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Android 5.0 to Feature Linux Kernel 3.14? Totally Possible!
The Linux kernel is an absolutely brilliant piece of development work. Every Linux-based operating system uses it as the central unit responsible for process execution, and it serves as the interface...
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Open Source Archives Available for the Sony Xperia Z2 and Z2 Tablet
The Sony Xperia Z2 is a flagship device that many end users and developers have been waiting for. A powerful CPU and many unique features make it one of the most interesting phones of the first half of...
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Learn How to Compile a Kernel using Linaro
Not too long time ago, we compared Linaro and GCC to see whether changing your compiler could result in better performance. The process of compiling a kernel with Linaro and other toolchains is similar...
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Video Tutorial Shows You How to Add Some Features to Your Kernel
Kernel development is undoubtedly one of the most popular and important types of development here on XDA. There are literally thousands of kernel projects available on this site, spread across almost...
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Partial Android Wear Source Posted, HTC M7/M8 Kernel Source Available – XDA...
HTC One M7 and M8 Android 4.4.3 kernel source code has been released! That and much more news is covered by Jordan, as he reviews all the important stories from this weekend. Included in this week’s...
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Tweak Your Kernel with Kernel Tuner 2014
There are dozens of overclocking and kernel tweaking apps out there. In addition, some ROMs offer built-in settings to set your CPU governor and overclocking options. However, not every ROM offers such...
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Google Pushes Experimental Linux Kernel 3.10 Defconfigs for MSM, Exynos and...
The big hype surrounding Android L’s unveiling caused us all to skip one important change, the debut of the Linux 3.10 kernel in the ARM world. New smartwatches like the LG G Watch and Samsung Gear...
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Convert PNGs into RLEs Easily on Any OS with PNG2RLE
Unlike other operating systems, Android uses its own graphical image formats. Most of the images use in the OS are PNGs, but there are some devices that use the RLE image format for their kernel logos....
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Charge Your Kindle Fire HD 7″ Faster… Much Faster
The Kindle Fire HD 7” is quite an intriguing device. Technically it uses its own operating system, “FireOS,” which is essentially a skinned variant of Android 4.2.2. Of course, it was only a matter of...
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HTC Desire 816 Gets Developer Treatment with Custom ROM, Recovery, and Kernel
In the last few days, we’ve talked about some fairly high end devices receiving official ports of popular ROMs or updates via OTA. Users of mid-range devices usually must be more patient when it comes...
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MediaTek Releases Full Kernel Source for First Android One Devices
Those who might have thought that MediaTek would never release working kernel source might have to wipe their eyes right about now. It’d be best for such readers to sit down as all of you are in for a...
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Learn How to Build Ubuntu Kernels with Comprehensive Guide
Linux is an operating system that many of you folks love and use on daily basis. It’s free, powerful, and quite a configurable operating system that can compile Android without much effort. One of the...
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Easily Load Your Favorite Kernels with Kernel Manager
Custom kernels are designed to make our devices run better, faster, and be more battery friendly than their stock counterparts. Kernel development is definitely not easy, as it requires lots of...
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HTC Releases Kernel Source for One M7, M8 GPe Devices
A few days, we talked about the Google Play editions of the HTC One M7 and M8 getting an Android 5.0 Lollipop update. Those updates, in addition to the totally new user experience, gave developers a...
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Tap2Unlock Brings Security to Tap2Wake
Android OS offers many ways of unlocking your device. Among the most popular are entering a pattern or PIN and face unlock. Although patterns and PINs can be pretty secure, there are still ways to...
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Tweak Your Kernel Parameters with Kernel Adiutor
The vast majority of custom kernels allow various modifications like selecting your governor, adjusting the maximum clock frequency, and much more. These paramters can be changed by executing commands...
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GPLv2 and Its Infringement by Xiaomi
Xiaomi has announced their spectacularly spec’ed Mi Note Pro, which features the latest in Qualcomm’s Snapdragon processors alongside a big 2K display and 4GB of RAM for a killer price. That being...
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How to Tweak Your Kernel – XDA App Review
Part of being a power user is getting and using more of your device than even the OEM could imagine. Power users want to tweak everything to run just perfectly in their eyes. There are many apps out...
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Sony Publishes UART Plans, Makes Kernel Development More Understandable
When you get a custom kernel to flash onto your device, in most cases you don’t think about its development process. Developers often use some really complicated tools to make the device boot. Among...
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How to Automatically Check the MD5 Sum of a Download!
Back in the middle of March, we dedicated an entire week to many awesome Tasker tips and tricks that you’ve likely never seen elsewhere to best enhance your smartphone’s utility. Hopefully, you’ve...
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