[1] https://www.w3.org/TR/vc-overview/
[2] https://developer.android.com/identity/digital-credentials"},"story_title":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"iOS 27 is adding a 'Create a Pass' button to Apple Wallet"},"story_url":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"https://walletwallet.alen.ro/blog/ios-27-wallet-create-pass/"}},"_tags":["comment","author_Qasaur","story_48021561"],"author":"Qasaur","comment_text":"W3C Verifiable Credentials [1] does almost exactly what you suggested and was recently approved as a top-level W3C standard. Adoption has been sluggish outside of digital identity (with Android [2] and the EU digital identity wallet being notable exceptions), but I think it is because the family of standards is relatively new.
[1] https://www.w3.org/TR/vc-overview/
[2] https://developer.android.com/identity/digital-credentials","created_at":"2026-05-05T15:06:08Z","created_at_i":1777993568,"objectID":"48023540","parent_id":48023037,"story_id":48021561,"story_title":"iOS 27 is adding a 'Create a Pass' button to Apple Wallet","story_url":"https://walletwallet.alen.ro/blog/ios-27-wallet-create-pass/","updated_at":"2026-05-05T16:37:10Z"},{"_highlightResult":{"author":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"frontenderdude"},"comment_text":{"fullyHighlighted":false,"matchLevel":"full","matchedWords":["android"],"value":"Are you coding 3 clients:\n- Swift for iOS\n- Kotlin for Android\n- TypeScript/React/etc for web"},"story_title":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"Show HN: I built a new word game, Wordtrak"},"story_url":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"https://wordtrak.com/blog/2026-05-05-I-built-a-new-word-game"}},"_tags":["comment","author_frontenderdude","story_48021420"],"author":"frontenderdude","children":[48024257],"comment_text":"Are you coding 3 clients:\n- Swift for iOS\n- Kotlin for Android\n- TypeScript/React/etc for web","created_at":"2026-05-05T15:03:29Z","created_at_i":1777993409,"objectID":"48023501","parent_id":48021420,"story_id":48021420,"story_title":"Show HN: I built a new word game, Wordtrak","story_url":"https://wordtrak.com/blog/2026-05-05-I-built-a-new-word-game","updated_at":"2026-05-05T15:56:39Z"},{"_highlightResult":{"author":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"molecularman"},"title":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"Notes from Optimizing CPU-Bound Go Hot Paths"},"url":{"fullyHighlighted":false,"matchLevel":"full","matchedWords":["android"],"value":"https://blog.andr2i.com/posts/2026-05-03-notes-from-optimizing-cpu-bound-go-hot-paths"}},"_tags":["story","author_molecularman","story_48023447"],"author":"molecularman","created_at":"2026-05-05T14:59:49Z","created_at_i":1777993189,"num_comments":0,"objectID":"48023447","points":1,"story_id":48023447,"title":"Notes from Optimizing CPU-Bound Go Hot Paths","updated_at":"2026-05-05T15:00:38Z","url":"https://blog.andr2i.com/posts/2026-05-03-notes-from-optimizing-cpu-bound-go-hot-paths"},{"_highlightResult":{"author":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"alt227"},"comment_text":{"fullyHighlighted":false,"matchLevel":"full","matchedWords":["android"],"value":"Probably someone famous and powerful saw somebody do it on an Android phone and complained to someone high up in Apple."},"story_title":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"iOS 27 is adding a 'Create a Pass' button to Apple Wallet"},"story_url":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"https://walletwallet.alen.ro/blog/ios-27-wallet-create-pass/"}},"_tags":["comment","author_alt227","story_48021561"],"author":"alt227","comment_text":"Probably someone famous and powerful saw somebody do it on an Android phone and complained to someone high up in Apple.","created_at":"2026-05-05T14:52:39Z","created_at_i":1777992759,"objectID":"48023325","parent_id":48021937,"story_id":48021561,"story_title":"iOS 27 is adding a 'Create a Pass' button to Apple Wallet","story_url":"https://walletwallet.alen.ro/blog/ios-27-wallet-create-pass/","updated_at":"2026-05-05T16:38:09Z"},{"_highlightResult":{"author":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"CalRobert"},"comment_text":{"fullyHighlighted":false,"matchLevel":"full","matchedWords":["android"],"value":"Yeah, among other things when I'm supportive of sideloading and disappointed that it's being greatly restricted on Android."