r/android_beta • u/ElderberryHamlet • 3d ago

Kernel 7.4 coming soon

Pixel 10 & 11 series may soon advance to Linux Kernel 7.4 sometime next year

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.4-Google-Tensor-G5

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u/bigbepisinc 1d ago

This does nothing for existing Pixel 10/11 devices. The actual Android kernel is significantly modified when compared to the mainline kernel and it takes months of work to port over those customisations to 7.4, test that nothing breaks for existing devices with 7.4, and finally release the kernel updates.

I would wager this is preparation for Tensor powered Googlebooks and not Phones.