It is extremely flaky on GrapheneOS, at least on my Pixel 8 Pro. Just typing Ctrl-D to exit will corrupt it, requiring a full reinstallation of the Debian VM
Termux is doing a container. The android terminal is doing a virtual machine. That's the difference.
Termux would definitely be the light weight option, but you will be pinned to whatever version of the kernel your device is shipped with (may be a bit old.)
No Android started bundling a terminal app recently:
https://itsfoss.com/news/google-android-linux-terminal-rollo...
Huh, I did not know this. This is also present on GrapheneOS too! (I'm installing it now)
It is extremely flaky on GrapheneOS, at least on my Pixel 8 Pro. Just typing Ctrl-D to exit will corrupt it, requiring a full reinstallation of the Debian VM
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Enable Developper Options. It should be in the Developer menu. It's a toggle that'll enable this apk.
Is this available outside of Pixels? I still can't find it on my OnePlus 13 running Android 16 with Jan security updates
The option exists on Samsung phones but is greyed out and crashes if you force it via adb. It is also marked as experimental.
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I believe it relies on some virtualization extensions Google's CPUs have, which most phone SoCs don't support.
It is buggy as hell anyway.
Honestly I don't find it more useful than Termux, especially for being so much heavier.
Just because I was curious.
Termux is doing a container. The android terminal is doing a virtual machine. That's the difference.
Termux would definitely be the light weight option, but you will be pinned to whatever version of the kernel your device is shipped with (may be a bit old.)
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