Show HN: Aide – A customizable Android assistant (voice, choose your provider)
12 hours ago
- #AI Integration
- #Privacy Focused
- #Android Assistant
- Aide enables replacing default Android assistant with various AI services like Claude, ChatGPT, local Ollama, or any OpenAI-compatible endpoint.
- Users bring their own API key; messages go directly to provider, never through Aide's servers.
- API keys are secured using Android Keystore with AES-256 hardware-backed encryption.
- Multiple activation methods: swipe from corner, hold power button, or voice invocation.
- Enables voice-driven tasks: sending texts, setting alarms, creating events, calling contacts, opening navigation.
- Smart home integration via Home Assistant for controlling lights and alarms.
- Augments AI models with live web search and URL fetching for weather, article summaries, etc.
- Works with models from Anthropic, OpenAI, and custom endpoints.
- Aide is a thin, fast client; intelligence resides where user specifies.
- One-tap replacement in Android settings; users pay AI provider directly.