Google has improved Android 16’s Linux Terminal to run graphical Linux apps such as Doom, thanks to new features like hardware acceleration support and a display server. These upgrades are not yet available in the latest Android 16 beta, but they may arrive in future updates. The goal is to transform Android into a PC operating system capable of running desktop-class programs.
The article describes the integration of fenster, a tiny 2D canvas library, with microui, a library for GUI elements, to create a small GUI without using SDL. The result is a less than 250 LOC file binding microui to fenster, enabling GUI features like menus, buttons, and text rendering using a simple retargetable drawing bytecode.
An article discussing how to create a simple graphical user interface using the MicroUI library in conjunction with the Fenster library.
Microsoft has released the OmniParser model on HuggingFace, a vision-based tool designed to parse UI screenshots into structured elements, enhancing intelligent GUI automation across platforms without relying on additional contextual data.
