Android 16 Qpr2 Makes the Linux Terminal More Useful with Expanded File Access
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Android 16 QPR2 expands file access in the Linux Terminal, enhancing its usability, and commenters discuss the implications and potential use cases for this feature.
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2 months ago
I feel like I can't trust the long term support or stability of Google software, so I'll stick to termux.
sipofwaterAuthor
2 months ago
"Motorola moto g play 2024 smartphone, Termux application, and QEMU running under Termux: Booting "Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)" with debian-12-nocloud-amd64.qcow2": https://old.reddit.com/r/MotoG/comments/1mkyers/motorola_mot... (old.reddit.com/r/MotoG/comments/1mkyers/motorola_moto_g_play_2024_smartphone_termux/)
sipofwaterAuthor
2 months ago
"Qualcomm's new Snapdragon chip misses out on one of Android 16's best features" "The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 doesn’t support Android’s Linux Terminal, making Qualcomm the only vendor to not support it.": https://www.androidauthority.com/snapdragon-chips-android-li... (www.androidauthority.com/snapdragon-chips-android-linux-terminal-3608648/)
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2 months ago
"Motorola moto g play 2024 Smartphone, Android 14 Operating System, Termux, And cryptsetup: Linux Unified Key Setup (LUKS) Encryption/Decryption And The ext4 Filesystem Without Using root Access, Without Using proot-distro, And Without Using QEMU": https://old.reddit.com/r/MotoG/comments/1jkl0f8/motorola_mot... (old.reddit.com/r/MotoG/comments/1jkl0f8/motorola_moto_g_play_2024_smartphone_android_14/)
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