},"story_title":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent"},"story_url":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"https://www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chrome-silent-nano-install/"}},"_tags":["comment","author_CalRobert","story_48019219"],"author":"CalRobert","comment_text":"Yeah, among other things when I'm supportive of sideloading and disappointed that it's being greatly restricted on Android.","created_at":"2026-05-05T14:49:36Z","created_at_i":1777992576,"objectID":"48023291","parent_id":48022217,"story_id":48019219,"story_title":"Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent","story_url":"https://www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chrome-silent-nano-install/","updated_at":"2026-05-05T14:50:08Z"},{"_highlightResult":{"author":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"mawise"},"comment_text":{"fullyHighlighted":false,"matchLevel":"full","matchedWords":["android"],"value":"Referenced but not detailed in the article: under android settings -> Apps -> AI Core, you can disable the app and clear the stored data."},"story_title":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"Sunsetting Rec Room: How to Give a Beloved Product the Ending It Deserves"},"story_url":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"https://www.tyleo.com/blog/sunsetting-rec-room-how-to-give-a-beloved-product-the-ending-it-deserves"}},"_tags":["comment","author_mawise","story_48023103"],"author":"mawise","comment_text":"Referenced but not detailed in the article: under android settings -> Apps -> AI Core, you can disable the app and clear the stored data.","created_at":"2026-05-05T14:44:26Z","created_at_i":1777992266,"objectID":"48023197","parent_id":48023103,"story_id":48023103,"story_title":"Sunsetting Rec Room: How to Give a Beloved Product the Ending It Deserves","story_url":"https://www.tyleo.com/blog/sunsetting-rec-room-how-to-give-a-beloved-product-the-ending-it-deserves","updated_at":"2026-05-05T14:45:55Z"},{"_highlightResult":{"author":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"fennecfoxy"},"comment_text":{"fullyHighlighted":false,"matchLevel":"full","matchedWords":["android"],"value":"Tbf I've thought a decent bit about how most current AI is essentially just being used to digest what exists on a website/etc. Honestly even just the vector search/RAG part is useful, but more-so with a model to help do some initial filtering of it.
It's an odd use case - we have used language for a millionish years or so and it makes sense that that's the easiest way for us to get at information/do things.
But at the same time it's faster for me to read than listen, but it's often slower to type than to speak. It's faster to hit one button in a familiar place to do some predetermined thing, but much slower when the location of that button changes/gets hidden under submenus/I'm not familiar with an app or website.
On Android I constantly use the search function of the settings menu and I feel like this will be the golden UX going forward - a side by side UX + NL interface. So I can ask "how do I add a photo" and from there I get taken to the right place and can continue to add multiple photos in one go following the same pattern.
Though I suppose the nicer alternative is just "add all the photos I took near the waterfall from today"."},"story_title":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"Sierra Raises $950M at $15B Valuation"},"story_url":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"https://sierra.ai/blog/better-customer-experiences-built-on-sierra"}},"_tags":["comment","author_fennecfoxy","story_48010266"],"author":"fennecfoxy","comment_text":"Tbf I've thought a decent bit about how most current AI is essentially just being used to digest what exists on a website/etc. Honestly even just the vector search/RAG part is useful, but more-so with a model to help do some initial filtering of it.
It's an odd use case - we have used language for a millionish years or so and it makes sense that that's the easiest way for us to get at information/do things.
But at the same time it's faster for me to read than listen, but it's often slower to type than to speak. It's faster to hit one button in a familiar place to do some predetermined thing, but much slower when the location of that button changes/gets hidden under submenus/I'm not familiar with an app or website.
On Android I constantly use the search function of the settings menu and I feel like this will be the golden UX going forward - a side by side UX + NL interface. So I can ask "how do I add a photo" and from there I get taken to the right place and can continue to add multiple photos in one go following the same pattern.
