Make It Faster
Make the Linux desktop in the Andronix app faster - a smaller desktop size, a lighter desktop, GPU acceleration and good habits.
Andronix draws the desktop in software, unless you turn on the experimental GPU acceleration. These are the changes that make the biggest difference in the app.
Pick a smaller desktop size
Standard is the fastest desktop size; Sharp and Native draw more pixels. Change it from the desktop's toolbar or the distro's ⋮ menu on Home. See Desktop size.
Pick a lighter desktop
From lightest to heaviest: LXQt, XFCE, MATE, KDE Plasma. KDE Plasma needs 4 GB of RAM or more. To switch in the app, copy your files out (see Android files in Linux), remove the distro, and install it again with the lighter desktop.
Try GPU acceleration
On a device with a slower processor, the experimental GPU acceleration can make 3D apps faster; on fast devices, software drawing can be quicker. See GPU acceleration.
Good habits
- Keep only the apps you use open; browsers use the most memory.
- Close other Android apps while you use the desktop.
- If the app shows Keep Linux running, tap it to turn off battery optimization for Andronix, so Android doesn't stop Linux in the background.
- Use the terminal (Home > Your Linux > Terminal) for work that doesn't need a desktop.
In Termux, the light profile (andronix tune) and the Termux:X11 and VNC resolution settings help too: see Make it faster in Termux.
Your Saved Andronix Commands
Andronix Commands is retiring. View the commands you saved, save them as a file or share them, from Settings › Saved commands.
Modded OS Editions
Andronix Modded OS are paid, performance-tuned Linux distros with themes and essential software preinstalled, so you can skip setup and start working.