PowerShell can run on Android through a Linux environment such as UserLAnd. The exact packages available depend on the Linux distribution and CPU architecture, so begin by checking both:

cat /etc/os-release
dpkg --print-architecture

The procedure below assumes a currently supported Debian release on amd64. Microsoft’s package repository is the preferred installation method for supported Debian versions.

Install on a supported Debian environment

# Refresh packages and install the repository bootstrap dependency
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y wget

# Register Microsoft's repository for the detected Debian version
source /etc/os-release
wget -q "https://packages.microsoft.com/config/debian/$VERSION_ID/packages-microsoft-prod.deb"
sudo dpkg -i packages-microsoft-prod.deb
rm packages-microsoft-prod.deb

# Install and start the current stable PowerShell package
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y powershell
pwsh

Microsoft’s Debian packages are not available for every Android/Linux architecture. If dpkg --print-architecture reports arm64, use Microsoft’s current PowerShell on Arm guidance instead of substituting an amd64 package or an old preview archive.

Review the current official Debian installation instructions before installing. Do not add pwsh as the root user’s login shell unless you understand the recovery implications.