The new Linux Terminal app plays a big role in Google's future plans to turn Android into a desktop platform. Here's how.

Credible Android analyst Mishaal Rahman first spotted the Terminal app with Android 15 QPR2 beta in November, tucked within Developer options. Now, marking a big milestone, the app is available to ...

Last year, the ferrochrome-dev-option tag in Android Open Source Project (AOSP) hinted at a new Android's Linux Terminal app via a string, and with the March 2025 Pixel update, the stable version ...

It's currently unclear if support will be limited to Pixel devices, or if Google intends to bring the Terminal app to other OEMs via Android 16. Currently, Terminal's settings allow you to adjust ...