Overview
- Videos posted by TikTok user Racoondetectionsquad show three Project Ara prototype handsets with several interchangeable modules.
- 9to5Google highlighted modules including two distinct camera units, a speaker, and what appear to be battery modules, with one module featuring a physical switch.
- One clip demonstrates manual module removal using a SIM‑eject tool rather than software controls.
- The newly seen modules are the key differences compared with a previously leaked 2016 prototype.
- Google beta tested Ara as early as 2014 before shelving it, and current coverage treats these clips as archival glimpses with no confirmation from Google of any revival.