Qualcomm claims that my Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus’ Snapdragon 8 Elite CPU is faster than the Intel Core Ultra 288V chip. My smartphone also has 12GB of RAM and 512GB of solid-state storage. In short, it’s more powerful than most of my laptops. So why not use it as a laptop?

Why not, indeed, says Google, which has introduced – at long last – a native Linux Terminal application in its March 2025 Pixel Feature Drop.

  • @[email protected]
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    161 day ago

    It’s just virtualization, the same way you would run a Debian VM under Windows or whatever.

      • @[email protected]
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        319 hours ago

        Why would you want to not use Android? Can’t you just de-google your android if that’s your concern? Android is made for mobile devices.

        • @[email protected]
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          01 minute ago

          because of docker, smb over tailscale, and a general lack of convenience associated with android’s settings.

        • @[email protected]
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          22 hours ago

          The only phones that support it are either old or niche, I love my Google Pixel 9 and I would rather not give it up (I also love GraphineOS)

        • @Kyouki
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          22 hours ago

          Feels backwards and you’re still not fully in control.

          • @[email protected]
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            11 hour ago

            How are you not fully in control when running a foss rom? The only thing you can’t do (easily) is run a different Linux kernel due to drivers