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I turned my Android phone into a Linux desktop with a tool buried in Android 16

Google buried one of Android's coolest features.
Android Authority

Android's Linux Terminal app is now widely available on Pixels, and here's how to get it

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, ...
ZDNet

5 ways to use the Linux terminal on your Android phone - including my favorite

If you have a phone running Android 15, you can enable a full-blown Linux terminal that includes many of the commands you're used to running on Linux, and I have to say that it's pretty cool. Before ...
Android Authority

Google is preparing to let you run Linux apps on Android, just like Chrome OS

Google is developing a Linux terminal app for Android. The Terminal app can be enabled via developer options and will install Debian in a virtual machine. This app is likely intended for Chromebooks ...

How to run Linux GUI apps on Android (when it actually works)

How I run Linux GUI apps on my Android phone - and what to consider before you do it, too ...
Liliputing

New software for old phones: Pixel 2 gets Ubuntu Touch and unofficial Android 12 ports

The Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL smartphones were released in 2017 and they were pretty great phones with good performance and excellent cameras. But Google rolled out the last official update for ...
Android Police

Android's native Linux Terminal app is live in Google's latest update

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...