[NewJazz]

For the nonexistent Pixel 8? Or are you referring to running on a Pixel 6a, for example:

https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Google_Pixel_6a_(google-b...

This device is marked as not booting.

[charcircuit]

I'm stating a general fact that the patches in ACK are not needed for Android to work.

[NewJazz]

Many past Pixel devices, which are still in support, cannot seem to run a mainline kernel.