Andy Walker / Android Authority One of Google’s significant innovations that has gone largely unnoticed this year was the rollout of Linux Terminal support baked right into Android. If you own a Pixel and are running the latest stable version ...

Andy Walker / Android Authority Google Pixels can claim many exclusive features, including camera modes like Best Take and Add Me, and UI additions like At A Glance. But it can now add another feature to the list: the Linux ...

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Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Android 15’s new Linux Terminal app is limited to 4GB of memory, which can be insufficient for developers. A workaround involves increasing the zram size, creating a swap file, and adjusting swappiness to improve ...

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Pixel phones now feature a Linux Terminal app, enabling users to run a Debian virtual machine for desktop apps alongside Android ones. While still lacking features like GUI/audio, the recent Android 16 Beta 4 ...

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Here’s a quick guide on how to access files from your Android device while using the new Linux Terminal app. The Terminal app connects to an isolated instance of Debian running in a virtual ...

Andy Walker / Android Authority TL;DR A Google employee has revealed why the company recently added a Linux Terminal app to Android. According to the Google employee, the main purpose of the Linux Terminal feature is to bring more Linux ...

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Google has added a tabbed interface to the Terminal app in Android 16 Beta 3. The Terminal app lets you run Linux apps in a virtual machine on your Android device. Adding tabs makes ...

Andy Walker / Android Authority TL;DR The Android Linux Terminal app is now widely available for Pixel users running the March 2025 update. The Debian-based environment allows users to carry a fully fledged Linux instance with them, although it still ...

If you’re contemplating switching from Windows or macOS to Linux or are an experienced user who enjoys exploring different distributions, you should consider Linux Mint and MX Linux. Below, I delve into these two distributions, highlighting their core attributes, use ...