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

The classic Samsung DeX mode is gone in One UI 8, replaced with a new version built on top of Android 16's Desktop Mode. Here ...

Android 16 desktop mode appears to be a surprisingly polished product for a beta, with far fewer rough edges than you might expect, at least according to those who have tested it. It turns on when ...

Although Android already has a sandboxed Linux terminal available, this Google model will be geared toward developers.

A more capable version of Android with desktop windowing, however, might offer the best of both worlds. Chrome OS already supports Android apps, so the groundwork is there in the Play Store.

ZDNET's Jason Perlow predicted that Google would merge Android and Chrome OS to create a new, lightweight hybrid smartphone/desktop operating system. I'm not sure Google's doing that, as I see ...

In line with that, the OS is reportedly on the verge of receiving a fully functional freeform multi-window system. Android 15 QPR1 could bring improved desktop windowing, including a new ...