I’m sorry if this sounds like a stupid question but why won’t android just straight up run like Linux distros that almost run on any computer? Why does each model under each manufacturers require separate maintainors seperately? Aren’t they running like almost similar hardware like processors from Qualcomm, mediatek, Exynos, etc? Why hasn’t there been a single android os that is compatible with all the device?

  • FunkyCheese@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    12 hours ago

    Phones have very different hardware

    Touch screen

    Accelerometers

    Compas

    Gps

    Various antennas etc

    So theres a lot of stuff needed that i dont think is part of … the linux kernel.

    That said, isnt android open source?

    Just fork it, strip out the stuff you dont want, add the stuff you do want

    • ShimitarAEnglish
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      10 hours ago

      Android uses the Linux kernel so, all android hardware has Linux kernel drivers.

      Also android is kinda open source. The hardware layer source mostly isn’t released by the vendors. Its mostly illegal, but they get away with it anyway.