Factory Droid v0.211.0
Factory Droid v0.211.0 was released on .
Summary
CLI v0.211.0, Desktop v0.168.0: A recent-session picker, scrollable side answers, session recovery fixes, and preserved answer drafts New features - Recent session picker - Use --resume to choose a...
Release Context
- This was the 13th Factory Droid release of 2026 tracked by Havoptic.
- It shipped 1 day after Factory Droid v0.209.0 (September 1, 2026).
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Release Notes
CLI v0.211.0, Desktop v0.168.0: A recent-session picker, scrollable side answers, session recovery fixes, and preserved answer drafts New features - Recent session picker - Use --resume to choose a recent session, or add --last to reopen the latest session in the current folder Improvements - Web access after signup - Paid accounts now have a Continue on web link after completing signup (app) - Mission input indicators - Started missions now show an amber status and a sidebar indicator when they need your response (app) - Rename while sharing - Rename your session directly from the sharing dialog (app) - Update status notices - Update completion and error notices now appear even with drafted text, and dismiss when you edit it - Droid Shield setting descriptions - The Droid Shield setting now shows its description inline instead of in a tooltip (app) Bug fixes - Task session recovery - Task sessions now resume after permission timeouts without a temporary reload error (app) - Session tile drops - Dragging external text or links into Desktop no longer creates an invalid session tile (app) - Interrupted session loading - Returning to a session now recovers loading interrupted by navigation instead of leaving the session stuck (app) - Usage statistics heading - The /stats view now uses a year-neutral heading instead of outdated annual recap text - Task approval status - Tasks waiting for your approval now show Waiting for confirmation instead of appearing complete (app) - Repeated response recovery - Droid now retries once when a response gets stuck repeating itself - Airgapped security reviews - Deep security reviews now support airgapped environments using your configured custom model - Unsent answer drafts - Answers to Droid questions now survive switching sessions, including typed text and selected options (app) - Hook command rewrites - Commands changed by hooks now run as edited, and their displayed details match - Session reconnection before sending - Sending a message now attempts to reconnect disconnected sessions before submission (app) - Grouped exploration activity - Consecutive file browsing and search activity now stays grouped across longer transcript sections (app) - /btw answer scrolling - Scroll long /btw answers with Alt or Option and Up or Down while keeping the question input visible
Other Recent Factory Droid Releases
- v0.245.0 (October 20, 2026)
- v0.243.0 (October 16, 2026)
- v0.244.0 (October 16, 2026)
- v0.242.0 (October 15, 2026)
- v0.240.0 (October 13, 2026)
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