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Terminal app can now run full graphical Linux apps in the latest Android Canary

Google has updated Android's Terminal app to let you run full graphical Linux programs. Here's why that's a big deal.

For months, Google has been working to add hardware acceleration support and a full graphical environment to the Linux Terminal, but the company never pushed these features to any public builds, requiring us to compile Android from source to try them out. It also opens the door to running PC games in the future, though more work will need to be done to make them compatible, especially since most Android devices have ARM CPUs. Regardless, this is a big step forward in Google’s plans to combine Chrome OS and Android into a single platform, so we’re excited to see how things proceed.

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