Though I suppose the nicer alternative is just "add all the photos I took near the waterfall from today".","created_at":"2026-05-05T14:32:09Z","created_at_i":1777991529,"objectID":"48023028","parent_id":48012664,"story_id":48010266,"story_title":"Sierra Raises $950M at $15B Valuation","story_url":"https://sierra.ai/blog/better-customer-experiences-built-on-sierra","updated_at":"2026-05-05T14:34:24Z"},{"_highlightResult":{"author":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"IAmBroom"},"comment_text":{"fullyHighlighted":false,"matchLevel":"full","matchedWords":["android"],"value":"Such phones exist, for Android. Several companies* make highly rugged phones. You can drop a Blackview BV7000 down a concrete staircase, watch it drop into the ocean at the bottom, have lunch, come back, and retrieve your phone from 40" of water, likely completely undamaged.
It's an extreme example, and way too bulky for most people, but the point is: "rugged cellphones" absolutely exist."},"story_title":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"Removable batteries in smartphones will be mandatory in the EU starting in 2027"},"story_url":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"https://www.ecopv-eu.com/en/blog-en/replaceable-smartphone-batteries-2027-eu-regulation/"}},"_tags":["comment","author_IAmBroom","story_48009697"],"author":"IAmBroom","comment_text":"Such phones exist, for Android. Several companies* make highly rugged phones. You can drop a Blackview BV7000 down a concrete staircase, watch it drop into the ocean at the bottom, have lunch, come back, and retrieve your phone from 40" of water, likely completely undamaged.
It's an extreme example, and way too bulky for most people, but the point is: "rugged cellphones" absolutely exist.","created_at":"2026-05-05T14:23:58Z","created_at_i":1777991038,"objectID":"48022933","parent_id":48012679,"story_id":48009697,"story_title":"Removable batteries in smartphones will be mandatory in the EU starting in 2027","story_url":"https://www.ecopv-eu.com/en/blog-en/replaceable-smartphone-batteries-2027-eu-regulation/","updated_at":"2026-05-05T14:29:08Z"},{"_highlightResult":{"author":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"darkwater"},"comment_text":{"fullyHighlighted":false,"matchLevel":"full","matchedWords":["android"],"value":"TFA is from a developer that created an app to create passes in iOS (and Android)"},"story_title":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"iOS 27 is adding a 'Create a Pass' button to Apple Wallet"},"story_url":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"https://walletwallet.alen.ro/blog/ios-27-wallet-create-pass/"}},"_tags":["comment","author_darkwater","story_48021561"],"author":"darkwater","children":[48023931],"comment_text":"TFA is from a developer that created an app to create passes in iOS (and Android)","created_at":"2026-05-05T13:43:06Z","created_at_i":1777988586,"objectID":"48022474","parent_id":48022226,"story_id":48021561,"story_title":"iOS 27 is adding a 'Create a Pass' button to Apple Wallet","story_url":"https://walletwallet.alen.ro/blog/ios-27-wallet-create-pass/","updated_at":"2026-05-05T15:32:23Z"},{"_highlightResult":{"author":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"Liquid_Fire"},"comment_text":{"fullyHighlighted":false,"matchLevel":"full","matchedWords":["android"],"value":"> A few places where we still help, even after iOS 27 ships:
> Google Wallet. Create a Pass is iPhone-only. Roughly half of the wallet-using world is on Android, and our generator builds Google Wallet passes from the same form.
What does this actually mean? Google Wallet has had a button to add your own passes for many years. How is the feature described here different?"},"story_title":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"iOS 27 is adding a 'Create a Pass' button to Apple Wallet"},"story_url":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"https://walletwallet.alen.ro/blog/ios-27-wallet-create-pass/"}},"_tags":["comment","author_Liquid_Fire","story_48021561"],"author":"Liquid_Fire","children":[48022887],"comment_text":"> A few places where we still help, even after iOS 27 ships:
> Google Wallet. Create a Pass is iPhone-only. Roughly half of the wallet-using world is on Android, and our generator builds Google Wallet passes from the same form.
