{
  "id": 18370264,
  "title": "Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon chips are compatible with Android’s Linux Terminal app",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/qualcomms-latest-snapdragon-chips-are-compatible-with-androids-linux",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-05T20:16:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Android Authority",
    "slug": "android-authority",
    "url": "https://www.androidauthority.com/snapdragon-android-linux-terminal-3732212/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Google introduced the Linux Terminal app for Pixel phones, later expanding its support to devices from various manufacturers. However, compatibility had not been confirmed for Qualcomm Snapdragon chips until now. The REDMAGIC 12 Pro, featuring the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6, has now been confirmed to be compatible with the app. Google's Linux Terminal app is a powerful tool for power users, but its limited hardware support has been a hindrance. The app first debuted on Pixel phones running Google's Tensor chips, but most popular smartphones run on Qualcomm's Snapdragon chips, which had not previously been supported. To use the Terminal app, devices must support the Android Virtualization Framework and offer compatible virtual machines (VMs).",
  "summary": "Sadly, it's still not looking good for older Snapdragon-based hardware.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}