# Linux Kernel Android uses the Linux kernel as its low-level operating-system substrate. ## Notebook evidence [[Scanned_20260730-1806#Page 17 — `Scanned_20260730-1806.pdf`, PDF page 17|PDF page 17]] records kernel `4.14.117-perf+` for the Moto G Stylus environment. ## Boundary The version string is a baseline identifier, not a complete kernel provenance record. Preserve configuration, build hash, modules, security patch, signer, boot image, and capture method.