It sounds like the company is now blocking access from "bootleg" APKs.
  • Rabbit R1 AI box is actually an Android app in a limited $200 box, running on AOSP without Google Play.
  • Rabbit Inc. is unhappy about details of its tech stack being public, threatening action against unauthorized emulators.
  • AOSP is a logical choice for mobile hardware as it provides essential functionalities without the need for Google Play.
  • @[email protected]English
    132•2 months ago

    The AI boom in a nutshell. Repackaged software and content with a shiny AI coat of paint. Even the AI itself is often just repackaged chatgpt.

    • @FlorianSimonEnglish
      9•2 months ago

      Repackaging ChatGPT is arguably a very nice potential value add, because going to a website is not always very convenient. But it needs to be done right to convince users to use a new method to access ChatGPT instead of just using their website.

    • @tabarnaskiEnglish
      -7•2 months ago

      What’s interesting about this device is that it (supposedly) learns how apps work and how people use them, so if you ask it something that requires using an app it could do it.

      So while it might be “just an android app”, if it does what’s advertised that would be impressive.

      • @[email protected]English
        10•2 months ago

        Apps are designed to be easy to use. If this device works as advertised (and that’s a huge if), then it wouldn’t offer much in the way of convenience anyway. From what I’ve been reading, it doesn’t work well at all.

      • @[email protected]English
        9•2 months ago

        Reviewers are saying it is not able to do this, along with several other promised features.

    • @[email protected]English
      -9•2 months ago

      perplexity for this device. still, excited to get my pre-order if only to add to my teenage engineering collection

        • voxelEnglish
          8•2 months ago

          must be a cool device to jailbreak and mess around with just for the sake of it tho
          it has a very unique form factor after all

      • ChaoticNeutralCzechEnglish
        7•2 months ago

        Unless you have tons of money, why preorder? Just wait for the company to inevitably go under and people start reselling their now-useless devices, and then scoop as many as you want from Ebay. Even if the company survives for a while, the functionality is so underwhelming they might start getting rid of them way sooner.