• After 15+ years, we've made a big change: Android Forums is now Early Bird Club. Learn more here.

Firmware Confusion

Codger

Newbie
I realise that similar questions may have been asked but both vendors and forums seem to use the word "firmware" to mean either (to use equivalent PC parlance) "bios" or "O/S" - the version of Android sitting on top of a Linux kernel - and the context does not necessarilly make the distinction clear. More rarely they may be referring to "kernel" upgrade.

Personally I view "bios" as firmware and Android as the "system". Sometimes one may need to do the former before the latter can be upgraded!

Any rule of thumb guidlines here?
 
Back
Top Bottom