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.

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.

The key to this change is a new terminal app that uses the Android Virtualization Framework (AVF). With this app, users can run Linux commands on their Android device through a virtual machine (VM).

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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 ...