The Linux Terminal app now has a tabbed interface in Android 16 Beta 3. Here's what it looks like and how you can activate it yourself.

TL;DR

  • Google has added a tabbed interface to the Terminal app in Android 16 Beta 3.
  • The Terminal app lets you run Linux apps in a virtual machine on your Android device.
  • Adding tabs makes it easier to multitask, as you can issue commands without having to wait for a process to complete.
    • AItoothbrush@lemmy.zipEnglish
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      1 day ago

      Because it works on like 1% of phones? Im good with tech but not at the point where i could port something like that.

      • space_iio@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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        5 hours ago

        Okay so you want “actual linux and open source” AND it also needs to work on more than 1% of the phones?

        It’s like the people who complain about phones not having a SD card but they never buy the phones that actually do support them

        There are phones you can buy that run Linux in our open source check out the pinephone

        • AItoothbrush@lemmy.zipEnglish
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          4 hours ago

          “Okay so you want “actual linux and open source” AND it also needs to work on more than 1% of the phones?” Is this ironic or did you actually just tell me an argument that ive first seen in a meme? Why cant you have a modern phone that also has linux - because of the stupid corporations. Also same with sd cards. If you want a modern, high end phone with an sd card it just doesnt exist. You shouldnt have to compromise but capitalism forces you because at this point there are like 5 companies that make phones and all of them benefit from you suffering. If qualcomm offered proper support, phones could have linux support but they dont.