The Google Pixel 10 can run Linux apps with near-native performance as it supports GPU-accelerated rendering in Android's Terminal app.

Android has long been focused on running mobile apps, but in recent years, features aimed at developers and power users have begun pushing its boundaries. One exciting frontier: running full Linux ...

You'll find plenty of lightweight Linux distributions. Not all Linux distributions were created to be fast. These speed demons are ready to impress you. Linux is many things to many people. For some, ...

A new Android spyware called ClayRat is luring potential victims by posing as popular apps and services like WhatsApp, Google Photos, TikTok, and YouTube. The malware is targeting Russian users ...

Ubuntu's new "architecture variants" let you download packages optimized for x86-64-v2 or v3 chips, etc. This brings a slight (like 1%) performance boost for some apps. Ubuntu 25.10 includes an early ...

Linux has plenty of office suites to choose from. You'll find both open-source and proprietary options. Most of these are free to install and use. I've used Linux for ...

Microsoft transitions Azure App Service for Linux to Ubuntu-based stacks for faster, more predictable updates.

The runtime environment for the Unity game engine is used in various popular games. Microsoft has now reported a serious security vulnerability that allows attackers to execute malicious code. The ...

Remember that famous Apple commercial that chirped, “There’s an app for that?” That statement remains entirely true more than a decade later, at least over on Android. There’s a certain list of best ...

A new side-channel attack called Pixnapping enables a malicious Android app with no permissions to extract sensitive data by stealing pixels displayed by applications or websites, and reconstructing ...

Chethan is a reporter at Android Police, focusing on the weekend news coverage for the site. He has covered tech for over a decade with multiple publications, including the likes of Times Internet, ...

Motorola has begun rolling out the Android 16 update to its Edge 60 series smartphones, bringing features like notification auto grouping, instant hotspot, and expanded battery insights. The update is ...