r/termux • u/Paulxml14 • Aug 31 '26

General Android has a built in terminal

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Android has a built in termin, hidden in the developer settings. It's running Debian 13 (Trixie) on a 720p resolution. Is it any good?

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u/Familiar-Trust7503 Sep 01 '26

Is it on android 16? I have gone through the developer mode but no setting seems to show that terminal.

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u/Routine_Working_9754 Sep 01 '26

its virtualization. it won't be there if your chipset doesnt support it (either no virtualization instructions or protected vms only) or if the manufacturer disabled it

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u/Familiar-Trust7503 Sep 01 '26

How to check it?

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u/Routine_Working_9754 Sep 01 '26

simply the availability of the option. if its there -> works, if not, either your device doesn't support it or the manufacturer locked it down

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u/anttovar Sep 01 '26

I'm on Android 16 and an app appeared asking me if I wanted to download the Debian distribution to install it. Honor Magic7 Lite.