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

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 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 ...

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 ...

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

Lo and behold, the Galaxy Tab S11 series fits that bill perfectly. It’s powered by the Dimensity 9400+ and runs Samsung’s One UI 8, which is based on Android 16. According to Reddit user NSuknyarov, ...

Since Android uses Linux, you’d think it would be easier to run Linux apps on your Android phone or tablet. There are some solutions out there, but the experience is usually less than stellar. A new ...

Running Android apps on my Raspberry Pi used to be a niche curiosity, but with Waydroid, it has become a genuinely useful feature of my home setup. I've got it running on Raspberry Pi OS with Wayland ...

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 ...

Hidden away among the hullabaloo of Google's March Pixel feature drop lies a feature many enthusiasts and developers have asked for years—the Linux Terminal app. This Debian-based Linux environment is ...