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Rabbit R1 is Just an Android App (www.androidauthority.com)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by thequantumcog@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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See, it turns out that the Rabbit R1 seems to run Android under the hood and the entire interface users interact with is powered by a single Android app. A tipster shared the Rabbit R1’s launcher APK with us, and with a bit of tinkering, we managed to install it on an Android phone, specifically a Pixel 6a.

Edit: Someone also got doom and Minecraft running on this thing

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[–] ar0177417@lemmy.world 100 points 6 months ago (6 children)

[–] redcalcium@lemmy.institute 23 points 6 months ago (5 children)

Technically you can't call it "Android" without paying Google for certification and play store/gapps license. It's AOSP.

[–] cyrus@sopuli.xyz 29 points 6 months ago (4 children)

Just so you know, AOSP is short for Android Open Source Project.

[–] redcalcium@lemmy.institute 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The term "Android" itself is trademarked and can't be used by hardware manufacturers without passing certification and paying Google.

[–] cyrus@sopuli.xyz 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)

doesn't mean it's not running Android, they just cannot use it for marketing/branding 🥴

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