Does Android Use the Linux Kernel?
Contents Android Is a Mobile Operating System Based on a Modified Version of the Linux Kernel and Other Open Source Software, Designed Primarily for...
Android is a mobile operating system based on a modified version of the Linux kernel and other open source software, designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.
Is a type of kernel used in Android?
Android uses the Linux kernel under the hood. Because Linux is open-source, Google’s Android developers could modify the Linux kernel to fit their needs. Linux gives the Android developers a pre-built, already maintained operating system kernel to start with so they don’t have to write their own kernel.
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Is Android a Linux distro?
Although every Android smartphone and tablet does include a Linux kernel, Android doesn’t completely fulfill any of the other characteristics commonly associated with Linux distros. … However, if your definition of a Linux distro is an operating system that’s based on the Linux kernel, then Android is a Linux distro.
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