name: Mohammad Saalim
title: Android Platform & Systems
background: 
  - AOSP Engineer
  - Linux Kernel Developer
philosophy: "What I cannot create, I do not understand"
focus:
  - Android platform
  - Kernel ↔ HAL ↔ Framework integration
  - Long-term maintainability & upgrades

About

Hey, I’m Mohammad Saalim.

I mostly work around AOSP and the parts of Android that sit close to hardware. My day-to-day work usually lives somewhere between the Linux kernel, device bring-up, HALs, and framework/system services, typically the “why is the device not booting / not working / not fast enough” side of Android.

I enjoy debugging weird, layered issues that happen at the kernel - HAL - frameworks — the kind where the logs don’t immediately make sense and the fix ends up using brain cells :).

This blog is where I write down what I learn while building, breaking, fixing, and upgrading Android systems - hopefully it helps someone else too.

What I work on

• Android Platform: AOSP frameworks, system services, apps, permissions
• Hardware Integration: IMU, touchscreens, sensors (Driver → HAL → Framework)
• Kernel & BSP: Device tree, driver development, rebasing, bring-up debugging
• IPC & Services: AIDL design, native services, Binder debugging
• Security: SELinux, permissions, platform signing, TPM, U-Boot
• Performance: Perfetto, systrace, simpleperf — jank, battery, startup optimization stuff
• Upgrades & LTS: Android version upgrades (9–16), long-term device maintenance

🌐 Connect

• Youtube: @danascape
• Twitter: @danascape
• GitHub: danascape
• LinkedIn: Saalim Quadri
• Instagram: quadrisaalim

📬 Get in Touch

📧 saalim.priv@gmail.com