joojmachine to Android · 3 years agoGoogle's Generic Kernel Image is the next step towards solving Android's fragmentation problemwww.xda-developers.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up148arrow-down12
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minus-squareuser1919@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-21 year agoWhat are the cons of this aside from google having more control of the software?
minus-squaretias@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-21 year agoA generic kernel reduces a lot of problems with compatibility and maintainability (which as a consequence could at least theoretically make phones cheaper), but it will have costs in terms of performance and memory usage.
What are the cons of this aside from google having more control of the software?
A generic kernel reduces a lot of problems with compatibility and maintainability (which as a consequence could at least theoretically make phones cheaper), but it will have costs in terms of performance and memory usage.