What does this actually mean? Google Wallet has had a button to add your own passes for many years. How is the feature described here different?","created_at":"2026-05-05T13:36:13Z","created_at_i":1777988173,"objectID":"48022375","parent_id":48021561,"story_id":48021561,"story_title":"iOS 27 is adding a 'Create a Pass' button to Apple Wallet","story_url":"https://walletwallet.alen.ro/blog/ios-27-wallet-create-pass/","updated_at":"2026-05-05T16:37:38Z"},{"_highlightResult":{"author":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"AdmiralAsshat"},"comment_text":{"fullyHighlighted":false,"matchLevel":"full","matchedWords":["android"],"value":"This behavior did encourage me to switch to an app! Just not their app. I installed RedReader from F-Droid instead."},"story_title":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"Why Reddit blocked my daily visit to its mobile website"},"story_url":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2026/05/why-reddit-blocked-my-daily-visit-to-its-mobile-website/"}},"_tags":["comment","author_AdmiralAsshat","story_48021048"],"author":"AdmiralAsshat","comment_text":"This behavior did encourage me to switch to an app! Just not their app. I installed RedReader from F-Droid instead.","created_at":"2026-05-05T13:28:21Z","created_at_i":1777987701,"objectID":"48022283","parent_id":48021048,"story_id":48021048,"story_title":"Why Reddit blocked my daily visit to its mobile website","story_url":"https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2026/05/why-reddit-blocked-my-daily-visit-to-its-mobile-website/","updated_at":"2026-05-05T13:31:24Z"},{"_highlightResult":{"author":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"hookey"},"comment_text":{"fullyHighlighted":false,"matchLevel":"full","matchedWords":["android"],"value":"Hey HN! I'm Andri, the guy behind ClankerView.
About a month ago I was experimenting with giving Claude Code access to a browser. I was surprised by how good it was. AI can now both write apps and use a web browser to see if everything works. I thought this was huge. We can now digest data, write specs, implement features AND get feedback on them in a matter of minutes with AI. And I couldn't find much work being done on the last part. Why not build a product around AI UX testing?
A week later, ClankerView was born.
You enter a URL to your product and spin up 1-6 agents to review it, then watch as they get personas based on your target audience, open up a browser, click around, scroll, fill forms, and react to screenshots of what they see. They then write structured UX reviews that you can use to make improvements to your product.
You can even review behind authentication. Give the agent credentials in the instructions or skip the auth by pasting session cookies to the agent (they are deleted after the review).
I naturally tried it on all of my side projects and found plenty of useful insights, similar to what people who tried them told me.
I then tried a bunch of other products. For example, Framer's onboarding review found some useful actionable issues: the onboarding survey answers are ignored, it bothers you with the desktop app before you get to the web app, you land in a blank canvas after choosing a template, and a bunch more. The verdict was "Framer's marketing says it's for everyone. The product says it's for designers." 5/10 https://clankerview.com/share/UVCSqrBipcsxfxJh
Here's an agent reviewing HN because why not: https://clankerview.com/share/sv20WB2Ssd8h8Q9a
I genuinely think ClankerView can help everyone working on any sort of product that is accessible via a web browser.
I'm happy to answer any questions. Please let me know if you would use this and if not, why not?"},"story_title":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"Show HN: ClankerView \u2013 AI agents browse your web app and give UX feedback"},"story_url":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"https://clankerview.com"}},"_tags":["comment","author_hookey","story_48022228"],"author":"hookey","children":[48023149],"comment_text":"Hey HN! I'm Andri, the guy behind ClankerView.
About a month ago I was experimenting with giving Claude Code access to a browser. I was surprised by how good it was. AI can now both write apps and use a web browser to see if everything works. I thought this was huge. We can now digest data, write specs, implement features AND get feedback on them in a matter of minutes with AI. And I couldn't find much work being done on the last part. Why not build a product around AI UX testing?
A week later, ClankerView was born.
You enter a URL to your product and spin up 1-6 agents to review it, then watch as they get personas based on your target audience, open up a browser, click around, scroll, fill forms, and react to screenshots of what they see. They then write structured UX reviews that you can use to make improvements to your product.
You can even review behind authentication. Give the agent credentials in the instructions or skip the auth by pasting session cookies to the agent (they are deleted after the review).
I naturally tried it on all of my side projects and found plenty of useful insights, similar to what people who tried them told me.
