Good news for android overall. Hopefully, this could be extended to other OEMs by 2025 and not be optional like virtual A&Bs when it arrives.
(Meanwhile, my current smartphone running 4.19.. )
Google may be planning to ship a major kernel upgrade to all its (Tensor-powered) pixel phones.
https://androiddev.social/@MishaalRahman/111727019199585843
21 Comments
sabreW4K3@lemmy.tf · 16 pts · 2y
It's all to get phones ready for Auracast as that's going to be huge.
vind@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 2y
What's Auracast?
sabreW4K3@lemmy.tf · 26 pts · 2y
Bluetooth broadcasting. One device will be able to stream to hundreds and thousands of devices.
pineapplelover@lemm.ee · 24 pts · 2y
Surely nothing can go wrong with this
Grass@sh.itjust.works · 10 pts · 2y
That sounds absolutely please no.
sabreW4K3@lemmy.tf · 9 pts · 2y
Huh? Why not? Being able to stream multiple languages in a single cinema showing or supporting those with hearing difficulties is amazing.
Even going to clubs and from the outside it looks like a bunch of weirdos dancing to themselves is amazing.
CaptKoala@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 2y
This comment is hinged entirely on the assumption that a(more like many) for-profit business won't immediately make it a money printer to make line go up, sure the tech may be amazing and huge for accessibility but I see it getting almost immediately milked like most other new technologies.
Daxtron2@startrek.website · 15 pts · 2y
So we should, what, stop coming up with new ideas because someone might use them for bad things? I guess we should stop making new kitchen knives because you could use them for murder?
CaptKoala@lemmy.ml · -1 pts · 2y
No, we should legislate (and then actually enforce that legislation).
I really don't see any other way to reign in the unchecked capitalism at this point.
iturnedintoanewt@lemm.ee · -2 pts · 2y
balancedchaos@lemmy.world · -2 pts · 2y
It's going to be huge.
Kushan@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
Is this correct? I thought phones basically already supported it and have done since Android 13. Why is a whole new kernel needed for this one feature?
sabreW4K3@lemmy.tf · 2 pts · 2y
From what I can gather, there's a bunch of optimizations for battery that should bring massive benefits
TurtleTourParty@midwest.social · 10 pts · 2y
Will there be any battery improvements? My Pixel 6 could use some (I miss the battery life of my 5a, RIP).
limerod@reddthat.com · 9 pts · 2y
There could be. Newer smartphones are going to improve. You should hold out for a year or two and wait until the tensor is efficient and provides good battery life.
Note: The toot mentions Pixel 9 and pixel 8 series smartphones. It could happen but I won't hold my breath for pixel 6.
Nighed@sffa.community · 10 pts · 2y
What does this mean for most users? What features does this allow/improve that they couldn't implement before?
Do we know why they are doing this if it's so unusual?
Edit: and is this an Android change or a Google change? Is a particular android version picky about what Linux version it's built on?
evo@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 2y
This only affects modern Pixels, and probably won't directly impact anything in a way that you as a user will notice. I assume there will be efficiency improvements that may have tiny bumps for performance/battery but probably imperceivable.
I think Google is doing this for security. Now that Pixels are going to be supposed for 7+ years it will be easier to maintain them and keep up with security patches if they are on a more recent kernel version.
TheMadnessKing@lemdro.id · 4 pts · 2y
You may be able to mount your NTFS formatted Pen drive via OTG w/o Third party apps.
shea@lemmy.blahaj.zone · -2 pts · 2y
wow i hope that's not all, that's a pretty lame update. I can't think of even one use-case that that would be helpful for.
biscuitswalrus@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
My long battery life performant phone running Android with kernel 4.14.116 would like an update but it was abandoned years ago. Which is a shame.
8gb ram 256gb storage and a locked Bootloader. Sad times
henfredemars@infosec.pub · 2 pts · 2y
I feel your pain. A past phone I had did have an unlockable bootloader but it needed service due to a manufacturing defect. The one they gave me as the replacement was a carrier version with a locked bootloader.
cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 2y