kernel version, therefore forcing the OEM to update to a new and more profitable SoC rather than continuing to sell an old model.
The OEM has to use that version. Oftentimes the SoC manufacturer will deliberately make it an old version because they know that the next android release will require a newer kernel version, therefore forcing the OEM to update to a new and more profitable SoC rather than continuing to sell an old model.