> 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.
Code as a verb seems pretty common though.
The IAEA still calls them "codes": https://nucleus.iaea.org/sites/oncore/SitePages/Home.aspx
[1] unlike the Permissive Action Link code locks on some weapons, which were deliberately set to all zeroes for decades.
f.lux isn’t (and wasn’t?) open source and never had an iOS app in AppStore, AFAIK they had a custom Cydia repo for that.
https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answ...
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.
For people who haven't been following this closely, what was the statement they made?
> 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.
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
There is literally an API specifically for this, and the settings app has... an option for choosing which assistant should be invoked when you use the assistant gestures.
And if you want to do things like allow the assistant to see what's inside other apps, again not possible without system permissions.
There is only a short, and closing, window of opportunity to grift some money with half baked solutions like this.
If not, what would be missing?
I’d almost be inclined to counter with the opposite: what would be gained by going for just Linux over tailoring Android?
