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Rabbit R1 can be run on a Android device

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Re: Rabbit R1 can be run on a Android device

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Post by resoluteteeth »

gruez wrote: post #9
pmx wrote: post #2

It was very obvious that the original statement from Rabbit was knowingly false when they made it. It's weird to me how these companies dig themselves deeper by doing stuff like that, have they never experienced the real world before?

>It was very obvious that the original statement from Rabbit was knowingly false when they made it For people who haven't been following this closely, what was the statement they made?

It's the statement quoted as a block quote 3/4 of the way down the page on the article:

> rabbit r1 is not an Android app. We are aware there are some unofficial rabbit OS app/website emulators out there. We understand the passion that people have to get a taste of our AI and LAM instead of waiting for their r1 to arrive. That being said, to clear any misunderstanding and set the record straight, rabbit OS and LAM run on the cloud with very bespoke AOSP and lower level firmware modifications, therefore a local bootleg APK without the proper OS and Cloud endpoints won’t be able to access our service. rabbit OS is customized for r1 and we do not support third-party clients. Using a bootlegged APK or webclient carries significant risks; malicious actors are known to publish bootlegged apps that steal your data. For this reason, we recommend that users avoid these bootlegged rabbit OS apps.

Re: Rabbit R1 can be run on a Android device

#12

Post by LeifCarrotson »

pmx wrote: post #2

It was very obvious that the original statement from Rabbit was knowingly false when they made it. It's weird to me how these companies dig themselves deeper by doing stuff like that, have they never experienced the real world before?

They have. Unfortunately, they took the wrong lesson from the experience, they learned that you can sometimes get away with it and make a quick buck with overt lies, so they'll employ that strategy again with no regrets.

Re: Rabbit R1 can be run on a Android device

#13

Post by JimDabell »

This has smelt bad for a while. Here’s a Twitter thread from January where the CEO explained why it couldn’t be an app. In it, he makes weird claims like:

> by submitting as app, you submitting all your codes to them. think about it. remember there’s one of the most popular apps you want early days on app store was called ‘flashlight’ now see what happens? apple just incorporated that feature in iOS. so are building apps sustainable to a startup? maybe not.

— https://twitter.com/jessechenglyu/status/1745555882291646689

I think it’s pretty clear that Apple didn’t need to plagiarise some dude’s flashlight app code to build their own version, and you don’t submit your code to Apple/Google anyway.

Re: Rabbit R1 can be run on a Android device

#14

Post by mynegation »

resoluteteeth wrote: post #11
gruez wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>It was very obvious that the original statement from Rabbit was knowingly false when they made it For people who haven't been following this closely, what was the statement they made?

It's the statement quoted as a block quote 3/4 of the way down the page on the article: > rabbit r1 is not an Android app. We are aware there are some unofficial rabbit OS app/website emulators out there. We understand the passion that people have to get a taste of our AI and LAM instead of waiting for their r1 to arrive. That being said, to clear any misunderstanding and set the record straight, rabbit OS and LAM ru…

If you read “won’t be able to access” as “forbidden by our TOS to access” that can still be true. Or - literally - at some point in the future they will introduce some preventative measures.

Re: Rabbit R1 can be run on a Android device

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Post by woleium »

JimDabell wrote: post #13

This has smelt bad for a while. Here’s a Twitter thread from January where the CEO explained why it couldn’t be an app. In it, he makes weird claims like: > by submitting as app, you submitting all your codes to them. think about it. remember there’s one of the most popular apps you want early days on app store was called ‘flashlight’ now see what happens? apple just incorporated that feature in iOS. so are building…

But you do have to submit your signing keys to apple now, iirc :(

Re: Rabbit R1 can be run on a Android device

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Post by ulfw »

jsheard wrote: post #7
pmx wrote: post #2

It was very obvious that the original statement from Rabbit was knowingly false when they made it. It's weird to me how these companies dig themselves deeper by doing stuff like that, have they never experienced the real world before?

Their last venture before the R1 was an NFT rug-pull, they're just grifters who moved onto AI after crypto burned out. https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1786037498507853852.html They're determined grifters for sure, bespoke hardware is a much bigger investment than shitting out some NFTs, but they're still probably going to run away and leave you with a useless device in a year.

That goes for half the AI "startups" out there sadly. They know how to get funding and the magic two letters is how.

Re: Rabbit R1 can be run on a Android device

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Post by djhworld »

One thing I've been wondering about is, could you build an Android app that acts like google assistant in the sense of you pressing a button/swiping gesture whatever and the "assistant" kicks in from any context on the phone (e.g. while you have another app open)

I'm pretty sure you cannot replace Siri on iOS devices, but I'm not sure about Android. I know there is stuff like Samsung Bixby but I've not used it before.

I guess what I'm saying is, the plastic device seems like kind of a way of making the assistant accessible all the time without you having to open an app (as the app is always 'open' and that's the only app you can use) - but maybe that's possible on Android already idk

Re: Rabbit R1 can be run on a Android device

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Post by jsheard »

ulfw wrote: post #18
jsheard wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Their last venture before the R1 was an NFT rug-pull, they're just grifters who moved onto AI after crypto burned out. https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1786037498507853852.html They're determined grifters for sure, bespoke hardware is a much bigger investment than shitting out some NFTs, but they're still probably going to run away and leave you with a useless device in a year.

That goes for half the AI "startups" out there sadly. They know how to get funding and the magic two letters is how.

There's ODMs selling whitelabel versions of these AI wearables now, so expect to see a lot more of this.

https://heytap.tech is https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/2024-ODM-OEM-Smart-AI...

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