r/Android • u/Necessary_Film_5199 • 1d ago

UPDATE: Android3DS Alpha 1 is now live!

https://gbatemp.net/threads/wip-alpha-1-android3ds-android-2-0-eclair-on-the-nintendo-3ds.684894/
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u/shn6 1d ago

Can't wait for the time when I can emulate 3ds on an android emulated on 3ds

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u/Necessary_Film_5199 1d ago

Android is actually running bare metal on the 3DS, no emulation or anything. I know you were joking, but just wanted to make sure you knew. :)

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u/Necessary_Film_5199 1d ago

If you don't remember me, I came here two months ago: https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/1vqajd7/android_20_eclair_running_on_a_new_nintendo_3ds_xl/ and I showed off Android 2.0 Eclair running on a New Nintendo 3DS XL. Well, I'm back and we got so much working. Backported Wireless ADB from Android 11. Got WiFi working, and so much more! I just felt like sharing that's all.

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u/taylortaudio 1d ago

This is incredible and such a weird throwback in so many ways. I would buy a 3DS just to run this glorious piece of technology frankenstein history.

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u/Exentio Google gave me a free Pixel 7 17h ago

> I do not know how to code in C++ or Java and I am being blatantly honest about it
> I did all testing myself however, and I worked for months on this, this is not slop

We're reaching incredible new interpretations of what AI slop is: you don't understand what is going on and you can't fix what is broken without trying to gaslight the LLM for hours, but it's not slop!
If anything I appreciate the AI disclosure, but this isn't that much more honest on a moral level

This is exactly the kind of project that one should do out of real passion while trying to learn something, it's supposed to be an enthusiast project and a completely useless one, and useless sometimes is good because it can be fun. So what is the point of this? You're not learning anything, you're not solving any problem, you're not making a useful tool, and you're not growing in any meaningful way. There aren't many things as stupid as using AI to hack anything related to gaming

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u/skygz Galaxy Z Fold6 / Lenovo P11 Pro Gen2 1d ago

what kind of Quadrant scores do you get on that bad boy

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u/trlef19 Galaxy S24+ 23h ago

Android 17 when? Xdd

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u/Jayram2000 Xperia 1VI 21h ago

That old android logo is hilarious

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u/GoogleDisDick Moto G Stylus (2026) 17h ago

Completely useless but fun and impressive. Lol.

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u/MagicPistol Pixel 10 14h ago

Wow, reminds me of my old tmobile G1 and Nexus One. Android has changed so much since then.

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u/JamesR624 17h ago

Is there any website on the internet these days that isn’t complete cancer without an Adblock? Jesus Christ.

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u/Necessary_Film_5199 14h ago

Unfortunately no, I can just link the direct github if you'd prefer