Android 16 lets the Linux Terminal use your phone's entire storage

a year ago

Pixel phones now include a Linux Terminal app for running Debian virtual machines alongside Android apps.
Android 16 Beta 4 removes the 16GB storage cap for the Linux VM, allowing use of most of the phone's storage.
Google plans to replace manual storage resizing with dynamic ballooning for automatic storage adjustment.
The Linux Terminal app's storage can now be resized to occupy most of the device's remaining space, leaving 1GB free.
Future updates will remove the disk resize slider, using storage ballooning to dynamically manage VM storage.
Google aims to transition Chrome OS to an Android base, with the Linux Terminal app playing a key role.
The Terminal app's primary purpose is to run Linux apps alongside Android apps, not replace Android's desktop mode.

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