Google has enabled support for the Android Linux Terminal on devices powered by the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon processors. The RedMagic 12 Pro, equipped with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 chip, is the first confirmed device to run this feature.
The Linux Terminal operates via the Android Virtualization Framework (AVF), which creates a virtual machine on the smartphone. While previous Snapdragon chips lacked the necessary environment for this functionality, the new architecture allows for its integration.
Testing by 9to5Google on the RedMagic 12 Pro shows that users can allocate up to 10.6 GB of RAM to the Linux environment, with a default setting of 1 GB. The system also allows for adjustments to display resolution and includes a Keep Awake feature.
The virtual machine on the RedMagic 12 Pro provides a fixed storage capacity of 132 GB. The device supports Linux graphical interfaces, allowing for the potential execution of graphical applications like GIMP, although some installation commands currently return errors.
