Android's Linux terminal can use GPU acceleration (gfxstream) to render graphical Linux apps. Current renderer uses Lavapipe (CPU), making GUI Linux apps slow, battery-heavy, and hot. Android 2509 ...

Google is working to improve the performance of graphical Linux apps on Android, which currently run slowly using inefficient CPU-based rendering. This will be achieved by implementing gfxstream, a ...

Google is developing another Linux terminal app. The app runs a full Debian environment. Developers will be able to build Android apps on device. For some time, Android has had access to a terminal ...

Qualcomm claims that my Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus' Snapdragon 8 Elite CPU is faster than the Intel Core Ultra 288V chip. My smartphone also has 12GB of RAM and 512GB of solid-state storage. In short, it ...

What just happened? For all the native apps and tools available on platforms like Chrome OS, sometimes you just need a good old Linux program to get things done, especially if you are a developer.

With Microsoft killing the only official way of running everyday Android apps on PC, I found an alternative that doesn't use ...

Google recently added an experimental Linux terminal app to Android that installs Debian in a virtual machine and lets you run command-line apps. But if you’re running the latest canary builds of ...

Chris has reported for various tech and consumer goods outlets over the past decade, including Android Police since early 2022. Previously, he has contributed to outlets such as NotebookCheck, and ...

Google has announced that ChromeOS and Android will become one unified operating system at some point in the future. That's ...

Google and Qualcomm seem to be mixing it up for an option beyond Mac, Windows, and Linux.

Linux e-readers are designed to minimize notifications and other distractions, promoting focused reading. The OS is optimized on a software level, which tends to make it more stable and robust.