Google released an Android update fixing 129 vulnerabilities, including a zero-day flaw linked to Qualcomm chips already exploited in attacks.

Google rebuilt Android’s kernel using AutoFDO and real app data, boosting performance, speeding system calls, and improving app launches.

Google is bringing a new optimization method called AutoFDO to Android’s kernel, using real usage data from popular apps to make the operating system run faster and more efficiently.

Android is in a strange place at the moment; it's stronger than ever, but feels further away from what launched almost 20 years ago.