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.

Google is now working on making this process much simpler. The terminal app will soon be able to set up and run a Linux system, like Debian, with minimal input from the user.

Google’s new implementation changes that, allowing users to run a full Linux environment directly on Android in a way that is officially supported and optimized.

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 now available to Pixel phones ...