The new Linux Terminal app plays a big role in Google's future plans to turn Android into a desktop platform. Here's how.

Google has updated Android's Terminal app to let you run full graphical Linux programs. Here's why that's a big deal.

With that in mind, Google’s recent addition of the Linux Terminal app was and will continue to be a big deal. Because as much ...

Android's new Canary update enables support for graphical Linux apps in the Linux terminal, making it more versatile. The ...

Google has said it is 'combining ChromeOS and Android into a single platform'. Why is it happening, and will the merger mean ...

Google's Android president has confirmed the platform is set to replace ChromeOS – but not when. The ostensible reason is, we ...

Android users who wanted Linux had to rely on limited third-party tools. Linux on Android via VM The key to this change is a new terminal app that uses the Android Virtualization Framework (AVF).

If an old 70s processor can run Linux, why can't a modern smartphone? Well, the wait is finally over. Google had hinted to serving up a proper Linux terminal app for Android for awhile now, but ...

Google isn’t merging Android and ChromeOS, but it is rebuilding ChromeOS on Android tech — promising faster updates, better apps, and smarter AI.

Android is far more flexible than iOS but far less flexible than Linux. With Linux, there's no end to what I can do on the desktop. Imagine if you, a Chromebook user, had that same level of ...