The key to this change is a new terminal app that uses the Android Virtualization Framework (AVF). With this app, users can run Linux commands on their Android device through a virtual machine (VM).

My phone is more than a phone now.

Google is testing new tools in Android's Linux Terminal so users can choose between image quality and performance.

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 ...

In a nutshell: Android's kernel is based on the long-term support branches of the Linux kernel. LTS releases are essential for the well-being of Google's mobile OS, so much so that the company decided ...