Rabbit R1 OS 2 Changed My Mind

I did it. I put myself through a full week daily driving the Rabbit R1 as an AI companion that it was meant to be.

And I say I did it as if it was torture.

But honestly, there were a lot of pleasant surprises. Rabbit team just

pleasant surprises. Rabbit team just dropped the OS2, which is meant to address a lot of the frustrations and complaints from the original launch. So,

this entire week as I was using it, I was really just trying to answer the question, is the Rabbit R1 finally a tool or is it still a toy? Before I go any further, I want to be clear about

the two people I had in mind while making this video. First are the people who own the Rabbit R1 as a collectible.

It's sitting on the desk in a drawer and we're just not sure what to do with it or how it fits in our tech ecosystem.

And then second, are the people who have been watching on the sideline and just wondering is now the right time to buy the Rabbit R1? If you're in either of those buckets, I want to say yes, the

OS2 changes the conversation, but not in the way the hype might suggest. Rabbit

never tried to like one up with performance. They won me over with

performance. They won me over with vibes, the retro design, the colors, a new way to interact with the tech, and I bought into that. I imagined an AI

companion that could answer my questions like much faster than I can like pick up my phone, whether small task could be done very quickly. I was sold. And about

a month into owning mine, I immediately gave it away. And there are three reasons for that. First, it didn't actually change how I interact with the tech. It looked different, but it wasn't

tech. It looked different, but it wasn't better. Second, the performance was

better. Second, the performance was abysmal. For anybody used to like 4G, 5G

abysmal. For anybody used to like 4G, 5G speeds, you're waiting a long time to get a response. And in that time, I can ask the rabbit, pick up my phone, pose the same question, get the answer while

the rabbit is still loading. And so a lot of times it would even repeat the question to fill up the space, but that didn't make it any better. It just made it obvious. And third, basic utilities.

it obvious. And third, basic utilities.

The Rabbit R1 are missing a lot of the utilities we've come to associate with smart technology. I'm talking about

smart technology. I'm talking about timers, alarms, you name it. It's like

why is it not on this device? This comes

standard with every Android device. And

so the Rabbit OS tool is the reset.

Here's what's new. The Rabbit team has completely redesigned the interface.

Instead of everything being behind a voice prompt, we now have a card-based system, apps as cards, each with its own unique icon and color. At a glance, it's much closer to what we've come to expect

of modern OS systems. On the right side, we have an active app section, and swiping any of the cards left closes it.

The colors are bold. Each app is very unique and honestly I still can't tell which is red versus blue but it works.

It works somehow and the boldness and quirkiness fits the Rabbit R1. So they

did a great job here and I want to tie back to the three main pain points that made me give it away. Starting with

number three. I know this feels out of order but bear with me. The basic

functionalities of smart devices are now on device. I was taken back. So the

on device. I was taken back. So the

gallery is now on device. We have

alarms, timers, basic functional utilities. These should have been on the

utilities. These should have been on the device at launch, but seeing them now just makes the R1 much usable. The

Rabbit promises to change how we interact with technology through a voice or companion like AI interface and the intern chat app is the most promising feature that offers this. The intern

chat is a AI assistant that works like a very eager intern. So you give it a task. It asks clarifying questions, like

task. It asks clarifying questions, like a lot of clarifying questions. Then you

prescribe the requirements, the format, the output, and sometimes that feels like overkill, but it's also the first time that the Rabbit R1 feels like it's being thoughtful. And then it gets to

being thoughtful. And then it gets to working and 5 to 10 minutes later, you can check the rabbit whole web interface to see your output. And generally, the answers are useful, but sometimes

errorprone, but very useful. And I think a very quick improvement they can make here is pushing back a notification to the device when the task is completed cuz I came to the 5 to 10 minute time

range by just frequently checking the website and seeing if it's the task is done. Creation mode is one of those

done. Creation mode is one of those areas where the Rabbit R1 starts to feel fuzzy again when I add a creation from the public feed. It's not clear what I need to do next. I've mostly used it to

play Flappy Bird that was created by someone else, but beyond that, the experience is not that great. The

physics of the game is not perfect and it's just a reminder that the R1 is one of those devices that is still figuring itself out in public. One thing I have to talk about is performance because

this was my biggest pain point with the Rabbit R1. Before OS2, I could ask the

Rabbit R1. Before OS2, I could ask the R1 a question, then grab my phone, ask the same question, and get a response before the R1 replied. And that matters.

When a device is supposed to be faster than reaching for my phone, it can't be slower than one. Now, to Rabbit's credit, OS2 is faster. Responses come

back quicker. The UI feels smoother. And

overall, just a better experience, but let's not make it out to be something that it's not. There's still a pause.

There's still time when we're waiting and still a gap between asking and doing. And for some people, that's fine

doing. And for some people, that's fine because the experience is different. But

if you're prioritizing speed above everything else, the phone is still the winner. So, after a week daily driving

winner. So, after a week daily driving the OS2, the Rabbit R1 is no longer just a tour, but it's not a full-fledged tool either. It's directionally a companion

either. It's directionally a companion that finally meets the functional basics of a smart device. If you like fun tech and don't mind being at the bleeding

edge of experimentation, the OS2 makes the R1 worth revisiting. If you like reliability, performance, and a polished experience, smartphones are still the way to go. That being said, the R1

finally feels like a companion and that's something worth exploring. Thank

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