Everytime I do the final step nothing changes, I’ve restarted the cube about four or five times now it happens every time, I’m not sure what I’m doing wrong any help would be greatly appreciated

Hey there u/Murky-Difference-295

Here are the two cubes I have that I had mentioned in your post.

One is a 12-color 3x3 with a black body and stickers and the other is the Armadillo cube.

I really like the stickerless one you posted.

Now we're getting somewhere...even comes with an 80s puffy sticker!

I had a lot of fun solving Witeden's 3x3x9. It was a challenge and took some thinking. I then got an Axis Cube that was difficult until I realized it's basically just a 3x3. I was really excited about the 3x3 Gear Cube I bought on Amazon until I accidentally just solved it lol. I am surprised by how easy it was. (I also own a 5x5 and 7x7)

I want a challenge that will take a while to solve and require few new algorithms.

Hey r/Rubiks_Cubes. I've been building this for the past few weeks and it's finally live: cuberlounge.com It's a coach, not just a timer. No download, no app store; it runs in your browser. With a smart cube (GAN, MoYu AI, QiYi AI, X-Man Tornado V4 AI, GoCube, Rubik's Connected, Giiker): Live coaching: it calls your next moves as you solve, from how you hold the cube Every solve broken down into cross / each pair / OLL / PLL, with time, moves, TPS and pauses for each step Tells you which alg or slot choice would have saved the most time Alg drills that start the case on screen, so no setting up by hand, and if you make a wrong move it tells you how to undo it instead of restarting With a regular cube: Tap off the scramble move by move, or let your camera follow it Film your solve and it pulls out TPS, pauses and splits from the video Also: full OLL/PLL/2-look library with an animated player, a recognition trainer, your own algs per case, move names like (sexy move), 2x2 and 4x4 timers, WCA inspection with +2/DNF, leaderboards, live head-to-head battles with friends, shareable solve replays, and a beginner course. Pricing, up front: everything is free until Nov 20. After that the coach, timer, drills, algs and battles stay free forever; a few extras (video breakdown that names your OLL/PLL, cloud sync, trend charts) become $5/month or $50 once. No account needed to use it. Device notes: Chrome on Android or any computer (Mac works in Chrome). iPhone/iPad: Safari blocks Bluetooth, so for smart cubes use the free Bluefy browser; everything else works in Safari. It's a solo project, so I'm sure there are rough edges. What's broken, what's confusing, and what would make you actually use it? There's a feedback button in Settings, or just roast it here

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Hi everyone!

Yesterday, I learned reduced F2L, but I’m having trouble getting used to it. With the beginner method, my times were usually under 45 seconds, but now, with F2L, my solves take around 1 minute and 20 seconds.

I know F2L is supposed to help me get faster in the long run, but I’m struggling to recognize cases quickly and find the right solutions.

Does anyone have any tips on how to adapt to F2L faster? Should I focus on slow solves, intuitive F2L, case recognition, or something else?

Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!