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what else would it be? it’s a pretty common embedded target. dev kits from Qualcomm come with Android and use the Android bootloader and debug protocols at the very least.

nobody is out here running a plain Linux kernel and maintaining a UI stack while AOSP exists. would be a foolish waste of time for companies like Rabbit to use anything else imo.

to say it’s “just an Android device” is both true and a mischaracterization. it’s likely got a lot in common with a smartphone, but they’ve made modifications and aren’t supporting app stores or sideloading. doesn’t mean you can’t do it, just don’t be surprised when it doesn’t work 1-1

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thequantumcog@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
You are missing the point. The point is that there is no need for such a device, a simple android app can do everything that rabbit r1 does.

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- erwan@lemmy.ml ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Yeah, but everyone could see that as soon as they released it.
  
  It doesn’t matter how it’s implemented, it could have been done as an app from day one.
  
  But they made it a device instead because it makes it easy to raise funds and to get journalists to talk about it. As simple as that.
  
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- chrash0@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  i didn’t think people would really be surprised. but maybe i’m jaded by my experience in the industry.
  
  if we’re arguing whether or not it’s objectively stupid, i think that’s up to the market to decide.
  
  kinda seems like a toy to me anyway, and it’s kind of priced that way
  
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  - daq@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    I’d still expect a lot more from a toy at $200. That’s cheap drone money or a decent RC car.
    
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utopiah@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

nobody is out here running a plain Linux kernel and maintaining a UI stack while AOSP exists.

Wrong, that’s even why I bought a PineTab2, PinePhone, and a reMarkable and use them pretty much daily.

Are there a lot of these compared to Android? No, but please do not say “nobody” when you mean “most” or “the vast majority” because by doing so you are reducing the perception of choice. Some people, like me, DO prefer plain Linux when they can. By hiding the fact that commercial solutions do exist this is helping an already dominant solution.

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TimeSquirrel@kbin.social ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Yep. The video monitor/config menu built into one of my drone's transmitters is an Android device. It literally looks like they straight up stuck a tablet underneath the control sticks.

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