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Is the custom launcher feature for sending text messages use the SEND_SMS intent as the phone's "default launcher" or "Assistant handler"? iirc 3rd party sms apps can't use RCS even while going thru something being the Default Digital Assistant Assistant handler right? (I could be wrong). I know gemini can send RCS messages properly (without being the default) but I assume thats just because its all google.

Will we still be able to use this feature with Google Messenger as our stock sms app? And will this send as RCS or SMS? What about other stock messenger apps? Obviously when you control the device and OS you can do "whatever" but I was just curious on if Google Messages RCS works properly

I'm posting here (instead of just emailing) because I'm sure some other's want to know as well. The joys of android.

This project started with a stupidly simple question:

How far can I push a smartphone if I stop treating it like a smartphone?

This is my Nubia Z70 Ultra with 24 GB RAM and the standard Snapdragon 8 Elite.

The phone is now literally sandwiched between TWO desktop CPU coolers, mounted inside a custom acrylic case. 😂

Yes. Two full-size PC CPU coolers. On a phone.

And surprisingly, it works extremely well.

The interesting part: I'm NOT using one of the newer boosted chips

My Z70 Ultra uses the standard Snapdragon 8 Elite, with its prime CPU cores running at up to 4.32 GHz.

That's important because some of the newer devices I'm comparing against are using newer and/or higher-clocked Snapdragon variants.

For example, the REDMAGIC 11 Pro uses the newer Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, reaching around 4.6 GHz on its prime cores.

So I'm not trying to beat these phones with the same CPU and better cooling.

I'm taking an older, lower-clocked 4.32 GHz Snapdragon 8 Elite and seeing how far it can go simply by giving it completely unreasonable cooling. 😂

In my 3DMark ranking screenshot, my Z70 Ultra reaches 10,533, putting it right among much newer devices and even slightly above the Galaxy S25+ result shown there.

And sustained performance is where the cooling really becomes interesting.

3DMark Wild Life Extreme Stress Test

Best loop: 6,980

Lowest loop: 6,910

Stability: 99% over 20 loops

That's only a 70-point difference between the best and worst loop.

But benchmarks aren't actually the main goal of this project.

I'm trying to replace my PC with the phone

I now have a native Termux + XFCE4 Linux desktop running directly on Android.

External monitor, keyboard, mouse, Linux applications and hardware-accelerated graphics.

I can boot into my desktop environment and use the phone almost like a small ARM computer.

Dofus is running directly from my XFCE desktop, rather than simply mirroring an Android game onto the monitor.

And then there's Windows gaming.

The Witcher 3 — 1080p, ULTRA graphics preset

I'm currently running The Witcher 3 at 1920×1080 using the ULTRA graphics quality preset.

Not Low.

Not Medium.

Not a 720p performance test.

1080p + Ultra graphics preset.

Depending on the scene and GPU load, I'm currently getting approximately 20–30 FPS, with the GPU basically sitting at 99% utilization.

I've even seen it go slightly above 30 FPS in some scenes, as shown in the screenshot.

Obviously, this isn't desktop-GPU performance, but that's not really the point.

This is The Witcher 3 running at 1080p Ultra at around 20–30 FPS on a Snapdragon 8 Elite phone. 😂

And underneath all of this, it's still Android.

So my end goal is to have one device that can do everything:

**Android phone / gaming device

native Linux XFCE desktop

Windows applications

Windows PC games**

The software side is still a work in progress and I'm continuing to optimize everything.

But apparently the solution to smartphone thermal throttling was very sophisticated:

one CPU cooler wasn't ridiculous enough, so I installed two. 😂

More for less imo. Plus double sided shift keys.

I doubt I'll actually get it dec 2026, especially since I pre-ordered so "late" but im looking forward to it

Device: Samsung S25 Ultra

OS: One UI 8.5 / Android 16

App version: v2.0.0

Firmware version: 1.1 (I think? whatever the app asked me to update to. I can't find the firmware version in the app again)

Note: These commands consistent with other bluetooth keyboards. So not clicks specific. Which means there doesn't seem to be real customizations to the device? The num pad shortcuts do work

Shortcuts that do different things for Samsung devices (if i don't mention it, it works):

• Open Calendar (cmd + K): This launches a random game on my phone. No idea why
• Open Youtube (cmd + Y): This launches Smart View
• Open Calculator (cmd + U): This launches accessibility settings

Chrome Shortcuts:

• Bookmark Page (CTRL+D): doesn't do anything

Google Keep (I don't use that app. I didn't test them. I'm sorry)

Things that I simply couldn't get to work:

Custom Shortcuts with Clicks Key:

• The app says we can create custom shortcuts with clicks key but I don't see where to do that.
• "Shortcuts: Launch Android shortcuts at the push of a button. Personlize your keyboard to control your home, take actions, launch apps, and more." with a rotation of clicks + the alphabet

The alt key shortcuts:

• Emoji: sym + alt (i'm assuming the key next to the clicks logo key)

Voice typing:

• Maybe this device just can't trigger that? idk. It looks like it has a mic hole but maybe thats just for bluetooth gemini input? I tried using it as a bluetooth mic and that didn't work either.

