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		pjmlp 44 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Android 16 QPR1 is being pushed to the Android Ope... Indeed, since Android 8 all drivers are in userspace and use Android IPC to talk to the Linux kernel. Traditional Linux drivers are considered legacy in Android. https://source.android.com/docs/core/architecture/hal

oneshtein 43 days ago [–]

Yep, my Pixel 5 with stock OS and Pixel 6 with Graphene are hacked via WiFi blobs, which are not updated and cannot be patched.

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