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

Linux 2.6, on which early Android was based, included a driver layer to enable product vendors to abstract and optimize unique hardware, a robust networking stack and toolkit, and process ...

Not completely the same, mind you, but Android’s kernel is directly derived from Linux. Where things get ambiguous, though, is above the kernel layer.

Still, it seemed as if Android and Linux were moving more on parallel paths than together, and that is indeed the case. At LinuxCon, Torvalds explained, that “there's still a lot of merger to be ...

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

In addition, for once this problem doesn't impact older systems. Only Linux distributions using the Linux kernel 3.10 or higher can be attacked. Linux 3.10 was released on August 2013.

"Without any strong backup, Linux is just a niche platform. Now with Google's support, Android has a better chance to win users from Microsoft," said Huang.

Last year, at Linux Plumbers Conference 2018, Google announced its initial investigation into bringing the Android kernel closer to mainline Linux. This year it shared a bit more detail on its ...