docs: add release notes for Android 16KB page size
What changed, and why it matters
This commit only adds a line to the release notes describing a previous build-system change for Android. It does not change any code, configuration, or behavior, and it does not fix or introduce any security issue.
No security action needed; this is a documentation-only release-note entry.
Security signals we found
No strong security signals were identified.
Evidence from the diff
The diff is a documentation-only addition to docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.21.0.md. It records that the Android Lndmobile.aar build now uses the linker flag -Wl,-z,max-page-size=16384 to support devices with 16 KB memory pages while remaining compatible with 4 KB page-size devices. There are no code, build script, or cryptographic changes in the commit.
Changed components
docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.21.0.mdInspect captured patch +6 / −0
diff --git a/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.21.0.md b/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.21.0.md
index 10bf65e..e42be88 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.21.0.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.21.0.md
@@ -378,6 +378,12 @@
and transitioning the documentation to focus on a more reliable "Simnet"
workflow while removing obsolete faucet references.
+* [Android Lndmobile 16 KB page size for native libraries](https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/pull/10517)
+ The Android `Lndmobile.aar` build now passes `-Wl,-z,max-page-size=16384` to
+ the linker, keeping the generated native library compatible with newer
+ Android devices that use 16 KB memory pages while preserving compatibility
+ with existing 4 KB page-size devices.
+
# Contributors (Alphabetical Order)
* bitromortac
Why this scored 19/100
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