Factory Droid v0.216.0
Factory Droid v0.216.0 was released on .
Summary
CLI v0.216.0, Desktop v0.173.0: Managed computers on Pro, faster connector connection status, MCP allowlist wildcards, and steadier Gemini streams New features - Managed computers on Pro - The Pro...
Release Context
- This was the 18th Factory Droid release of 2026 tracked by Havoptic.
- It shipped 1 day after Factory Droid v0.215.0 (September 8, 2026).
Shipped around the same time
Within 3 days of this release, other AI coding tools also shipped:
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Release Notes
CLI v0.216.0, Desktop v0.173.0: Managed computers on Pro, faster connector connection status, MCP allowlist wildcards, and steadier Gemini streams New features - Managed computers on Pro - The Pro plan now includes managed computers with five compute hours each month Improvements - MCP allowlist wildcards - Organization MCP server allowlists now accept hostname wildcards, so one entry can cover many hosts - Connector connection updates - Connectors now show as connected right after you finish authorizing, instead of after a delay (app) - Generated image previews - Generated images now show a loading frame, then reveal the image with open and download actions (app) Bug fixes - Gemini stream recovery - Gemini responses that fail mid-stream now retry instead of ending with missing content - Model selector shortcut - The keyboard shortcuts list now shows Ctrl+N for the model selector on every platform (app) - Pending session launches - New sessions now finish starting instead of being dropped mid-launch (app) - Onboarding subscription button - The onboarding payment step now labels its button Start subscription and matches the charge notice (app) - Droid wordmark rendering - The Droid wordmark on the new session screen now renders cleanly without visible seams (app)
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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