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Is Android's kernel holding it back? (lemdro.id)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I recently found out that Android's kernel is VERY different from any Apple implementation. Never really crossed my mind that there are different types of kernels.

This made me wonder - if the microkernel is so much better, at the cost of being complicated to develop an OS for, would Android be better on microkernel?

Please enlighten me. I'm only trying to learn more.

Also, do interact, Lemmy needs good conversation.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

So, would it even be possible to change this?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It's possible to change anything, the main question is the cost of doing so.

Google has already created something called Fuchsia which is reportedly very fast and potentially more secure than Android. But Google already has nearly 20 years of an existing ecosystem in Android that they would effectively be giving up because app manufacturers would have to make new apps for the new system.

They've probably ran the numbers to see how much it would cost to perform the new roll-out vs how much income it would bring, and I would guess that making such a massive change just wouldn't be worth it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Hmm... That's true.

What about custom implementations? ROM devs?