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TL;DR Android’s built-in Linux Terminal is getting new features with the latest Android Canary update.
Android Canary brings several small interface changes throughout the Terminal.
It also brings an Advanced settings menu to set memory limits and change screen timeout settings.
One of the most underrated features of Google’s Pixel smartphones is a full-fledged Linux Terminal baked into them. While it is particularly of interest to tinkerers, anyone can easily enable Terminal and even use it to run a wide range of Linux apps and games, such as DOOM. As Google prepares to add broader support for full-scale Linux apps, it appears to be introducing some changes to the Terminal app with the latest Android Canary.
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In the recently released Android Canary build 2603, Google is bringing a range of enhancements to the Terminal app on Android. These include both graphical improvements with more modern elements, as well as features for better operations. Let’s begin with the visual changes first.
Right from the installation screen that we see when we first enable Terminal on a Pixel device, we notice a new interface with more modern elements. The progress bar is now centered, and the Wi-Fi-only checkbox is replaced with a toggle. Additionally, the Terminal installation progress now shows with a progress bar in the form of a live activity.
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