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Secure kernel
Linux has evolved as a trusted platform over the years, and Android has leveraged this fact
by using it as its kernel. The user-based permission model of Linux has in fact worked well
for Android. As mentioned earlier, there is a lot of specific code built into the Linux kernel.
With each Android version release, the kernel version has also changed. The following
table shows Android versions and their corresponding kernel versions:
Android version
Linux kernel version
1
2.6.25
1.5
2.6.27
1.6
2.6.29
2.2
2.6.32
2.3
2.6.35
3
2.6.36
4
3.0.1
4.1
3.0.31
4.2
3.4.0
4.2
3.4.39
4.4
3.8
Linux kernel versions used in Android
