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TL;DR Android’s built-in Linux Terminal app is getting new options to choose between image quality and performance.
These options apply specifically to the graphical interface that lets you load apps and games.
The option is available in Android 17 QPR1 beta 1, and should make it to the stable build upon its release.
A lot of Android users may not know, but Android has a hidden environment where you can run Linux programs. For quite some time, Google has been testing the ability to run full-scale Linux apps, which could be truly beneficial while running Android’s desktop mode. And ahead of the feature’s availability, we’re seeing new options that will let users choose between performance and visual quality.
Google is introducing new customization options for the Linux Terminal in the latest Android 17 beta updates. In addition to new options in Android 17 beta to theme the Terminal’s CLI or command-line interface to your taste, Google is also improving visibility.
We’ve discovered new options in Android 17 QPR1 beta 1 (separate from the latest Android 17 beta 4) to change Terminal’s resolution. The newly added “Display resolution” setting specifically applies to the Terminal’s graphical user interface, which can run a breadth of low-power Linux apps or even games, including DOOM.
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The new option is available under Settings > Advanced inside the Terminal app. Once tapped, it gives you three options to choose from: Full — using this could degrade the performance
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