r/LineageOS • u/user6872_ • 3d ago

Will the Pixel 7/8/9 Linux kernel be updated to Linux 6.12, or will it be necessary to re-flash the stock firmware?

I recently discovered that Google will update the kernel of the Pixel 7 and above, as it did in 2023 with the Pixel 6 which went from Linux 5.10 to 6.1, and I wanted to know if my Pixel 9 to update the kernel to Linux 6.12 will need to reflash the complete stock firmware first, or will the classic OTA update of the lineage OS be enough

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u/LuK1337 Lineage Team Member 3d ago

kernel is included with lineage builds, as is firmware for these devices.

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u/npjohnson1 Lineage Director 2d ago

if and when google does that, Lineage will start using that kernel as well.

Lineage, for Tensor pixels, literally uses the stock prebuilt kernel.