I then tried a bunch of other products. For example, Framer's onboarding review found some useful actionable issues: the onboarding survey answers are ignored, it bothers you with the desktop app before you get to the web app, you land in a blank canvas after choosing a template, and a bunch more. The verdict was "Framer's marketing says it's for everyone. The product says it's for designers." 5/10 https://clankerview.com/share/UVCSqrBipcsxfxJh
Here's an agent reviewing HN because why not: https://clankerview.com/share/sv20WB2Ssd8h8Q9a
I genuinely think ClankerView can help everyone working on any sort of product that is accessible via a web browser.
I'm happy to answer any questions. Please let me know if you would use this and if not, why not?","created_at":"2026-05-05T13:23:48Z","created_at_i":1777987428,"objectID":"48022232","parent_id":48022228,"story_id":48022228,"story_title":"Show HN: ClankerView \u2013 AI agents browse your web app and give UX feedback","story_url":"https://clankerview.com","updated_at":"2026-05-05T15:46:38Z"},{"_highlightResult":{"author":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"mmavrispb"},"comment_text":{"fullyHighlighted":false,"matchLevel":"full","matchedWords":["android"],"value":"SEEKING WORK - (WORLDWIDE availability) - Remote Technologies: iOS (Swift), KMM, KMP, Android (Kotlin), Python (Django), Stripe Super-short bio: 15+ years of professional software engineering experience\nLocation: Remote (contract) Technologies: Swift (iOS), Kotlin (Android), Python (Django), Java, Dart (Flutter), Stripe, FHIR, Compose Multiplatform About Me: 15+ years of professional software engineering experience Contact: mmavris {at} paleblueapps.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-mavris-0ba96017/"},"story_title":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (May 2026)"}},"_tags":["comment","author_mmavrispb","story_47975570"],"author":"mmavrispb","comment_text":"SEEKING WORK - (WORLDWIDE availability) - Remote Technologies: iOS (Swift), KMM, KMP, Android (Kotlin), Python (Django), Stripe Super-short bio: 15+ years of professional software engineering experience\nLocation: Remote (contract) Technologies: Swift (iOS), Kotlin (Android), Python (Django), Java, Dart (Flutter), Stripe, FHIR, Compose Multiplatform About Me: 15+ years of professional software engineering experience Contact: mmavris {at} paleblueapps.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-mavris-0ba96017/","created_at":"2026-05-05T13:23:13Z","created_at_i":1777987393,"objectID":"48022222","parent_id":47975570,"story_id":47975570,"story_title":"Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (May 2026)","updated_at":"2026-05-05T13:26:09Z"},{"_highlightResult":{"author":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"Brajeshwar"},"title":{"fullyHighlighted":false,"matchLevel":"full","matchedWords":["android"],"value":"Google now offers up to $1.5M for some Android exploits"},"url":{"fullyHighlighted":false,"matchLevel":"full","matchedWords":["android"],"value":"https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-now-offers-up-to-15-million-for-some-android-exploits/"}},"_tags":["story","author_Brajeshwar","story_48021747"],"author":"Brajeshwar","created_at":"2026-05-05T12:44:29Z","created_at_i":1777985069,"num_comments":0,"objectID":"48021747","points":3,"story_id":48021747,"title":"Google now offers up to $1.5M for some Android exploits","updated_at":"2026-05-05T13:02:09Z","url":"https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-now-offers-up-to-15-million-for-some-android-exploits/"},{"_highlightResult":{"author":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"qrush"},"story_text":{"fullyHighlighted":false,"matchLevel":"full","matchedWords":["android"],"value":"Hi HN! Looking for feedback on this 1v1 and daily word dueling game I've built over the last few months.
Play here: https://wordtrak.com/
Or on iOS here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wordtrak/id6760442363 (Android version soon!)"},"title":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"Show HN: I built a new word game, Wordtrak"},"url":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"https://wordtrak.com/blog/2026-05-05-I-built-a-new-word-game"}},"_tags":["story","author_qrush","story_48021420","show_hn","front_page"],"author":"qrush","children":[48024376,48023436,48023559,48022625,48023110,48023501,48022430,48023679,48023399,48023168,48024118,48022146,48022528],"created_at":"2026-05-05T12:14:17Z","created_at_i":1777983257,"num_comments":21,"objectID":"48021420","points":43,"story_id":48021420,"story_text":"Hi HN! Looking for feedback on this 1v1 and daily word dueling game I've built over the last few months.
