Show HN: a 2B model runs computer use directly on Android phones
erikkannike · hn · 2026-10-21
A Show HN project demonstrates computer-use capability running fully on-device: a 2B-parameter model understands the Android screen and operates apps locally without cloud calls. The writeup covers architecture choices, screen understanding and action generation, and the engineering tradeoffs of latency and memory constraints on phones, showing small models can power on-device agents.
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