We had already seen attempts to run Android on the Rabbit r1, but this video shows us an almost perfect result
It's certainly not the first time we've seen it. A few weeks ago a Reddit user It already gave us some samples of how to install Android on the Rabbit r1 It could be a reality, and we didn't have to wait long to prove it.
And it is that Youtube user HowToMen has just published a video in which he tells of his experience with the Rabbit r1, how it was disappointing at first and how he decided to install android on the device.
The RabbitOS customization layer
The Rabbit r1 has its own operating system, although it works on top of AOSP, at no point during the use of the device do we see anything that even remotely looks like Android, but rather we have a simple and minimalist aesthetic.
Besides, the form factor is totally different from any Android device, since among other things, although the R1 has a touch screen, it is completely limited to very specific uses such as terminal.
In addition, it has the wheel scroll vertical and the PTT button —Push To Talk— which serve to make the experience with the Rabbit r1 novel, far from conventional and focused on our relationship with the AI Gadget be it through voice.
Android on the Rabbit r1
And this is where the adventure begins to install Android on the Rabbit r1. As we had already seen, Mishaal Rahman posted a Tweet at the end of April talking about how were you being able to use android on your r1. And it had only just begun.
In fact it worked in reverse, getting RabbitOS running on an Android phone almost without problems in just a few days after receiving the device.
What we can do with the Rabbit r1 running Android
According to HowToMen tells us in its video, the operating system that has been installed is a Android version 13, which is compatible with practically all the functions of a normal phone but adapted to the hardware Rabbit R1
Essentially we can do the same as with a smartphone of Android like the ones we use on a daily basis. With the PTT button we can lock the screen, as well as activate the camera if we press twice. Additionally, the camera works as a video recorder.
It has compatibility with practically all Google applications, and as seen in the video you can even use Lens, Maps and any other app in the big G universe. You have access to the PlayStore as well as social networks and games.
One of the most striking parts has been that It is even compatible with the new Google Gemini, so it would be a way to integrate a new artificial intelligence within our AI Gadget. It even supports calls and messages, something we asked for from the beginning.
As you can see, a world of possibilities opens up within the device. It would be ideal if they ended up adding a way to have a double start to be able to switch between one Operating System and another.
How to install Android on the Rabbit r1
On Github, the community has left a repository called r1_escape in which you can install Android on your own Rabbit r1 just as HowToMen has done in the video that you saw previously. Of course, I recommend caution.
WARNING
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