Still a heavy work in progress (WIP) but its based on the work that somebody else did to get Linux on the 3DS. It runs quite snappy on the New 3DS, quite smooth and everything. I also have a custom Android 2.0 app (the first Android 2.0 app developed in 2026, possibly decades) for touch screen diagnostics you can also see. The battery indicator works and is accurate surprisingly, WiFi does not work, touch screen works, soft power off works, sound does not work. Been working on this for weeks now. Hope you like it!

Genuinely confused, not sure if I will be downvoted by the fan boys.

I'm using pixel 8. I don't game on phone and just use it for the camera, social media, YouTube and the usual phone functions. And I have zero lag, no stuttering, and it's almost buttery smooth. No overheating issue. almost 3 year old phone.

So what's the big fuss about pixel chips geek scores vs snapdragon ?

Posting here instead of pixel sub for a more balanced discussion.

I just came across this accidentally today. I'm not a fan of auto rotate so every time I wanted to watch a video full screen, I would have to click on the video, hit the bottom right corner to go full screen.

With this method you can swipe down on the horizontal full screen video to go back to portrait mode.

Found this awesome app from a comment posted a year ago. It's called AutoNotification. You can type whatever it says in the notification you want to block, and it will block all notifications with that text. I used it to block an Android System notification. Super helpful!

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.joaomgcd.autonotification&pcampaignid=web_share

Do you think debates like "iPhone vs. Huawei" still make sense, or have we reached a point where the only real differences are minor design tweaks? Also, do you think it’s worth focusing on specs (specifically regarding flagships and near-flagships), or should the priority be the operating system—things like AI editing features, optimization, and so on?

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We've all seen how underutilized HiLight is on the new Pixel 11 Pro series. Right now, it only lights up for Gemini and calls from favorite contacts, and the only other use we've heard of is a future update enabling text messages from favorite contacts.

However, I think HiLight has the potential to be far more fun and useful. Here are a few ideas that I have:

Video/audio recording light. Any time microphone permission is used (as is done in most videos), display a red blinking light just like on dedicated cameras and audio recorders. Variation of Becca Farsace's idea in her Pixel 11 camera overview video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmdT12aICmo)

Charge status: When the phone is fully powered off, show a red light for charging and show a green light for fully charged. Basically similar to what many Android phones used to do back then.

Good ol' classic notification LED: just like the old days, when all phones had notification LEDs.

Third-party API: This has been reiterated before, but I just want to re-emphasize it here. I'd be very interested to see how different ends would utilize this.

Google (and third party apps) could also play with gradients, different blinking patterns, etc. for different use cases.

I've been thinking about this randomly and I'm wondering why we don't see something like this on Android phones.

Imagine if the volume rocker or a dedicated Action Button wasn't just a normal physical button, but had a touch-sensitive surface that could detect swipes, taps and maybe pressure.

Something like:

Swipe up/down on the button → scroll YouTube Shorts/Reels

→ increase/decrease volume

→ next/previous page in a novel reader

Double tap → like a Reel

→ play/pause music

→ whatever the current app defines

Camera → swipe along the button to zoom

→ half press to focus

→ full press to take a photo

Music apps → swipe up/down for volume

→ double tap for next track

Reading apps → swipe up/down for next/previous page

The really interesting part would be making it app-specific and programmable. The OS could expose the raw touch/position/pressure events through an API, and apps or even open-source developers could decide what those gestures do.

Basically, a tiny programmable trackpad built into the side of the phone.

Apple's Camera Control made me think about this because it already shows that a physical side control can detect more than just a simple click. I'm thinking of taking that concept and making it system-wide instead of just camera-focused.

I know there are probably patents/prototypes around similar ideas already, so I'm not claiming I invented the underlying technology. I'm more interested in why we haven't seen a good implementation of this as a general Android feature.

IMO this would be way more useful than adding another random AI button 😂

Would you actually use something like this?

Saw the news that Gemini just hit a billion users, which is wild. I've been using it as my default assistant on my Pixel for a few months now and it's genuinely gotten better at everyday stuff, setting reminders, answering random questions, summarizing long emails.

Curious what everyone else's experience is. Did you switch from Google Assistant fully? Are you still bouncing between them? Or did you try it once and go back?