Although Android technically runs on top of Linux, generally most Android devices abstract away the underlying Linux-ness of these machines. In theory this is a good thing; we wouldn’t necessarily ...

Have you ever wished your Android phone or tablet could replace your entire computer? That’s now possible — you can install a Linux or Ubuntu desktop environment on virtually any modern Android device ...

This means common commands and utilities usually beyond the reach of Android users can now be issued on the phone. The terminal supports installing packages, retrieving information on the phone, and ...

Android's new Canary update enables support for graphical Linux apps in the Linux terminal, making it more versatile. The update introduces a simple way to launch graphical apps through the Weston ...

Most Pixel phones have already received the update that allows the use of a full Linux terminal environment. However, with Android 15, only 16GB of storage space can be allocated to the environment, ...

Samsung is working on an app that lets users run a variety of Linux-based desktops on its Galaxy phones. The Linux on Galaxy app works with the DeX, a dock that converts a Galaxy phone into a desktop ...

The March "feature drop" for Android 15 on Google Pixel devices includes an optional Linux session.… Although Google's description of the March 2025 Pixel Drop doesn't even mention it, Android ...