Product Changelog

Stay up to date with the latest features, improvements, and bug fixes for Shadow.

v3.98 Latest
December 15, 2025

New

  • [Mobile] Conversational home screen dialog with hands-free support for notes, projects, and automations
  • [Mobile] Material 3 Expressive refresh with elevated cards and asymmetric chat bubbles
  • [Android Auto] Contextual Talk and Repeat buttons in Chat tab (replaced Stop button)
  • [Android Auto] Auto-reconnect logic to restore backend session on startup

Improved

  • [Android Auto] Removed redundant "Chat" title for better log visibility
  • [General] Hardened QR scanner against missing ML Kit native libraries
  • [General] Output handling: disabled PTY on Windows to fix "conhost.exe" artifacts in SSH streams
  • [General] Landing page visual polish: 2px border radius and improved pricing grid responsiveness

Fixed

  • [General] CLI settings persistence: fixed provider switching (Claude/Gemini/Custom) reverting to defaults
  • [General] SSH rate limit detection and error reporting
v3.91
December 15, 2025

New

  • [General] ShadowBridge project sync: see your Projects list on desktop and open folders quickly
  • [General] ShadowBridge CLI install actions: Install / Stop / Uninstall for popular CLIs

Improved

  • [General] Local LLM startup performance: large on-device models load on first message (no more heavy startup loading)
  • [Android Auto] Offline fallback behavior: avoids pre-loading huge local models during session startup
  • [General] Windows SSH CLI reliability: better executable resolution to avoid project-folder shim conflicts
  • [General] Integrations/settings polish and expanded cards for advanced workflows
  • [General] Local LLM download cards now show clearer RAM/storage requirements with low-RAM warnings

Fixed

  • [General] Billing stability: fixed BillingClient context/lifecycle crashes and improved recovery from binder failures
  • [General] Project navigation jank caused by local model initialization on the main thread
  • [General] Local model download cancellation now cleans up partial files more reliably
v3.86
December 14, 2025

Improved

  • [General] Added shared exponential backoff helper for transient network failures
  • [General] API backends retry transient failures (DNS/timeout/connect) and retryable HTTP statuses (429/408/5xx)
  • [General] Clearer backend errors, including partial-response context when streaming disconnects mid-response
  • [General] Auto-connect when sending a query (instead of failing immediately when disconnected)
  • [General] Better configuration validation errors when backend settings are incomplete/invalid
v3.84
December 14, 2025

New

  • [Android Auto] AI Teams for running multi-agent workflows and tracking task status
  • [General] Automations screen plus expanded voice commands for teams and automations
  • [General] Upgraded home screen widget with project selection and improved layouts
  • [General] Notes photo capture with OCR extraction and attachment persistence

Improved

  • [Android Auto] Compliance and stability (manifest updates, host validation, and safer gating for Pro-only Auto features)
  • [General] Streaming response handling and tool/progress parsing for remote CLI backends
  • [General] Integrations/settings UI cleanup and reliability improvements

Fixed

  • [General] Secure storage initialization for encrypted preferences/data (Tink AEAD registration/template)
  • [General] SSH connection reliability (serialized connect/disconnect, retry/backoff on transient abort/reset, clearer failures)
v3.77
December 14, 2025

Improved

  • [Android Auto] Upgraded voice experience (voice UI, tabs, and media integration)
  • [General] More reliable Quick Connect pairing and fallback connection behavior
  • [General] Backend stability and reliability improvements across API, SSH, and local backends

Fixed

  • [General] Background service stability for long-running sessions
  • [Wear OS] Voice service edge cases and stability
  • [General] Scheduled task / automation worker reliability fixes
v3.76
December 14, 2025

New

  • [General] Expanded advanced tools and internal testing workflows
  • [General] Agent details bottom sheet for inspecting agent runs and outputs
  • [General] Audit Mode controls in Settings

Improved

  • [General] Refinement loop and ensemble reasoning improvements
  • [General] Settings navigation cleanup and general UI polish
v3.65
December 13, 2025

Fixed

  • [General] Resolved SSH connectivity issues for certain key configurations
  • [General] Improved stability of background SSH sessions
  • [General] Fixed a bug where terminal colors would occasionally reset incorrectly