The Linux Terminal app now has a tabbed interface in Android 16 Beta 3. Here's what it looks like and how you can activate it yourself.

TL;DR

  • Google has added a tabbed interface to the Terminal app in Android 16 Beta 3.
  • The Terminal app lets you run Linux apps in a virtual machine on your Android device.
  • Adding tabs makes it easier to multitask, as you can issue commands without having to wait for a process to complete.
  • biscuit@lemdro.idEnglish
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    14 hours ago

    can access files under Downloads

    Wait, you can access local files on your phone’s storage in the VM now? Is that a new addition? On the Android 15 version of this, you don’t have any local access at all.

    • Avid Amoeba@lemmy.caEnglish
      2·
      10 hours ago

      I’m on the standard Android 15 on 8 Pro. The shared storage is mounted at /mnt/shared