You don't need a 'bespoke AOSP' to turn your phone into a Rabbit R1

Post by MishaalRahman » Sat, May 04, 2024, 6:42 PM UTC

throwaway11460 wrote: post #7

jaggs wrote: post #6

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Look, I'm sorry the Rabbit is dying on the vine. It's just one of those things. This is a hardware solution trying to find a problem - like the Humane Pin - and it's just not good enough to replace the phone in everyone's pocket. It sucks for the devs, but the initial call was bad. Have a good day!

Sure, I'm not saying it's a good product. But this "criticism" reeks of amateur-level understanding of Android and doesn't seem valid. Criticize that it's overpriced and useless - but the way they built the software makes sense.

I am well aware of how Android works, but you seem to have a misunderstanding about how the R1 works. Your point is invalid because of that.

Post by throwaway11460 » Sat, May 04, 2024, 8:12 PM UTC

MishaalRahman wrote: post #10

throwaway11460 wrote: post #5

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That doesn't mean you can achieve the same result on an unmodified MIUI, Samsung OneUI or Google Pixel phone. Even if the system app doesn't utilize much of it's permissions, it still at least won't be killed or denied from using microphone just because it's in the background or because the phone display is turned off. And again - how do you achieve Google Assistant-like direct voice activation without system permiss…

"Even if the system app doesn't utilize much of it's permissions, it still at least won't be killed or denied from using microphone just because it's in the background or because the phone display is turned off. And again - how do you achieve Google Assistant-like direct voice activation without system permissions? How do you get rid of Google Assistant without having a ROM that doesn't include it?" Are you aware tha…

You're right, my bad. I must have mixed it up with the Humane product.

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