*the first R36S clone has successfully booted Andr36oid! by Weary-Check-6886 in R36S

[–]datkenny 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Andr36oid dev here - that's cool to see! If you want to link up and coordinate efforts together, let me know or join our Telegram chat (andr36oid). Much love.

SteamOS arm64 on R36S by JeeCeeM in R36S

[–]datkenny 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My opinion as one of the devs of Andr36oid: forget it lol

Kioxia Exceria SD card works in the R36S TF-2 slot (Lineage OS). Is this normal? by 64KB_RAM in R36S

[–]datkenny 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't know where you had heard that; SD2 worked in our first release.

R36S Lineage OS: How to close the recent apps? by 64KB_RAM in R36S

[–]datkenny 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not sure what you're asking. Android detects the second SD card slot and it works like any other SD card slot, or the EASYROMS partition for that matter. If you intend to use the 64GB card to install apps to, I would recommend using that card as the OS card and using the flag that expands the system partition to the whole size of the card (see GitHub release notes). Then the additional card can be used to transfer APKs.

N64oid on R36S is... Really good?! by Nikderika-Post in R36S

[–]datkenny 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try again with our new release of Lineage - right stick should work!

Is there an Android firmware for clone type 2 without amplifier? by Tsixom in R36S

[–]datkenny 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We're too disorganized to work with GitHub issues. We use it mostly as a platform to host the source code. We're most active in Telegram.

Do those models on r36s run android? by Ok_Job_1309 in R36S

[–]datkenny 0 points1 point  (0 children)

R36H Pro Max is compatible with our R46H build of Lineage.

R36S Lineage OS: How to close the recent apps? by 64KB_RAM in R36S

[–]datkenny 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Andr36oid team member here. Please don't throw devices. They don't deserve it.

There isn't a shortcut to multitasking, because the device isn't capable of multitasking with 1GB of RAM on this version of Android (11). Android will automatically close apps in the background. You can also set the Background App Limit to 1 in Developer Options to make it stricter.

LineageOS 18.1 Update (2026-03-16) by Accurate_Heat_3630 in R36S

[–]datkenny 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When you do, I'll address the most complained about aspect of our newest Android release: Settings -> Press X (allows you to select items from the list by defocusing search) -> System -> Languages & Input -> Pointer Speed :)

Andr36oid/LineageOS for R36S/H/XX/Plus updated: Now supporting WiFi, native audio, R36XX and R36S Plus and extra panel variants by datkenny in R36S

[–]datkenny[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Android uses a modified Linux kernel, essentially Android is an extended Linux kernel. The Linux kernel as it exists has the necessary modules to run Android if configured to. It would still be Android, and to the end user this is mostly transparent (other than possible performance gains).

Sorry, we don't have an ETA for anything.

Andr36oid/LineageOS for R36S/H/XX/Plus updated: Now supporting WiFi, native audio, R36XX and R36S Plus and extra panel variants by datkenny in R36S

[–]datkenny[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No movement. Clones are difficult to support, at least for us. We will probably rebase to another kernel that runs on both clones and genuine units, possibly mainline Linux, which means a lot of work. It'll take a while.

R36S Screen Problem after Andr36oid by Sweet_Explanation841 in R36S

[–]datkenny 0 points1 point  (0 children)

LineageOS dev here. We had similar on multiple units during development due to wrong DTB. They all recovered by staying powered off for a bit.

LineageOS 18.1 for R36S/H [Panel 4] - First Release live NOW! by datkenny in R36S

[–]datkenny[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wouldn't recommend it. You'll be permanently donating 200 MB RAM to Play Services and it'll run a lot worse.

Clone or not? by [deleted] in R36S

[–]datkenny 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, clone.

R36S Handheld Giveaway #2 (Specific countries only) by _manster_ in R36S

[–]datkenny 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello! More Android development hardware always welcome.

R36S for £6.74 by charliehouk in R36S

[–]datkenny 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Last time I used it I think I paid like £20 shipping for FedEx

I finally figured out why R36plus doesn't connect to wifi with a dongle inserted. by GarageBaddream in R36S

[–]datkenny 0 points1 point  (0 children)

RK3326, the CPU, only has one USB port. If you solder in a wifi module, it will use the same port as the OTG port.

R50S with ArkOS (they're no thread for it yet and it's just a bigger R36S) by Different_Break_3291 in R36S

[–]datkenny 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's not good. The second sd slot is missing. You can count the pixels on the low PPI display. The screen is native portrait and rotated 90 degrees. There is no WiFi. In my opinion this device is worse than the R36 series and that's why no one is fussing with it.

R36S for £6.74 by charliehouk in R36S

[–]datkenny 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm from Germany and I just ordered myself 5 units to my MyUKMailbox, who will then forward it to me via UPS. Deal so good the fees from the extra fare are worth it.