Android Gets a Native Linux Terminal: Your Phone, Your Desktop?
2025-03-08
Google's March 2025 Pixel Feature Drop finally delivers a native Linux terminal to Android! This means running Linux programs, like Doom, directly on your phone. Currently limited to the latest Pixel devices with Android 15, Android 16 will expand compatibility. It's based on a Debian Linux VM, providing shell access and allowing you to download, configure, and run Debian. While GUI support is absent for now, Android 16 promises to change that, hinting at a future of smartphone-desktop convergence.