Play here: https://wordtrak.com/
Or on iOS here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wordtrak/id6760442363 (Android version soon!)","title":"Show HN: I built a new word game, Wordtrak","updated_at":"2026-05-05T16:39:25Z","url":"https://wordtrak.com/blog/2026-05-05-I-built-a-new-word-game"},{"_highlightResult":{"author":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"HumanOstrich"},"comment_text":{"fullyHighlighted":false,"matchLevel":"full","matchedWords":["android"],"value":"Thanks. Looks like the current Gemini Nano is actually a separate model with the Gemma 3n architecture that has been distilled from Gemini 2.5 Flash[1].
Also, the next version of Gemini Nano will be based directly on Gemma 4 (so not distilled, not Gemini at all except for the name)[2].
So no, it's not a frontier model. Those don't run on your phone or in your browser.
[1]: https://developer.android.com/blog/posts/ml-kit-s-prompt-api...
[2]: https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2026/04/AI-Core-De..."},"story_title":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent"},"story_url":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"https://www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chrome-silent-nano-install/"}},"_tags":["comment","author_HumanOstrich","story_48019219"],"author":"HumanOstrich","children":[48021578],"comment_text":"Thanks. Looks like the current Gemini Nano is actually a separate model with the Gemma 3n architecture that has been distilled from Gemini 2.5 Flash[1].
Also, the next version of Gemini Nano will be based directly on Gemma 4 (so not distilled, not Gemini at all except for the name)[2].
So no, it's not a frontier model. Those don't run on your phone or in your browser.
[1]: https://developer.android.com/blog/posts/ml-kit-s-prompt-api...
[2]: https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2026/04/AI-Core-De...","created_at":"2026-05-05T10:36:05Z","created_at_i":1777977365,"objectID":"48020579","parent_id":48020437,"story_id":48019219,"story_title":"Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent","story_url":"https://www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chrome-silent-nano-install/","updated_at":"2026-05-05T12:52:54Z"},{"_highlightResult":{"author":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"martheen"},"comment_text":{"fullyHighlighted":false,"matchLevel":"full","matchedWords":["android"],"value":"I suppose someone who want ereader only experience will just go with the vanilla firmware or flash CrossPoint, which this project forked from.
I personally hope this could drive more sales for those who don't necessarily want an ereader (or already have one) but are interested in tinkering with it (I doubt anyone looking for gaming or messaging will pick it, seeing it's still more expensive than a proper Android phone), and thus lower the price of future models for everyone.
There's probably some niche where ridiculously long battery life (plugging a small solar panel will effectively make it self-sufficient) and sunlight readable screen with very basic apps would be welcome."},"story_title":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"Biscuit"},"story_url":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"https://github.com/yattsu/biscuit"}},"_tags":["comment","author_martheen","story_48017641"],"author":"martheen","children":[48021476],"comment_text":"I suppose someone who want ereader only experience will just go with the vanilla firmware or flash CrossPoint, which this project forked from.
I personally hope this could drive more sales for those who don't necessarily want an ereader (or already have one) but are interested in tinkering with it (I doubt anyone looking for gaming or messaging will pick it, seeing it's still more expensive than a proper Android phone), and thus lower the price of future models for everyone.
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> The sandbox has been gradually improving on the desktop but it isn't happening for their Android browser yet.
Context is definitely interesting to have with your statement (From https://grapheneos.org/usage)."},"story_title":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent"},"story_url":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"https://www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chrome-silent-nano-install/"}},"_tags":["comment","author_Sayrus","story_48019219"],"author":"Sayrus","comment_text":"> Gecko doesn't have a WebView implementation (GeckoView is not a WebView implementation), so it has to be used alongside the Chromium-based WebView rather than instead of Chromium, which means having the remote attack surface of two separate browser engines instead of only one. Firefox/Gecko also bypass or cripple a fair bit of the upstream and GrapheneOS hardening work for apps. Worst of all, Firefox does not have internal sandboxing on Android.
> The sandbox has been gradually improving on the desktop but it isn't happening for their Android browser yet.
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