You can now access most of your Android phone's files from the Linux Terminal app, starting in Android 16 QPR2.

自谷歌从2025年4月发布Linux Terminal应用以来，Pixel手机用户就可以在Android设备上通过Debian虚拟机运行Linux应用，不过当时系统初始只给了16 GB存储配额，严重制约了虚拟机安装更多软件和保存大文件的能力。 后续，谷歌通过更新，为虚拟机磁盘添加了储存调整功能 ...

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 ...

Is Android just Linux? This is one of those frustrating questions that seems like it should have a straightforward ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answer, even though you can install a Linux desktop on Android. Still, ...

Hidden away among the hullabaloo of 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 ...

The newest Linux kernel, version 3.3, includes code from Google's Android project. That should help both Android and other Linux-based projects. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and ...

Nathan is a tech journalist from Canada who spends too much money on gadgets. You can find his work on Android Police, Digital Trends, iMore, Mobile Syrup and ZDNET. Nathan studied journalism at ...