Android 16 QPR2 makes the Linux Terminal way more useful with expanded file access

You can now access most of your Android phone's files from the Linux Terminal app, starting in Android 16 QPR2.

Android will soon run Linux apps better, and that's great for Google's PC plans

Google has a much-needed fix to improve the performance of graphical Linux apps on Android. Here's what's changing and why it ...
Hackaday

The Android Linux Commander

Last time, I described how to write a simple Android app and get it talking to your code on Linux. So, of course, we need an example. Since I’ve been on something of a macropad kick lately, I decided ...
CNET

Linux and Android, together at last

The newest Linux kernel, version 3.3, includes code from Google's Android project. That should help both Android and other Linux-based projects. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and ...
How-To Geek on MSN

Linux Apps on Android Are One Step Closer to Reality

Android's Linux terminal can use GPU acceleration (gfxstream) to render graphical Linux apps. Current renderer uses Lavapipe ...
ZDNet

Your Android phone will run Debian Linux soon (like some Pixels already can)

Qualcomm claims that my Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus' Snapdragon 8 Elite CPU is faster than the Intel Core Ultra 288V chip. My smartphone also has 12GB of RAM and 512GB of solid-state storage. In short, it ...
Android Police

Android could soon have a native Linux terminal app

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