Thoughts:

• I'm sure there are some more things I need to test but honestly I think i'm just returning the device. Keeping the stickers.
• The build quality is fine, although the slider randomly closes with my phone. Which temporarily turns off/hibernates the keyboard. This sometimes causes chrome and some other apps to refresh the page for some reason and I lost what I typed or what I was doing. The wireless charging does work. It's slow but that was expected. I mainly wanted something that would slow down the discharge a little while using my xreals to watch a movie and chat. However the heat trade-off, especially in summer, not really worth it.
• The way the keyboard curves up towards the middle causes a lot of mistypes by me (other mini keyboards I use do not have this design and I rarely misstype with those). It's unfortunate that the clicks communicator also has the sloped design. I didn't notice this with the regular clicks keyboard bc I didn't have a phone that was able to be used for it.
• 6/10 for me (with the 6 good points all being from build quality). The fact that the app says you can customize shortcuts but it simply can't do that Is a huge bummer. Yes I know there's some other 3rd party apps and stuff you can do to make it work but like whats the point of having this specific device over any other thing besides the clicky keys. It's only a matter of time before a alibaba or temu knock-off shows up anyways

Even if this wasnt an adaptation for mordern multiethnic audiences....Himesh Patel's character could still be accurate. Scylax of Caryanda had been writing about Persians and India 80-90 years before the odyssey would have taken place (430bce). We literally get the name India from Greek historian Herodotus who practically wrote entire encyclopedias on India. And by the time Alexander the Great started campaigns in India, it very well could have been ethnically Indo-Greek military leaders

Same with Lupita. Xenophanes of Colophon was writing about the Aithiopians serving Zeus and Dionysus (in the forms of Amon and Osiris) that matched the dark complexions of the people.

> The Ethiopians say that their gods are flat-nosed and black, while the Thracians say that theirs have blue eyes and red hair. If cattle and horses and lions had hands... horses would draw the forms of the gods like horses, and cattle like cattle.

Herodotus again named the Nubian people Aithiopian which directly translates to "burnt-face" (aithos + ops). Greeks had been trading Nubian Kushites along the nile river for centuries before and after the time of odyssey. We even know that they were there because they left graffiti everywhere they went. Doesn't mean Helen was nubian Greek but what better example of Lupita's beauty and aura that people wrote tweets and filmed videos to talk about it turning her into a main character (even a main part of the marketing) which she was barely involved in the movie and trailers at all with TWO distinct roles

Idk just some "its 5am and I stayed up watching some guy build a fort in the mud as if I don't need to be up at 6 am to get ready for work" thinking

8.5inch/22cm tip to wrist

https://x.com/Zyntric9fc/status/2078193273986744507

The official in-universe canon as to how Spider-Man has a flip is that he 3D tech printed it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUE_T6qaroI

crazy okbuddy theory is that he's at that party to sell some tech to Paul and sees MJ and then learns that they're together. The trailer sequence is making it seem like he doesn't know Paul

Mostly putting this here for google to index and help out a weary traveler in the future. Hi future redditor! I hope the world is better for you.

FYI this is with the seat all the way back. But in a "normal" position, it can it 2 5 gallons and a 6 month baby. Do not ask how i know but my wife says I cant take him on errands with me any more and to not post a picture of that (obviously theres no such photo of a 6 month old laughing while sitting in the floor banging on 5 gallon water bottles...theres a video)

Edit. Typo

Hey everyone,

Looking to do a test-for-test with anyone else

My app is called Saint Brown. It's a movie watch party app where you can create movie nights, RSVP with friends, and create private groups that vote on what to watch together.

Step 1: Google Group - https://groups.google.com/g/saint-brown-testers/

Step 2: Join Testing - https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.katoaapps.saintbrown

Step 3: Download Link - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.katoaapps.saintbrown

If you install mine, leave your testing link below and I'll install yours too. I'll keep it installed for the full 14 days.

Thanks, and good luck to everyone trying to get their app released!

Hey everyone! I'm working on a new movie app for scheduling watch parties with your friends and family with RSVPs and voting!

I really need some testers for these next 2 weeks so I can get it released really soon!

If you aren't in the sub testing group here is a google group to join: https://groups.google.com/g/saint-brown-testers/

Once you do that or if you're already in the big testers-community google group you can go ahead and click this invite: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.katoaapps.saintbrown

The direct download link is: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.katoaapps.saintbrown

Also if you have an app feel free to drop it down below!

Hey everyone,

Looking to do a test-for-test with anyone else

My app is called Saint Brown. It's a movie watch party app where you can create movie nights, RSVP with friends, and create private groups that vote on what to watch together.

Step 1: Google Group - https://groups.google.com/g/saint-brown-testers/

Step 2: Join Testing - https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.katoaapps.saintbrown

Step 3: Download Link - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.katoaapps.saintbrown

If you install mine, leave your testing link below and I'll install yours too. I'll keep it installed for the full 14 days.

Thanks, and good luck to everyone trying to get their app released!