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I dont know. Does your Linux distribution immediately upgrade to the latest kernel when Linus releases a new one?

Besides, the phone software is highly optimised for the specific hardware. It is not a generic software like Windows



Even distros often provide a kernel mainline branch to let you install the latest and greatest kernel in a click.

But there's also nothing to stop you simply building the latest kernel from source and using that - it's pretty easy and it will work fine.


Why though?

Seriously, why can't Android just be installed? Are they building it like the old-timey kernel before modules and embedding drivers in a giant monolith or something ridiculous?


Android is even more modular:

https://source.android.com/docs/core/architecture/hal


> Does your Linux distribution immediately upgrade to the latest kernel when Linus releases a new one?

Yes, it does (CachyOS).




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