r/Android • u/Nextbit_Khang Nextbit • Feb 24 '16

We are Nextbit, creators of Robin, the cloud-first smartphone. Ask us anything!

Hey everyone! We launched Robin last week, and are excited to answer any of your questions. Check us out!

EDIT: OUR AMA IS OVER - Thanks everyone for joining us today. I'll be back later today to help answer any other remaining questions.

Today, we've got a bunch of the team joining us including:

  • Mike Chan, CTO
  • Eric, Marketing Manager
  • Shankar, Director of Partnership Engineering
  • Alastair, Test Engineer
  • Harold, Software Engineer
  • Davy, Software Engineer
  • Mike (MC), Software Engineer
  • Kevin, Lead Product Manager
  • Khang, Community Manager

We're really excited to be here to answer your questions, about design, development, Android, and the smartphone industry until 12:00 PM PST, and hop on later in the day if there are any others we've missed.

PROOF: https://twitter.com/nextbitsys/status/702556375071592448

PROOF 2: https://twitter.com/nextbitsys/status/702565817439952896?s=09

Unless the team is answering with their private account, answers from our team will be signed with their first name, ex: Mike will be -Mike, and Eric will be -Eric.

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u/dextersgenius Feb 24 '16

Help, I just broke the screen on my new Robin!

 

Just kidding! But in the unfortuante scenario that does happen, how does one go about getting the screen replaced, and how much will it cost? Also, do you plan to sell spares on your website, so that tech-savvy folks can replace the parts on their own?

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u/Nextbit_Khang Feb 24 '16

So right now, we're working on a way to help those that would like their screen replaced. Nothing has been set up yet, but we're trying! According to our team, the screen is very difficult to replace without breaking other things because of the design (ie., removing the caps, etc.).

We will do our best to get a plan/RMA process in place for you guys JIC, but we hope you don't drop your Robins!

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u/dextersgenius Feb 24 '16

Is the bootloader unlocked out-of-the-box and if not, how easy is it to unlock it? Will the Robin support standard fastboot commands like the Nexus?

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u/Nextbit_Khang Feb 24 '16

Robin will come with a bootloader that is locked. However, it is easily unlockable through fastboot commands: fastboot oem unlock-go.

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u/Masteguy635 Feb 24 '16

I'm thinking of getting the Robin as an upgrade from my One m8. But I just want to know, is there anyway to change the softkeys to the stock android ones and can then notification shade be themed, as it looks a little bright. Other wise I'm loving the design, especially the front facing speakers!

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u/Nextbit_Khang Feb 24 '16

Unfortunately, there isn't a way to customize those keys, or theme the shade. Thanks for the feedback and we're definitely keeping that in mind.

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u/daavm98 Feb 24 '16

Is there any update in the shipping costs for accesories?

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u/Nextbit_Khang Feb 24 '16

Sometimes it seems like this: http://giphy.com/gifs/work-homer-simpson-the-simpsons-UYmY3vRnWpHHO

But I swear we're looking into it :)

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u/wgn_luv Feb 24 '16

You've introduced an attractive phone, I'll give you that!

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u/Masteguy635 Feb 24 '16

Does the Robin ship with Band 12, VOLTE, and WiFi Calling for T-Mobile?

Thanks for doing the AMA :)

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