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Re:Nokia launches DIY repairable budget Android phone by SparkyMcUnicorn on Saturday February 25, 2023 @07:21PM (#34941851)
> Custom roms never upgrade the kernel

That's not entirely true. There's plenty that bundle a custom kernel.

Browse some device-specific development topics on XDA developers for examples.

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Re:Nokia launches DIY repairable budget Android phone by palata on Saturday February 25, 2023 @09:10PM (#34942380)
Aren't projects like PostmarketOS upstreaming many devices? Meaning that you can then update the kernel, right?
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Re:Nokia launches DIY repairable budget Android phone by open1414 on Sunday February 26, 2023 @12:08PM (#34947145)
PostmarketOS is the mainline Linux kernel and doesn't have all the features that are needed for a proper Android phone. There are a lot of Android userspace drivers that may break with another kernel.
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Re:Nokia launches DIY repairable budget Android phone by palata on Monday February 27, 2023 @05:09AM (#34954738)
Oh, that makes sense!
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Re:Nokia launches DIY repairable budget Android phone by open1414 on Sunday February 26, 2023 @12:07PM (#34947136)
Custom kernels are not upgraded kernels. They usually just back port a few fixes. No custom kernel running Android has a full kernel upgrade because it breaks the KMI and kernel drivers aren't usually updated.
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