by dbadmin | Oct 23, 2025 | Gaming, Linux, Microsoft, Microsoft Xbox, News, Steam, Windows 11
Credit: Tushar Mehta / Android Authority TL;DR Bazzite, a Steam-like Linux-based operating system, was installed on a ROG Xbox Ally X. It appears the OS may offer better gaming performance than Windows. Bazzite also wakes faster, offers more control, and may be...
by dbadmin | Oct 20, 2025 | Android 16, Authority Insights, Google, Google Pixel 10, Linux, News
TL;DR Google is adding GPU acceleration for graphical Linux apps to Android’s Terminal app, but the feature is currently exclusive to the Pixel 10. This feature relies on Gfxstream, a library that forwards graphics API calls from the guest Linux virtual machine to the...
by dbadmin | Oct 20, 2025 | Authority Insights, Linux, News, Qualcomm, Qualcomm Snapdragon
TL;DR Qualcomm’s powerful new Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip unfortunately doesn’t support Android’s new Linux Terminal feature. This is because the feature requires support for “non-protected” virtual machines, which Qualcomm’s latest high-end chip does not offer. As...
by dbadmin | Sep 29, 2025 | Linux, News, Samsung, Tablets
TL;DR The new Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 supports running Linux apps, transforming the big-screen tablet into a versatile productivity machine. This is notable because it’s the first MediaTek Dimensity chipset we know of that can run Android’s Linux Terminal app....
by dbadmin | Sep 29, 2025 | Android 16, Linux, News
TL;DR The next quarterly Android 16 update will significantly improve file access for the Linux Terminal app. Currently, the Linux virtual machine is limited to accessing only the phone’s Downloads folder. The update will expand this to nearly all shared storage,...
by dbadmin | Sep 26, 2025 | Android Canary, Authority Insights, Linux, News
TL;DR 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 technology that forwards graphics API calls to the host’s GPU...
