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LiveGlobe 3D for Android

Hi r/androiddev,

I'm Marcus, a solo Android dev from Germany. I recently shipped LiveGlobe 3D, an Android app that combines a 3D relief Earth with live environmental/event data and a sky mode in one view.

The app renders:

- a rotatable 3D globe with relief, bathymetry, atmosphere and day/night

- live layers for earthquakes, volcanoes, storms, wildfires, wind, clouds and lightning

- sky mode with ISS tracking, Moon, planets, 119k Hipparcos stars, IAU constellation lines and Stellarium artwork

- overlays for borders, capitals, tectonic plates, time zones and magnetic field

The product angle is simple: no ads, no tracking, no account, Android first. Base globe free, live/premium layers after a short trial.

From a dev perspective, the hardest parts were performance, layer conflicts, making the UI usable without burying the globe, and keeping six languages consistent.

I'm mainly looking for feedback from other Android devs:

  1. Does this kind of dense 3D/data app feel viable as a paid indie Android app?

  2. What would you polish first: onboarding, paywall timing, rendering performance, or layer discoverability?

  3. Any red flags in positioning before I push harder on outreach?

Google Play:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.hoja.android.liveglobe3d

u/Wonderful_Rub_1719 — 12 hours ago
▲ 21 r/Android

Will there be Mac Style desktops made for the new desktop Android?

I have wanted Android to come to desktop for a while. I know that laptops will sell with it built in but I hope that Samsung or Google will make a Mac mini type desktop for Android I would buy it in a heartbeat

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u/BandicootUnhappy3766 — 1 day ago
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Is gemini becoming the new copilot of android

After watching the google I/O event i am afraid that android is becoming bad like microslop People mocked Microsoft for turning Windows into “MicroSlop” with nonstop Microsoft Copilot integration everywhere. Now Google is doing the exact same thing to Android with Google Gemini. Every update pushes more AI: Gemini in search, messages, summaries, suggestions, edits, popups everywhere Android used to feel lightweight, customizable, and user-controlled. Now it feels like Google is turning the OS into one giant AI Shit. Am i the only one afraid of android turning into androslop? What do you guys think?

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u/i_just_wanna_know_00 — 2 days ago
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Everything announced at Google I/O 2026... Makes me want to sell my phone.

I don't want Spark always on 24/7 even when my phone is locked. I don't want Google's AI reading my emails, or my calendar events. I don't need a more intelligent search box, I don't want a Gemini-powered universal shopping cart, I don't want to conversationally search, or get interactive follow-ups from YouTube.

I want my phone to be very good at being a phone, and part of that means no spyware from Google or anyone else. I don't care how Google spins or frames it. They've made it crystal clear that consent is opt-in by default, and "no" means "maybe later."

Anyone else?

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u/DynoMenace — 3 days ago