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TL;DR The Exynos-powered Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 8 supports Linux Terminal functionality.
This feature lets you run a Linux environment and full-fledged Linux desktop apps on your phone.
Unfortunately, the feature isn’t available on the Galaxy Z Fold 8 or Fold 8 Ultra, and is only available on some Flip 8 models.
Android Authority has confirmed that the Exynos-powered Galaxy Z Flip 8 supports Linux Terminal functionality. The feature is visible via developer options and can be toggled to access the Linux development environment. Check out our images below.
Linux Terminal support means you can run full-blown Linux apps like GIMP, LibreOffice, and Firefox on your phone. The combo of full-fledged Linux apps and DeX theoretically enables a legitimate desktop PC experience with proper Linux programs instead of Android apps.
There’s a catch if you’re in the US
This functionality requires a chipset that supports non-protected virtual machines. Compatible chips include the Samsung Exynos 2500 and 2600, the Google Tensor series, and some MediaTek processors. Unfortunately, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 lacks this functionality, meaning devices with this chip don’t have access to the Linux Terminal.
Sure enough, we checked the Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Z Fold 8 Ultra, and they don’t support Linux Terminal. Unsurprisingly, these Folds are exclusively powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy processor.
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