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

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

Android's Linux terminal can use GPU acceleration (gfxstream) to render graphical Linux apps. Current renderer uses Lavapipe (CPU), making GUI Linux apps slow, battery-heavy, and hot. Android 2509 ...

Google’s Linux Terminal app is the core interface for running Linux environments on Android. It spins up a virtual machine ...

What just happened? For all the native apps and tools available on platforms like Chrome OS, sometimes you just need a good old Linux program to get things done, especially if you are a developer.

Android's new Canary update enables support for graphical Linux apps in the Linux terminal, making it more versatile. The update introduces a simple way to launch graphical apps through the Weston ...

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 ...

Introduction Android has long been focused on running mobile apps, but in recent years, features aimed at developers and power users have begun pushing its boundaries. One exciting frontier: running ...

Google and Qualcomm seem to be mixing it up for an option beyond Mac, Windows, and Linux.